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Guide to August Eduard Martin, Illustrations of Forcepses Scrapbook circa 1800s

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Descriptive Summary

Title:

Martin, August Eduard. Illustrations of Forcepses. Scrapbook

Dates:

circa 1800s

Dates:

Crerar Ms 52

Size:

75 p. (59 cm.)

Repository:

Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center
University of Chicago Library
1100 East 57th Street
Chicago, Illinois 60637 U.S.A.

Abstract:

Album with seventy-five sheets of drawings, engravings, and watercolors, of forceps drawn by various artists, arranged alphabetically by names of inventors. Accompanied by historical description of illustrated forceps and related holograph correspondence in German, French, and English. Tipped into heavy brown paper. Collected and with descriptive text by Dr. August Eduard Martin. See also Crerar Ms. 53.

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Citation

When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Martin, August Eduard, Illustrations of Forcepses, Crerar Ms 52, Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library

Scope Note

Album with seventy-five sheets of drawings, engravings, and watercolors, of forceps drawn by various artists, arranged alphabetically by names of inventors. Accompanied by historical description of illustrated forceps and related holograph correspondence in German, French, and English. Tipped into heavy brown paper. Collected and with descriptive text by Dr. August Eduard Martin. Bound in green buckram. See Crerar Ms. 53.

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Crerar Ms 52