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Historical Bibliography Updated: February 26, 2020

A treatise on the medicinal leech; including its medical and natural history, with a description of its anatomical structure; also, remarks upon the diseases, preservation, and management of leeches.

Publication Details

London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1816 CE.

Digital facsimile from the Hathi Trust at this link.

Catalog MetadataReference Information
Entry Number#11799
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/14001
External URLa-treatise-on-the-medicinal-leech-including-its-medical-and-natural-history-with-a-description-of-its-anatomical-structure-also-remarks-upon-the-diseases-preservation-and-management-of-leeches

Geographic Context

Publication place: London