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  • Mort-safe, to prevent body-snatching.
  • Railings used to protect graves from body snatchers
  • Railings used to protect graves from body snatchers
  • Railings used to protect graves from body snatchers
  • A nightwatchman disturbs a body-snatcher who has dropped the stolen corpse he had been carrying in a hamper, while the anatomist runs away. Etching with engraving by W. Austin, 1773.
  • A nightwatchman disturbs a body-snatcher who has dropped the stolen corpse he had been carrying in a hamper, while the anatomist runs away. Etching with engraving by W. Austin, 1773.
  • A nightwatchman disturbs a body-snatcher who has dropped the stolen corpse he had been carrying in a hamper, while the anatomist runs away. Etching with engraving by W. Austin, 1773.
  • A nightwatchman disturbs a body-snatcher who has dropped the stolen corpse he had been carrying in a hamper, while the anatomist runs away. Etching with engraving by W. Austin, 1773.
  • Wellington and Peel, in the roles of the body-snatchers Burke and Hare, suffocating John Bull; representing the extinguishing by Wellington and Peel of the constitution of 1688 by Catholic Emancipation. Coloured etching, 1829.
  • Wellington and Peel in the roles of the body-snatchers Burke and Hare suffocating Mrs Docherty for sale to Dr. Knox; representing the extinguishing by Wellington and Peel of the Constitution of 1688 by Catholic Emancipation. Coloured etching by W. Heath, 1829.
  • Wellington and Peel in the roles of the body-snatchers Burke and Hare suffocating Mrs Docherty for sale to Dr. Knox; representing the extinguishing by Wellington and Peel of the Constitution of 1688 by Catholic Emancipation. Coloured etching by W. Heath, 1829.
  • Wellington and Peel in the roles of the body-snatchers Burke and Hare suffocating Mrs Docherty for sale to Dr. Knox; representing the extinguishing by Wellington and Peel of the Constitution of 1688 by Catholic Emancipation. Coloured etching after W. Heath, 1829.
  • Burdett, Peel, O'Connell and Wellington in the roles of the body-snatchers Burke and Hare, suffocating John Bull with a rope; representing the extinguishing by Wellington and Peel of the constitution of 1688 by Catholic Emancipation. Coloured etching by A. Sharpshooter, 1829.
  • Caricature of a dissection, Samuel Ireland, 1780-90
  • Watch-house at gates of Newhill's graveyard, Aberdeenshire. From photographs by J. Ritchie, made for his art.
  • Mortsafe in Banchory Devenick graveyard, Aberdeenshire. From photographs by J. Ritchie, made for his art.
  • Watch-house in Banchory Devenick graveyard, Aberdeenshire. From photographs by J. Ritchie, made for his art.
  • Watch-house at Lumphanan graveyard, Aberdeenshire.
  • Door open on Vault in graveyard at Udny, Aberdeenshire.
  • Mortsafes at Kinnernie graveyard, Aberdeenshire.
  • Mortsafe in graveyard at Durris, Aberdeenshire.
  • Mortsafes in Cluny graveyard, Aberdeenshire.
  • Entrance to vault in Leochel old churchyard, Aberdeenshire.
  • Mortsafe used as a cattle trough, Aberdeenshire.
  • Watchhouse at Peterculter graveyard, Aberdeenshire.
  • Door closed on Vault in graveyard at Udny, Aberdeenshire.
  • Mortsafe at Oyne, Aberdeenshire.
  • Mortsafe at Inverurie graveyard, Aberdeenshire.