Artistic print on nature, a touch of curiosity and naturalness for your decoration - Myology of Man by Charles d'Orbigny

Reproduction engraving of: Myology and Splanchnology of Man

Illustration taken from the Universal Dictionary of Natural History, written under the direction of Charles Henry Dessalines d'Orbigny (1806-1876) and published from 1841 to 1849.

This work, considered one of the major achievements of the 19th century in terms of scientific synthesis and quality popularization, wonderfully illustrating the great beauty and impressive diversity of the biological world, was supplemented by a certain amount of scientific information, some extracts of which are reproduced below.

Important note: the scientific classification elements of the time have been preserved as they are and may of course be obsolete today.

Scientific classification and description of the species present in the engraving:

Class of Mammals
Subclass of Men
Myology and Splanchnology of Man

1, the temporal muscles.
2, the masseters.
3, the sternocleidomastoids.
4, the deltoids.
6, the humeral biceps.
7, the latissimus dorsi.
8, the long supinators.
9, the diaphragm.
10, the triceps brachii.
11, the pronator teres.
12, internal rights.
13, the tailors.
14, the fascia lata aponeurosis.
15, prior rights.
16, the twins.
17, the soleus.
18, the anterior tibialis.

C, the heart.
E, the large cul-de-sac of the stomach.
F, the liver.
f, the gallbladder.
V, the bladder.

For details and indications of the muscles which are shown in the plate, but which have not been given numbers, see the article Myology.