191- (MEDICINE). [Five cartoons on vaccinia]. Paris, n.d. (1801), 5 pieces in-4 oblong, in sheets, on cardboard supports, 4 of which under modern rods and glasses. (1264F23). {224388} Exceptional set of four engravings and a watercolor drawing satirizing vaccinia, all published in a short period of time (between May and July 1801 according to the dates of legal deposit), and attesting to the extent of the debates that agitated opinion during the progressive introduction of this new method of protection due to the discovery of Edward Jenner (1749-1823) in 1796.
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191- (MEDICINE). [Five cartoons on vaccinia]. Paris, n.d. (1801), 5 pieces in-4 oblong, in sheets, on cardboard supports, 4 of which under modern rods and glasses. (1264F23). {224388}
Exceptional set of four engravings and a watercolor drawing satirizing vaccinia, all published in a short period of time (between May and July 1801 according to the dates of legal deposit), and attesting to the extent of the debates that agitated opinion during the progressive introduction of this new method of protection due to the discovery of Edward Jenner (1749-1823) in 1796.
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