The first British illustrated surgical catalogue
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Principles of Rodent Surgery for the New Surgeon
Published on: January 6, 2011
Vesalius : Acta Internationales Historiae Medicinae
|September 25, 2004
Abstract:
Surgical instrument catalogues are valuable documents, which help in both the identification and dating of instruments. A rare copy of the first British illustrated surgical catalogue was offered for sale in 2003. This paper gives brief details of the catalogue and its author, JH Savigny.

