This vast collection of surgical procedures were some of the first illustrations disseminated in instructional textbooks.

The old surgical photos are compiled in Crucial Interventions: An Illustrated Treatise on the Principles & Practice of Nineteenth-Century Surgery, a book by medical historian Richard Barnett. Vintage Medicine Aesthetic, Japan Concept Art, Overall Drawing, Creepy Statues, Vintage Medical Art, Organs Anatomy, Medical Horror, The Flesh Is Weak, Human Oddities