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{"id":5025,"date":"2014-09-23T11:00:02","date_gmt":"2014-09-23T15:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/?p=5025"},"modified":"2022-11-13T14:59:31","modified_gmt":"2022-11-13T19:59:31","slug":"andreas-vesalius-in-stamps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2014\/09\/23\/andreas-vesalius-in-stamps\/","title":{"rendered":"Andreas Vesalius in Stamps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Michael J. North<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This year <a title=\"NLM's Circulating Now\" href=\"http:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/category\/series\/andreas-vesalius-at-500\/\">we commemorate<\/a> the 500th anniversary of the birth of Andreas Vesalius (1514\u20131564) who is best known for changing how we do medical research with his groundbreaking book, <a title=\"NLM's Turning the Pages\" href=\"https:\/\/collections.nlm.nih.gov\/catalog\/nlm:nlmuid-2295005R-bk\"><em>De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem (Seven Chapters on the Structure of the Human Body)<\/em><\/a>, published in 1543 and generally known as <em>De Fabrica<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5036\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5036\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/av_belgium_1964.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5036\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2014\/09\/23\/andreas-vesalius-in-stamps\/av_belgium_1964\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/av_belgium_1964.png?fit=1600%2C1501&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1501\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"AV_belgium_1964\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"<p>Stamps featuring a portrait of Vesalius from De Fabrica issued by Belgium in 1964.<\/p>\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/av_belgium_1964.png?fit=300%2C281&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/av_belgium_1964.png?fit=840%2C788&ssl=1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5036\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/av_belgium_1964.png?resize=650%2C609\" alt=\"A sheet of nine identical stamps featuring a reproduction of the portrait of Vesalius from his De Fabrca.\" width=\"650\" height=\"609\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5036\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stamps featuring a portrait of Vesalius from De Fabrica issued by Belgium in 1964.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Throughout the past century, the postal services of many countries have commemorated Vesalius\u2019s life and achievements with postage stamps, usually featuring his famous portrait and anatomical figures from his book. The National Library of Medicine\u2019s Prints and Photographs Collection has several large collections of postage stamps and first day covers (an envelope with a special cancellation by a post office from the first day of the stamp\u2019s release, which often contains a special message commemorating the subject of the stamp.) One of the most significant is the <a title=\"NLM's Prints and Photographs Finding Aids\" href=\"https:\/\/findingaids.nlm.nih.gov\/repositories\/6\/resources\/897\">Adolf Schwartz Medical Stamp Collection<\/a>, which contains over 700,000 items. Schwartz (1928\u20132006) was a physician based in California who was an avid traveler (to over 130 countries) and collector of postage stamps relating to medical history.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5033\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5033\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/av_fdc_1985.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5033\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2014\/09\/23\/andreas-vesalius-in-stamps\/av_fdc_1985\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/av_fdc_1985.png?fit=844%2C1200&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"844,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"AV_FDC_1985\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"<p>First day cover of stamp Featuring Andreas Vesalius and De Fabrica issued by Transkei in September, 1985.<br \/>\nNational Library of Medicine #<\/p>\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/av_fdc_1985.png?fit=211%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/av_fdc_1985.png?fit=720%2C1024&ssl=1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5033\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/av_fdc_1985.png?resize=650%2C924\" alt=\"A paper with two anatomical drawings, in one corner a postage stamp featuring a portait of Andreas Vesalius and postmark reading UMTATA 1985.09.20.\" width=\"650\" height=\"924\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5033\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">First day cover of stamp Featuring Andreas Vesalius and De Fabrica issued by Transkei in September, 1985.<br \/>National Library of Medicine #<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Schwartz Collection contains over two dozen stamps and first day covers relating to Andreas Vesalius. Not surprisingly, a majority of the stamps were produced by Belgium, which claims Vesalius as one of its most famous sons\u2014born in Leuven in 1514 and having attended the university there and in Brussels. One of the most outstanding stamps is from the short-lived Southern African nation Transkei, whose special first day cover features a colorized image of a muscle figure and a skeleton from <em>De Fabrica<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\\\/2014\\\/09\\\/23\\\/andreas-vesalius-in-stamps\\\/\"}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5025 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2014\/09\/23\/andreas-vesalius-in-stamps\/av_port_new\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/av_port_new.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A commemorative sheet of 5 stamps illustrated with anatomical images from Vesalius' De Fabrica.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5038\" data-attachment-id=\"5038\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2014\/09\/23\/andreas-vesalius-in-stamps\/av_port_new\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/av_port_new.png?fit=859%2C1200&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"859,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"AV_Port_new\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"<p>Stamps commemorating the 500th anniversary of Andreas Vesalius\u2019s birth issued by Portugal in 2014.<\/p>\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/av_port_new.png?fit=215%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/av_port_new.png?fit=733%2C1024&ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5038'>\n\t\t\t\tStamps commemorating the 500th anniversary of Andreas Vesalius\u2019s birth issued by Portugal in 2014.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2014\/09\/23\/andreas-vesalius-in-stamps\/av_fdc_bel\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/av_fdc_bel.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"An envelope embellished with a portrait of vesalius on which are two stamps bearing anatomical drawings and a postmark reading Vesalius - De Humani Corporis Fabrica -6762 Saint-Mard. 19-04-2014\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5040\" data-attachment-id=\"5040\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2014\/09\/23\/andreas-vesalius-in-stamps\/av_fdc_bel\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/av_fdc_bel.png?fit=1600%2C882&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,882\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"AV_FDC_Bel\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"<p>A first day cover for the Belgian stamp on an envelope specially designed for the event featuring his portrait.<\/p>\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/av_fdc_bel.png?fit=300%2C165&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/av_fdc_bel.png?fit=840%2C463&ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5040'>\n\t\t\t\tA first day cover for the Belgian stamp on an envelope specially designed for the event featuring his portrait.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2014\/09\/23\/andreas-vesalius-in-stamps\/av_belg_new\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/av_belg_new.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A commemorative sheet of 5 stamps illustrated with anatomical images from Vesalius' De Fabrica.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5037\" data-attachment-id=\"5037\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2014\/09\/23\/andreas-vesalius-in-stamps\/av_belg_new\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/av_belg_new.png?fit=855%2C1200&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"855,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"AV_Belg_new\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"<p>Stamps commemorating the 500th anniversary of Andreas Vesalius\u2019s birth issued by Belgium in March, 2014.<\/p>\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/av_belg_new.png?fit=214%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/av_belg_new.png?fit=730%2C1024&ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5037'>\n\t\t\t\tStamps commemorating the 500th anniversary of Andreas Vesalius\u2019s birth issued by Belgium in March, 2014.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The latest additions to the NLM\u2019s stamp collection were issued by Belgium and Portugal celebrating the famous anatomist\u2019s 500th birthday; included also is also a first day cover for the Belgian stamp on an envelope specially designed for the event featuring his portrait.<\/p>\n<p>The National Library of Medicine has a large collection of works by and about Andreas Vesalius and his groundbreaking approach. You can see the famous images from <em>De Fabrica<\/em> <a title=\"NLM's Historical Anatomies on the Web\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/exhibition\/historicalanatomies\/vesalius_home.html\">here<\/a> and turn the pages of the book <a title=\"NLM's Turning the Pages Project\" href=\"https:\/\/collections.nlm.nih.gov\/bookviewer?PID=nlm:nlmuid-2295005R-bk#page\/1\/mode\/1up\">here<\/a>. To learn more about them, please feel free to contact us at <a href=\"https:\/\/support.nlm.nih.gov\/ics\/support\/KBList.asp?folderID=150&from=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NLM Customer Support<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>This article is the fourth in a <a title=\"NLM's Circulating Now\" href=\"http:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/category\/series\/andreas-vesalius-at-500\/\">series<\/a> to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the birth of the great anatomist Andreas Vesalius, born on December 31, 1514.<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify; padding-bottom: 60px;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/michael-j-north1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"738\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/2013\/07\/03\/curators-welcome-benjamin-franklin-on-the-founding-of-the-nations-first-hospital\/michael-j-north-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/michael-j-north1.jpg?fit=268%2C351&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"268,351\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"5.6","credit":"","camera":"NIKON D800","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1372328096","copyright":"","focal_length":"58","iso":"320","shutter_speed":"0.016666666666667","title":""}\" data-image-title=\"Michael J North\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/michael-j-north1.jpg?fit=229%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/michael-j-north1.jpg?fit=268%2C351&ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-738 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/michael-j-north1.jpg?resize=80%2C105\" alt=\"Michael J. North in the incunabulum\" width=\"80\" height=\"105\" \/><\/a>Michael J. North is the Head of Rare Books and Early Manuscripts in the History of Medicine Division at the National Library of Medicine.<\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Michael J. 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