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CollectionGB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections
LevelFonds
Ref NoMS 2136
TitleReport on the dissection of Napoleon I
Date1829
Extent1 item (0.21 linear metres)
Administrative HistoryNapoleon I Bonaparte (Buonaparte, 1769 - 1829), Emperor of France, was born in Corsica and died in exile on St. Helena in 1829.
Custodial HistoryUnknown
SourceUnknown
DescriptionContemporary copy of 'Report of appearances on desection [sic] of body of Napoleon': contemporary manuscript copy, framed, concentrating on appearance of internal organs suggestive of advanced stomach cancer and perforated stomach ulcers, signed (copy signatures) by five surgeons: Thomas Shortt, MD, medical officer; Archibald Arnott, MD, Surgeon to the 20th Regiment; Charles Mitchell, MD, surgeon on HMS Vigo; Thomas Binton[?] MD, surgeon to the 66th Regiment; and Matthew Livingstone, Surgeon in the Honourable East India Company [?], 1829.
Access StatusOpen
LanguageEnglish
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