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Bones: six figures, including skeleton seen from front and back, cross section and surface of a bone, and a hand and foot. Line engraving by Kirkwood & Sons, 1813.

Mark Akenside. Line engraving by Kirkwood & sons.

Digestive system: twelve figures, including teeth, intestines and colon. Line engraving by Kirkwood & Son, 1813.

Shoulder joint, larynx, peritoneum (?) and a reclining écorché supported by the left elbow and the outstreched right hand, seen from the front. Line engraving by Kirkwood & Sons, partly after W. Cowper, 1813.

Two écorchés, one walking with the aid of a staff grasped with both hands, seen from the left side; the other walking with hands fastened (?) behind back, seen from the right side. Line engraving by Kirkwood & Sons, after W. Cowper, 1790/1810.

Man, showing lymphatic system, seen from the front. Line engraving by Kirkwood & Sons, after Birnie, 1813.

Blood and lymphatic vessels: four figures showing vessels of the arm, leg and head. Line engraving by Kirkwood & Son, 1813.

Two écorché figures, front and back views. Line engraving by Kirkwood & Sons, 1790/1810(?).

Nervous system: eight figures, including cross sections of the head and brain, the mouth and the skin. Line engraving by Kirkwood & Son, 1813.

Organs of sensation: eight figures of the ear and eye. Line engraving by Kirkwood & Son, 1813.

An écorché pulling down on a rope (?), seen from the back. Line engraving by Kirkwood & Sons, after W. Cowper, 1813.

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An écorché pulling down on a rope (?), seen from the back. Line engraving by Kirkwood & Sons, after W. Cowper, 1813.

Blood and lymphatic vessels: four figures showing vessels of the arm, leg and head. Line engraving by Kirkwood & Son, 1813.

Digestive system: twelve figures, including teeth, intestines and colon. Line engraving by Kirkwood & Son, 1813.

Organs of sensation: eight figures of the ear and eye. Line engraving by Kirkwood & Son, 1813.

Nervous system: eight figures, including cross sections of the head and brain, the mouth and the skin. Line engraving by Kirkwood & Son, 1813.