Surgery Collection (page 4)

James Marion Sims, 1850
1576966 James Marion Sims, 1850; (add.info.: J. Marion Sims, born James Marion Sims (January 25, 1813 - November 13, 1883) was a physician and a pioneer in the field of surgery

Surgeon operating on an man's eye. 12th century (english manuscript)
527529 Surgeon operating on an man's eye. 12th century (english manuscript); Universal History Archive/UIG.

X-ray Apparatus at Work in Military Service (b/w photo)
8639575 X-ray Apparatus at Work in Military Service (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: X-ray Apparatus at Work in Military Service)

The Back Operation, c.1636 (oil on wood)
8833735 The Back Operation, c.1636 (oil on wood) by Brouwer, Adriaen (1605/6-38); 34.5x27 cm; Stadel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; (add.info.: By Adriaen Brouwer).

Surgery in the 17th century
6117822 Surgery in the 17th century; (add.info.: A surgeon operates on the arm of a patient in the 17th century. After a later copy of a 17th century work by Marinus Robyn van der Goes)

12th century medicine treatise: cauterization
GIA5036405 12th century medicine treatise: cauterization.; (add.info.: 12th century medicine treatise: cauterization.); © Giancarlo Costa.

Trepanation of a rabbit at the Pasteur laboratory (Louis Pasteur, 1822-1895)
JAB4121558 Trepanation of a rabbit at the Pasteur laboratory (Louis Pasteur, 1822-1895).; (add.info.: Trepanation of a rabbit at the Pasteur laboratory (Louis Pasteur)

Frontispice of "Two books of surgery" by Ambroise Pare, 1551, Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense, Milano
XEE5030963 Frontispice of "Two books of surgery" by Ambroise Pare, 1551, Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense, Milano; Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense, Milan, Lombardy

Frontispice of " The way of processing the faictes playes by hacquebutes, as by arrows
XEE5030940 Frontispice of " The way of processing the faictes playes by hacquebutes, as by arrows, & the accidents of icelles, such as fractures & caries of bones, gangrene & mortification

Portrait of Baron Joseph Lister, British surgeon (1827-1912)
NWI4947443 Portrait of Baron Joseph Lister, British surgeon (1827-1912).; (add.info.: Portrait of Baron Joseph Lister, British surgeon (1827-1912).); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

History of kings. Henry VIII (1491-1547) King of England presenting the Charter to the Company of Barber Surgeons
NWI4943641 History of kings. Henry VIII (1491-1547) King of England presenting the Charter to the Company of Barber Surgeons. Lithograph from a painting by Holbein.; (add.info.: History of kings)

Surgical instruments. Manuscript by Abu-L-Qasim Az Zahrawi (Albuchasis). 13th century
GIA5036745 Surgical instruments. Manuscript by Abu-L-Qasim Az Zahrawi (Albuchasis). 13th century. Translation by Gerardus Magister Cremonensis.; © Giancarlo Costa.

Surgical procedures from the 19th century: cranial injuries, bandages on a fracture of the clavicle, leg injury
FLO4592892 Surgical procedures from the 19th century: cranial injuries, bandages on a fracture of the clavicle, leg injury. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after an illustration by J. Farey Jr

Skeleton of a European robin, Erithacus rubecula (Motacilla rubecula) and common snipe
FLO4565794 Skeleton of a European robin, Erithacus rubecula (Motacilla rubecula) and common snipe, Gallinago gallinago (Scollopax gallinago) from Dr. Barclay's Museum, Edinburgh

Skeleton of an elephant with human skeleton rider, from Dr. Barclay's Museum, Edinburgh
FLO4565788 Skeleton of an elephant with human skeleton rider, from Dr. Barclay's Museum, Edinburgh. The specimen was assembled by Dr. George Ballingall, surgeon of the 33rd Regiment of Foot

Stages in the formation of the foetal skull. Copperplate engraving by Edward Mitchell after an anatomical illustration
FLO4565769 Stages in the formation of the foetal skull. Copperplate engraving by Edward Mitchell after an anatomical illustration by Jean-Joseph Sue from John Barclay's A Series of Engravings of

Human skeleton from the rear, with horse skeleton by George Stubbs. Copperplate engraving by Edward Mitchell after an
FLO4565715 Human skeleton from the rear, with horse skeleton by George Stubbs. Copperplate engraving by Edward Mitchell after an anatomical illustration by Bernhard Siefried Albinus from John

Portrait of John Hunter (b/w photo)
8649673 Portrait of John Hunter (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of John Hunter)

The miller Samuel Wood, whose arm and scapula were torn off when entangled in a rope attached to the moving mill
526834 The miller Samuel Wood, whose arm and scapula were torn off when entangled in a rope attached to the moving mill machinery (1737)

Surgeon and his assistants, before the introduction of anaesthetics, prepared to perform an amputation at the shoulder
526833 Surgeon and his assistants, before the introduction of anaesthetics, prepared to perform an amputation at the shoulder. Surgeon stands, left, next the assistant surgeon (behind patient)

Galen
5310079 Galen; (add.info.: Woodblock engraving depicting Galen examining a specimen of urine. Galen (130-210 AD) a Greek physician, surgeon and philosopher in the Roman Empire

MANGET, Jean-Jacques (1652 - 1742). Bibliotheca Surgica. 1721. MANGET, Jean-Jacques (1652 - 1742)
CUL4875531 MANGET, Jean-Jacques (1652 - 1742). Bibliotheca Surgica. 1721. MANGET, Jean-Jacques (1652 - 1742). Swiss physician and writer. Cover of first edition, published in Geneva. Engraving

SUAREZ de RIBERA, Francisco (S.XVIII). Spanish doctor. Illustration of " Theatro Chyrurgico anatomico del cuerpo
CUL4871750 SUAREZ de RIBERA, Francisco (S.XVIII). Spanish doctor. Illustration of " Theatro Chyrurgico anatomico del cuerpo del hombre viviente

Fasciculus medicinae, (Compendium of Human Health) by Ketham, 1498 (engraving)
CUL4931993 Fasciculus medicinae, (Compendium of Human Health) by Ketham, 1498 (engraving); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: KETHAM, Johannes de (second half 15th century-begin 16th)

Surgical equipment for the extraction of the cataract and for the Fistula Lachrymalis: minute steel tenaculum
FLO4592952 Surgical equipment for the extraction of the cataract and for the Fistula Lachrymalis: minute steel tenaculum, Cline's instrument, scissors, anel's syringe and pipes

Engraving of the book of Ambroise Pare: Monsters and Prodiges (1573) - Text
PCT4261014 Engraving of the book of Ambroise Pare: Monsters and Prodiges (1573) - Text: " This present monster depicted here was found in an egg with the face and face of a man

Engraving of the book of Ambroise Pare: " Monsters and Wonders" (1573)
PCT4260983 Engraving of the book of Ambroise Pare: " Monsters and Wonders" (1573) - Figure of a foal having the head of a man - Extract from the text

Trocade a tracheotomy, brush for the stomach, tumour in the chest after Lorenz Heister
FLO4611930 Trocade a tracheotomy, brush for the stomach, tumour in the chest after Lorenz Heister, scar after the elimination of the tumour

Cruel and imperfect breast amputation, surgical pliers, razor and scalpel for mastectomy
FLO4611883 Cruel and imperfect breast amputation, surgical pliers, razor and scalpel for mastectomy, chest support instrument and its use

Bone saw, pliers, scissors, mallet and hook for childbirth - Plate taken from " L'Encyclopedie" by Denis
FLO4611854 Bone saw, pliers, scissors, mallet and hook for childbirth - Plate taken from " L'Encyclopedie" by Denis Diderot (1713-1784) and Jean Le Rond D'Alembert (1717-1783)

Foubert surgical operation to remove a vesical stone - Plate taken from " L'Encyclopedie" by Denis
FLO4611791 Foubert surgical operation to remove a vesical stone - Plate taken from " L'Encyclopedie" by Denis Diderot (1713-1784) and Jean Le Rond D'Alembert (1717-1783)

Edison's electro-motograph, 1879 (engraving)
3480021 Edison's electro-motograph, 1879 (engraving); (add.info.: Edison's electro-motograph. Mr Thomas A. Edison; the inventor of the electro-motograph; states that he has a machine in)

Searching for a bullet, 1850
3479302 Searching for a bullet, 1850; (add.info.: Surgeon searching for a bullet using an induction balance and earpiece containing a Hughes microphone)

Siamese twins Radica - Doodica
2603705 Siamese twins Radica - Doodica; (add.info.: Siamese or Conjoined twins Radica - Doodica, also known as the Orissa sisters, who were joined at the chest (xiphopagus twins)

Islamic treatise on surgery
2910532 Islamic treatise on surgery; (add.info.: Islamic treatise on surgery 12th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Saint Antoine de Padoue, Anthony of Padua (print)
3434354 Saint Antoine de Padoue, Anthony of Padua (print); (add.info.: Religion. Religion Catholique. Image pieuse, France, vers 1900. Coll. Part. Religion. Catholic Religion)

Medicine. The french surgeon Guillaume Dupuytren. Engraving, France, c.1800-10 (engraving)
3434152 Medicine. The french surgeon Guillaume Dupuytren. Engraving, France, c.1800-10 (engraving); (add.info.: Medecine. Coll. Part. Medicine. The french surgeon Guillaume Dupuytren)

Les oeuures d'Ambroise Pare?
2626430 Les oeuures d'Ambroise Pare?; (add.info.: Illustration from 'Les oeuures d'Ambroise Pare?' 1585 by Ambroise Pare)

Les oeuures d'Ambroise Pare?
2626409 Les oeuures d'Ambroise Pare?; (add.info.: Illustration from 'Les oeuures d'Ambroise Pare?' 1585 by Ambroise Pare)

Les oeuures d'Ambroise Pare?
2626407 Les oeuures d'Ambroise Pare?; (add.info.: Illustration from 'Les oeuures d'Ambroise Pare?' 1585 by Ambroise Pare)

Les oeuures d'Ambroise Pare?
2626402 Les oeuures d'Ambroise Pare?; (add.info.: Illustration from 'Les oeuures d'Ambroise Pare?' 1585 by Ambroise Pare)

Les oeuures d'Ambroise Pare?
2626403 Les oeuures d'Ambroise Pare?; (add.info.: Illustration from 'Les oeuures d'Ambroise Pare?' 1585 by Ambroise Pare)

Views of the humerus and ulna bones in the human arm. Copperplate engraving by Edward Mitchell after an anatomical
FLO4565716 Views of the humerus and ulna bones in the human arm. Copperplate engraving by Edward Mitchell after an anatomical illustration from John Barclay's A Series of Engravings of the Human

France: surgeons posing around a woman lie on an exam table, 1890
LUX4747038 France: surgeons posing around a woman lie on an exam table, 1890; (add.info.: France: surgeons posing around a woman lie on an exam table, 1890); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Bernhard von Langenbeck, 1850
1576961 Bernhard von Langenbeck, 1850; (add.info.: Bernhard von Langenbeck (9 November 1810 - 29 September 1887) was a German surgeon known as the developer of Langenbeck's amputation

Thomas Spencer Wells (1818-1897) British gynaecolotist who perfected ovariotomy
527509 Thomas Spencer Wells (1818-1897) British gynaecolotist who perfected ovariotomy, performing an operation on a patient anaesthetised by chloroform, c1870. ; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Hernia Cerebri: Rupture of the Dura Mater by the rapid growth of a brain tumour
526810 Hernia Cerebri: Rupture of the Dura Mater by the rapid growth of a brain tumour. On the left are bone fragments removed from the rupture. The bottom two figures are forms of dressing

Boy visiting the doctor (colour litho)
8635886 Boy visiting the doctor (colour litho) by Thiele, Carl Robert Arthur (1860-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boy visiting the doctor)

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"Surgery: A Journey Through Time and Advancements in Medical Science" Step into the world of surgery, where history meets innovation and medical breakthroughs have transformed lives. In 1846, a monumental milestone was achieved with the first use of anesthesia in surgery, forever changing the way procedures were conducted. Gazing upon a Roman statue of Asclepius, the Greek god associated with healing and medicine, one can't help but marvel at how far we've come. From trepanation depicted in 14th-century artwork to evidence of trephination found in an Inca skull, ancient civilizations had their own methods for surgical interventions. The cause and effect relationship between dental health and overall well-being is humorously portrayed by H. M. Bateman's dentist cartoon. It reminds us that even seemingly simple procedures like tooth extraction required skilled professionals throughout history. Nurses diligently watch over surgeries as silent guardians of patient care. Their presence brings comfort amidst complex operations such as total hip replacements captured on X-rays or Calots spinal surgery from the 19th century. In 1947, the Medical Fund Society Dental Surgery provided much-needed oral healthcare to those who couldn't afford it. This initiative highlights society's commitment to ensuring access to essential medical services for all. Even armies recognized the importance of dental health with mobile dental surgeries like that belonging to the French army—an innovative approach bringing dentistry closer to soldiers during times of conflict. Amidst these advancements lies a reminder that surgery has not always been about progress alone; it also involved difficult decisions like amputations—whether it be an arm or leg—the ultimate sacrifice made for survival or quality of life. As we reflect on this captivating journey through time, let us appreciate how surgical techniques have evolved while honoring those who paved the way for modern medicine—a testament to human resilience and our unwavering pursuit of better healthcare outcomes.