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Title page of William Smellie's A sett of anatomical tables, with explanations, and an abridgment, of the practice of midwifery.

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Table 1 of William Smellie's A sett of anatomical tables, with explanations, and an abridgment, of the practice of midwifery, featuring the illustrated drawing of the lower spine and pelvis.

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Table 6 of William Smellie's A sett of anatomical tables, with explanations, and an abridgment, of the practice of midwifery, featuring the two illustrated drawings of a woman's pelvis and uterus with a fetus in two stages of growth.

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Table 7 of William Smellie's A sett of anatomical tables, with explanations, and an abridgment, of the practice of midwifery, featuring the illustrated drawing of a pregnant woman's uterus.

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Table 8 of William Smellie's A sett of anatomical tables, with explanations, and an abridgment, of the practice of midwifery, featuring the illustrated drawing of a woman's pelvis and uterus with a fetus.

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Table 9 of William Smellie's A sett of anatomical tables, with explanations, and an abridgment, of the practice of midwifery, featuring the illustrated drawing of a woman's pelvis and uterus with a fetus.

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Table 10 of William Smellie's A sett of anatomical tables, with explanations, and an abridgment, of the practice of midwifery, featuring the illustrated drawing of a woman's pelvis and uterus with twin fetus.

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Table 12 of William Smellie's A sett of anatomical tables, with explanations, and an abridgment, of the practice of midwifery, featuring the illustrated drawing of a woman's uterus with a fetus resting against the spine.

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Table 13 of William Smellie's A sett of anatomical tables, with explanations, and an abridgment, of the practice of midwifery, featuring the illustrated drawing of a woman's pelvis and uterus with a fetus.

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Table 14 of William Smellie's A sett of anatomical tables, with explanations, and an abridgment, of the practice of midwifery, featuring the illustrated drawing of a woman's uterus with a fetus resting against the spine.

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Table 15 of William Smellie's A sett of anatomical tables, with explanations, and an abridgment, of the practice of midwifery, featuring the illustrated drawing of a woman's vagina with a fetus' head crowning.

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Table 20 of William Smellie's A sett of anatomical tables, with explanations, and an abridgment, of the practice of midwifery, featuring the illustrated drawing of a woman's uterus with a fetus resting against the spine.

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Table 23 of William Smellie's A sett of anatomical tables, with explanations, and an abridgment, of the practice of midwifery, featuring the illustrated drawing of a woman's uterus with a fetus resting against the spine, the imbilical cord is wrapped around its neck.

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Table 29 of William Smellie's A sett of anatomical tables, with explanations, and an abridgment, of the practice of midwifery, featuring the illustrated drawing of a woman's uterus with a fetus resting in breech position and the imbilical cord wrapped around its back and neck.

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Table 30 of William Smellie's A sett of anatomical tables, with explanations, and an abridgment, of the practice of midwifery, featuring the illustrated drawing of a male fetus in breech position in the uterus.

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Table 31 of William Smellie's A sett of anatomical tables, with explanations, and an abridgment, of the practice of midwifery, featuring a baby in the uterus with its right hand and left leg crossed in the birthing canal.

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Table 32 of William Smellie's A sett of anatomical tables, with explanations, and an abridgment, of the practice of midwifery, featuring a baby in the uterus with its left arm in the birthing canal.

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Table 33 of William Smellie's A sett of anatomical tables, with explanations, and an abridgment, of the practice of midwifery, featuring a baby in the uterus stretching backwards, the imbilical cord is in the birth canal.

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Table 35 of William Smellie's A sett of anatomical tables, with explanations, and an abridgment, of the practice of midwifery, featuring a baby being pulled from the uterus by forceps.

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Table 37 of William Smellie's A sett of anatomical tables, with explanations, and an abridgment, of the practice of midwifery, featuring a birthing hook and two types of forceps.

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