COWPER, William (1666 – 1709)
1666 – 1709
5 entries in the GMN corpus.
Image source Jonathan Richardson · artuk.org · Public domain
1698
#385.1
The anatomy of humane bodies, with figures drawn after the life by some of the best masters in Europe.
The largest in format, and most elaborate and beautiful of all 17th century English treatises on anatomy, and also one of the most extraordinary plagiarisms in the entire history of medicine. Cowper purchased sets of …
1699
#1214
An account of two new glands and their excretory ducts, lately discovered in human bodies.
Cowper’s description of the glands which bear his name. He was forestalled in their discovery by Jean Méry.
1706
#2730
Of ossifications or petrifications in the coats of arteries, particularly in the valves of the great artery.
First description of aortic insufficiency. Reproduced in Willius & Keys: Cardiac classics, 1941, pp. 109-14.
1707
#3670.1
Anthropologia nova; or, a new system of anatomy. Describing the animal oeconomy, and a short rationale of many distempers incident to human bodies.
In his preface Drake credited the surgeon, anatomist and artist, William Cowper, for valuable aid in both the text and illustrations this work. Drake also included a chapter, "Of the Nose" written by Cowper which desc…
1724
#392.1
Myotomia reformata.
This work made a modest first appearance in 1694 as an octavo, but Cowper worked until his death on a new edition which was finally published posthumously under the supervision and at the expense of Richard Mead (1673…