WILLIAM CHESELDEN. A lithopedion, also known as "stone baby." Inscription reads: "A bony chalk foetus which was said to have lain in utero twenty-six yeas: Communicated to me by Monsieur Arneau owner of the french anatomy waxwork.". Osteographia, or the Anatomy of the bones. London, 1733. Source: 458.g.1 plate LVI.

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Author: WILLIAM CHESELDEN

Caption: A lithopedion, also known as "stone baby." Inscription reads: "A bony chalk foetus which was said to have lain in utero twenty-six yeas: Communicated to me by Monsieur Arneau owner of the french anatomy waxwork.". Osteographia, or the Anatomy of the bones. London, 1733. Source: 458.g.1 plate LVI.

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