Edward T. Porter Posted December 26, 2006 Posted December 26, 2006 Ahoy and merry Christmas! Santa brought me a quite interresting book with some nice pictures I just wanted to share with you. Unfurtunately the book has no references...
JohnnyTarr Posted December 27, 2006 Posted December 27, 2006 I like those. Too bad on the non referencing. What are they tring to do to that persons leg? It looks like they are putting in a screw. Of course everyone sits nice and still to have their arm cut off. Git up of your asses, set up those glasses I'm drinking this place dry.
kass Posted December 27, 2006 Posted December 27, 2006 I can't help you with the references, Bela, but from the clothing worn in these pictures, I'd place them no earlier than 1780 (except the one where they're cutting off the guy's arm) and some of them more likely early 19th century. Good stuff... Thanks for sharing! Building an Empire... one prickety stitch at a time!
Fox Posted December 27, 2006 Posted December 27, 2006 This one is Thomas Rowlandson, 1790s. The last two look like modern drawings to me. Foxe"With this Fore-Staff he fansies he does Wonders, when, God knows, it amounts to no more but only to solve that simple Question, Where are we? Which every chi'd in London can tell you." - Ned Ward The Wooden World Dissected, 1707ETFox.co.uk
Red Cat Jenny Posted December 27, 2006 Posted December 27, 2006 Yes I was wondering.. the poor amputee looks none more than annoyed, and is apparently wearing some sort of surgical cap? Why would no one ele have one. I don't think they had these then? Gracious, looks painful! Some days even my lucky rocketship underpants won't help.... Her reputation was her livelihood. I'm a pirate, love. By nature and by choice! My inner voice sometimes has an accent! My wont? A delicious rip in time...
Patrick Hand Posted December 27, 2006 Posted December 27, 2006 What was the book... the drawings look like they are from many different time periods.... They are still cool....
Edward T. Porter Posted December 27, 2006 Author Posted December 27, 2006 The book is called "Die Naturheilkunde der Seefahrer - Rezepte und Heilmethoden aus aller Welt", by Hademar Bankhofer. It´s a book about shipboard/ seagoing medicine from ancient time till now. It´s quite good to become an overview. It contains a large amount of recipes going from barber´s rash, seasickness, warts, arthralgia etc...
Red Cat Jenny Posted December 28, 2006 Posted December 28, 2006 Is there one for the poor lad getting hit on the noggin with a chair? LOL Seriously, there were a few questions in "TWILL" we had been discussing on various medical issues...perhaps when you come across any info pertaining to them you would be good enough to post an update? Some days even my lucky rocketship underpants won't help.... Her reputation was her livelihood. I'm a pirate, love. By nature and by choice! My inner voice sometimes has an accent! My wont? A delicious rip in time...
Edward T. Porter Posted December 28, 2006 Author Posted December 28, 2006 When my headaches are over I can try to see if my book tells anything about something still discussed
kass Posted December 28, 2006 Posted December 28, 2006 Bela, you gotta stay out of those kinds of bars! Building an Empire... one prickety stitch at a time!
Edward T. Porter Posted December 28, 2006 Author Posted December 28, 2006 I tell this to myself again and again, Kass
Edward T. Porter Posted December 28, 2006 Author Posted December 28, 2006 Got something! The second one is from the book "Chirurgenwerk" by Lorenz Heister. http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0823224.html And that´s Lorenz Heister: A copperplate from Lorenz Heister´s book "De cataracta, glaucomate et amaurosi tractatio", Altdorf 1713, Universitätsbibliothek Erlangen-Nürnberg.
CrazyCholeBlack Posted December 28, 2006 Posted December 28, 2006 I SWEAR I have seen that first picture before. The fellow on the left is just too familiar.I'm now making myself nuts trying to track down where. I have this vague idea that it was from 1810? Something about a series of drawings of sailors at the time. There was another image where he was more central. Ring any bells to anyone with a decient memory? "If part of the goods be plundered by a pirate the proprietor or shipmaster is not entitled to any contribution." An introduction to merchandize, Robert Hamilton, 1777Slightly Obsessed, an 18th Century reenacting blog
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