The book became famous after Genpaku SUGITA issued "Rangaku Kotohajime" (The Beginning of Dutch Studies) that described how difficult it was to put Ontleedkundige Tafelen into Kaitai Shinsho.
その存在が知られるのは解体新書の翻訳作業の困難を記した杉田玄白の『蘭東事始（蘭学事始）』を待たねばならなかった。