A stereoscopic atlas of the human eye consisting of 67 numbered stereoscopic cards (a-bo) each showing two pictures of the human eye from slightly different angles to allow a three dimensional view when viewed through a stereoscopic device; also included is a book (bp) which explains the cards; theā¦
A stereoscopic atlas of the human eye consisting of 67 numbered stereoscopic cards (a-bo) each showing two pictures of the human eye from slightly different angles to allow a three dimensional view when viewed through a stereoscopic device; also included is a book (bp) which explains the cards; the entire set comes in a cardboard box (bq) with a blue coating; the box has three compartments for the cards to be stored in piles and opens like a book.
Number Of Parts
69
Part Names
a-bo - cards - Size: Length 17.6 cm x Width 8.7 cm
bp - book - Size: Length 24.2 cm x Width 16.2 cm x Depth 1.3 cm
bq - box - Size: Length 29.0 cm x Width 19.9 cm x Depth 5.1 cm
Provenance
Owned and used by the University of Western Ontario.
Each card is numbered "PLATE 1" to "PLATE 67" and has "THOMSON'S STEREOSCOPIC ATLAS OF THE EYE" printed on it; "THE ANATOMY OF THE // HUMAN EYE // AS ILLUSTRATED BY // ENLARGED STEREOSCOPIC PHOTOGRAPHS // BY ARTHUR THOMSON, M.A., M.B., F.R.C.S. // PROFESSOR OF HUMAN ANATOMY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD // OXFORD // AT THE CLARENDON PRESS // 1922" printed on the cover of the book; "ANATOMY // OF THE // HUMAN // EYE // THOMSON" hand-printed in white ink on the spine of the box
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C8-1
Condition Remarks
The book has a few small tears and bends; the box lid is tearing away (it had already been reattached with a piece of thick blue tape, but this is now ripping); the cards are all slightly bent.