'Fungous tumour of the dura mater' Finish:Stretched Plate 85 from Herbarium Blackwellianum

Plate 85 from Herbarium Blackwellianum

during Commander James Clark Ross's exploration of Boothia Felix (now known as the Boothia Peninsula) and King William Land

The woman on the right is wearing a dress that has an incredibly full skirt

Also showing a sign for N Fortescue and Sons Ltd

'Fungous tumour of the dura mater' Finish:Stretched Plate 85 from Herbarium BlackwellianumTwo figures showing a cancerous tumour of the human dura mater, one of the meninges (membranes of the central nervous system). Figure 1 an overview of the tumour in position. Figure 2 a small portion of the tumour removed. Plate 7 from the monograph The morbid anatomy of the human brain; being illustrations of the most frequent and important organic diseases to which that viscus is subject, by Robert Hooper (London, Longman, Rees, 1826). Inscribed: