Unveiling Curious Medical Oddities
Explore our gallery featuring intriguing visuals that capture the unique world of medical curiosities.
The Wound Man
A sixteenth-century surgical diagram cataloguing wounds, injuries and their possible treatments.
The Extraction of the Stone of Madness
A satirical surgical scene based on the belief that madness could be cured by removing a stone from the head.
Robert Liston’s First Ether Operation
Robert Liston performs one of England’s earliest public operations using ether anaesthesia in December 1846.