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The anatomy of humane bodies, with figures drawn after the life ... and curiously engraven in one hundred and forteen copper plates, illustrated with large explications, containing many new anatomical discoveries, and chirurgical observations: to which is added an introduction explaining the animal oeconomy, with a copious index.

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Title	The anatomy of humane bodies, with figures drawn after the life... and curiously engraven in one hundred and forteen copper plates, illustrated with large explications, containing many new anatomical discoveries, and chirurgical observations: to which is added an introduction explaining the animal oeconomy, with a copious index.
Creator	Cowper, William, 1666-1709
Publisher	Printed for J. A. Langerak
Place of Publication	Leyden
Date Original	1737
Description	2nd ed. With this work, first published in English in 1698, Cowper provided one of the better-known stories of theft in medical history. Of the 114 plates in this collection, only nine were original with Cowper. All of the others were the work of Bidloo and were published in his Anatomia humani corporis in 1685. Cowper obtained three hundred sets of Bidloo's plates, pasted his own name over that of Bidloo on the title page, made a few corrections in ink, added nine plates of his own, translated the text into English, and published the whole under his own name. Bidloo, naturally incensed over this plagiarism, arraigned Cowper before the Royal Society, and the two engaged in an exchange of polemical writings. This edition was revised by Christian Bernhard Albinus (1696-1752).
Topical Subject (LCTGM)	Medicine Anatomy
Topical Subject (LCSH)	Human anatomy -- Atlases Human anatomy -- Early works to 1800
Chronological Subject	1730-1740
Type (DCMIType)	Still image Text
Type (AAT)	Rare books
Type (IMT)	jpeg
Digital Collection	John Martin Rare Book Room Images
Contributing Institution	University of Iowa Libraries. John Martin Rare Book Room
Link to Catalog Record	http://infohawk.uiowa.edu/F?func=direct&doc_number=000121584&l_base=uiowa
Rights Management	Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution of this digital object is not permitted without written permission of the John Martin Rare Book Room.
Contact Information	Contact the John Martin Rare book Room, Hardin Library, University of Iowa: http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/rbr/contact.
InfoHawk ID	121584
Heirs Number	0724
Language	English

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