Medicine through time

Hippocratic Bench, as illustrated in one of Galen’s works.

Surgery being performed on the eye. 1195 AD.

15th century surgical instruments.

Dutch surgeon, circa 1690.

Surgeons tools (German). 1749.

Re-enactment of the first operation that made use of ether as an anaesthetic.

1879. Ugandan image illustrating a birth by caesarian section.

19th century American operating room.

Russian image illustrating amputation. 1907.

Chinese military field unit.1949

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2 Responses so far | Have Your Say!

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   Foxburg
   January 9th, 2010 at 5:28 pm #

   I may be even more useful if there were more detailed provenance for each image available.

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   Administrator
   January 21st, 2010 at 7:37 am #

   Agreed Tony. I’ll get onto it…