19th-Century Medical Illustration of Scalp Tumor Excision #11302 (License: Personal Use)

This hand-colored lithograph, likely from a mid-19th-century surgical atlas, shows a Black male patient in profile with a large, excised scalp tumor revealing underlying bone and soft tissue. The image includes four labeled figures (Fig. 1-4) displaying the tumor’s layers, cross-sections, and detached fragments, emphasizing clinical documentation practices of the era. Fine hatching and stippling techniques convey texture and depth, typical of pre-photographic medical illustration.

Used in academic or museum contexts to illustrate historical surgical techniques, racialized medical imagery, or the evolution of oncology. Matches user intent for research on medical history, pathology archives, or colonial-era medicine.