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Engraving of an enlarged uterus covered in branching blood vessels, with slender tubes on both sides and a narrow neck at the base, on a pale background.

Demonstration de la matrice d'une femme grosse et de son enfant a terme. Ouvrage en six planches peintes d'après nature et disposées de façon à donner l'idée la plus exacte de l'état de grossesse / Par les soins et sous la direction, de Charles Nicolas Jenty.

A black-and-white engraved anatomical plate shows an enlarged human uterus with dense networks of blood vessels spreading across its rounded surface, with slender tubes extending from both sides. The organ tapers into a narrow lower neck at the base, set against a pale ground with small printed inscriptions at the corners.

Artist
Charles Nicholas Jenty
Date
[1759]
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2505 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1759.
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: Grabado anatómico de un útero grávido con vasos sanguíneos, 1759

Una lámina anatómica grabada en blanco y negro muestra un útero humano agrandado, con densas redes de vasos sanguíneos que se extienden por su superficie redondeada y tubos delgados que salen de ambos lados. El órgano se estrecha en un cuello inferior angosto en la base, sobre un fondo pálido con pequeñas inscripciones impresas en las esquinas.

Português: Gravura anatômica de útero grávido com vasos sanguíneos, 1759

Uma prancha anatômica gravada em preto e branco mostra um útero humano aumentado, com densas redes de vasos sanguíneos espalhadas por sua superfície arredondada e tubos delgados saindo dos dois lados. O órgão se afina em um colo inferior estreito na base, sobre um fundo claro com pequenas inscrições impressas nos cantos.

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