Cranium - Lizars 1824 'System of Anatomical Plates'

An original c.1824 anatomical engraved plate out of John Lizars' 'System of Anatomical Plates of the Human Body'. Plate XL depicting the cranium, eye, and nose. Foxing commensurate with age. Ready for a frame of your choice or to hang as is.

Please note this listing is for Plate XL, and does not include the title or gift page.

Provenance: Previously the property of Sir William Whitla, who gifted this to the well-known anatomist and zoologist John Symington. Symington left it to Queen's University Library after his death, and it subsequently resided in the Bishop's Palace of Kilmore.