Description:

A digital collection of well over 100 bizarre antique surgical devices, adverts for eye-raising patent medicines and quack tonics, antique anatomical and surgical engravings, macabre old drawings, Victorian pathology photo plates, diseases, complaints, infections, freaks & curiosities, medical procedures, etc. "Kill or Cure..." Great historical, academic (and morbid humor) interest! B&W and early color-tint images from original old US and European sources - textbooks, journals, etc. Infectious and congenital illnesses of yesteryear include scurvy, gout, syphilis, goitre... Supplied as a PDF file for Acrobat Reader, with autoroll "slideshow" functionality and random transition effects between the images. Also includes tasters from some of our other recent titles! (Most images can also be supplied individually at high resolution quality, suitable for print reproduction or other professional presentations. Please contact webmaster@fisheseye.com for details.)New: see Amazing Victorian Inventions