Plate from Bidloo, 1685 (First Figure)
Abstract
Originally published in Anatomia humani corporis, centum et quinque tabulis...ad vivum delineates. Amstelodami, Joannes a Sumpt Someren, etc., 1685. 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.