Magnified and enlarged images
Category: Anatomy
Estimated Date: 1870
Name: Auzoux Anatomic Manikin
Manufacturer: Auzoux
Description: 4’ tall paper mache like anatomic model of a woman. Dissected beneath the skin, chest comes off to reveal individual organs. Faithful anatomic detail, mounted on a metal base with a rod. These anatomic figures were developed by the French Physician Louis Thomas Jerôme Auzoux (1797-1880), . They are described in the Catalogue of Human Skeletons, Anatomical Models (ref 237) from 1862. Another page shows the 5 foot tall man, the female is life size.
Reference 1: 237
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