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Foetus, uterus and placenta: three figures demonstrating the nourishment of the foetus in utero. Line engraving, ca. 1791.
Wellcome Collection

Foetus, uterus and placenta: three figures demonstrating the nourishment of the foetus in utero. Line engraving, ca. 1791.

1791

CC0 — Public Domain
Wellcome Collection

Lettering: Representation of the manner in which the foetus is nourished in utero, also a view of the membrana decidua discovered by the late Dr. Hunter...

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