William Hunter's most famous work is the Anatomia uteri humani gravidi, or The anatomy of the human gravid uterus. In his preface, Hunter states that many of the drawings were first prepared in 1751. A majority of the drawings were executed by Jan van Rymsdyk, and a great number of engravers participated in the project. Printed at Birmingham by John Baskerville, 1774. Table 26. William Hunter (May 23, 1718 - March 30, 1783) was a Scottish anatomist and physician.