Gerichtlich medicinische Abhandlungen

Konigsberg: Gobbels und Unzer, 1803. FIRST EDITION. Contemporary patterned paper boards. An excellent copy. First edition of this supplement to the author’s Kurzgefaßtes System der gerichtlichen Arzneywissenschaft, a concise treatment of forensic medicine. This addenda was published 10 years later and covers fatal injuries, autopsy methods, stillbirths, lung sampling, hermaphrodites, hospitals, poisoning, and the characteristics of a murderer. The text also includes expert opinions by contemporary forensic doctors and newly enacted laws pertaining to hospitals and medical institutions in Königsberg.
Johann Daniel Metzger (1739-1805) was a German physician and medical examiner. His primary area of study was forensic medicine.