WISTAR, Caspar (1761 – 1818)
1761 – 1818
2 entries in the GMN corpus.
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1811 CE–1813 CE
#11320
A system of anatomy or the use of students of medicine. 2 vols.
The first American textbook of anatomy. The first edition contained nearly 1000 pages of text, but no illustrations. Later editions were expanded, illustrated and updated by William E. Horner, and Joseph Pancoast. Dig…
1824 CE
#11315
Report on the state of the anatomical museum of the University of Pennsylvania, 30th June, 1824.
This 36-page pamphlet is the earliest printed record of Caspar Wispar's museum collection. It was augmented by William Horner, whom Wistar appointed to manage the collection. The combined collections beame known as th…