WATERHOUSE, BENJAMIN. 1754-1846.


A Prospect of Exterminating the Small-Pox. Being the History of the Variolae Vaccinae.... Cambridge, MA: William Hilliard/University Press, 1800-1802. 2 volumes. 8vo (212 x 131 mm & 203 x 119 mm). Volume I disbound, with blue cloth chemise and morocco slipcase, volume II rebacked in quarter calf and marbled boards, retaining original spine and boards, with custom brown cloth slipcase. Traces of binding leather on spine of volume I, corners bumped, spotting throughout both.Waterhouse, one of the founders of Harvard Medical School, introduced vaccination against smallpox to the United States. Using cowpox vaccine obtained from England, he vaccinated his young son and another boy, and published the report of his findings in 1800. After two years of using vaccines in America, he published the second part with his further findings. Austin 2012 and 2013.