The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Nicholas Hoboken (1632 - )
Other biography: http://translate.google.ca/translate?hl=en&sl=nl&u=http://www.biografischportaal.nl/persoon/13954250&ei=58cETvCXF4bSiAKKz6TXAw&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CB0Q7gEwAA&prev=/search%3Fq%3DNicolaas%2Bhoboken%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls% Linked print sources: as Author (in assoc. with a ms or print source) - Anatomia secundinæ humanæ, quindecim figuris ad vivum propriâ autoris manu delineatis, illustrata.References in Documents:
Grew, Musaeum Regalis (1685) A MALE HUMANE FOETUS . Given by
Thomas Cox Esq; An
Abortive of about the 4
length five inches. The Head, from the hinder part to the
face, an Inch and ½. The Face, an Inch and ¼. The Back,
from shoulder to shoulder, an Inch and ¾ broad. The
Buttocks an Inch. The Arms and Thighs ½ Inch over.
The Wrist and small of the Leg, ¼ of an Inch. The Na
vel-string ⅕ of an Inch; twisted like a Rope; and cut off
five Inches long. The Eyes shut. But the Mouth open.
It hath neither Nails, nor Hair. The Skin white and
smooth, almost as in Children newly born. See Dr.
W. Needham 's curious
Book de Fœtu Formato . ((Ho
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Anatomia
Secundinae
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length five inches. The Head, from the hinder part to the
face, an Inch and ½. The Face, an Inch and ¼. The Back,
from shoulder to shoulder, an Inch and ¾ broad. The
Buttocks an Inch. The Arms and Thighs ½ Inch over.
The Wrist and small of the Leg, ¼ of an Inch. The Na
vel-string ⅕ of an Inch; twisted like a Rope; and cut off
five Inches long. The Eyes shut. But the Mouth open.
It hath neither Nails, nor Hair. The Skin white and
smooth, almost as in Children newly born. See Dr.
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bokenus
Secundinae
Humanae