A lecture introductory to the theory and practice of midwifery : including the history, nature and tendency of that science, with a view of its several branches, and a proper means of attaining a perfect knowledge of the whole together with animadversions on the qualification and deportment of an accoucheur publicly delivered the 4th of October, 1773 / by John Leake.
An engraved plate showing obstetric forceps at left, with blades drawn both joined and separate. At right, a large cutaway view of a female pelvis with a fetal head set within it, partly draped in cloth, rendered in fine black line engraving on pale paper.
- Artist
- John Leake
- Date
- [1773]
- Medium
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 4000 × 3034 px
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection
Español: Fórceps obstétricos y pelvis con cabeza fetal, lámina grabada, 1773
Una lámina grabada que muestra fórceps obstétricos a la izquierda, con las ramas dibujadas unidas y separadas. A la derecha, una gran vista en corte de una pelvis femenina con una cabeza fetal en su interior, parcialmente cubierta por una tela, en fino grabado de líneas negras sobre papel claro.
Português: Fórceps obstétricos e pelve com cabeça fetal, gravura, 1773
Uma gravura mostrando fórceps obstétricos à esquerda, com as lâminas desenhadas unidas e separadas. À direita, uma grande vista em corte de uma pelve feminina com uma cabeça fetal no interior, parcialmente coberta por tecido, em gravura fina de linhas pretas sobre papel claro.