Fraud Blocker Skip to main content

Syphilis Collection

In 1883, the world was introduced to a devastating disease known as syphilis

Background imageSyphilis Collection: SYPHILIS / 1883

SYPHILIS / 1883
Diagram to show the rash which appears in the second stage of syphilis

Background imageSyphilis Collection: Syphilis (Poster) - Oeuvre de Ramon Casas (1866-1932) - 1900 - Colour lithograph - 80x34

Syphilis (Poster) - Oeuvre de Ramon Casas (1866-1932) - 1900 - Colour lithograph - 80x34
FIA5400157 Syphilis (Poster) - Oeuvre de Ramon Casas (1866-1932) - 1900 - Colour lithograph - 80x34, 3 - Museu Nacional d Art de Catalunya, Barcelona by Casas

Background imageSyphilis Collection: Syphilis (Poster). Artist: Casas, Ramon (1866-1932)

Syphilis (Poster). Artist: Casas, Ramon (1866-1932)
Syphilis (Poster). Found in the collection of Museu Nacional d Art de Catalunya, Barcelona

Background imageSyphilis Collection: Find syphilis Help employees get blood tests

Find syphilis Help employees get blood tests. Poster promoting employer-sponsored blood tests for the detection of syphilis, showing a doctor drawing blood from a worker in an industrial setting

Background imageSyphilis Collection: Medicine: treatment of syphilis (verola), cauterization of wounds

Medicine: treatment of syphilis (verola), cauterization of wounds. Illustration from Codex G 61, 16th century
FGL5484281 Medicine: treatment of syphilis (verola), cauterization of wounds. Illustration from Codex G 61, 16th century. Biblioteca Augusta, Perugia; Fototeca Gilardi.

Background imageSyphilis Collection: Communal bath. Woodcut from JJ Hugel Von heilsamen Badern des Teutschelands ..., Mullhause, c1559

Communal bath. Woodcut from JJ Hugel Von heilsamen Badern des Teutschelands ..., Mullhause, c1559
527304 Communal bath. Woodcut from JJ Hugel Von heilsamen Badern des Teutschelands ..., Mullhause, c1559. Mixed public baths were a feature of city life

Background imageSyphilis Collection: Manaca or vegetable mercury, Brunfelsia uniflora. (Short-flowered franciscea)

Manaca or vegetable mercury, Brunfelsia uniflora. (Short-flowered franciscea)
FLO4608831 Manaca or vegetable mercury, Brunfelsia uniflora. (Short-flowered franciscea, Franciscea hopeana.) Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson

Background imageSyphilis Collection: Syphilis : poeme en quatre chants (1851)

Syphilis : poeme en quatre chants (1851)
2604656 Syphilis : poeme en quatre chants (1851); (add.info.: Syphilis : poeme en quatre chants (1851) by Barthelemy, 1796-1867; Fracastoro, Girolamo, 1478-1553

Background imageSyphilis Collection: Tertiary period syphilis symptoms on the body

Tertiary period syphilis symptoms on the body. Gummata or gummy tumors of the forearm 1, osteitis of the bones of the nose and gummata of the tonsils 2, osteitis and ulceration of the palate 3

Background imageSyphilis Collection: Tubercular syphilis symptoms on the body

Tubercular syphilis symptoms on the body
Syphilitic tubercules on the torso and arms 1, and suppurating tubercular syphilide on the face.Chromolithograph by T. Sinclaire from Freeman J. Bumsteads Atlas of Venereal Diseases, Henry C

Background imageSyphilis Collection: Syphilis symptoms on the body

Syphilis symptoms on the body
Diffused papular syphillde before treatment 1, same after treatment with mercury 2, papular syphilide with scales on back 3, and syphilitic lichen on sides and arms 4. Chromolithograph by T

Background imageSyphilis Collection: Syphilitic chancres on the face

Syphilitic chancres on the face. Indurated chancres to the forehead, eyelids, tongue and lips, and ecthymatous chancre to the chin. Chromolithograph by T. Sinclaire from Freeman J

Background imageSyphilis Collection: Secondary period syphilis symptoms on the body

Secondary period syphilis symptoms on the body. Maculated erythema on the torso after mercury treatment 1, and papular erythema before treatment 2. Chromolithograph by T. Sinclaire from Freeman J

Background imageSyphilis Collection: Syphilis in the UK population, 1920s projection slide

Syphilis in the UK population, 1920s projection slide

Background imageSyphilis Collection: The Syphilis organism, 1920s projection slide

The Syphilis organism, 1920s projection slide

Background imageSyphilis Collection: Syphilis treatment in the US Navy, 1920s projection slide

Syphilis treatment in the US Navy, 1920s projection slide

Background imageSyphilis Collection: Syphilis treatment, 1920s projection slide

Syphilis treatment, 1920s projection slide

Background imageSyphilis Collection: How syphilis is passed on, 1920s projection slide

How syphilis is passed on, 1920s projection slide

Background imageSyphilis Collection: Syphilis and pregnancy, 1920s projection slide

Syphilis and pregnancy, 1920s projection slide

Background imageSyphilis Collection: Symptom of Syphilis, 1920s projection slide

Symptom of Syphilis, 1920s projection slide

Background imageSyphilis Collection: Young woman with syphilis presenting with plaques and pustules characteristic of the diseasee

Young woman with syphilis presenting with plaques and pustules characteristic of the diseasee Engraving from " La
ELD4965946 Young woman with syphilis presenting with plaques and pustules characteristic of the diseasee Engraving from " La nature et l'homme" by Rengade 1881 Private collection by

Background imageSyphilis Collection: Pink-flowered mezereon, Daphne mezereum

Pink-flowered mezereon, Daphne mezereum
5856758 Pink-flowered mezereon, Daphne mezereum by Sowerby, James (1757-1822); (add.info.: Pink-flowered mezereon, Daphne mezereum)

Background imageSyphilis Collection: Syphilis, The Two Faces of Love, 1851 (engraving)

Syphilis, The Two Faces of Love, 1851 (engraving)
1700741 Syphilis, The Two Faces of Love, 1851 (engraving) by Belin, Auguste (19th century); (add.info.: The two faces of love : the syphilis, engraving by Belin et Deschamps, 1851)

Background imageSyphilis Collection: Prayer to Saint Dionysius against syphilis (woodcut)

Prayer to Saint Dionysius against syphilis (woodcut)
7201569 Prayer to Saint Dionysius against syphilis (woodcut) by German School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prayer to Saint Dionysius against syphilis)

Background imageSyphilis Collection: Man receiving a diagnosis of syphilis (colour litho)

Man receiving a diagnosis of syphilis (colour litho)
7186233 Man receiving a diagnosis of syphilis (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man receiving a diagnosis of syphilis)

Background imageSyphilis Collection: Constative Code of Secretic Diseases - Exposing the external

Constative Code of Secretic Diseases - Exposing the external
LSE4402512 Constative Code of Secretic Diseases - Exposing the external and internal signs to which people infected with it will be recognized, as well as the means to prevent it

Background imageSyphilis Collection: L Plate au beurre, number 207, Satirique en couleurs, 1905_3_18: Medical, Madagascar

L Plate au beurre, number 207, Satirique en couleurs, 1905_3_18: Medical, Madagascar
ICA4901779 L Plate au beurre, number 207, Satirique en couleurs, 1905_3_18: Medical, Madagascar, Hopital, Syphilis - Illustration by Aristide Delannoy (1874-1911) by Delannoy

Background imageSyphilis Collection: Plate illustrating the different dorms of syphilitic diseases

Plate illustrating the different dorms of syphilitic diseases
LSE4086819 Plate illustrating the different dorms of syphilitic diseases and the dangers of vaccination - in Bilz natural medicine, late 19th century

Background imageSyphilis Collection: Cuckoo-pint, Arum maculatum

Cuckoo-pint, Arum maculatum
Cuckoo-pint or wild arum, flower and fruit, Arum maculatum, Linn. Grand pied de veau non macule. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Jean Victor Dupin junior from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Herbier

Background imageSyphilis Collection: La mort masquee d un visage de femme, engraving by E

La mort masquee d un visage de femme, engraving by E
LSE4403185 La mort masquee d un visage de femme, engraving by E. Deschamps - in " Syphilis poeme en quatre chants" by Barthelemy, 1851

Background imageSyphilis Collection: Manaca, Brunfelsia uniflora

Manaca, Brunfelsia uniflora
Manaca or vegetable mercury, Brunfelsia uniflora. (Short-flowered franciscea, Franciscea hopeana.) Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker

Background imageSyphilis Collection: The Medicine of Venus without the doctor or the Art of waking oneself from syphilis or

The Medicine of Venus without the doctor or the Art of waking oneself from syphilis or
LSE4402511 The Medicine of Venus without the doctor or the Art of waking oneself from syphilis or secret diseases by means gentle, prompt, radical and easy to use in the greatest secret

Background imageSyphilis Collection: Marriage a la Mode, Plate VI, The Ladys Death, illustration from

Marriage a la Mode, Plate VI, The Ladys Death, illustration from
STC451156 Marriage a la Mode, Plate VI, The Ladys Death, illustration from Hogarth Restored: The Whole Works of the celebrated William Hogarth, re-engraved by Thomas Cook, pub

Background imageSyphilis Collection: L Assiette au Beurre, number 207, Satirique en couleurs, 1905_3_18: Medical

L Assiette au Beurre, number 207, Satirique en couleurs, 1905_3_18: Medical
ICA4901730 L Assiette au Beurre, number 207, Satirique en couleurs, 1905_3_18: Medical, Pharmacy, Syphilis - by Radiguet, Maurice (1866-1941); Photo eCaricadoc; French, out of copyright

Background imageSyphilis Collection: Principaux accidents de la syphilis hereditaire sur un enfant nouveau-ne (colour litho)

Principaux accidents de la syphilis hereditaire sur un enfant nouveau-ne (colour litho)
5210428 Principaux accidents de la syphilis hereditaire sur un enfant nouveau-ne (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageSyphilis Collection: Accidents caracteristiques de la syphilis a la periode secondaire (colour litho)

Accidents caracteristiques de la syphilis a la periode secondaire (colour litho)
5210429 Accidents caracteristiques de la syphilis a la periode secondaire (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageSyphilis Collection: Philippe Ricord, 1876 (b / w photo)

Philippe Ricord, 1876 (b / w photo)
5672162 Philippe Ricord, 1876 (b/w photo) by Carjat, Etienne (1828-1906); (add.info.: Philippe Ricord (1800-1889), French physician

Background imageSyphilis Collection: Portrait of Gerard de Lairesse, 1665-67 (oil on canvas)

Portrait of Gerard de Lairesse, 1665-67 (oil on canvas)
3928804 Portrait of Gerard de Lairesse, 1665-67 (oil on canvas) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); 112.7 x 87.6 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Background imageSyphilis Collection: Marriage a la Mode, Plate III, The Inspection, illustration from Hogarth Restored

Marriage a la Mode, Plate III, The Inspection, illustration from Hogarth Restored
STC451153 Marriage a la Mode, Plate III, The Inspection, illustration from Hogarth Restored: The Whole Works of the celebrated William Hogarth, re-engraved by Thomas Cook, pub

Background imageSyphilis Collection: Syphilic cluster pustules, from a book by Baron Jean Louis Alibert (1768-1837

Syphilic cluster pustules, from a book by Baron Jean Louis Alibert (1768-1837
CHT236067 Syphilic cluster pustules, from a book by Baron Jean Louis Alibert (1768-1837) 1838 (coloured engraving) by Tresca, Salvadore (1750-1815); Bibliotheque de la Faculte de Medecine, Paris

Background imageSyphilis Collection: The facial symptoms of venereal disease, from Traite Complet des Maladies

The facial symptoms of venereal disease, from Traite Complet des Maladies
CHT236066 The facial symptoms of venereal disease, from Traite Complet des Maladies Veneriennes by Philippe Ricord (1800-89) 1851 (colour litho) by French School

Background imageSyphilis Collection: Preparation and administration of guano-based medicines against venerian syphilis

Preparation and administration of guano-based medicines against venerian syphilis
JLJ4570973 Preparation and administration of guano-based medicines against venerian syphilis disease" Engraving of the 17th century. Paris

Background imageSyphilis Collection: Marriage a la Mode: pl. 3, 1745. Creator: Bernard Baron

Marriage a la Mode: pl. 3, 1745. Creator: Bernard Baron
Marriage a la Mode: pl. 3, 1745

Background imageSyphilis Collection: Professor Paul Ehrlich (1854 - 1915), Nobel Prize-winning German Jewish physician

Professor Paul Ehrlich (1854 - 1915), Nobel Prize-winning German Jewish physician and scientistand Dr. Sahachiro Hata (1873 - 1938) prominent Japanese bacteriologist, working in Frankfort laboratory

Background imageSyphilis Collection: Anti-Syphilis Ad Date: 1930

Anti-Syphilis Ad Date: 1930



All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping

In 1883, the world was introduced to a devastating disease known as syphilis. This poster by artist Ramon Casas serves as a reminder of the impact this illness had on society. Today, we urge everyone to take action and get tested for syphilis. The microscopic image of the syphilis bacterium under a TEM microscope highlights the importance of early detection. By finding syphilis help and getting blood tests, we can prevent its spread and protect ourselves. Looking back at historical data from the 1920s in the UK population, projection slides reveal alarming statistics about syphilis prevalence, and is crucial that we learn from history and work towards eradicating this disease. Treatment methods have evolved over time, as shown in projection slides depicting how syphilis was treated in the US Navy during the same era. These advancements give hope that with proper medical care, individuals can overcome this infection. Understanding how syphilis is passed on is vital for prevention efforts. Projection slides illustrate various modes of transmission, emphasizing safe practices such as practicing protected sex and avoiding sharing needles. One particularly concerning aspect highlighted by another slide is how syphilis affects pregnancy. Expectant mothers must be aware of potential risks to their unborn child and seek appropriate medical attention to safeguard both themselves and their babies. Recognizing symptoms plays a significant role in early diagnosis. The 1920s projection slide showcases common signs like skin lesions or rashes associated with tertiary period syphilis symptoms on different parts of the body. Prompt recognition allows for timely treatment intervention. Syphilis has left an indelible mark throughout history; however, through education, awareness campaigns like these can empower individuals to take control of their health. Let us unite against this disease by spreading knowledge and encouraging regular testing - together we can combat it effectively.