the music-loving Cupids, the scantily clad females who are attended by
the Cupids, and who are far from home among the trees of the wood. In
the _James Duane_ plate we find a fountain is fixed to the side of the
frame, and is spouting water from the mouth of a man’s head.

But the plates of _Samuel Jones_, _Samuel Stringer_, and _Peter W.
Yates_ are proof that Dawkins could confine himself to the legitimate
features of good Chippendale plates. In these no outside objects are
introduced, and the design is good.

We do not know much about Dawkins. Dunlap says he was probably from
England, and that he was first noticed in New York. Originally he was an
ornamenter of buttons and other small bits of metal, but in America he
worked at anything that offered, “suiting himself to the poverty of the
arts at the time.” Dunlap dates him about 1774, evidently on the
strength of the word of Dr. Anderson, who remembered to have seen
“shop-bills and coats-of-arms for books,” done by him previous to 1775.
However, in 1761, he engraved music for a book of Psalm Tunes published
in that year in Philadelphia. His earliest dated book-plate is that of
_John Burnet_ (1754). He was skilful enough to make counterfeit
Continental currency, but not to avoid arrest; and in 1776 we find him
suffering for this misdeed. Some time later, he forwarded the following
unique petition to the Committee of Safety:--

     “MAY IT PLEASE YOUR HONOURS,--The subscriber humbly relying on the
     known goodness and humanity of this honourable house, begs leave to
     lay his complaint before them, which is briefly as follows. That
     your petitioner was about six months past taken upon Long Island
     for a trespass which this house is thoroughly acquainted as by
     Israel Youngs he was led away to perform an action of which he has
     sincerely repented and your petitioner was torn away from an only
     son who was left among strangers without any support, or protection
     during the inclemency of the approaching winter, as his unhappy
     father hath since the first day he was taken had but one shirt and
     one pair of stockings to shift himself, and hath been affected
     during his imprisonment at White Plains with that worst of enemies
     hunger, and a nauseous stench of a small room where some twenty
     persons were confined together which hath introduced a sickness on
     your distressed subscriber which with the fatigue of travelling
     hath reduced your unhappy petitioner to a state of despondency--he
     therefore being weary of such a miserable life as his misconduct
     has thrown him into begs for a termination by death to be inflicted
     upon him in what manner the honourable House may see fit. The kind
     compliance of this honourable House will ever lay an obligation on
     your distressed humble servent

HENRY DAWKINS.”

We do not know in what manner the honorable house received this
extraordinary petition; but, as book-plates are in existence in his
later style, probably it was not granted. Dawkins used three distinct
varieties of the Chippendale style. The plates of _Benjamin Kissam_, the
_Ludlow_ and _Roome_ plates, the _Whitehead Hicks_ and the _James Duane_
are examples of the debased

[Illustration: Whitehead Hicks Esq.]

Chippendale. He had also a style which is illustrated by the
_Hopkinson_, _Samuels_, and _Tomlinson_ plates, which is closely allied
to the style of the _Bushrod Washington_. The same hissing dragon, the
same tilt to the whole design, and the similarity in detail and
execution have led to the question of his being the engraver of the
latter plate. It is not a question easy to decide, and collectors are
divided over the question. This style of plate came originally from
England, we can be sure; and as Dawkins is seen to be a copyist, it is
quite as likely that he copied from the _Bushrod Washington_ plate, as
that he designed it. He always used a squarer copper than the Washington
plate is engraved upon; but this has evidences of having been cut down
after engraving. The present writer does not think the plate can be
safely attributed to Dawkins. The _Child_ and _Jones_ plates exemplify
the third style.

The debased Chippendale plates which Dawkins made were apparently copied
from an English example he had seen.

A LIST OF BOOK-PLATES SIGNED BY DAWKINS.

  Gerard Bancker                       Chippendale.
  John Burnet, 1754                    Chippendale.
  Francis Child                        Chippendale.
  James Duane                          Chippendale.
  Francis Hopkinson,}
  Joseph Hopkinson, } one copper       Chippendale.
  Whitehead Hicks                      Chippendale.
  Archibald Hunter
  Samuel Jones                         Chippendale.
  Benjamin Kissam                      Chippendale.
  John Cooke Ludlow                    Chippendale.
  Gab. Willm. Ludlow                   Chippendale.
  Jacob Roome                          Chippendale.
  John L. C. Roome                     Chippendale.
  James Samuels                        Chippendale.
  Samuel Stringer                      Chippendale.
  William Sword                        Chippendale.
  John Tomlinson                       Chippendale.
  Unidentified                         Chippendale.
  Josias Short Vavasour                Chippendale.
  W ---- Whitebread                    Chippendale.
  Peter W. Yates                       Chippendale.

The plates of _Cornelius Low_ and _Lambert Moore_, although not signed,
are attributed to Dawkins.

NATHANIEL DEARBORN was born in 1786, and was the son of Benjamin
Dearborn, a man of attainments in science. Nathaniel was one of the
first wood-engravers in Boston, and was associated with Abel Bowen for a
time.

The only armorial book-plate signed by Dearborn is the _Charles Beck_,
which is a peculiar design, following no particular style, but making a
pretty plate.

A second plate signed by Dearborn is the simple engraved verse for
_Isaac Child_.

AMOS DOOLITTLE, who was born in 1754, was one of the first engravers of
historical scenes in America. In Barber’s “History and Antiquities of
New Haven,” published in 1831, is an advertisement of “four different
views of the Battle of Lexington, Concord, etc. on the 19 April 1775.” A
list of the plates follows, and it is remarked that they were “neatly
engraved on copper from original paintings taken on the spot.” In a note
which follows, it is further remarked that the pictures were first drawn
by Mr. Earl, who was a portrait painter, and who with Mr. Doolittle was
a member of the Governor’s Guard which went to Cambridge and the scene
of action under the command of Arnold.

[Illustration: George Goodwin]

[Illustration: Social Library. Stepney Society Wethersfield]

As a maker of book-plates, Doolittle was fond of the allegorical style.
He made two plates for the _Societies of Yale College_, and one for the
village library of _Wethersfield_. The latter is an ornamental label
only, but the former are quite elaborate examples of the allegorical.
The plates of _Benjamin S. Brooks_, in the Ribbon and Wreath style, and
_Charles H. Wetmore_, which is a copy of one of Maverick’s favorite
designs, complete the number of his signed examples. The _Guilford
Library_ and _George Goodwin_ plates, which have some features in common
with the _Wethersfield Library_, are confidently attributed to him.

  Benjamin S. Brooks                   Ribbon and Wreath.
  Brothers in Unity                    Allegorical.
  Linonian Library                     Allegorical.
  Social Library, Wethersfield         Literary.
  Charles H. Wetmore                   Ribbon and Wreath.

GIDEON FAIRMAN, whose signature is on one of the plates of _Henry
McMurtrie_ and one of the _Linonian Society of Yale College_, was born
in Connecticut in 1774. He showed an early fondness for engraving, and
made rude attempts which showed undoubted talent. In 1810, having made
himself a master of his art, he went into partnership with Murray,
Draper, and others, in Philadelphia. He made considerable money, and
went over to England with Jacob Perkins, where, with Charles Heath for a
third partner, they were successful but for a short time, the
extravagance of Murray proving their ruin.

JOHN MASON FURNASS was the nephew of Hurd, to whom the latter left his
engraving tools by will, as the young man showed so much ability in the
art practised by his widely known uncle.

He was also a painter of portraits, and he had a studio in Boston, which
was also used by Trumbull.

The only plate signed by this engraver, which the present writer has
seen, is the _Eli Forbes_. This plate shows but few traces of the
influence of Hurd. It is a Chippendale design, but

[Illustration: Eli Forbes.]

is not in either of the characteristic modes of Hurd. It is an ambitious
plate, and was meant to be very fine, evidently. It is full of
flourishes, and the little spiral flourish at the lower right-hand side
is wholly out of place; the robin picking rose leaves at the side is an
innovation. The scrolls under the name are somewhat in the manner of
Hurd. The heraldic drawing is poor, and the bunch of arrows between the
shield and the crest must be in allusion to the occupation of the owner,
who was a missionary to the Indians.

[Illustration: John Chambers Esq^{r}.]

There is said to be a plate by Furnass owned in Boston, by the name of
_Foster_, but no definite knowledge of it has been obtained.

E. GALLAUDET, who signed the plate for the _New York Society Library_
and the plate of _John Chambers_, was one Elisha Gallaudet, who
practised his art in New York City towards the end of the last century.

EDWARD GALLAUDET, a relative of the above, was superior to him as an
engraver, and the _Gallaudet_ plate mentioned in the List is by him. He
was of the present century.

ABRAHAM GODWIN was born in New Jersey in 1763. He was intended for the
profession of the law, and was placed in the office of his brother, at
Fishkill, in New York state. Both men joined the army, however; and when
Abraham returned to his home, it was to take up the art of engraving,
towards which he had had an inclination from boyhood, when he made his
first attempts on the silver plate of his friends, with a graver made by
a blacksmith.

The only example of his book-plate work is a plate fully described under
the heading, “Unidentified,” in the List. Most unfortunately, the only
example known has the family name torn out. The first name is _John_.
The plate is rather rudely engraved, but is quite ambitious, showing the
interior of a large room, which might be either a school-room or a
library.

S. HARRIS, who engraved the pictorial plates of _Henry Andrews_ and the
anonymous _Williams_, was a New England engraver, who was in Boston
about 1798.

CHARLES P. HARRISON, who signed the plain armorial book-plates of
_William Betts_ and _David Paul Brown_, was a son of William Harrison,
an English engraver, who came to New York in 1794, and was for a time an
instructor of Peter Maverick the second.

SAMUEL HILL was a copper-plate engraver in Boston, about 1790, and his
work consisted mostly of portraits and book work.

The following are examples of his work:--

  Willm. P. & L. Blake’s
    Circulating Library
    at the Boston Book Store  Ornamented label.
  Charles Pierpont            Ribbon and Wreath.
  William Winthrop            Ribbon and Wreath.

Also the plate of _Saml. Hill_, which is of a literary flavor, is
probably the engraver’s own plate.

S. S. JOCELYN, of New Haven, who made a very handsome plate for the
_Brothers in Unity_ of Yale College, became an engraver of vignettes for
bank-notes.

THOMAS JOHNSON was born in Boston in 1708. He was buried in King’s
Chapel Burying-ground, May 8, 1767. He engraved Psalm Tune plates

[Illustration: EDMUND H. GARRETT]

for the Tate and Brady edition of 1760, and did some commendable work as
a herald painter. In the inventory of his estate, fifteen copper plates
are appraised at 40_s._

Only one specimen of his book-plate work is authenticated, and that is
the _Joseph Tyler_, which is signed in full,--_Johnson_.

THOMAS JOHNSTON signs the very beautiful Jacobean plate of _William P.
Smith, A.M._, and the rougher Chippendale of _Samuel Willis_. Whether
this is the same engraver as the above is uncertain; the difference in
the spelling of the name would not disprove the claim, as in those days
such differences were frequent. The _Willis_ plate bears strong
resemblance to the work and designs of Hurd. If this is the same
engraver as the above, these two plates are likely to be the earliest
signed plates by an American, as Johnson was born some twenty years
before Hurd. The _Willis_ plate is quite inferior to the _Smith_, which
latter is a striking example of the Jacobean style.

FRANCIS KEARNEY, who signs the plate of _Henry McMurtrie_ and _Hector
Coffin_, was born in 1780. He was a pupil of Peter R. Maverick, who
received two hundred and fifty dollars for instructing him for three
years. The advantage was all with Maverick. Soon after the opening of
the century, he was engaged with Anderson, the younger Maverick, Boyd,
and others, in engraving plates for a quarto Bible published by Mr.
Collins, of New York.

In 1810 he removed to Philadelphia, as that city was far ahead of New
York in the publishing of books, etc. He was in that city for over
twenty years. His greatest work is the engraving of Leonardo da Vinci’s
picture of the “Last Supper.”

PETER RUSHTON MAVERICK was born in England, April 11, 1755, and came to
America about 1774. He was originally a silversmith, and came of a
family whose members were for several generations well known as
engravers, and who made the art their occupation. He was an energetic
worker, getting most of his practical knowledge by his own endeavors. He
was the teacher of William Dunlap and of Francis Kearney, as well as of
his own son, who ultimately became a more proficient engraver than his
father, and, who after instructing A. B. Durand for five years, took him
into partnership.

Peter R. Maverick died in New York, about 1807, and his son Peter whose
partnership with Durand resulted disastrously, died in 1831.

As a designer and engraver of book-plates, Maverick was the most
prolific of all the early engravers. It is presumed that all the plates
signed either P. R. Maverick, or simply Maverick, were by the same hand,
as a large collection of

    _Weigh well each thought, each sentence freely scan,
    In Reason’s balance try the works of man:
    Be bias’d not by those who praise or blame.
    Nor, Servile, Yield opinion to a Name._
proofs from his plates which furnishes examples of both ways of signing
is now in the possession of the New York Historical Society, and the
librarian informs me that all of the plates in that collection were done
in 1789 by the elder Maverick. This collection consists of sixty-five
plates, of which thirty-eight different ones are signed by Maverick.
There are also others which are undoubtedly his work, although not
signed, and there are examples by Dawkins, Hutt, and Child. Quite a
number of the plates are duplicated, too. This very interesting
collection of proofs, kept by Maverick himself, and sewed together
roughly, was in the library of his friend, John Allan. By far the
greater part of Maverick’s plates are of the Ribbon and Wreath style,
but he made a few Jacobeans, a few Chippendales, and one or two
pictorial and allegorical designs. He used the same features over and
over in his plates, and seems to have been a rapid worker. The plates in
the following list marked * are by the younger Maverick.

A LIST OF BOOK-PLATES SIGNED BY MAVERICK.

  Anonymous                    Plain armorial.
  Anonymous (Jacob Brown)      Pictorial.
  Flamen Ball                  Ribbon and Wreath.
  Abraham Bancker              Pictorial.
  Absalom Blackley             Ribbon and Wreath.
  Philip Brasher               Ribbon and Wreath.
  *Epaphroditus Champion, Jr.  Plain armorial.
  De Witt Clinton              Ribbon and Wreath.
  William Cock                 Ribbon and Wreath.
  James S. Cutting             Ribbon and Wreath.
  William Cutting              Ribbon and Wreath.
  John Cuyler                  Ribbon and Wreath.
  Frederick De Peyster         Plain armorial.
  Barnard Elliott              Plain armorial.
  Erasmus Hall Library         Allegorical.
  Ebenezer Foot                Ribbon and Wreath.

[Illustration: Abraham Bancker]

  Andrew J. Fraunces           Plain armorial.
  James Gibs
  James Giles                  Military.
  *Elias Hicks                 Plain armorial.
  Philip L. Hoffmann           Ribbon and Wreath.
  Horanian Society Library     Allegorical.
  William J. Hunter            Ribbon and Wreath.
  John I. Johnson              Pictorial.
  John Johnston                Ribbon and Wreath.
  Thomas Johnston              Ribbon and Wreath.
  Benjamin S. Judah            Ribbon and Wreath.
  John Keese                   Ribbon and Wreath.
  John Keese                   Ornamental label.
  Rufus King                   Ribbon and Wreath.
  Isaac L. Kip                 Ribbon and Wreath.
  Edward Livingston            Landscape.
  Maturin Livingston           Ribbon and Wreath.
  William Smith Livingston     Ribbon and Wreath.
  Hugh McLean                  Ribbon and Wreath.
  Peter Masterton              Ribbon and Wreath.
  ---- Maxwell                 Ribbon and Wreath.
  *Nathaniel F. Moore          Ribbon and Wreath.
  New York Society Library     Allegorical.
  New York Society Library     Allegorical.
  *Lewis Morris Ogden          Ribbon and Wreath.
  Francis Panton, Jr.          Landscape.
  W. Paulding
  William L. Pierce            Ribbon and Wreath.
  John Pintard                 Ribbon and Wreath.
  William Popham               Ribbon and Wreath.
  Halcott B. Pride             Ribbon and Wreath.
  Samuel Provoost              Ribbon and Wreath.
  William Seton                Ribbon and Wreath.
  John Sitgreaves              Ribbon and Wreath.
  James Scott Smith            Ribbon and Wreath.
  Thomas Smith, Jr.            Ribbon and Wreath.
  Thomas J. Smith
  William Smith                Ribbon and Wreath.
  William Taylor               Ribbon and Wreath.
  *James Thompson              Plain armorial.
  Thomas Tillotson             Ribbon and Wreath.
  P. I. Van Berkel             Plain armorial.
  K. K. Van Rensselaer         Ribbon and Wreath.
  Prosper Wetmore              Ribbon and Wreath.
  Polydore B. Wisner           Ribbon and Wreath.

A LIST OF PLATES ATTRIBUTED TO MAVERICK, ALTHOUGH NOT SIGNED.

  James Agnew, Esq.                        Chippendale.
  Boudinet                                 Ribbon and Wreath.
  Charles Bridgen                          Plain armorial.
  Willm. Duer                              Ribbon and Wreath.
  John Goelet                              Jacobean.
  Herbert                                  Chippendale.
  Morgan Lewis, Esq.                       Ribbon and Wreath.
  Rob’t R. Livingston, Esq., of Cleremont  Ribbon and Wreath.
  Walter Livingston                        Chippendale.
  Jonathan Meredith, Jr.                   Ribbon and Wreath.
  Joseph Murray                            Chippendale.
  William Pasley                           Ribbon and Wreath.
  Saml. Provoost. Coll. Pet. Cant.         Chippendale.
  William Stephens                         Jacobean.
  John C. Ten Broeck                       Ribbon and Wreath.
  Stephen Van Rensselaer                   Plain armorial.

OLIVER PELTON, who engraved a plate for the _Brothers in Unity_, at Yale
College, was born in Portland, Conn., in 1799, and learned his trade
with Abner Read, a bank-note engraver, of Hartford. He was an assiduous
worker, and was taken into partnership after two years’ work, with Mr.
Read and one Samuel Stiles. Samuel G. Goodrich (Peter Parley) soon
induced him to go to Boston with him, to engage in the engraving of
plates for his works. This enterprise was successful, and in 1863 Pelton
formed a partnership with William D. Terry, which was the foundation of
the New England Bank-Note Company of Boston. The plate mentioned is the
only example of his work on book-plates.

R. RAWDON, who signs the plate of _William L. Stone_, which is a very
handsome steel-plate design, was born in Tolland, Conn., and was
associated with his brother in Albany. The brother subsequently moved to
New York.

[Illustration: Gardiner Chandler]

PAUL REVERE, the Revolutionary patriot whose “midnight ride” is known
the world over, was born in Boston, January 1, 1735, and died there on
the 10th of May, 1818, after a life of great usefulness, leaving a name
never to be forgotten.

He came of a Huguenot family, who spelled the name Rivoire originally.

[Illustration: William Wetmore]

He was self-instructed in the art of engraving on copper, although
brought up by his father to the business of a goldsmith. He went on the
Crown Point expedition, 1756, and after his return, married, and settled
down to the business he had already learned. He was naturally fond of
mechanics, and made himself master of its general principles. One of his
earliest attempts on copper was the portrait of his friend, Dr. Mayhew.
He also engraved several caricatures which were popular, and some
historical pictures which are valuable now to the collector.

[Illustration: Paul Revere]

Not many book-plates have come down to us by this celebrated patriot,
and the following list comprises all that are signed.

  Gardiner Chandler    Chippendale.
  David Greene         Chippendale.
  Epes Sargent         Chippendale.
  William Wetmore      Ribbon and Wreath.

Revere’s plates do not have the compact appearance of Hurd’s, and are
not so well designed or so well engraved as the latter’s. Presumably
this branch of work was not very profitable to him, or very much
cultivated.

The accompanying design was undoubtedly a book-plate, and beyond
question is the work of Revere. It is a very rare plate.

WILLIAM ROLLINSON was born in England, in the year 1760. He was in youth
brought up to the trade of ornamenting buttons; and, upon coming to New
York, made the gilt buttons which decorated the coat worn by Washington
at his inauguration as President. He did this without remuneration, so
thoroughly sympathizing with the country of his adoption as to feel the
honor of this service for Washington a full compensation. He was,
through the friendship of Messrs. Elias Hicks and John C. Ludlow,
recommended to the publishers of Brown’s Family Bible, for which he made
several plates. Previous to this, he found work in the shops of
different silversmiths, and had taught himself the art of engraving on
copper. At the beginning of the century, Archibald Robertson painted a
portrait of Alexander Hamilton, which Rollinson boldly undertook to make
a large engraving from. He did not understand all the processes of
engraving, and invented such as he was compelled to use, as he went on.
The duel in which Hamilton lost his life occurred before the portrait
was fully engraved. Indeed, it had been undertaken more as an experiment
than with the idea of sale; but the friends of the dead statesman urged
him to complete it, which he did, and the print found a good sale.
Later, Rollinson invented a machine for ruling waved lines, which was of
vast importance in the manufacture of bank-notes.

As an engraver of book-plates, he adopted the Ribbon and Wreath style
naturally, as it was the style in vogue when he took up the work. He
made one or two plain armorials, and for the _New York College of
Pharmacy_ one of more ambitious design. His plates, all neat in design,
are clear, skilful engraving. His work and that of Callender, in the
same style, resemble each other.

The following plates are signed by Rollinson:--

  Richard Harrison                      Plain armorial.
  Elias Hicks                           Ribbon and Wreath.
  George Ludlow                         Ribbon and Wreath.
  W. T. McCoun                          Plain armorial.
  Horatio Shepheard Moat                Ribbon and Wreath.
  New York College of Pharmacy          Ornamented label.
  James Adam Smith                      Plain armorial.
  Thomas N. Stanforth                   Ribbon and Wreath.
  Teachers’ Union, St. George’s Church  Engraved label.
  John W. Watkins, A.M.                 Ribbon and Wreath.
  Charles Wilkes                        Plain armorial.
  Azarias Williams                      Ribbon and Wreath.

J. SMITHERS, an Englishman, originally a gun-engraver employed in the
Tower of London, came to Philadelphia in the year 1773.

[Illustration: H. E. Deats.]

He had a good name as a man and as an engraver, and made the blocks for
the Continental money. A large plan of the city of Philadelphia on three
plates, which was his work, was subsequently purchased, when copper was
scarce, for thirty dollars, and cut up into smaller pieces. Among his
pupils was Trenchard, of whose work we have a few examples.

The following plates are signed by Smithers:--

  John Day             Plain armorial.
  Fenwick              Chippendale.
  Henry Hale Graham    Plain armorial.
  John Magill          Chippendale.
  Henry McMurtrie      Pictorial.

He sometimes signed with the final _s_, and sometimes without it. His
book-plates are not especially brilliant in any way, but are good, and
in the pure style. His finest attempt is the landscape plate for _Dr.
McMurtrie_ of Philadelphia.

T. SPARROW was an obscure engraver on wood, who worked at his trade in
Annapolis from 1765 to about 1780, and who did considerable work for
“Ann Catherine Green & Son, Printers,” of that town, on title-pages,
tail-pieces, etc. He engraved on copper the title-page for the “Deputy
Commissary’s Guide of Maryland,” published by the above firm in 1774,
and which is a creditable piece of work. All the book-plates known at
present are on wood, and they are but two in number: the _Richard
Sprigg_ and the _Gabriel Duvall_, both of whom were men of prominence in
the colonial times, in Maryland.

WILLIAM D. TERRY, who was mentioned as the founder, with Pelton, of the
Bank-Note Company, in Boston, engraved a plate for the _Redwood
Library_, of Newport. This is a large representation of the library, and
is a fine piece of work.

JAMES THACKARA was a partner of John Vallance, in the engraving
business, and they were together for a good many years. Thackara was
inferior to his partner as an engraver, according to Dunlap, and was for
a long time the keeper of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.

We know but one example of his book-plate work, and that is the
_Lenthall_ plate, which is a large and very interesting example of the
Ribbon and Wreath style. It is an excellent piece of engraving, full of
style, and graceful in design.

JAMES TRENCHARD was born in Cumberland County, New Jersey, about 1746.
He was a pupil of Smithers, and engraved in Philadelphia,

[Illustration: JOHN LENTHALL]

about 1785. Among his pupils were Thackara, Vallance, and his nephew,
Edward Trenchard, who became an officer in the United States Navy, and
served in the War of 1812.

Trenchard was one of the owners of the “Columbian Magazine,” published
in Philadelphia from 1786 to 1792, and he engraved many plates for its
pages.

[Illustration: Bloomfield]

One signed book-plate of his is known,--the _Bloomfield_. This is a
Chippendale plate of no striking features. The _Luther Martin_ plate is
so similar to this as to leave hardly any doubt that it too was by
Trenchard.

[Illustration: Luther Martin A M]

JAMES TURNER is another of the early American artists of whom very
little is known now. He was at one time in Boston, but later removed to
Philadelphia. He did some portrait and some music work. Of his
book-plate work we have but three signed specimens. By far the most
interesting and valuable of these is the extremely rare plate of _John
Franklin of Boston in New England_. This is very fully described in the
List of Early American Book-plates. The other plates are the _Sir John
St. Clair_, and the plate for _Isaac Norris_, of the family of the
Quaker Chief Justice of Pennsylvania.

[Illustration: John Franklin

Boston New England]

The plate of _James Hall_, although not signed, is also attributed to
him.

JOHN VALLANCE, whose name is connected with that of Thackara, engraved
with him many plates for Dobson’s Encyclopædia. He made heads of
Franklin and Howard, which were pronounced successful, and he had a high
reputation as an engraver.

[Illustration: Bloomfield Maine.]

One authenticated example of his book-plate work is known, the _Joseph
Wiseman_, in the Ribbon and Wreath style; and the _David Brearly_,
although not signed, is attributed to him.

Of the other engravers whose names appear on but one or two plates, no
information has been obtained. There were probably many who had but a
local fame, and who made but a few plates. Their names are remembered
now in a way not expected at the time of signing them, undoubtedly.

In a recent article on COUNT RUMFORD, in the “New England Magazine,” it
is said that, when a youth, he designed book-plates. No authentic
examples of his work are known, and no information can be obtained
concerning any.

JACOB HURD, the father of Nathaniel, was a goldsmith of Boston, and his
name is on pieces of plate in the First and Second churches in Boston,
and the First Church, and Christ Church, in Dorchester. He very probably
made book-plates, though no signed work is known. He died in 1758. He
appears in the list of subscribers to “Prince’s Chronological History of
New England,” as taking six copies.

In the “Boston Evening Post,” for March 4, 1745, the following
advertisement appears:--

     “FRANCIS GARDEN, Engraver from London, engraves in the newest
     Manner and at the cheapest Rates, Coats-of-Arms, Crests or Cyphers
     on Gold, Silver, Pewter or Copper. To be heard of at Mr.
     Caverley’s, Distiller, at the South End of Boston. N.B. He will
     wait on any Person in Town or Country, to do their Work at their
     own House, if desired: also copper-plate printing perform’d by
     him.”

No signed example of this gentleman’s work has thus far come to our
knowledge. It is fair to presume, however, that he engraved book-plates.

[Illustration: “QUI CONTENTUS FELIX”]

A LIST OF EARLY AMERICAN BOOK-PLATES.

The following List of Early American Book-plates makes no claim to
completeness: indeed it is earnestly hoped and believed that time will
prove it to be quite incomplete: old plates new to collectors are
continually coming to light, and there is every reason to expect their
number to increase. We are persuaded that certain of the worthies of
colonial times used book-plates, although no copies are now known, and
that some future investigator will unearth these much-desired treasures.

Some plates will be found included which do not have a satisfactory
description: this is due to their not being seen by the compiler of the
List: correspondents at a distance cannot always send full details, and
without them it is better to attempt little in the way of description.
The aim has been to be accurate and as full as possible. There are
hundreds of simple name-labels which have no place here, but all
armorial examples which could be discovered are mentioned.

The plates are given in alphabetical order, and are numbered for
convenience in reference. As far as possible, the first line of the
description of each plate gives the exact wording of the original, with
its spelling and abbreviations: the mottoes also, as well as the manner
of signature, are given exactly as they appear on the original plate:
wherever throughout this List _italics_ are used, they denote the exact
language employed upon the plate.

1. ANONYMOUS.

Armorial. A very beautiful plate with French arms: a crown above
and military trophies behind the shield: French banners, cannon,
quivers of arrows, anchor, horns, swords, drum, tomahawks, bugle,
lances, etc. Signed, _Maingot delt. Maverick_, _Sct._

[Illustration: Richard C. Lichtenstein.]

2. ABERCROMBIE. _James Abercrombie._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Two mottoes, _Vive ut vivas_, and _Meus in
arduis aequa_. Of Philadelphia, and mentioned in Boswell’s “Life of Dr.
Johnson.”

3. ADAMS. _John Adams._

Armorial. The Boylston arms. The shield surrounded by a garter on which
the motto is given,--_Libertatem amicitiam retenebis et fidem_. The
whole design surrounded by thirteen stars. Second President of the
United States.

4. ADAMS. _John Quincy Adams._

Simply the name rudely engraved and surrounded by a narrow line.
Probably the first of the J. Q. A. book-plates. Sixth President of the
United States.

5. ADAMS. _John Quincy Adams._

Armorial. Boylston arms. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto-ribbon empty.

6. ADAMS. _John Quincy Adams._

Armorial. The Boylston arms; the shield enclosed within a garter, on
which the motto appears,--_Fidem--Libertatem--Amicitiam_.

7. ADAMS. _John Quincy Adams._

Armorial. The shield is quartered, and bears in the first quarter a
curious specimen of home-made heraldry. The ancestors of the President
bore no arms, and in their place appears a stag standing at gaze before
a pine tree, while below in the water a fish, probably a cod, is
swimming; the whole design surrounded with thirteen stars. This was his
own invention. The other quarters bear the Smith, Quincy, and Boylston
arms. The whole shield is surrounded by a garter bearing the motto
_Fidem, Libertatem, Amicitiam retinebis_. From “Tacitus.”

8. AGAR. _Property, Lydia Agar. 1806._

Pictorial. An eagle bears a broad ribbon, on which the word _property_
is given; an oval frame encloses what resembles a row of eggs.

9. AGNEW. _James Agnew, Esq._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Consilio non impetu_. Attributed to
Maverick.

10. AITKIN. _Robert Aitkin._

Simple name label: the printer of the “Aitkin Bible.” Philadelphia,
1782. The first American edition.

11. ALBANY. _Albany Society Library. 1759._

A peculiar plate something in the shape of the figure 8, with
intertwining foliations above and at the sides. The upper part of the
frame is the larger, and contains a spirited illustration of an Indian
in ambush aiming an arrow at a leaping fox. On the frame surrounding
this is the motto, _May concord prevail and the undertakeing prosper_.
In the lower and smaller part is depicted a prim man, bewigged and
ruffled, with an open book in his hand; presumably a patron of the
Library. Very little can be learned concerning this early Library. It
was probably interrupted by the Revolution. Some of its books are in the
New York State Library.

12. ALLAN. _John Allan._

Pictorial. An open book, across the pages of which is printed the name
of the owner. Behind all an anchor. This is the plate of the old book
collector of New York City.

13. ALLEN. _John Allen._

Armorial. Jacobean. Motto, _Law & Right_. This is believed to be the
plate used by John Allen, an early bookseller of Boston. He published
the “News-Letter.” From the general design and the crude engraving, it
must be taken for early American work: circa 1720. Illustrated in
“Curio,” page 15.

14. ALLISON. _Joseph J. Allison._

Armorial. Chippendale. Hour-glass, books, globe, palette, and brushes,
grouped above the escutcheon. Motto, _Hinc labor et virtus_. Of
Philadelphia.

15. ALSOP. _Richard Alsop._

Armorial. Belongs to no particular style, although the ornamentation is
of Chippendale tendency. Beneath the shield, at either side, stands a
cupid holding out a bunch of arrows: the drawing of these figures is not
above criticism: they seem to have one arm each, and but one wing also.
A Connecticut poet. Born, 1761; died, 1815. One of the famous “Hartford
Wits.”

16. AMBLER. Armorial. Of Virginia.

17. AMERICAN. _American Academy of Arts and Sciences. MDCCLXX._

A very handsome plate, having a large curtain looped back by ribbons and
cords, whereon to record the name of the giver of books to the library,
and above this an oval vignette representing Minerva with shield and
spear in hand, and helmet on her head, standing upon the sea-shore (of
Massachusetts), watching a three-master which sails far away under a
glaring sun and a heavy cloud: through a corn-field and then through the
woods lies the path to the distant village whose roofs can be seen: on
the sand about the goddess lie scattered the scientific and agricultural
implements, the uses of which it was the function of the Academy to
teach. The Academy was instituted in 1779. Very good engraving but not
so good drawing. The work is attributed to Callender.

18. ANDERSON. _Alexr. Anderson._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Vigila_. Signed, _A. Anderson, Sculp._
The original plate had only the last name engraved; the first name was
added afterwards and evidently by a different hand. This plate is
sometimes found with the name of his brother, John, written in before
the family name, indicating perhaps that the plate was designed for the
general use of the family. This is the plate of Dr. Anderson, the first
engraver in wood in America.

19. ANDOVER. _Institutio Theologica Andover. Fundata MDCCCVII._

A severely plain pediment, raised upon Doric columns, bearing on the
architrave the name. A blaze of glory above has in the centre the words,
יהוה. Similar rays shine over the open Bible at the foot, on which is
written, PS. CXIX, 169, and JOH. XVII, 17. On the base are the words,
ΑΚΟΓΩΝΙ ΣΟΥ ΧΡΙΚΤΟΥ.

20. ANDREW. _John Andrew._

Pictorial. The implements of the engraver lie scattered upon the bench:
the name is given in fac-simile of the autograph.

21. ANDREWS. Armorial. Of Virginia.

22. ANDREWS.---- _Andrews._ (First name obliterated.)

Pictorial. The scene is out of doors and the sun rises in full strength
behind a long oval frame on which the name is engraved. A little patch
of earth, two well-grown trees, and scant herbage complete the
accessories. Signed, _Callender Sc._

23. ANDREWS. _Eliza Andrews._

Pictorial. Exactly the same as the succeeding, with the exception of the
change in the name and the omission of the engraver’s signature.

24. ANDREWS. _Henry Andrews._

Pictorial: representing Minerva, crowned, with spear and shield: the owl
sits upon a convenient pedestal. The name of the owner is put upon the
edge of the shield which the goddess rests upon the ground. Signed, _S.
Harris. Sc._

25. ANTILL. _Edwad. Antill. Esqr., A.M._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Probitas laudatur et alget_. A New Jersey
author. Illustrated in “Art Amateur,” April, 1894.

26. APTHORP. _Apthorp._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto-ribbon empty.

27. APTHORP. _East Apthorp, A.M. Cambridge MDCCLXI._

Armorial. Late Jacobean. Motto, _Nemo nisi Christus_. Eminent Episcopal
divine, born in Boston, 1733; educated at Cambridge, and died, 1816.

28. APTHORP. _Jno. Apthorp._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Fari quae sentiat_. The same plate as the
one mentioned above as having the motto-ribbon empty. In this example
the name _Jno._ is written, and so is the motto.

29. APTHORP. _Thomas Apthorp._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Juste rem para_. Flowers, and a huge bee
in the decoration. Printed in blue ink. Born, 1741. Died in England.

30. ARCHDEACON. _S. Archdeacon._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Esse quam videri_. Signed, _W. S._ A
pretty design, with the caduceus of Mercury introduced in the
ornamentation.

31. ARCHER. _William Archer._

Armorial. Of Chesterfield County, Virginia.

32. ARCHER. _William Archer, Powhatan._ A plain label with the name
within a type border.

33. ARMISTEAD. _William Armistead._

Armorial. Of Virginia. Of Revolutionary fame.

34. ASHWELL. _Charles Ashwell of Grenada._ Plain armorial.

35. ASSHETON. _Ralph Assheton, M.D., Philadelphia._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _In Domino confido_. Son of the
Councillor; studied medicine in Edinburgh.

36. ASSHETON. _Willm. Assheton Esqr. of Barbadoes._

Armorial. Chippendale. Very ornate. No motto. Began the practice of law
in Penna., and was afterwards described as “of the Parish of St.
Michael’s in Barbadoes, gentleman.” He was Provost-Marshal of Barbadoes.

37. ASSHETON. _William Assheton Esq. of Gray’s Inn, Judge of the Court
of Admiralty of Penn. 1718._ Arms, crest, and quarterings.

38. ATKINSON. _Theodore Atkinson._

Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Signed, _N. Hurd. Scp._ This is the
same design that was used in the Wentworth plate, but is much better in
execution. The peculiar flow of water from the shell beneath the
escutcheon is caught in a bowl: the only instance. Secretary of the
colony of New Hampshire, 1741; Chief Justice, 1754; Major-General of
militia, 1769; delegate to Congress at Albany, 1754.

39. ATKINSON. _William King Atkinson._

Armorial. Chippendale: a copy of the preceding design. Motto, _Nil
facimus non sponte Dei._ Signed, _Callender Sc._ A noted lawyer of
Portsmouth, N.H. (1764-1820). Changed his name from King to Atkinson out
of respect to Judge Atkinson.

40. ATLEE. _Willm. Augs. Atlee Esqr. of Lancaster PENNSYLVANIA._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto-ribbon empty; bears some marks of being
unfinished. Judge of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1777-1791.

41. ATWOOD. _Harry Atwood._

Armorial. Chippendale. Very ornate; architectural and landscape effects
used. No motto.

42. AUCHMUTY. _Richard Tylden Auchmuty._ Plain armorial. Motto, _Dum
spiro spero_. Signed, _A & S_.

43. BACKHOUSE. _W. Backhouse, M.A._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Pax et amor_.

44. BACKUS. _Elijah Backus._

Armorial. Jacobean. No motto; name on motto-ribbon. Very crude
workmanship.

45. BALDWIN. _D. Baldwin, Owner._ An Engraved Label, the Words Being
Within an Oval Wreath.

46. BALDWIN. _Jonathan Baldwin._

Armorial. Signed by Callender.

47. BALDWIN. _Luke Baldwin._

Armorial. Signed by Callender.

48. BALL. _Flamen Ball._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Semper caveto_. Signed, _P. R.
Maverick. Sct._

49. BALLORD. _Wm. Ballord’s._

Armorial. Plain. No Motto.

50. BALTIMORE. _The Library Company of Baltimore._Simply the Name

Engraved Within an Oval Frame. Signed, _S. Allardice Phi_.

51. BANCKER. _Abraham Bancker._

Pictorial. An eagle bears aloft an oval frame which contains the large
figure 4 always seen on the book-plates of this family. A ribbon flying
from the beak of the eagle bears the motto, _Sublimiora petamus_;
beneath, a three-masted vessel, with homing pennant streaming, passes
half-submerged trees and a chain of mountain peaks. Signed, _Maverick
Sculp’_.

52. BANCKER. _Charles N. Bancker._

Armorial in style, but showing no actual arms. The shield is occupied by
a large figure 4, which is an old “merchant mark.” Chippendale. Puffy
cupids are seated on either side of the frame with accessories which
indicate the pursuit of science. Motto, _Dieu Defend le Droit_. Signed,
_Jones Sc._ Of Philadelphia.

53. BANCKER. _Charles N. Bancker._

A Chippendale frame enclosing the figure 4, and showing the same motto
as the above. Helmet, wreath and crest, the eagle’s wings erect, ppr.
Not signed.

54. BANCKER. _Evert Bancker, Junr._

A smaller and older plate than the others of this name, and showing the
same figure 4, with rather wild mantling, and crest.

55. BANCKER. _Gerard Bancker._

Chippendale. A cupid holding a globe converses with a companion, perhaps
about commerce and ocean currents; behind them a pyramid rises, and two
other cupids are consulting a plan. The figure 4 is again prominent in
this plate. Signed, _Dawkins Sculpsit_.

56. BANCROFT. _George Bancroft._

Pictorial. A chubby cherub approaches, with a panel in his hands on
which the words ΕΙΣ ΦΑΟΣ are given. Another plate, identical in all
other details, gives the motto, _Sursum corda_. Historian of the United
States.

57. BANISTER. _John Banister._

Plain armorial. (arms of Banester of Easington, County York, according
to Burke). No motto. Of Virginia. Revolutionary soldier. Died, 1787.

58. BARRELL. _Joseph Barrell._

An allegorical plate full of detail. In the centre is the shield with
the arms, while above the crest sits Hope with her anchor. As indicative
of Industry, a very trim female figure is presented, surrounded by
signs of prosperity, such as the beehive, palette and brush, and square
and dividers. In contrast to this a bare-footed, raggedly clad woman
with a dead fish in her lap, snails on her shoulders, broken tools
around her, and with every appearance of misery and squalor, is shown at
the left. The contrast between Thrift and Indolence is continued in a
second series of pictures below the shield. In these it is the begging
tramp and the erect, well-clothed gentleman who depict the moral.
Dilapidated shanties and well-built houses are also in contrast.
Mottoes, _Not always so--Indure but hope_. A rich Boston merchant. A
pioneer in the Northwest coast trade.

59. BARROLL. _William Barroll. Chestertown. 1795._

An engraved name label, with the all-seeing eye above the oval frame
which encloses the name. The palm and holly are crossed beneath.

60. BARTON. _William Barton._

Armorial. Perhaps the plate of the capturer of Genl. Prescott (1777) in
Narragansett Bay.

61. BARTRAM. _John Bartram._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Foy En Dieu_. A second motto, _J’avance_.
Celebrated Botanist of Pennsylvania.

62. BATHURST. Armorial. Of Virginia. See Burke’s “extinct Baronetage.”

63. BAY. _William Bay. M.D._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath, Motto, _Quo Fata Vocant_. The heraldic
drawing is poor and the charges are reversed. Born, Albany, 1773. Died,
1865.

64. BAYARD. _James A. Bayard._

The name well engraved within an oval wreath. The Delaware statesman,
leader of the Federal party, and one of the negotiators of the Treaty of
Ghent. Born, 1767; Died, 1815.

65. BAYARD. _Saml. Bayard._

Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. This is a very interesting specimen of
the debased Chippendale. As decorative features the following are used:
a large globe, quadrant, compass, sun-dial, beer-stein, and a little
landscape. The branches of the frame are made to support these objects
named. Jurist. Published books on law.

66. BAYLEY. Armorial. of the Eastern Shore, Va.

67. BEATTY. _J. Beatty. M.D._

Armorial. Pictorial. The shield rests against the bole of an oak, and
while the arms on it (Arg. a beehive surrounded by bees) are not given
in Burke, the crest appears in Fairbairn, with some changes. A globe,
open book, scroll, caduceus, and cornucopia of fruit complete the
accessories. Not a common type among American plates. John Beatty was
born in Pennsylvania, 1749, and died in New Jersey in 1826. Rose to the
rank of Colonel In the Revolutionary War, and was delegate to Congress,
1783-1785. Member of Federal Convention, and member of Congress.
Illustrated in “curio,” page 114.

68. BECK. _Charles Beck._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Signed, N. D. Sc. (nathaniel Dearborn). Of
Cambridge, Mass. Scholar and Author.

69. BEDLOW. _William Bedlow._

Armorial. Monogram B L at foot of arms. Jacobean. Motto, _My hope on
high_. Of Bedlow’s Island, New York.

70. BEETE. _Joseph Beete. Demerary._ Plain Armorial. Motto, _Fortuna
perit, honestas manet_.

71. BELCHER. (Anonymous.)

Armorial. Jacobean. Motto, _Loyal jusqu’à la Mort_. This is the plate of
the Colonial Governor of Massachusetts and New Hampshire, 1730-1741
(Jonathan Belcher). The arms are the same as borne on the plate of his
son Jonathan, except that this plate shows a label for difference. There
is also a shortening of the motto in the other plate.

72. BELCHER. _Jonathan Belcher E Societate Medij Templi._

Armorial. Jacobean. Very similar to the last. Motto, _Loyal au mort_.
Son of the preceding; born in Boston, 1710. Graduate of Harvard, student
at the Middle Temple, one of the first settlers of Halifax, N.S. Died
there, 1776. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 113.

[Illustration: William Belcher.

Savannah.]

73. BELCHER. _William Belcher, Owner._
Literary. A shelf of books enclosed within an oval
which bears the mottoes, _With welcome use--but
use with care. The wicked borrow,--but never
return_. Of New London, Conn., circa 1790.

74. BELCHER. _William Belcher. Savannah._

Armorial. Pictorial. A very beautiful engraving.
The shield rests upon the ground and is supported
by the oak tree which spreads over it; willows and
pines complete the little group of trees, and beyond
a stretch of water is seen. The motto, _Loyal au
mort_, is on the ribbon which flutters along the
ground beside the shield.

75. BEL-CHIER. _J. Bel-Chier._

Armorial. Jacobean. Motto, _Loyal jusq’ a la
mort_. Printed in red ink.

76. BERESFORD. _Richard Beresford, Charleston. 1772._

Armorial.

77. BETTS. _William Betts._

Armorial. Plain. Motto, _Malo mori quam foedari_.
Signed, _C. P. Harrison Del. Sct._

78. BEVERLEY. _Harry Beverley._

Armorial. Chippendale. No motto.

79. BEVERLY. _Robert Beverly._

Armorial. Of Virginia. Historian.

80. BEVERLY. _William Beverly._

Armorial. Signed, _J. Kirk_.

81. BLACKLEY _Absalom Blackley._

Armorial. Ribbon and wreath. Motto, _Utere
mundo_. Signed, _Maverick Scp._ The name supported
by two quills.

82. BLAKE. _Willm. P. & L. Blake’s Circulating Library at
the Boston Book Store._
An engraved label enclosed in an ornamental oval
frame. Signed, _S. Hill. Sc._

83. BLANC. _William Blanc. Middle Temple. Dominica._
Crest only. Motto on a garter enclosing the crest,
_Frangas non flectan_.

84. BLATCHFORD. _Thomas W. Blatchford._
Plain armorial. Motto, _Providentia sumus_. Signed,
_Wm. D. Smith sc._

85. BLEECKER. _Bleecker._
Plain armorial. A festoon of cloth behind the
shield.

86. BLENMAN. _Jonathan Blenman, Attoray, Genl. & Judge of
ye Admty. in Barbadoes._
A small plate, without motto, rather poorly engraved.
A little ornamentation of Jacobean
manner appears at either side, and the mantling is
rather profuse, but well above the shield.

[Illustration: Absalom Blachly.]

87. BLOOMFIELD. _Bloomfield._

Armorial. Chippendale. Rudely drawn books
used in the frame. Motto, _Pro aris et focis_.
Signed, _J. Trenchard_. Major Joseph Bloomfield
was a soldier in the Revolution, Governor of New
Jersey, Brigadier-General in War of 1812, member
of Congress, 1817-21. Illustrated in the “Art
Amateur,” April, 1894.

88. BOLLING. _Robt. Bolling Esq’r._

Armorial. Chippendale. Figures are used as
supporters which would appear to symbolize the
freedom of the Garden of Eden, and the learning
of classic Greece. Motto-ribbon empty; no crest.
Of Chellowe, Va. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 15.

89. BONAPARTE. _Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte._
A plain label, with an ornamental type border.
Nephew of Napoleon the Great. Born in England,
1805; died in Baltimore, Md., 1870.

90. BOND. _T. Bond, Surgeon._

Armorial. Chippendale. Signed, _W. H._ Native
of Maryland; 1712-1784. A distinguished physician
and surgeon of Philadelphia.

91. BOOTH. _Benjn. Booth._
Crest only. Autograph in a wreath under the
crest. Of New York, until the Revolution broke
out.

92. BOOTH. _George Booth._
Literary. A lighted candle and books in confusion
are placed upon a table. The name is
carved upon the edge of the table. On one of the
book-covers appears the Booth crest. An etched
plate.

93. BOSTON. _Shakspeare Circulating Library, Charles Callender,
No. 25 School Street, Boston._
A very curious old woodcut, with a large oval
medallion of the famous writer for whom the
library was named placed in the centre against a
rough rock background; the masks of Comedy
and Tragedy lie at the foot, and the hilts of foils
can be made out; a garland of roses falls at the
right hand, and the rays of the sun come over the
top. This is a rough engraving, very black and
indistinct.

94. BOSTON. _Social Law Library. Boston._
The name appears on a curtain looped up and held
by cord and tassel; above this a small oval encloses
a view of four waterspouts, each from behind a
rock; above this the circular frame encloses a hand
bearing a lighted torch; on the frame is the motto,
_Vestra cura alitur_, and the date 1804; a pile of
books above for crest, with _S.L.L._ on the cover
of one.

95. BOUCHER. _Jonathan Boucher._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Non vi sed
voluntate_. A Loyalist clergyman in Virginia, whose
estates were confiscated, after which he returned
to England whence he had come in 1754.
Published a tract on the causes and consequences
of the Revolution, and compiled a glossary of
Provincial and Archæological Words, which was
purchased of his family in 1831, for the proprietors
of Webster’s Dictionary.

96. BOUDINOT. _Boudinot._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Soli Deo
gloria et honor_. Elias Boudinot, born in 1740,
in Philadelphia, of Huguenot extraction. Sided
strongly with the colonies in the Revolution, and
was President of Congress in 1782. A signer of the
Treaty of Peace. Died, 1821. This plate is not
signed, but it is the work of Maverick. Illustrated
in “Curio,” page 111.

97. BOWDOIN. _Honble. James Bowdoin. Esqr._
Plain armorial. Motto, _Ut aquila versus coelum_.
The same plate as the Bowdoin College, whose
benefactor he was.

98. BOWDOIN. _Bowdoin College._
Plain armorial. The arms of the Hon. James
Bowdoin are given with his motto, _Ut aquila versus
coelum_. The sun in splendor shines above the
crest, and the name of the college is engraved over
it. This college was chartered in 1794, and then
presented with eleven hundred pounds and one
thousand acres of land, by Hon. James Bowdoin,
son of the governor of the colony. By his will a
further gift was made to the college.

99. BOYLSTON. _Boylston Medical Library._
Plain armorial. The arms of the Boylston family
are given without ornamentation or motto. Signed,
_Annin & Smith_. Ward Nicholas Boylston, a patron
of medical science, gave to the medical school of
Harvard College a valuable collection of anatomical
and medical books and engravings, in the year 1800.

100. BOYLSTON. _Property of the Boylston Medical Library
Cambridge._

Armorial. The arms of the Boylston family are
given. Signed, _Callender Sc._

101. BOZMAN. _John Leeds Bozman. Esqr of the Middle
Temple._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Sine
virtute vani sunt honores_. Lawyer, poet, and
historian; born in Maryland in 1757, died in 1823.
University of Penn., 1783. Completed his studies
in London. His chief work is the “History of
Maryland to the Restoration in 1660.” An “Historical
and Philosophical Sketch of the Prime Causes
of the Revolutionary War” was suppressed; in this
Washington was praised and Franklin depreciated.
This same copper has been used more recently
with the following words added: on either side of
the crest, “John Leeds Kerr of Talbot Co. Md.
15th Jan. 1780, 21st Feb. 1844;” at the bottom,
under the name of Bozman, “The Maryland Historian,
25th Aug. 1757, 20th April, 1823.”

102. BRASHER. _Philip Brasher._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Beata
Domus, Custodita Sic Cuja Deo Domino Est_.
The shield, with its motto-ribbon and flowery
ornamentation, seems to be held up by the winged
female who grasps the portcullis of the crest.
Below the shield a patch of ground is strewn with
books and writing material. A dwarfed weeping
willow bends mournfully at the left. Signed on an
unrolled sheet of paper, _Maverick Scp._ Was a
prisoner in a sugar-house in New York during the
Revolutionary War, which suggested the crest; he
had no right to the arms.

103. BRAZER. _John Brazer._
Plain armorial. Shaded mantling. Motto, _Try_.
Of Salem, Mass.

104. BREARLY. _David Brearly._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Honor
virtutis praemium_. A large plate; attributed to
Vallance. Jurist, of Trenton, N.J. A brave officer
in the Revolution.

105. BRIDGEN. _Charles Bridgen._
Plain armorial. Motto, _Probitate et industria_.
This plate is not signed, but it is very probably the
work of Maverick.

106. BRIMAGE. _William Brimage._
Plain armorial. Impaling Gilbert. Arms closely
surrounded by a garter on which the name appears.
Motto below, _Deus dux certus_. Of Virginia.

107. BRISBANE. _William Brisbane._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Dabit
otia Deus_.

108. BROOKS. _Benjamin S. Brooks._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Sustinere_.
Signed, _A. D._ (Amos Doolittle).

109. BROWN. _David Paul Brown._

Plain armorial. Motto, _Patria cara_, _carior libertas_.
Signed, _C. P. H. St._ Lawyer, of Philadelphia.

110. BROWN. _The Property of Jacob Brown._
Pictorial. The interior of a library is depicted,
within an oval frame which is ornamented above
with a ribbon and a spray of holly; the name is
given on the fluttering ends of the ribbon. The
central portion of the library is occupied by a
couch, covered with striped cloth, on which a
youth, dressed in the height of the fashion,
reclines; a book is laid upon the convenient corner
of the table, and he is reading from this; behind
him the shelves of books are seen partly covered
by a curtain; through the window are seen the
nodding pines; the carpet is adorned with thirteen
stars. The following lines are given below the
frame:--

_Weigh well each thought, each sentence freely scan,_
_In Reason’s balance try the works of man;_
_Be bias’d not by those who praise or blame,_
_Nor, Servile, Yield opinion to a Name._

Signed, _Engrd. by P. R. Maverick 65 Liberty Street_. As the name _Jacob
Brown_ is not engraved, but is printed by hand, it is quite likely that
this plate was for promiscuous use; either to be filled up with the name
of any who ordered it, or to be pasted in the books sold by some
bookseller.

111. BROWN. _John Carter Brown._ Crest only. Motto, _Gaudeo_.

112. BROWN. _Thomas Brown._

Armorial. Arms, ... on a chevron, between three leopards’ heads
cabossed, or as many escallops.... Crest, an eagle’s head erased or.
Motto, _En espérance je vie_. Signed by Hurd.

113. BROWNE. _Peter A. Browne._ Literary. A plain table, with the scull
and crossbones carved in two places upon it, supports several large
volumes, on the side of one of which is the name of the owner. On the
side of the table the motto is cut, _Fiat Justitia_. A wreath of laurel
rests upon the books, and the all-seeing eye looks upon the scene from
above. Signed, _Engraved by James Akin_. A prominent lawyer in
Philadelphia, and the author of “Browne’s Reports.”

114. BROWNSON. _Oliver Brownson’s Property._ An engraved label with the
name curved over a peacock which is perched on a scroll.

115. BRUEN. _M. Bruen._ Plain armorial. Motto, _Fides scutum_. Matthias
Bruen was a clergyman in New York City; ordained in London, 1819.

116. BRUFF. _The Property of J. G. Bruff, Portsmouth, Va. 183-._
Pictorial. On this, a weeping elm supports a large shield on which the
inscription is given; so large is the shield that only a little of the
tree shows around the edge of the shield. A woodcut.

117. BUCHANAN. _W. B. Buchanan._

Armorial. Motto, _Clarior hinc honos_.

118. BULL. _Martin Bull._

Armorial. A plain armorial plate with the mantling extending down the
side of the shield. Motto, _Virtus basis vitae_. This is the plate of
one of the engravers of the old Farmington book-plate, Deacon Bull. See
“Ex Libris Journal,” Vol. III, page 187.

119. BURKE. _James Henry Burke Esqr._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Sola salus servire Deo_. Of
Virginia.

120. BURNET. _John Burnet. Attorney at Law New York._

Armorial. Jacobean frame; mantling. Motto, _Virescit vulnere virtus_.
This plate is earlier than the succeeding one by Dawkins.

121. BURNET. _John Burnet Esqr New York._

Armorial. Chippendale. The usual pastoral scene which Dawkins used is
found here; the shepherdess, and the cupids making music on the flute,
and bringing books for leisure moments. Motto, _Virescit vulnere
virtus_. Signed, _H. Dawkins Sculp. 1754_. Illustrated in “Curio,” page
13.

122. BYAM. _Francisci Byam, ex Insula Antigua._

Armorial. Jacobean. Motto, _Claris dextera factis_. Rich mantling
continued around the whole shield; the background shell-lined. Printed
in brown ink.

123. BYRD. _William Byrd of Westover in Virginia Esqr._

Armorial. Jacobean. A very interesting specimen of its class. The
profuse mantling thrown high in the air, the shell-lined background, and
the curtain upheld at the ends (on which the name and address are given)
are prominent characteristics as pointed out by Warren. A rich abundance
of fruit overflows from two cornucopiæ, and the motto-ribbon is twined
in and out through the scrolls at the base. Motto, _Nulla pallescere
culpa_. Colonel Byrd was a very distinguished Virginian: was born to an
ample fortune, liberally educated, and became the patron of science and
literature in his native state. President of the Council of the colony;
author of the “Westover Manuscripts,” and of other essays. Born, 1674;
died, 1744. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 14.

124. CABELL. _Doct.r Geo. Cabell Richmond Virga._ Allegorical. In the
centre of the design a flaming heart rests upon the shank of an anchor.
A thin patch of ground, which grows a few trees, and looks like an
island, upholds these emblems of hope. The motto is just above,--_Spes
mea in Deo_. Above this again the all-seeing eye, wreathed in clouds,
appears. The whole is enclosed in a design of Ribbon and Wreath
arrangement. Evidently the work of Brooks, who engraved the plate of Dr.
I. Dove of the same city.

125. CABELL. _Samuel Jordan Cabell, of Soldier’s Joy._ Pictorial. The
name is printed from type upon a large oval medallion; this is supported
by the half-draped figure of Liberty holding the pole with the cap upon
it, and an officer in the uniform of the Continental Army. The arms of
the United States are above the medallion. The pictorial parts of this
are cut in wood.

126. CABOT. _William Cabot._

Armorial. Wild Chippendale. No motto. Of Massachusetts.

127. CADENA. _M. V. C._ (Mariano de la Cadena.) Plain armorial. An
ordinary square shield supported by a very peculiar frame. Motto, _Fidem
servat vinculaque sulvit_. A Professor of Spanish in Columbia College.

128. CADENA. _Don Mariano Valazquez de la Cadena._ Plain armorial. No
motto. Of New York City.

129. CADENA. _Mariano Valazquez de la Cadena._ Small, plain armorial. Of
New York City.

130. CAILLAUD. _John Caillaud. Esqr._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. The frame enclosing the arm is oval in form
and quite peculiar in construction; an eagle with a chaplet in his beak
appears as a crest.

131. CALLAWAY. _Thomas Callaway._ Plain armorial. Motto, _Aliis quod ab
aliis_.

132. CALLENDER. _John Callender._

Armorial. Pictorial. The shield rests against a rock, mossgrown and
over-topped by shrubs. Signed, _Callender Sc._ Of Massachusetts.

133. CALVERT. _Thos. Calvert._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto-ribbon empty.

[Illustration: The Honourable W^{m} Carmichaell Esq^{r} ]

134. CAMPBELL. _Donald Campbell. Jamaica._

Armorial. The shield affixed to the mast of a lymphad. (The crest of
this family of Campbells.) Motto, _Fit via vi_.

135. CARMICHAELL. _The Honourable Wm Carmichaell Esqr._

Armorial. Early English. The very full mantling nearly surrounds the
shield. Motto, _Toujours prest_. Diplomatist. Born in Maryland. Delegate
to Congress, 1778-1780. Foreign minister. Illustrated in “Curio,” page
16.

136. CARROLL. _Charles Carroll._

Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. The last surviving signer of the
Declaration. Died, 1832. This was the Charles Carroll who added “of
Carrollton” after his signature to the Declaration, that no mistake
might ever be made in recognizing him. Illustrated in “Book Lovers’
Almanac,” 1894. Duprat and Co., New York.

137. CARROLL. _Charles Carroll Barrister at Law._

Armorial. Jacobean. No motto. The same arms as the Charles Carroll.

138. CARROLL. _Charles Carroll of ye Inner Templer Esqr, Second Son of
Daniell Carroll of Litterlouna Esqr. in the Kings County in the Kingdom
of Ireland._

Armorial. Early English. Elaborate mantling all about the shield.
Motto-ribbon empty. Grandfather of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the
signer. Emigrated to Maryland about 1686.

139. CARROLL. _Ephm. Carroll._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _In fide et in bello fortes_.

140. CARY. _Alpheus Cary. Jr._

Plain armorial. The shield surrounded by an oval frame of sun’s rays.
Signed, _A. Cary del. H. Morse Sc._ Of Massachusetts.

141. CARY. _Miles Cary._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Sine Deo careo_. Of Virginia.

142. CARY. _Thomas Cary._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _In medio tutissimus ibis_. Signed,
_Callender Scp._ Of Massachusetts.

143. CAY. _Gabriel Cay._

Crest only. Name enclosed in Jacobean frame. No motto. Of Virginia.

144. CHALMERS. _Geo. Chalmers._

Armorial. Motto, _Spero_. A resident of Maryland; a stiff Loyalist;
author of “Chalmers’ Annals.”

145. CHAMBERS. _Benjamin Chambers’s Book._

Armorial. False heraldry. Plain armorial plate with supporters,
surrounded by a circular wreath. Motto, _Spiro_. Founder of
Chambersburg, Penn.

146. CHAMBERS. _John Chambers Esqr._

Armorial. Arms not in Burke. Az. a chevron or. bet. three cockle shells
of the last. Chippendale. Motto, _Vincit veritas_. Signed, _E. Gallaudet
Sculp._ Chief Justice of New York, 1754.

147. CHANDLER. _Gardiner Chandler._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto-ribbon empty. Signed, _P. Revere Sculp._ Of
Massachusetts.

148. CHANDLER. _John Chandler Junr Esqr._

Armorial. Chippendale. A very handsome design in the best of Hurd’s
styles. Has the characteristic flow of water from the large shell at the
bottom. No motto. Signed, _N. Hurd Sculp._ Of Massachusetts.

149. CHANDLER. _Rufus Chandler._

Armorial. Attributed to Hurd.

150. CHASE. _Sl. Chase._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Ne cede malis_. Signed, _Boyd Sc._ A
signer of the Declaration from Maryland.

151. CHAUNCEY. _Chauncey._

Plain armorial. Motto, _Gloria_.

152. CHAUNCEY. _Charles Chauncey._

Plain armorial. Motto-ribbon empty.

153. CHAUNCEY. _Charles Chauncey M.D._

Plain armorial. Motto, _Sublimis per ardua tendo_. Two fierce lions
couch upon the ends of the motto-ribbon, and the mantling envelopes the
shield. The initials _C. C._, in cipher, are given between the two
names.

154. CHAUNCEY. _J. St. Clair Chauncey._

Plain armorial. Motto, _Gloria_. An officer of the United States Navy.

155. CHAWNEY. Armorial. Of Pennsylvania.

156. CHESTER. _John Chester._

Plain armorial. On a ribbon tied above, _By the name of Chester_. No
motto. Of Wethersfield, Conn. Colonel in the Continental Army; commander
of the “elite corps”; was in the battle of Bunker Hill.

157. CHILD. _Francis Child._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Pro lege et rege_. Signed, _H. Dawkins.
Sculpt._ Very fine work.

158. CHILD. _The Property of Isaac Child._

Under the name is the verse beginning--

    _If thou art borrowed by a friend,_
      _Right welcome shall he be_, etc.

Signed, _Sold by N. Dearborn & Son_. Undoubtedly engraved by Dearborn.

159. CHILD. _Isaac Child, Boston._

Literary. Four shelves of books. Probably by Dearborn.

160. CHILD. _Thomas Child._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Fari aude_. Not signed, but evidently the
work of Nathaniel Hurd. First Postmaster of Portland, Me.

161. CHILD. _William Henry Child._

Armorial in form, but displaying no arms on the shield. Crest, two doves
with olive branches in their mouths. The initials _W. H. C._, in cipher,
occupy the shield. Ribbon and Wreath. No motto. Very similar in design
to the plate of George Grote, the historian. Illustrated in “Art
Amateur,” April, 1894.

162. CLARK. _D. Lawrence Clark._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Semper idem_. Undoubtedly the arms
are not genuine: the argent field of the shield is charged with a branch
of holly, and the crest is the American eagle, with a star above its
head.

163. CLARK. _John Clark. M.D._

Plain armorial. Motto, _Semper idem_. The arms are undoubtedly assumed;
az. an oak branch ppr. Crest, an American eagle, with a star (mullet)
above.

164. CLARKE. _Alfred Clarke._

Crest only. Motto, _Soyez ferme_. Of Cooperstown, N.Y.

165. CLARKE. _George Clarke._

Crest only. Motto, _Soyez ferme_. Signed, _J. F. Morin. Sc. N.Y._

166. CLARKE. _Peter Clarke._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Coronat virtus cultores suos_. Printed in
blue ink.

167. CLARKSON. _David Clarkson Gent._

Armorial. Jacobean. No motto. Of New York. Illustrated in “Curio,” page
66.

168. CLARKSON. _M. Clarkson._

Armorial, plain. No motto. Matthew Clarkson was for twenty-one years the
President of the Bank of New York.

169. CLEBORNE. _C. I. Cleborne. M. D._

Armorial. The shield canted to one side, surmounted by the helmet; it
and the mantling is enclosed within a circular ribbon, on which the
motto, _Clibor ne sceame_, is given. A second ribbon over the design
bears the motto, _Virtute invidiam vincas_. Signed, _Jarrett London_.

170. CLEVELAND. _Stephen Cleveland._

Pictorial. A very unusual plate: a full-rigged British man-of-war, with
ten guns peering from the loop-holes, is hastening from the observer;
the English ensign flies from the stern. A very spirited piece of work.
It is said that his commission as Captain in our Navy just after the
Declaration was the first one issued. Born in Connecticut, 1740, died in
Massachusetts, 1801.

171. CLINTON. _De Witt Clinton._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Patria cara carior libertas_.
Signed, _P. R. Maverick. sculpt._ Governor of New York, 1817-1822, and
1824-1827. Illustrated in “Art Amateur,” February, 1894.

172. COCK. _William Cock._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Quod fieri non vis alteri ne
fueris_. Signed, _Maverick Sculpt._ The tinctures in the crest--which
looks like a leghorn--are indicated by the words, gules and or, engraved
outside, and connected with the parts thus tinctured by dotted lines,--a
new method. Of New York. Illustrated in “Art Amateur,” March, 1894.

173. COFFIN. Coffin arms: name erased. Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath.
Motto, _Post tenebras speramus lumen de lumine_. Signed, _J. Akin
Sculp._ The name _N. W. Coffin_ is written upon the copy at hand. The
arms are of the family of Sir Isaac Coffin, who was born in Boston,
1759.

174. COFFIN. _Hector Coffin._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Exstant recte factus praemia_.
Signed, _J. Akin del. F. Kearny Sc._ Of Boston.

175. COFFIN. _John Coffin. 1771._

Armorial. A frame of Jacobean tendencies. Motto-ribbon empty. Of
Massachusetts.

176. COLDEN. _Cadwallader D. Colden._

Plain armorial. Motto, _Fais bien crains rien_. Mayor of New York City
in 1818. Friend and coadjutor of De Witt Clinton.

177. COLUMBIA COLLEGE. _Columbia College Library New York._

Allegorical. The scene is out-of-doors; a throne placed on rising ground
is occupied by the Goddess of Learning; the Shekinah blazes above and
the rising sun peeps over the horizon. Three little nude beginners in
learning stand before the Goddess, in whose hand an open book is
extended bearing the motto, Λογια Ζὡνζα. From her mouth a scroll issues
bearing in Hebrew the motto, אוריאר _Let there be light_. Beneath this
scene is the reference _I Pet. II I. 2 &c._ The name of the library
appears upon the circular frame which encloses the whole scene; the
motto, _In lumine tuo videbimus lumen_, follows the inner line of the
circle. Above, an urn is overfilled with the blossoms of knowledge,
while the background of the whole is a brick wall. Signed, _Anderson
sculp._

178. CONNECTICUT THEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE. _Theol. Institute of Con. 1833.
Presented by_

Pictorial. The representation is of a pulpit with winding stairs on
either side, and a very tall solemn-looking sounding-board behind it,
partially hid by a curtain. The front panel of the pulpit has the
following, ΚΗΡΥΣΣΟΜΕΝ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΝ ἙΣΤΑΥΡΩΜΕΝ.

179. CONNECTICUT THEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE. _Society of Inquiry. Theological
Institute of Connecticut._ Three book shelves disclosed by a drawn
curtain.

180. CONNOLLY. _Charles M. Connolly._

Armorial. Motto, _En Dieu est tout_. Signed, _J. G. Bolen, 104 B’way._

181. CONSTABLE. _William Constable._

Plain armorial. Motto, _Post tot Naufragia portus_. Of the early New
York family that owned large estates near Utica, N.Y. This plate is
circa 1783 and was engraved in New York. It is interesting as a specimen
of twisted heraldry; the correct arms are “Quarterly, gu. and vaire,
over all a bend or.” (Flamburgh. Co. York, descended from Robert De
Lacy, second son of John De Lacy, Baron of Halton, and Constable of
Chester). See Burke. In this plate the arms are “Quarterly vaire and gu.
over all a bend sinister or.,” which are manifestly incorrect. It was
not probably the purpose of the engraver to make this alteration, but
not understanding heraldic drawing he drew the arms correctly on the
copper, which reversed them in the print.

182. COOLEY. _Abial A. Cooley’s Property._

An elaborate plate of its kind, which is unusual; it is regular
die-sinker’s work, and is printed in red ink. The word _Property_ is on
a ribbon which is arched over a peacock and a dove; scrolls abound in
convenient places. The only copy seen is in a Boston imprint. 1742.

183. COOPER. _Myles Cooper LL.D. Coll. Regis Nov. Ebor. in America.
Praefes, et Coll. Reginae de Oxon. Socius &c._

Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Second President of King’s College (now
Columbia). His Loyalist inclinations resulted in a hasty flight from the
college; he escaped to England, where he was an honored preacher.
Illustrated in “Art Amateur,” April, 1894.

184. COURTENAY. _Henry Courtenay._

Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Very similar in style to the Philip
Dumaresque. Not signed, but undoubtedly by Hurd. Of Massachusetts.

185. COX. _Chris. C. Cox. A.M. M.D._

A name-label with the skull and crossed bones above the name. The motto,
_Lectorem delectando paritque monendo_, is given below.

186. COX. _Chris. C. Cox. A.M. M.D. LL.D._

Armorial. Crest only. Motto, _Fortiter et fideliter_.

187. CRANCH. _Richd. Cranch. Braintree._

An engraved label. The name is within an oval frame, formed of oak and
laurel leaves. This plate was engraved by William Bond of Falmouth (now
Portland), in 1786. Richard Cranch was a brother-in-law of John Adams,
and lived in Quincy, and also in the adjoining town of Braintree.

188. CRAVEN. _Craven._

Armorial. Motto, _Verus in actione consistit_. This is the plate of Lord
William Craven, one of the Lords Proprietors of South Carolina.

189. CROOKSHANK. _Judge Crookshank._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Lege et ratione_.

190. CUNNINGHAM. _James Cunningham, Junior._

Armorial. Jacobean. No motto. Printed in blue ink.

191. CUNYNGHAM. _Robert Cunyngham, of Cayou in ye Island of St.
Christopher in America, Esqr._

An old armorial plate; no further information at hand.

192. CURWEN. (Anonymous.)

Armorial. Jacobean. No motto. A crude piece of work. Of Salem, Mass.

193. CUSHING. _Jacob Cushing, His Book. 1746._

A plain printed label with border of ornamental type.

194. CUSHMAN. _Cushman._

Plain armorial. Motto, _Habeo pro jus fasque_. Signed, _Pulini Inc._ The
famous actress, Charlotte Cushman.

195. CUSTIS. _Geo. Washg. Park Custis._

Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. The last of Washington’s
family--builder of “Arlington.” Son of the following.

196. CUSTIS. _John Park Custis._

Armorial. Presumably assumed arms; arg. an eagle displayed ppr. Crest,
an eagle’s head erased ppr. Chippendale. No motto. Son of Mrs.
Washington by her first husband, Daniel Parke Custis. The engraver
omitted the _e_ from the middle name.

197. CUTTING. _James S. Cutting._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Postero ne credo_. Signed,
_Maverick Sct._ Of New York.

198. CUTTING. _William Cutting._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Carpe diem: postero ne crede_.
Signed, _P. R. Maverick Sct._ Of New York.

199. CUYLER. _John Cuyler._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto-ribbon empty. Signed, _Maverick
Sculpt._ Of New York.

200. DANA. _Edmund Trowbridge Dana._

The same copper as the following plate, with slight alterations. In the
upper left-hand corner the date _A.D. 1569_ is given. Presumably the
date of the grant of arms. Son of R. H. Dana. Translator and editor of
works on International Law.

201. DANA. _Francis Dana._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Cavendotutus_. Signed, _N. H. Scp._ A
handsome plate in Hurd’s best style. Statesman and jurist. Born,
Charlestown, Mass., 1743; died in Cambridge, 1811.

202. DANA. _Richard Henry Dana._

The same old copper again retouched. The date _1569_ is in new type, and
the name is changed to the present user. Poet and essayist.

203. DANFORTH. _Danforth._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Ubi plura offendar maculis nitent non ego
paucis_. Signed, _N. H. Scp._ At the upper left-hand corner, outside the
design, the sun shines in full strength. Presumably the plate of Dr.
Samuel Danforth of Boston. Born, 1740; died, 1827.

204. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE. _Library of Dartmouth College. Presented by
Isaiah Thomas Esq A.D. 1819 in his Donation of 470 Volumes._

These words printed from type within a border of ornamental type
disposed in an oval.

205. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE. _Social Friends Library._

A plain shield with thistles for decoration bears the number of the
volume. Motto, _Sol sapientiae nunquam occidet_. The full sun above the
shield.

206. DAVENPORT. Armorial. Of Virginia.

207. DAVIDSON. _Henry Davidson._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Sapienter si sincere_. A very neat
plate. The wreath has not the proper twisted effect, but appears more
like a row of eggs than an heraldic wreath.

208. DAVIS. _Davis._

Plain armorial. Motto, _Auspice Christo_.

209. DAY. _John Day._

Plain armorial. Signed, _J. Smithers. Sculp._ Of Philadelphia.

210. DAY. _M. W. Day._

Pictorial. A collection of literary property is grouped in an open space
where the rising sun shines strongly; the name is given upon a ribbon
which floats above; from it depends a lamp; to the right, a book-case;
to the left, a bust of Franklin, a large globe, books, ink-pot and
quills; in front, an unrolled parchment which purports to be a list of
books. The following motto:--

    _’Tis education forms the common mind,_
    _Just as the twig is bent, the tree’s inclined._

Signed, _W. Chapin del & Sc._

211. DEANE. _John Deane._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. No motto. Name on motto-ribbon.

212. DE BLOIS. _Lew’s. De Blois._

Armorial. Jacobean. No motto. Signed, _Nathaniel Hurd Sculp._ The
mantling is well conceived but rudely engraved; the shell-lined
background is here, and the curtain upheld at the corners, on which the
name is given. The whole appearance of the plate shows it to be quite
early, and among the first attempts of Hurd.

213. DE BLOIS. _N.J. De Blois._

Armorial. Jacobean, with handsome mantling. Motto, _Je me fie en Dieu_.
“These arms are assumed by some members of the family of this name
living in Newport, R.I. The first of the name in America was born in
Fort George, N.Y., some time before the Revolution; his descendants in
New York and Newport carried on a great hardware business with their
parents in England, but when the troubles occurred they became Tories
and left the country. Some of the wax seals on their old letters bear
the impression of a Moor’s head, which may have been correct. Others had
either the conceit or ignorance to assume the armorial bearings of the
famous and noble family of Châtillon of France, which historical race
became extinct in 1762. As, during the 14th century some members of the
Châtillons were Comtes de Blois, this title, extinct in 1364, over 500
years ago, is most unwarrantably used as if it were the family name, and
the Châtillon arms adopted in a most extraordinary way, reversing the
ordinary way of acquiring arms; so audacious and arrogant is the
assumption and so sublime the impudence it entitles the fact to a high
place in the Curiosities of Heraldry.” (These notes are found
accompanying the copy of the plate in the collection of the late Mr.
James Eddy Mauran.) This plate is apparently copied from the one by
Hurd, and as that is much earlier, it may be that the assumption of the
arms was due to him instead of to the later users, who simply copied
what appeared to be the legitimate plate and arms of an ancestor.

214. DEDHAM. _Library of the “Young Men’s and Young Ladies’ Societies
for the Study of the Sacred Scriptures.” Dedham, (Ms)._

The above inscription is printed from type within an oval frame which is
cut on wood; elongated cornucopiæ extend their blossoms above and around
the central panel; above in a small frame a lute and some music books.

215. DENNY. _William Denny._

Armorial. Motto, _Et mea messis erit_. Governor of the Province of
Pennsylvania.

216. DE PEYSTER. _Frederick De Peyster._

Armorial. A plain, heart-shaped shield supported by two eagles on palm
branches, which are crossed under the shield and extend upwards on
either side. No motto. Signed, _P. R. Maverick Sct._ Of New York.
Illustrated in “Art Amateur,” February, 1894.

217. DERBY. _Martha Derby._

The name printed within a border of flowers and sprays. A group of
musical instruments above.

218. DERING. _Nicoll H. Dering._

Armorial. No motto. The Thomas Dering plate by Hurd, with the name
altered.

219. DERING. _Thomas Dering._

Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Signed, _N. Hurd Sculp 1749_. This is
the earliest plate by an American engraver which is both signed and
dated. But one copy is known at this writing. Illustrated in “Curio,”
page 14.

220. DERING. _Thomas Dering._

Crest only, enclosed within a circular ring. The half-date _17--_ is
given. Resembles the work of Hurd somewhat.

221. DE WITT. _Richard Varick De Witt._

A small pictorial plate, representing Minerva standing helmeted and with
spear and shield in hand. On some copies of this plate the following
additional inscription is found engraved, _From his uncle Richard
Varick_.

222. DEXTER. _Samuel Dexter’s. MDCCLXXXV._

A printed label, with a border of ornamental type. Eminent lawyer and
statesman. Secretary of War 1800, and Secretary of the Treasury, 1801.

223. DILL. _John E. Dill. Boston._

A name-label in which the name is printed within a border made up of
ornamental type, although it does not look so at first glance. The back
of the design resembles a brick wall; the frame is made up of bouquets
in holders, hearts, and an assortment of odds and ends.

224. DINWIDDIE. _Rob’t. Dinwiddie._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Ubi libertas ibi patria_.
Lieutenant-Governor of Virginia, 1751-1758. See “Ex Libris Journal,”
Vol. II, pages 89, 125.

225. DOLBEARE. _Benjamin Dolbeare of Boston in New England. Oxford.
Printed at the Clarendon Printing House. October 6, 1739._

A very large printed label, with three rows of ornamental type border,
between which the following is printed, “The Noble Art and Mystery of
PRINTING was first Invented by JOHN GUTTENBERG of _Mentz_, a City of
_Germany_ in the YEAR 1440 and brought into ENGLAND by JOHN ISLIP of
_London_ in the year of our LORD 1471.” This is very like the plate of
Martha Bartlett, illustrated in “The Book-plate Collectors’ Miscellany,”
page 20. See note from Mr. Tuer in same, page 29. There was an Edward
Dolbier in the Boston Tea-party, 16th December, 1773.

226. DOVE. _Doct. I. Dove. Richmond. Virga._

Armorial. Crest only. A dove ppr. holding an olive branch in her bill.
Motto, _Deus providebit_. The design is completed by a festoon and
crossed branches in Ribbon and Wreath style. Signed, _Brooks Sculp._ The
Doct. Cabell plate was evidently the work of this same engraver.

227. DOVE. _Samuel E. Dove. Richmond. Va._

Pictorial. The dove with the olive branch in her bill flies past
mountains with water at their foot. Motto, _Ab initio Deus providebit_,
on a circular garter enclosing the picture.

228. DRAYTON. _Drayton, South Carolina._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Non nobis solum_.

229. DRAYTON. _Jacob Drayton, South Carolina._

The same copper as the above with the first name added.

230. DRAYTON. _Wm. Drayton, Middle Temple._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Non nobis solum_. A smaller plate than
the preceding, with the same arms. The name and address are given in a
bracket bordered with scrolls and foliations. A jurist of South Carolina
and Florida.

231. DRAYTON. _William Henry Drayton._

Armorial. Statesman. Born at Drayton Hall-on-the-Ashley, near
Charleston, S.C., 1742; died, 1779.

232. DUANE. _James Duane. Esqr._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Nulli praeda_. Signed, _H. D. fect._ The
usual pictorial elements of Dawkins’ style are here introduced. The prim
shepherdess and attendant swain on one side of the shield, and a lonely
young girl singing to herself by a fountain, to the music of her guitar;
her home cannot be far away as she wears no hat and is in décolleté
attire. Of New York. Statesman. Member of the Old Congress. Illustrated
in “Art Amateur,” March, 1894.

233. DUDLEY. _Joseph Dudley 1754._

Armorial. Early English. The mantling is very full, curling upwards as
well as downward and completely envelopes the shield. It is the common
type of denticulated mantling, but not so elegant as some examples.
Motto, _Nec gladio nec arcu_. The name appears on the usual scroll
beneath the shield. Of the family of the Governor of the colony of
Massachusetts. This date, _1754_, was added by Hurd, and is much later
than the actual date of the plate.

234. DUER. _E Libris Gul. Alex. Duer._

Plain armorial. Motto, _Esse et videri_. Of New York. Brother-in-law of
Beverly Robinson. President of Columbia College from 1829 to 1842. Son
of following.

235. DUER. _Willm. Duer. Esq._

Armorial in form. Crest only. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Esse quam
videri_. Attributed to Maverick: the frame strongly resembles the
Maturin Livingston. The name is on the shield. Born, 1747. Delegate to
Continental Congress.

236. DUMARESQUE. _Philip Dumaresque._

Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Signed, _N. Hurd. Sculp._ One of the
first officers of old Trinity Church in Boston.

237. DUMMER. _Jer. Dummer Anglus Americanus._

Armorial. Early English. No motto. In the diary of John Hull, the coiner
of the early specie of Massachusetts, the following entry is found:
“1659. 1st of 5th. I received into my house Jeremie Dummer and Samuel
Paddy, to serve me as apprentices eight years.” In the “Heraldic
Journal” we learn that Jeremiah Dummer was a goldsmith. Married in 1672
Hannah Atwater. He was the father of Governor William Dummer, and of
Jeremiah Dummer the younger, the probable owner of this plate, who was
Massachusetts agent in England, 1710-1721.

238. DUNCAN. _James H. Duncan._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Disce pati_. Very crude work.

239. DUNKIN. _Robert Henry Dunkin._

Armorial. Motto, _Disce pati_. Signed, _I. H._ (Hutt.) Of Philadelphia.

240. DUNNING. _Charles E. Dunning._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Semper paratus_. Foliage, roses and a
griffin in the ornamentation.

241. DUNNING. _Charles S. Dunning._

Armorial. Impaling Wijnkoop. Chippendale. (Late.) Motto, _Semper
paratus_. More elaborate design than the above.

242. DURAND. _John Durand. Esqr._

Armorial. Chippendale. Very fine. Presumably by the brother of Asher B.
Durand, who was a fine engraver. A medallion beneath the shield shows
cupids in a corn-field.

243. DUVALL. _E Bibliotheca Gabrielis Duvall. A.D. 1778._

The name printed from type within a woodcut border, in which thirteen
stars form a patriotic allusion. Signed, _T. S._ (Sparrow.) Of Huguenot
descent. Born in Maryland, 1752. Jurist and Federal officer.

244. DYCKMAN. _Dyckman._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. The crossed branches are under the shield,
and its edge is embellished with close festooning. _J. G._ written
before the name. Motto, _Zyt bestindig_. Illustrated in “Art Amateur,”
April, 1894.

245. DYCKMAN. _States Morris Dyckman._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Zyt bestendig_.

246. EAST WINDSOR. _Miscellaneous Literary Association, East Windsor._

Allegorical. Minerva in repose. A Greek mask near by.

247. EDWARDS. _Bryan Edwards Esqr. Greenwich Park, Jamaica._

Armorial. Chippendale. Very ornate. Motto, _Nosce te ipsum_. Signed,
_Ashby Sculp, Russel Court, London_. Historian, and wealthy merchant in
Jamaica.

248. EDWARDS. _Charles Edwards._

Plain armorial. Motto, _The North against the World_. Lawyer and author
of New York. Born in 1797.

249. EDWARDS. _Isaac Edwards. North Carolina._

Armorial.

250. ELAM. _Samuel Elam. Rhode Island._

Armorial. Pictorial. A bit of landscape is introduced, and the shield
hangs from a ring around the bole of a shattered oak. A very pretty
design and well engraved, reminding one somewhat of the book-plates by
Bewick.

251. ELIOT. _William H. Eliot._

Armorial. Crest only, within an oval garter on which is given the motto,
_Non nobis solum_.

252. ELLERY. _Benjamin Ellery._

Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Of New York. The same plate is found
bearing the name Harrison Ellery.

253. ELLIOTT. _Barnard Elliott._

Plain armorial. Colonel in the Revolution. Signed, _P. R. Maverick_.

254. ELLISTON. _Robert Elliston Gent. Comptrolr. of his Majesties
Customs of New York in America._

Armorial. Jacobean. A very handsome plate indeed, engraved in an
excellent manner. The shield is set against a diapered background, and
the ornamental moulding of the side is lined with shell-work; the shield
rests upon an upturned shell, and two eagles have alighted upon the
upper arms. The motto, _Bono vince malum_, is given upon a ribbon under
the frame, and there is no curtain or scroll to receive the inscription,
which is engraved plainly in three lines beneath all.

255. ELLISTON. _Robert Elliston Gent. Comptrolr. of his Majestie’s
Customs of New York in America._

This is very similar to the preceding, but is a trifle larger, and in
some respects superior. As before, the shield is placed within the
enfolding arms of a Jacobean frame, but the diapered pattern is
succeeded by an all-over shell pattern, and a grinning canephoros head
supports the shield. On a ribbon above the crest the date is given,
_M.DCC.XXV_. The motto, _Bono vince malum_, as before, is on its ribbon
under the frame. Again the usual curtain is omitted and the inscription
is engraved in three lines below all, with a little more attention to
grammatical marks, and in bolder type. The eagles have disappeared. The
copy before me has the following in handwriting:--_His gift to the
library of St. Georges’ Ch: in ... Queens County province of New York.
1730._ Illustrated in “Curio,” page 65.

256. EMERSON. _William Emerson._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. The work looks very much like Callender’s.
Motto, _Fidem servabo_. Father of Ralph Waldo Emerson.

257. ERASMUS HALL. _Erasmus Hall Library._

Allegorical. Signed, _Maverick Sculpt New York_. The plate is divided
into two sections: the upper one is enclosed within a circular frame,
and contains the allegorical picture. Diana is seen in the foreground
directing the attention of a youth to the glories revealed upon the
heights above them. Two temples are seen which bear dedications to Fame
and to Virtue. Surrounded by clouds the angel of Fame is even now
appearing above her sacred fane. The implements of study are at the foot
of the youth, and under this scene are the words, FORTITER! ASCENDE. The
lower part of the design is simply a wreath enclosing the name. The
Erasmus Hall Library belonged to an Academy which was founded at
Flatbush, L.I., in 1786.

258. ERVING. _William Erving. Esqr._

Plain armorial. Mottoes, _Quo fata vocant_, and _Flourish in all
weathers_. Signed, _Callender Sct._ Undoubtedly of the Boston family of
Loyalists.

259. ERVING. (Anonymous.)

Plain armorial. Quartering, “Ar. an eagle displayed sa. within a border
invected of the last.” The first and third quarters are the Irvine arms.

260. EUSTACE. _Colonel John Skey Eustace, State of New York._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _In hoc signo vinces_. The arms are
not correct, as one cross-crosslet is missing, and it is not certain
that the crest which hangs in unusual style on a plate, from the
festoon, belongs to this family. The crest is balanced by a plate on the
other side of the shield, on which a letter _E_ is engraved. The whole
is contained within an elongated wreath. The name appears above the
shield following the curve of the wreath, and at the bottom two
additional lines in Latin serve as another motto, _Ignotis errare
locis, ignota videre, Flumina gaudebat: studio minuente laborem_. A
variant of the above,--the same copper altered,--gives this motto in
place of _In hoc signo vinces,--Sans Dieu rien_. A Revolutionary officer
whose bravery was recognized by Congress.

261. EVARTS. _Jeremiah Evarts._

A simple name-label with the motto under the name and a festoon of cloth
above it. Motto, _Nil sine magno vita labore dedit mortalibus_. Father
of the Senator.

262. EVERDELL. _William Everdell._

Armorial in form, though no real arms are shown. Motto, _Semper
paratus_. The four quarters of the shield are occupied with implements
of the draughtsman’s art. Of New York.

263. EVERETT. _Edward Everett._

Plain armorial. Motto, _Patria veritas fides_. Scholar and orator. Born,
1780; died, 1851.

264. EWING. _Ewing._ (John.)

Armorial. Chippendale. A very porky lamb, books, two cooing doves, and a
quadrant are introduced into the framework. Motto, _Audacter_. A
Philadelphia clergyman.

265. FAIRFAX. _Bryan Fairfax._

Armorial. Motto, _Fare fac_. Eighth and last baron; friend of
Washington.

266. FARMINGTON. _Library in the First Society in Farmington._

A large engraved label.

267. FARMINGTON. _This Book belongs to Monthly Library in Farmington._

Allegorical. Signed, _M. Bull’s & T. Lee’s Sculp._ A large plate in
which the Laws and the names with the attendant flourishes take a good
deal of the space. In the centre a shelf of books separates two groups
of figures. At the right a very stiff youth, in the court costume of the
period, with wig, ruffles, and buckled shoes, is seen under the guidance
of a portly female figure who impersonates Wisdom.

[Illustration: J.H. Ewing]

She appears to be warning the youth of the dangers of pursuing the two
sirens who beam at him across the shelf; or else they are meant to
represent the sources of Knowledge, and the youth is being conducted
to them. As Deacon Bull was not a great engraver we may be pardoned if
we do not clearly understand his allegory. However, the LAWS of the
Library are very plain, and are neatly engraved under the row of books
mentioned.

  _1. Two pence pr day for retaining A Book more than a Month._
  _2. One penny for folding down a Leaf._
  _3. 3/ for lending a book to a Nonproprietor._
  _4. Other Damages apprais’d by a Committee._
  _5. No person allowed a Book while indebted for a Fine._

Below these stringent rules the following verse is given:--

    _The Youth, who, led by WISDOM’S guiding Hand,_
    _Seeks VIRTUE’S Temple, and her Laws Reveres:_
    _He, he alone, in HONOUR’S Dome shall Stand,_
    _Crown’d with Rewards, & rais’d above his Peers._

The design is very ambitious, but is rather poor in execution.

268. FARMINGTON. _Village Library._

Library Interior. A young lady, very prim, and exceptionally neat and
austere in her virtuous demeanor, sits upright in a chair beside a
table, on which a few books are laid, and an ink-pot with the quill in
it. An open case of books on the wall, a closed writing-desk under it,
and a print of Washington complete the furniture of the room. Out of the
window can be seen the inspiring sight of a steep hill, upon the summit
of which the pillared Temple of Honor stands.

The following verse is given:--

    _Beauties in vain their pretty eyes may roll:_
    _Charms strike the sense, but merit wins the soul._

Also of Farmington, Conn.

269. FAUQUIER. _Francis Fauquier. Esqr._

Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Lieutenant-Governor of Virginia from
1758 to his death in 1768. Regarded by Jefferson as the ablest executive
of Virginia. Illustrated in “Art Amateur,” May, 1894.

270. FENDALL. _Philip Richard Fendall._

Armorial. Arms very doubtful. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Esse quam
videri_.

271. FENWICK. _Fenwick._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Perit ut vivat_. Signed, _J. Smither.
Sc._ A plate showing fertility of design in the engraver, but not much
skill with the burin.

272. FISH. _Hamilton Fish. Stuyvesant Square New York._

Plain armorial. Mantling. Motto, _Deus dabit_. Governor of New York
State, 1849-1851.

273. FISHER. _Joshua Fisher._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. No motto, name on motto-ribbon. Native of
Delaware. A leading merchant of Philadelphia during the Revolution.

274. FITZHUGH. (Anonymous.)

Plain armorial. Motto, _Pro patria semper_. Of Virginia.

275. FITZHUGH. _Willm. Fitzhugh Junr._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Pro patria semper_. Of Virginia.

276. FOOT. _Ebenezer Foot._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Signed, _Maverick. Sct._ Of New York.

277. FOOTE. _Ebenezer Foote._ Plain armorial. No motto.

278. FOOTE. _Foote._

Plain armorial. No motto. The name _John P._ is written in before the
family name on the copy at hand.

279. FORBES. _Eli Forbes._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Omni fortunae paratus_. Signed, _T. M.
Furnass, St._ This is the only specimen so far discovered of the work
of this engraver, who was a nephew and pupil of Hurd. The owner was
Chaplin in the army of the Revolution and a missionary to the Indians.
(1800.)

280. FORMAN. _Forman._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Deo et amicitiae_. An officer of the
Revolutionary army. Had an estate named “Rose Hill,” in Maryland.

281. FOSTER.

A plate of this family name is owned in Boston, but no information
concerning it can be obtained. It is said to be the work of Furnass.

282. FOSTER. _Isaac Foster._

Armorial. Jacobean. Motto, _Mille mali salutis habeo, species mille_.
Signed, _N. Hurd. Scpt._

283. FOWLER. _C. Fowler._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. No motto. Name on motto-ribbon. A small
plate. Of Rhode Island.

284. FOWNES. _From the Library of the late Rev. Joseph Fownes, of
Shrewsbury, 1790._

A printed label.

285. FOXCROFT. _John Foxcroft._

Armorial. Of Boston.

286. FRANCIS. _John Francis._

Plain armorial. Motto, _Manet amicitia florebit que semper_. Signed,
_Callender Sculp._

287. FRANKLIN. _John Franklin Boston New England._

Armorial. Jacobean. Motto, _Exemplum adest ipse homo_. Signed, _J.
Turner Sculp_. The shield rests upon a very elaborately ornamented
frame, the background of which is covered with a diaper pattern. As
supporters, Artemis, the goddess of the moon, with spear and arrow in
hands appears upon the left hand, and Apollo, likewise with spear,
attends upon the right. Both are represented with the lower part of the
figure diminishing into a vase, in the manner of the Termini. They stand
upon an ornamental bracket which encloses a sketch of Diana sounding the
hunter’s horn, while an attendant unleashes the hound. The points upon
which the figures of Artemis and Apollo rest are supported by female
busts in profile. The whole design is very ornate, and the plate is
perhaps the rarest of our early Americans. John Franklin was the brother
of Benjamin of greater fame.

[Illustration: Andrew G. Fraunces.]

288. FRANKLIN INSTITUTE. _Library of the Franklin Institute._

Portrait plate. A very fine portrait of Benjamin Franklin enclosed in a
typical picture-frame of the day.

289. FRAUNCES. _Andrew G. Fraunces._

Armorial. Mantle of estate. Motto, _Procurator industria_. Signed, in
the flourishes under the owner’s name, _Maverick Scp._ An unusual style
for Maverick.

290. FREEMAN. _Nathaniel Freeman._

Armorial in form, but no arms displayed. The shield hangs upon a dwarfed
tree, and has the initials _N. F._ in cipher upon it. A long ribbon
trails on the ground and over the shield and tree, bearing the motto,
וראת וחררו דאשיו דעת.

291. FRENCH. _Jonathan French._

Armorial. Late Chippendale. Motto-ribbon empty. Of Massachusetts.

292. GALLATIN. _Gallatin._

Plain armorial. Motto, _Persevere_. This is the plate of Albert Gallatin
(1761-1849), the statesman. He is said to have adopted this motto in
place of the family motto.

293. GALLAUDET. _Gallaudet._

Plain armorial. Motto, _Ut quiescas labora_. Not signed, but engraved by
Edward Gallaudet.

294. GARDINER. _By the name of Gardiner._

Armorial. Chippendale. No motto, the name occupying the motto-ribbon.
This is the plate of John-Lion, the seventh proprietor of Gardiner’s
Island, who was born November 8, 1770, and who died November 22, 1816.
The arms are the same as those of John Gardiner, but the tinctures
differ; the bugle-horns are _gules_ in this plate, and _sable_ in the
other. This plate is also found with the autograph of David, the eighth
and last proprietor, under the will of Mary, the widow of Lion.

295. GARDINER. _John Gardiner._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto-ribbon empty. This is the plate of the
fifth proprietor of Gardiner’s Island. Born, 1714; died, 1764.

296. GARDINER. _John Gardiner of the Inner Temple._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Pro patria mori_. A witty and eloquent
lawyer of Boston.

297. GARDINER. _Samuel Gardiner._

Plain armorial. No motto. Of the Maine family.

298. GARNETT. _John Garnett._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto-ribbon empty. No crest.

299. GEORGETOWN COLLEGE. _Georgetown College._

Pictorial. An eagle just rising from the stump of a tree carries a
ribbon floating in his beak, on which the legend, _Presented to the P.
Society Library_. Motto above, _Lex libertas salusque gentis_.

300. GEORGETOWN COLLEGE. _Collegium Georgiopolitanum, ad ripas Potamaci
in Marylandia._

The American eagle displays the shield of our country on his breast; one
talon is upon a globe, the other grasps a cross. The motto, _Utraque
unum_, is given upon a ribbon which flutters from the beak of the eagle.
Above, in a blaze of glory, an ancient lyre is seen. Branches of oak
rise on either side of the design.

301. GHITON. _William R. Ghiton. 1718._

Armorial.

302. GIBBES. _Edmund A. Gibbes._

Plain armorial. No motto. Of South Carolina.

303. GIBBES. _James S. Gibbes._

Plain armorial. Motto, _Amor vincit naturae_. Of Charleston, S.C.

304. GIBBS. _John Walters Gibbs._

Armorial. A very peculiar frame showing Jacobean, Chippendale, and
Ribbon and Wreath features. No motto. Crude work.

305. GIBBS. _John Walters Gibbs. Charleston. So. Carolina._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Beware my edge_, in reference to
the battle-axes of shield and crest. Signed, _Abernethie Sculpt._ The
edge of the shield is close-trimmed with festooning, and tall vases rest
upon the scrolls at the sides.

306. GIBS. _James Gibs._

Armorial. Of New York. Signed by Maverick.

307. GILES. _Daniel Giles._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Toujours le même_.

308. GILES. _James Giles._

Armorial. Military trophies with slight Ribbon and Wreath ornamentation.
Motto, _Libertas et patria mea_. Signed, _Maverick Sculp._ Behind the
shield a plentiful supply of munitions of war are arranged. The flags of
the United States and of England, swords, pikes, lances, muskets,
bayonets, cannon in the act of discharging, trumpets, drums, wormers,
ramrods, cleaners, piles of cannon-balls, and kegs of powder are in the
assortment.

309. GILMER. Armorial. Of Virginia.

310. GILPIN. _Henry D. Gilpin._

Pictorial. The arms are carved upon a large fragment of the adjacent
ruins, and which lies at the base of a broken column. The ribbon under
the shield bears the motto, _Dictis factisque simplex_. A large tree
rises behind the broken column and cuts off the view, but a part of a
castle is visible, and between it and the fore view a knight on
horseback assisted by one on foot is chasing a wild boar, which is a
plain reference to the charge on the shield. Signed, _C. G. Childs_.
Attorney-General of the United States. 1840-1841.

311. GILPIN. _Henry D. Gilpin._

A plate so nearly identical with the preceding as to be taken for it
without close examination. This plate is not signed.

312. GILPIN. (Anonymous.)

The plate of John Gilpin, English Consul at Newport. Motto, _Dictis
factisque simplex_.

313. GOELET. _John Goelet._

Armorial. Jacobean. A beautiful example. No motto. Not signed, but
probably by Maverick.

314. GOODWIN. _George Goodwin._

Pictorial. A bracket of graceful design and ornamentation supports two
substantial piles of books, between which ensconced in branches of
flowers and holding a lyre in his hands, sits a pleasant-faced cupid.
Attributed to Doolittle. Publisher of “The Courant,” Hartford, Conn.

315. GORHAM. _Joseph Gorham._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Par espérance et activité nous
surmontons_. Signed, _W. Smith Sculp._ At the right hand, standing on
the name scroll, is an Indian with his feet upon a snake which is
stretched at full length. The savage is in civilized clothing, and
carries a tomahawk in his folded arms; behind him the ends of bows,
arrows, quiver, and tomahawk stand out from behind the shield. On the
other side is a British regular with drawn sword in his folded arms; for
a background he has a powder-horn, drum, lances, and the British flag.

[Illustration: John Goelet]

316. GOURGAS. _J^N. J^S. J^H. Gourgas._

Armorial. Apparently of French make. No motto. Signed, _P. L._ In the
New York Directory of 1837, the name of John J. J. Gourgas is given; a
merchant. This plate is from the same copper as the Jean Louis Gourgas,
which is a French plate seen in several collections.

317. GRACIE. _Robert Gracie._

Crest only. Motto, _God grant grace_. Signed, _Lewis Sculp._ In the New
York Directory of 1826 as a merchant.

318. GRAEME. _Elizabeth Graeme._

Armorial. The arms are in a lozenge with Chippendale ornamentation of
exceeding gracefulness. No motto. Of Philadelphia. An accomplished woman
in literature.

319. GRAHAM. _Henry Hale Graham._

Armorial. Signed, _J. Smither sc._ Eminent lawyer of Chester, Penn.

320. GRAHAM. _John A. Graham. M.D._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Ne oublie_.

321. GRANT..... _Grant._ (First name erased.)

Plain armorial. Motto, _Stand sure_. Of Scottish descent.

322. GRAY. _Gray._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _In Deo fides_. Probably by
Callender.

323. GREEN. _Francis Green._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Aestate hyeme que idem_. A Boston
merchant. Signed, _N. Hurd Sculp._

324. GREEN. _Garrett Greens’ Private Library. 809 Greenwich Street._

A printed label with the following motto, _When we are deprived of
friends we should look upon good books (they are true friends that will
neither flatter nor dissemble:), and we should study to know ourselves.
The borrower will please read and return this Book uninjured and without
delay._ Circa, 1822.

325. GREEN. _John Green Jr. of Worcester._

A grotesque plate. The name is enclosed within a frame which is filled
with mementoes of the dissecting room, and with various mottoes.

326. GREENE. _Benjamin Greene._

Armorial. Jacobean. Motto-ribbon empty. Signed, _N. H. Scp._ A very neat
and pretty plate. A wealthy merchant of Boston; of a branch of the Rhode
Island family.

327. GREENE. _Benjamin Greene. 1757._

The same copper as the above but with the date _1757_ added beneath the
name; this was probably placed there some time subsequent to the date of
engraving, although very likely the correct date. Signature unchanged.
Illustrated in “Art Amateur,” April, 1894.

328. GREENE. _B. D. Greene._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. No motto. A small plate, very neat in
appearance.

329. GREENE. _David Greene._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Nec timeo nec sperno_. Signed, _Revere
scp._ Of Massachusetts.

330. GREENE. _Thomas Greene Junr._

Armorial. Jacobean. Motto, _Study to know thyself_. Signed, _N. Hurd
Scp._ Very similar to the plate of Benjamin Greene.

331. GREENLEAF. _William Greenleaf._

Armorial. Signed, _N. Hurd. Scp._

332. GREENOUGH. _The Property of David Stoddard Greenough._

A printed name label with borders of ornamental type. The motto, _Return
what thou borrowest_, _with the most sacred punctuality_, _and withhold
it not_, is printed between the borders. A woodcut pattern of festooning
and sprays of flowers encloses the whole. Signed, _William Greenough
fecit_.

333. GREENWOOD. _Isaac Greenwood._

Pictorial. An anchor enclosed within a circular frame which bears the
name; slight foliations within the frame. Resembles an old printer’s
mark somewhat.

334. GRIGGS. _A. Griggs Philadelphia._

Pictorial. In a position quite impossible to imagine outside of the
picture, are three books thrown upon a huge rock, holding a scroll
outspread, which hangs down over a rushing brook. Indeed, one corner of
the scroll dips into the water; a few brushes and stunted or dead trees
complete the landscape. This is a woodcut in the style of Anderson.

335. GUILFORD LIBRARY. _Guilford Library._

Literary. Motto, _Improve your hours for they never return_. A shelf of
books very similar to that in the plate of George Goodwin, has a cloth
festoon looped above it; the motto is on a circle enclosing the winged
hourglass; the scroll-work above this is made into the form of a face.
This plate closely resembles that of the Stepney Society, in
Wethersfield, which is by Doolittle, and leads to the conclusion that
this is also his work. In 1737 the towns of Guilford, Saybrook,
Killingsworth, and Lyme formed a Library Association. It was dissolved a
little before 1800, and Guilford formed one by itself: at about the same
time the young people of the town started a library, and these two were
united in 1823 and formed the Union Library whose plate is noticed
below.

336. GUILFORD. _Union Library._

Pictorial. The American eagle, with shield, olive branch, bunch of
arrows, and the ribbon with the motto, _E pluribus unum_, is printed
from a woodcut; the motto, _Improve your hours for they never return_,
is printed from type beneath.

337. GUINAUD. _Henry Guinaud._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Sans venin_. A bow and quiver of arrows
and a Gainsborough hat with a stick thrust through it are seen in the
ornamentation. The arms are peculiarly unpleasant, being a huge
ten-legged scorpion printed very black. This is repeated in the crest.
Of Baltimore.

338. GURNEY. _Henry Gurney. Esqr. Philadelphia._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Sperne successus alit_.

339. HALE. _Robert Hale Esqr of Beverly._

Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Signed, _N. Hurd Scp._ Prominent man in
Massachusetts; under Pepperell at Louisburg. From this family of Hales
came Nathan Hale.

340. HALL. _James Hall._

Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Not signed, but attributed to Turner.
Lawyer and author of Philadelphia.

341. HALL. _Thomas Hall. 1787._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Believed to be the first postmaster under
Washington, in Charleston, S.C.

342. HALL. _William Hall._

Armorial. Arms, Quarterly 1st and 4th, Sable, three talbot’s heads
erased argent, collared gules, 2nd and 3rd, Sable, three leopard’s heads
jessant-de-lys, orgeant. Crest, a talbot’s head erased sable.

343. HALLOWELL. _Robert Hallowell._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto-ribbon empty. This plate is not
signed, but is probably the work of Callender. Comptroller of the
Customs in Boston. A Loyalist whose home was mobbed. One of his sisters
married Samuel Vaughn, whose plate impales the Hallowell arms.

344. HAMERSLEY. _J. W. Hamersley._

Plain armorial. Motto, _Honore et amore_. Signed, _Faithorne_. A New
York lawyer.

345. HAMILTON. _William Hamilton._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. No motto. Of Pennsylvania. A Loyalist.
Nephew of Governor James Hamilton. His country seat was “The Woodlands,”
now the Woodland Cemetery of Philadelphia.

344. HANCHETT. _John Hanchett._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. No motto. Taken from a book containing the
autograph of the owner, with the date, Aug. 28, 1768, and the residence
given as Hartford.

347. HARRIS. _Alexander Harris, Architect, Boston._

An engraved label.

348. HARISON. _Richard Harison. Esqr._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Nec te quaesiveris extra_. A large plate,
very pretty in appearance, but strange in the tincture of the arms. Of
New York.

349. HARRISON. _Rich’d. Harrison._

Crest only. Motto, _Nec te quaesiveris extra_. A lambrequin looped up
with cord and fasteners above. Signed, _Rollinson Sculpt._ Presumably
belonging to the same owner as the last.

350. HARTFORD. _Hartford Library Company._

An engraved name-label; the name within an oval frame, with a festoon of
roses about it, and sprays of palm crossed beneath. Now the Hartford
Public Library.

351. HARVARD. _Sigill: Coll: Harvard: Cantab: Nov: Angl: 1650._

Armorial. Signed, _N. Hurd Sculp._ Motto, _Christo et ecclesia_. The
design is in the form of a seal, and is enclosed within branches of
holly. Above all a ribbon bears the words, _Detur digniori_, showing the
use and purpose of the plate to have been for insertion in books
presented as prizes to the students. This is the earliest of the Harvard
plates.

352. HARVARD. _Sigill: Coll: Harvard: Cantab: Nov: Angl: 1650._

Armorial. The arms of the college enclosed within a double circle which
bears the inscription. The motto, _Christo et ecclesia_, is just inside
the border. The framework is embellished with a profusion of fruit and
flowers; in the place of the crest, a pile of three books with the sun
in splendor above them;

[Illustration: Richard Harison Esq^{r}.]

on each side of the books two slender vases standing upon an upward curl
of the ornamentation hold bouquets; below this whole design a gorgeous
curtain is spread out to contain the name of the giver of the book; this
is backed by a frame whose edge only is seen; this is elaborately
scrolled, and is finished at the bottom with the canephoros head and
shell pattern; two globes at the uppermost part, on either side,
complete the decoration. Signed, _N. Hurd Boston_. Several plates are
known very similar to this, but having different names upon the curtain.
One of them has simply the words _Ex Dono_, with the curtain left blank
for the writing of the giver’s name. Others have the name of donors of
quantities of books engraved upon the curtain; among these are,
_Hancock_ and _Thorndike_.

353. HARVARD. _Sigill: Coll: Harvard: Cantab: Nov: Angl:
1650._

A very close copy of the above in all particulars;
indeed, a fac-simile of it. Signed, _A. Bowen_. On
some of them appear the name of _Shapleigh_, and
on others, _Ex Dono Samuelis A. Eliot_.

354. HARVARD. _Sigill: Coll: Harvard: Cantab: Nov: Angl:
1650._

This is again a copy in the main of the plate by
Hurd, but is later than the last. The ornamentation
is similar to that used by Hurd, but is changed
in some particulars; the canephoros head is replaced
by a bunch of grapes, the sun is missing
above the pile of books, and all the work has lost
in beauty of execution. Signed, _Andrew Filner_.
This plate is used to record the gifts of many
persons, among them being:--

  _Samuel Shapleigh._    (_Class of 1789._)
  _Joshua Green. M.D._    (_Class of 1818._)
  _Samuel Abbott Green. M.D._    (_Class of 1851._)
  _Jonathan Brown Bright._    (_1884._)

355. HARVARD. _Academiae Harvardianae Sigillum. 1638._

The arms of the college as usual, with the addition of the word
_Veritas_ upon the open books. This plate in its general design was
suggested by the plate of Hurd, but is quite different in details. The
curtain, simpler in make, is still here, and the shield is in the usual
position, but the fruit and flowers are replaced by an august assemblage
of the gods and goddesses who are the special patrons of learning.
Signed, _H. Billings del. C. G. Smith Sc._

356. HARVARD COLLEGE. _Hasty Pudding Library._

Pictorial. Two Doric pillars uphold a large curtain which is looped at
the top, and left plain in the centre for the writing in of donors’
names. Above this a circular frame encloses a picture of an iron pot,
supposedly full of pudding, towards which two hands, one with a bowl in
its clasp, and one holding a spoon, approach. The motto, _Seges votis
respondet_, is given upon the frame. Directly under this is the date,
_1808_. Below the curtain a figure of the Sphynx is seen surrounded by
books in curved shelves. The bases of the pillars bear the words,
_Concordia discors_. Signed, _Callender Sc._ A Harvard College Society
plate.

357. HARVARD COLLEGE. _Porcellian Library._

A large and handsome curtain looped up with cord in large bow-knots is
left as usual for the donors’ names; above it two small pillars with the
Greek letters on their bases, Ὁμ Ἑλ; the pillars are joined by a chain
which passes behind an oval medallion on which the clasped hands are
shown; above this the circular frame bearing the name encloses the hog;
the frame is ornamented with sprays of palm and roses, and a pile of
three books, as so often in plates of Harvard College, form the crest.
This plate is not signed, but it strongly resembles the work of
Callender.

358. HARVARD COLLEGE. _Porcellian Club. 1803._

Allegorical. Two stone pillars support a circular frame within which the
hog is pictured. On the frame the name of the club is given; below hangs
a poor curtain for the name of the donor of books; above are the arms
surrounded by the grape-vine, and having books, a loving cup, lance, and
foil grouped about. The motto across the face of the shield on a bend,
_Fide et Amicitia_. Greek letters on the base of the pillars, Ὁμ Ἑλ.

359. HARVARD COLLEGE. _Porcellian Library._

In this plate the curtain is suspended between two very tall amphoræ
which rest upon books bearing the Greek letters Ὁμ Ἑλ upon their backs;
behind the curtain two hogs disport themselves; the circular frame is
above them and encloses the representation of a punch bowl, under which
is the motto, _Dum vivimus vivamus_. Above all, the shield of arms with
the motto on a bend, _Fide et Amicitia_, is graced by grape-vine
branches, and the crossed lance and sword. Signed, _F. Mitchell. Del._

360. HAWKS. _Francis L. Hawks._

Armorial. Motto, _Never check_. Clergyman and author. Left a large
collection of books to the New York Historical Society, where they are
kept in a room appropriated to their sole occupancy.

361. HAY. _Mr. George Hay._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Serva jugum_. Jurist of Virginia.
Prosecutor of Aaron Burr.

362. HAY. _Peter Hay. M.D._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Serva jugum_.

363. HAY. _William Robert Hay. M.A._

Plain armorial. No motto. Was a student at the Inner Temple, London, in
1781.

364. HAYNE. _Isaac Hayne._

Armorial. Revolutionary patriot. Born, 1745; hanged by the British in
Charleston, S.C., 1742.

365. HAYNE. _Robert Hayne._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. No motto.

366. HAYS. _Barrack Hays._

Landscape. The shield rests against a shattered tree. In the distance,
hills and water. Signed, _I. Hutt Sculp._

[Illustration: Barrak Hays]

367. HAYWARD. _Benjamin Hayward._ Of Charleston, S.C.

368. HAYWARD. _George Hayward._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. No motto. Flags, cannon, a trumpet, and a
lance form the background to the shield; the mantling runs down and
joins the flowering branches which are crossed beneath the shield. Below
the name which is on the motto-ribbon, hangs a small curtain, probably
for the number of the volume.

369. HAYWARD. _Sarah Hayward._

Armorial. The same copper as the above with the first name altered.

370. HAYWARD. _Thomas Hayward._

Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. A signer of the Declaration from South
Carolina.

371. HEATH. _John Heath. Boston._ An engraved label in which the sun
rises above the name, which is enclosed in festoons and sprays.

372. HEMING. _Samuel Heming. de sancta Anna Parochia in Jamaica.
Armigr._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Aut nunquam tentes aut perfice_. Very
fine work.

373. HENDERSON. _James Henderson, Williamsburg._ Pictorial. Military. A
woodcut very similar to the Timothy Newell.

374. HERBERT. _Herbert._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Un loy, un roy, un foy_. Not signed, but
probably the work of Maverick.

375. HERMAN. _Sum Ex Libris Frederici Hermani, Sapientia praestat
divitiis._ Printed label. Of Pennsylvania.

376. HICKS. _Elias Hicks._ Plain armorial. Behind the shield a sword is
seen and on its belt the motto is given, _Tout en bonne heure_. Signed,
_P. Maverick. S._ Distinguished Quaker preacher.

377. HICKS. _Elias Hicks._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Judicemur agendo_. Signed,
_Rollinson Sct._

378. HICKS. _Whitehead Hicks. Esqr._ Chippendale. Motto, _Pro lege et
rege_. Signed, _H. Dawkins. Sculpt._ At the left a cupid is playing a
flute; to which accompaniment his companion sings from a sheet of music
held in his hand. At the right, a female in a costume of extreme
simplicity sits under a jutting rose branch, while awaiting a cupid who
is seen struggling towards her with a large volume. Of the same Quaker
family. Mayor of New York City, 1766-1776.

379. HILL. _Marcus Samuel Hill._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Non sibi sed patriae_.

380. HILL. _Sam’l. Hill._ Literary. Within an oval formed by branches of
palm and holly, two books with quill and ink-pot upon them. Probably the
plate of the engraver.

381. HOAR. _Richard Hoar._

Armorial. Jacobean. No motto. This plate is not signed, but it bears a
strong resemblance to the work of Hurd.

382. HOFFMAN. _Philip L. Hoffman. Esqr._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Carpe diem_. Signed, _Maverick
Sculpt. New York_. A bit of landscape introduced below the shield, as
was often Maverick’s way; a stretch of water, trees, books, and writing
materials complete the adjuncts. The name is signed on an open scroll;
this lower part of the plate is very similar to the plate of Prosper
Wetmore by the same engraver. Of New York.

383. HOLLADAY. Armorial. Of Virginia.

384. HOLLINGSWORTH. _Levi Hollingsworth._ Armorial. Chippendale. No
motto.

385. HOLYOKE. _Edward Augustus Holyoke._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Duce natura sequor_. Not signed, but
without doubt the work of Hurd. Eminent physician and surgeon of
Massachusetts. Lived to a great age and performed an operation at the
age of 92.

386. HOLYOKE. (Anonymous.)

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Sacra quercus_. This plate is
presumably of the Holyoke family, as the motto is the family motto, the
arms are meant to be the Holyoke arms, and the crest is correctly an
oak-tree. The design and execution of this plate are poor.

387. HOOPER. _Swett Hooper._ Pictorial. Over a vase full of flowers, two
cupids bearing a scroll on which is the motto, _The wicked borrow &
return not_.

388. HOOPER. _William Hooper._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Haec etiam parentibus_. Signed, _N. H.
Scp._ Plate of the signer of the Declaration from North Carolina.

389. HOPKINS. (Anonymous.) Plate of Reuben Hopkins.

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Piety is peace_. The frame which
supports the shield rests upon two books; other books, a globe, and a
telescope are among the decorations.

390. HOPKINSON. _Francis Hopkinson._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Semper paratus_. Signed, _H. Dawkins
Sculp._ The frame is very like that of the Bushrod Washington plate in
some respects. This type is not uncommon; the peculiar cant of the
shield, the hissing griffin perched threateningly upon the corner of the
frame, and the very form and arrangement of the flowers and spray are
duplicated in several instances. Son of Thomas Hopkinson, the Councillor
of Pennsylvania. A signer of the Declaration from New Jersey.

391. HOPKINSON. _Joseph Hopkinson._

Armorial. The same copper as the last, with the name changed. The first
name, Francis, is not well removed and shows in the printing of the
plate. Son of Francis. A distinguished lawyer. Author of “Hail
Columbia.”

392. HORANIAN SOCIETY. _Horanian Society Library._ Allegorical. The
large shield displays a picture of the Madonna; the supporters are Diana
and the Muse of History; the crest is a pile of three books with an owl
perched upon them. A large pediment supports the shield and the figures,
and on its face the name is given within an elliptical frame; festoons
and a curtain of cloth hang about it, and the motto, _Mutual
Improvement_, is given upon a ribbon which is draped across the top of
the frame. Signed, _P. R. Maverick Sct. No. 3 Crown Street. N.Y._

393. HORRY. _Dan Horry. Esqr._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Toujours fidèle_. Of South Carolina.

394. HORSMANDEN. _Daniel Horsmanden. Esqr._

Armorial. Jacobean. Motto, _De interior templo socius_. Author of “Negro
Plot of New York, 1741.” Published in 1810. Born, 1691; died, Flatbush,
1778. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 65.

395. HUBARD. Armorial. Of Virginia.

396. HUMPHREY. _Henry B. Humphrey._ Pictorial. A very graceful framework
encloses several spaces which are occupied by decorative features. Above
the name, Minerva, helmeted and robed, with shield and spear, is seated
attended by the owl. Beneath her the motto appears on a curved portion
of the frame, _Inter folia fructus_. Beneath this again is the name
within an oval formed by two writhing snakes; at either side of this are
female griffins, sejant. At the very lowest point of the design a
grotesque canephoros head is seen. Of Boston.

397. HUNTER. _Archibald Hunter._

Armorial. Signed by Dawkins.

398. HUNTER. _John Hunter._ Plain armorial. No motto. A small plate.

399. HUNTER. _His Excellency, Robert Hunter. Esqr._

Armorial. Jacobean. Motto, _At re non impetu_. In writing, _the General
and Chief General of Jamaica_. Author of the famous letter on
“Enthusiasm,” which was attributed to Shaftesbury and to Swift. Became
Governor of Jamaica in 1728.

400. HUNTER. _William J. Hunter._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Sola bona quae honesta_. Signed,
_Engrd. by P. R. Maverick 65 Liberty St. N. Y._

401. HURD. _Name of Hurd._

Armorial. The arms seem to be wholly imaginary, or at least borrowed
from some other family. Arms, Az. a lion ramp. or. on a chief ar. a
stork ppr. between two mullets sa. Crest, A bird sa. on a garb fess-ways
ppr. No motto. The name occupies the ribbon. This plate is crude in
appearance, and not unlike the work of Nathaniel Hurd; it may have been
an early attempt of his for himself or some member of his family. The
copy before me has written upon it, “Isaac Hurd’s presented to Barzillai
Frost.”

402. HYSLOP. _By the name of Hyslop._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. No motto, the name occupying the
motto-ribbon.

403. HYSLOP. _Robt. Hyslop._

Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Vincit omnia veritas_. A rude piece
of engraving. The garland draped behind the shield is very stiff, and
the oak branches at the sides are ungraceful.

404. INGERSOLL. _Jared Ingersoll Esqr. of New Haven Connecticut._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Fama sed virtus non moriatur_. Lawyer;
born, 1749; died, 1822. Studied in the Middle Temple, London. Member of
the Old Congress, 1780-1781. In 1812 was the Federal candidate for
Vice-President of the United States. Author of a rare pamphlet on the
Stamp Act, New Haven, 4to, 1766.

405. INGLIS. _Inglis._ Plain armorial. Motto, _In tenebris lucidor_. Of
New York.

406. INGLIS. _Alexr. Inglis._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Lucidor in tenebris_. The heraldry is
mixed and the motto twisted. Of South Carolina.

407. INGLIS. _George Inglis. Petersburg._ A woodcut border with the name
in type within it. The border is elaborate, with cornucopiæ of flowers
at either side, and ornamental pieces in the corners. In the copy at
hand the type is set in wrongly, so that the frame is bottom up.

408. INGLIS. _John Inglis._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Recte faciendo securus_. Of Pennsylvania.

409. INGRAHAM. (Anonymous.)

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Magnanimus esto_. Name bracket empty.

410. INGRAHAM. _Edward D. Ingraham._

Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Magnanimus esto_. It was said of him that
if he wanted a book, he would prefer to buy it; if he could not buy, he
would borrow (not to return), and if necessary would even steal it. A
man of great learning and eccentricity. Lawyer of Philadelphia.