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Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026

A system of anatomy or the use of students of medicine. 2 vols.

Philadelphia: Thomas Dobson, 1811 –1813.

The first American textbook of anatomy. The first edition contained nearly 1000 pages of text, but no illustrations. Later editions were expanded, illustrated and updated by William E. Horner, and Joseph Pancoast. Digital facsimile of the first edition from the U.S. National Library of Medicine at this link.

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Entry Number#11320
Permanent Linkhttps://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/13518
Author Bio Linkwikipedia ↗
External URLa-system-of-anatomy-2-vols

Geographic Context

Publication place: Philadelphia