Gallery›Wellcome Collection›Ambroise Paré, on the battlefield using a ligature for the artery of an amputated leg of a soldier. Wood engraving by C. Maurand.
Ambroise Paré, on the battlefield using a ligature for the artery of an amputated leg of a soldier. Wood engraving by C. Maurand.
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Ambroise Paré, on the battlefield using a ligature for the artery of an amputated leg of a soldier. Wood engraving by C. Maurand.

Unknown artist

CC0 — Public Domain
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Lettering: Ambroise Paré apprenti-barbier, chirurgien a Paris. J. Ansseau. Morin.

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