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Engraving of a human skull in side view with the lower jaw and teeth below, finely hatched and shaded on a pale background.

The natural history of the human teeth: explaining their structure, use, formation, growth, and diseases / [John Hunter].

An engraved plate shows a human skull in side view, with the lower jaw and teeth beneath it against a shaded ground. Fine hatched lines model the bone, and the upper right corner is marked Plate VII. It illustrates John Hunter's 1771 study of human teeth.

Artist
John Hunter
Date
1771
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2914 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1771.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

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Español: Cráneo y mandíbula humanos, lámina VII del estudio de dientes de John Hunter (1771)

Una lámina grabada muestra un cráneo humano de perfil, con la mandíbula inferior y los dientes debajo, sobre un fondo sombreado. Las líneas finas y cruzadas modelan el hueso, y la esquina superior derecha está marcada como Plate VII. Ilustra el estudio de John Hunter sobre los dientes humanos de 1771.

Português: Crânio e mandíbula humanos, prancha VII do estudo de dentes de John Hunter (1771)

Uma gravura mostra um crânio humano de perfil, com a mandíbula inferior e os dentes abaixo, sobre um fundo sombreado. Linhas finas e cruzadas modelam o osso, e o canto superior direito traz a marcação Plate VII. Ilustra o estudo de John Hunter sobre os dentes humanos, de 1771.

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