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4 unusual facts about Henry Vandyke Carter


Henry Carter

Henry Vandyke Carter (1831–1897), English surgeon and anatomical artist

Henry Vandyke Carter

In 1858 Carter joined the Indian Medical Service and moved to Bombay where he took up the post of Professor of Anatomy at Grant Medical College.

History of anatomy in the 19th century

He and Henry Vandyke Carter produced an inexpensive and accessible anatomy textbook for medical students.

The Long Hard Road Out of Hell

The book incorporates illustrations from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy, originally drawn by Henry Vandyke Carter.


Indian Medical Service

Also a member of the IMS was Henry Vandyke Carter, most notable for his illustrations in the anatomy textbook Gray's Anatomy.


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