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Versuch einer allgemeinen medizinisch-praktischen Geographie, worin der historische Theil der einheimischen Völker-und Saaten-Arzeneykunde vergetragen wird. 3 vols.

Publication Details

Leipzig: Weidmann, 1792 CE–1795 CE.

The first comprehensive medical geography. See George Rosen, "Leonhard Ludwig Finke and the first medical geography," IN: Underwood, E. A. (ed.). Science and medicine in history: Essays on the evolution of scientific thought and medical practice written in honour of Charles Singer (London: Oxford University Press, 1953) Vol. 2, 186-193. Fincke is known to have developed a very early disease map, supposedly inspired by Zimmerman's pioneering map of the distribution of mammals. However, Fincke did not publish his map. Digital facsimile of the 1792-95 edition from the Bayerische StaatsBibliothek at this link.

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Entry Number#1776
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/3341
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLversuch-einer-allgemeinen-medicinischpraktischen-geographic-3-vols

Geographic Context

Publication place: Leipzig

Mentioned in annotation: London; Oxford