Historical Bibliography Updated: May 12, 2018
Syphilis: A practical dissertation on the venereal disease. In which, after a short account of its nature and original; the diagnostick and prognostick signs, with the best ways of curing the several degrees of that distemper, together with some historical observations relating to the same, are candidly and without reserve, communicated. In two parts.
Publication Details
London: Printed for R. Bonwicke...., 1717 CE.
The first work published in English to include the word syphilis, and also the first English work to include the word condom. Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.
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Thematic Classifications
| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #10530 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/12723 |
| Author Bio Link | Munk's Roll, Royal College of Physicians ↗ |
| External URL | syphilis-a-practical-dissertation-on-the-venereal-disease-in-which-after-a-short-account-of-its-nature-and-original-the-diagnostick-and-prognostick-signs-with-the-best-ways-of-curing-the-several-degrees-of-that-distemper-together-with-some-historical-observations-relating-to-the-same-are-candidly-and-without-reserve-communicated-in-two-parts |
Geographic Context
Publication place: London