A systeme of anatomy, treating of the body of man, beasts, birds, fish, insects, and plants illustrated with many schemes, consisting of variety of elegant figures, drawn from the life, and engraven in seventy four folio copper-plates. And after every part of man's body hath been anatomically described, its diseases, cases, and cures are concisely exhibited. The first volume containing the parts of the lowest apartiments of the body of man and other animals, etc. / by Samuel Collins ...

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A systeme of anatomy, treating of the body of man, beasts, birds, fish, insects, and plants illustrated with many schemes, consisting of variety of elegant figures, drawn from the life, and engraven in seventy four folio copper-plates. And after every part of man's body hath been anatomically described, its diseases, cases, and cures are concisely exhibited. The first volume containing the parts of the lowest apartiments of the body of man and other animals, etc. / by Samuel Collins ...
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Collins, Samuel, 1619-1670.
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In the Savoy [London] :: Printed by Thomas Newcomb,
MDCLXXV [1685]
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Anatomy, Comparative -- 17th century.
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"A systeme of anatomy, treating of the body of man, beasts, birds, fish, insects, and plants illustrated with many schemes, consisting of variety of elegant figures, drawn from the life, and engraven in seventy four folio copper-plates. And after every part of man's body hath been anatomically described, its diseases, cases, and cures are concisely exhibited. The first volume containing the parts of the lowest apartiments of the body of man and other animals, etc. / by Samuel Collins ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A34010.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 19, 2025.

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Tab. XXXII.

Fig. 1. The Bowels of a Dog-Fish, called by the Latines Galeus Laevis.
  • A. THE Trunk of the Aorta, coming out of the Base of the Heart.
  • B B. The Branches springing out of each side of the Aorta.
  • C. The Cone of the Heart.
  • D D. The body of the Heart resembleth a Shepherds Pouch.
  • e e. The Auricle of the Heart, in which being opened, may be seen many muscular Fibres, interwoven after the manner of Network.
  • f f. An Intersepiment parting the middle from the lower Venter.
  • F F. The upper and thick part of the Liver.
  • G G G. The Left Lobe which is very long, extended to the end of the Colon.
  • H H. Part of the Right Lobe cut off.
  • I I. The sides of the Gulet.
  • K K. The transverse Fibres of the Gulet.
  • L. The upper part of the Stomach.
  • M. The lower part, or Base of the Stomach is more contracted.
  • N N N N. The Branches of the Gastric Veins.
  • o o o o. The Trunk of the Gastric Veins.
  • Q Q. The Gastrepiploic Vessels, seated near the bottom of the Stomach in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Dog-fish on the right side.
  • R R R. A Gut ascending up to the top of the Ventricle, and there maketh an Arch.
  • S S S. The great Gut, which may be termed the Colon for greatness, (did it not want the connivent Valves) is endued with large Blood-vessels.
  • T T. The Pancreas enclosed in its upper region within the Arch of the Gut.
  • u u u u u u. The Process of the Pancreas of a Red fleshy colour.
  • w. The Fissure near the termination.
  • x. The termination of the Process, where it seemeth to be inserted into the Left side of the Stomach.
  • y y. The Milte.

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[illustration] engraving of a dissected fish
Tab: 32

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