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Hunter, William (1718-83). Two introductory lectures . . . to his last course of anatomical lectures, at his theatre in Windmill-Street, as they were left corrected for the press by himself. To which are added, some papers relating to Dr. Hunter s intended plan, for establishing a museum in London, for the improvement of anatomy, surgery, and physic. 130pp. Engraved plate. London: By order of the Trustees, for J. Johnson, 1784. 257 x 192 mm. Half calf, marbled boards in period style, light wear along hinges. Some foxing, especially to the plate, but very good. Modern bookplate. First Edition. This posthumous publication includes the first printing of Hunter s original plan for the establishment of a national academy for the teaching of anatomy, which he initially proposed in 1763 to the First Lord of the Treasury. Hunter s proposal received some consideration over the next two years but failed in the end to obtain government funding. Hunter then took matters into his own hands, commissioning Scots architect Robert Mylne to create the famous establishment at 16 Great Windmill Street, which incorporated an anatomy theater, medical school, assembly rooms and Hunter s celebrated anatomical museum (now at the University of Glasgow). McCormack, "The Great Windmill Street Anatomy School and Museum," in Hancock, Pearce and Campbell, eds., William Hunter s World: The Art and Science of Eighteenth-Century Collecting, pp. 13-28. . Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 51608
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