| RefNo | PT/73/11/19 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Drawings, thoracic cavity of mummy by Henry Perry |
| Date | February 1822 |
| Description | Plate 23, figures 1-2 showing studies of the mummy's thoracic cavity, including the heart, lungs, and diaphragm. Inscribed with publication and plate details. Signed in ink below, 'Drawn by Henry Perry, Febry. 1822. Shepherds-Bush near Hammersmith' [London]. Royal Society stamp verso.
Subject: Anthropology / Anatomy
Published in Philosophical Transactions as part of paper titled 'An essay on Egyptian mummies; with observations on the art of embalming among the ancient Egyptians' by Augustus Bozzi Granville.
Read to the Royal Society on 14 April 1825. |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Drawing |
| PhysicalDescription | Graphite on paper |
| Dimensions | 336x209mm |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1825.0015 |
| DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1815.0260 |
| RelatedRecord | PT/18/1 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7466 | Granville; Augustus Bozzi (1783 - 1872) | 1783 - 1872 |