Anatomy of the human eye

Anatomy of the human eye. Section through eye showing the eyelids 5, eyebrows 11, optic nerve 13, cornea 20, pupil 25, retina 27, vitreous chamber 29, lens 30, iris 32, etc. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Carl Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1810. A 12-volume encyclopedia for children illustrated with almost 1, 200 engraved plates on natural history, science, costume, mythology, etc. published from 1790-1830

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