M0013444: Illustration of the 'London Burkers'

Previous title, replaced January 2022: The 'London Burkers': John Bishop (left), Thomas Williams (c

Reproduction of a photograph of an engraving depicting the 'London Burkers', John Bishop (left), Thomas Williams (centre) and James May (right) with facsimilie signatures underneath. The men were convicted in 1831 of the murder of a victim for the purposes of dissection. The original engraving was published in The history of the London Burkers ; containing a faithful and authentic account of the horrid acts of the noted Resurrectionists, Bishop, Williams, May..., London : T. Kelly, 1832. Related images: V0027383

April 1954

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the item depicted in the glass plate negative: 561778i. Wellcome Collection holds the publication from which the engraving was originally taken.

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.