Gulielmus Cowper, Criminis Literarii Citatus, Coram Tribunali. Nobiliss: Ampliss: Societatis Britanno-Regiae, per Godefridum Bidloo
Title
Gulielmus Cowper, Criminis Literarii Citatus, Coram Tribunali. Nobiliss: Ampliss: Societatis Britanno-Regiae, per Godefridum Bidloo
Subject
Copyright
Plagiarism
Anatomy
Description
Within this pamphlet, directed at the Royal Society, Govard Bidloo accused the anatomist William Cowper of plagiarizing his earlier anatomical atlas by using his illustrations without permission. The pamphlet contains correspondence between the publishers Samuel Smith, Benjamin Walford, and Henry Boom, the physician to King William III, Dr. Hutton and Bidloo, and between Bidloo and William Cowper. Bidloo intiates his accusation by declaring Cowper to be a threat to all people publishing in the arts and sciences and demanding that the Royal Society expel him from their ranks. The pamphlet provides a vast amount of information regarding the transfer of Gerard de Lairesse's anatomical illustrations from Bidloo's publishers in Amsterdam, to Cowper's publishers in England. The pamphlet also sheds light on Bidloo's voracious personality as he provides a variety of colourful mockeries and names to describe Cowper and his plagiarism.
Creator
Govard Bidloo
Publisher
Samuel Luchtmans
Date
1715
Source
Godefridi Bidloo Opera Omnia Anatomico Chirurgica. Edita et Inedita. Quorum Sequens Pagina Seriem Continet. (Translated to: Govard Bidloo's Anatomical and Surgical works, published and unpublished, the order of which is contained in the following pages)
Rights
Google (2011)
Relation
Anatomia Humani Corporis
Ontleding des Meschelyken Lichaams
The Anatomy of Humane Bodies
Format
Jpeg
Language
Latin
Dutch
Type
Pamphlet
Identifier
Seventeenth century copyright conflicts
Date Created
1715
Is Part Of
Godefridi Bidloo Opera Omnia Anatomico Chirurgica. Edita et Inedita. Quorum Sequens Pagina Seriem Continet. (Translated to: Govard Bidloo's Anatomical and Surgical works, published and unpublished, the order of which is contained in the following pages)
Medium
Book
Bibliographic Citation
Govard Bidloo. "Gulielmus Cowper Criminis Literarii Citatus Coram Tribunali Nobiliss. Ampliss. Societatis Britanno-Regiae, per Godefridum Bidloo." In Godefridi Bidloo Opera Omnia Anatomico Chirurgica. Edita et Inedita. Quorum Sequens Pagina Seriem Continet. (Translated to: Govard Bidloo's Anatomical and Surgical works, published and unpublished, the order of which is contained in the following pages). Leiden, Samuel Luchtmans, 1715. Pp 57 - 122.
Audience
The Royal Society, London
William Cowper
Files
Citation
Govard Bidloo, “Gulielmus Cowper, Criminis Literarii Citatus, Coram Tribunali. Nobiliss: Ampliss: Societatis Britanno-Regiae, per Godefridum Bidloo,” Digital Exhibits, accessed January 30, 2025, https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/items/show/2759.
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