WILLIAM CHESELDEN
ANATOMY OF THE HUMAN BODY, 1790
NOW ALSO IN GERMAN
William Cheselden's small-format anatomical work was first published in English in 1713. Although the book was also praised in German-speaking countries, the first German translation did not appear until 1790.
The driving force was Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, a professor of medicine and anatomist from Göttingen, who also wrote the foreword. The translation was done by August Ferdinand Wolff, who dedicated the work to his father. The 12th edition served as the source text.
The detailed anatomical depictions by Gerard Vandergucht, which have attracted attention since the 4th edition of 1740, were almost without exception re-engraved by the copper engraver Ernst Ludwig Riepenhausen especially for the German edition.