Excerpt from Catalogue of the Wistar, or Anatomical Museum of the University of Pennsylvania Some very finished lymphatic preparations are of domestic origin. The models of wood were executed by Mr. Rush, a distinguished carver of this city. In the year 1824, the Managers of the Pennsylvania Hospital, with a kindness which has met with the highest commendation, gave to the University their Anatomical Cabinet, consisting in preparations - in models of wax made by Dr. Chovet - and in plaster casts and crayon drawings, which were originally sent to this country by Dr. Fothergill, of London, in 1762. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Descriptive Catalogue of the Pathological Museum of the Pennsylvania Hospital: Mass. Medical College The value of these, and more especially of the drawings - which, indeed, compare favorably with any anatomical illustrations of the present day was very considerable, being estimated in the schedule of the stock of the Hospital at 350. Their practical value was also very great at the time, as they served as illustrations for courses. Of lectures on anatomy, delivered by Dr. Shippen in 1762 and 1763. Additions were made to the Museum from this time onward, but at so slow 9. Rate, that in the first catalogue, published in 1806, there are included but 161 preparations, in addition to the paintings and casts received from Dr. Fothergill. The great majority of these specimens were due to the skill and ingenuity of Dr. Chovet, whose wax models and injections were unrivalled at the time. The interest in the collection appears to have diminished after this, until in 1824 the Managers decided to remove it from the Hospital grounds, and accordingly gave to the Wistar and Homer Museum of the University of Pennsylvania all the specimens and preparations, with the exception of the paintings and casts donated by Dr. Fothergill, which were, however, loaned to the Trustees of the University and deposited in the same Museum. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.