Originally published in Catoptrum microcosmicum, suis aere incisis visionibus splendens, cum historia, & pinace, de novo prodit... Augustae Vindelicorum, Davidis Francki, 1619.These images were taken while preparing a book (Wombs with a View, Springer, 2016) on the history of the illustrations and how they contributed to our understanding of anatomy and physiology of pregnancy, thereby enabling advances in the practice of obstetrics and gynecology.