Engraved plate with seven numbered drawings of medical instruments, including a cup, a box, a probe and a curled tool, on white paper.

Engraved plate of medical and surgical instruments, Figs. 1-7

An engraved plate numbered Figs. 1 to 7 shows a cylindrical vessel, a circular disc with short strokes, a handled instrument with a curled end, a grater-like box, a tapered lancet-like shape, and a round-headed probe. Labels A, B and C mark parts of the tools in fine black line work on white paper.

Artist: Robert James
Date: 1743-1745
Medium
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 4000 × 3225 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1745.
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

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