Ship's surgeons of the Dutch East India Company : commerce and the progress of medicine in the eighteenth century /

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A powerful account of the working lives of surgeons in the service of the Dutch East India Company, offering graphic insights into their training and practice on board the Company's ships, against the backdrop of the general healthcare standards of the period.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bruijn, Iris Diane Rosemary, 1958-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Leiden] : Leiden University Press, ©2009.
Colección:LUP academic.
Temas:
Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie > History > 18th century.
Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie
Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie
1700-1799
Ship physicians > Netherlands > History > 18th century.
Medicine > History > 18th century.
Surgeons.
Physicians > history
Commerce > history
General Surgery > history
History, 18th Century
Naval Medicine > history
Médecine > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Chirurgiens.
Médecins de la marine > Pays-Bas > Histoire > 18e siècle.
surgeons.
Humanities.
History.
HISTORY.
Surgeons
Medicine
Ship physicians
Schiffsarzt
Netherlands
History of Amsterdam
Medicine and health
History
Geography
Auxiliary disciplines
Medical History
Dutch East India Company
18th Century
Geschiedenis van Amsterdam
Geneeskunde
Geschiedenis
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: coping with a black legend
  • The surgeon's tale: the development of surgery
  • The world of the East India Company surgeon
  • The medical service of the Dutch East India Company
  • The geographic origin of the Company's surgeons
  • The career of the Company surgeons
  • 'Great expectations'!
  • Conclusion: the surgeon's legacy.

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