%eadnotat; ]> Alexander Lawson Scrapbooks 1796-1851 1806-1842 Ewell Sale Stewart Library Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 2002 EAD tagging 2002. ENG Alexander Lawson Scrapbooks Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 02/2002Cataloging and digitizing made possible by The Getty Grant Program. Coll. 79 Lawson, Alexander, 1772-1846 Scrapbooks1796-1851 2 scrapbooks Ewell Sale Stewart Library, Academy of Natural Sciences
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Alexander Lawson, engraver, died in 1846, leaving behind a great quantity of his own and other artist's work. His daughters, Malvinia and Mary, constructed a scrapbook filled with these artworks, which they donated to the Academy. The scrapbook contains 532 prints, drawings, and watercolors illustrating natural history and scientific books or periodicals, including zoological, ornithological and medical illustrations, as well as technical illustrations and illustration for novels and histories. The engravings cover a wide variety of subject matter, such as ornithology, mollusks, medicine and chemistry, poetry and literature, history, engineering and architecture.

Alexander Lawson was born December 19, 1772, at Raven-stuther, a village in Lanarkshire, Scotland. An orphan at fifteen, he moved to Liverpool to be raised by an older brother. He discovered a love of illustration at an early age, and had a graver made from a picture he saw in a book, with which he taught himself to engrave.

Lawson hoped to visit France where he could learn the refinements of French engraving techniques from the artists he admired, as well as to join in the French political climate and help in their fight for freedom. However, France, was closed to British subjects, so he sailed to the United States instead, arriving in Baltimore, Md. in May of 1792. He immediately liked the U.S. because of the freedom of speech and action it afforded, and settled in Philadelphia as it was the seat of the government at that time. He worked for Thackara & Vallance as an engraver for 2 years, before starting his own practice. His first works after going into business for himself were plates for an edition of The Seasons by James Thomson. Later he formed a partnership with John James Barralet, which was eventually dissolved.

In 1798, Lawson formed a friendship with Alexander Wilson, the creator of American Ornithology. It was Lawson who offered Wilson drawing lessons and encouraged him to draw. When Wilson approached Lawson in March of 1804 with his intention to publish his ornithological studies and drawings, Lawson hesitated with taking on the engraving on the grounds that it was too expensive for Wilson to handle. Not to be discouraged, Wilson showed up at Lawson's house with a copper plate that he intended to etch himself. He had Lawson ground the plate, and asked for an etching needle. Lawson narrates that the next day Wilson bounded into the room exclaiming that he had finished the plate and wished to bite it with the aqua fortis immediately. The result (item 2:65) was displeasing to him, and Wilson realized he would have to hire a professional engraver. A few months later Wilson found a publisher to assist with his undertaking, and Lawson agreed to engrave the plates. It was for the ornithology that Lawson engraved the best plates, and he contributed to the continuation of this work by Charles Lucien Bonaparte, after Wilson's death.

In 1805 Lawson married Elizabeth DeScaife. He had 5 children: Malvina, Helen Elizabeth, Catharine, Mary and Oscar A. Oscar and Helen both worked with Lawson, making drawings for him to engrave. They also exhibited artwork of various mediums in Philadelphia. Oscar went on to become a professional engraver for the U.S. Coast Survey. Helen illustrated several scientific publications, and later in life was nominated as secretary of the Franklin Institute's School of Design for Women. Alexander Lawson died on August 22, 1846, continuing to work until 2 days before his death.

Lawson's friend, Samuel Stehman Haldeman, suggested that the scrapbook be compiled after Lawson's death in 1846. Two of Lawson's daughters, Malvinia and Mary, assembled them from the works left in Lawson's effects.

A collection of 532 prints, drawings, and watercolors, which includes ca. 400 engravings and etchings by Philadelphia engraver Alexander Lawson. The prints illustrate natural history and scientific books or periodicals, including zoological, ornithological and medical illustrations, as well as technical illustrations and illustration for poetry, novels and histories. The engravings cover a wide variety of subject matter, such as natural history, (particularly ornithology and mollusca), medicine and chemistry, industry, engineering and architecture, Mexican history, Christianity, and mythology.

Most of the prints were illustrations for specific books or articles. Not of all of the prints have been identified as belonging to particular works, but those that have are noted with the an abbreviation of the title (as follows in the list). Books and journals with engravings in the collection include:

Scrapbook Volume 1

The American Turf Register and Sporting Magazine (WRE) Beattie, James. The Wreath Containing the Minstrel and other Favorite Poems to which is Prefixed the Life of Dr. Beattie. Baltimore: E.J. Cole, 1814. (AOB) Bonaparte, Charles Lucian. American Ornithology: or, the Natural History of Birds Inhabiting the United States, not given by Wilson, Vol. 1. Philadelphia: Samuel Augustus Mitchell, 1825. (AOB) Bonaparte, Charles Lucian. American Ornithology: or, The Natural History of Birds Inhabiting the United States, not given by Wilson, Vols. 2-4. Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Carey, 1828, 1833. (HM) Clavigero, Francesco Saverio. The History of Mexico. Philadelphia : T. Dobson, 1817. Conrad's edition of British novels (HB) The Holy Bible : containing the Old and New Testaments: together with the Apocrypha. Philadelphia : John Thompson and Abraham Small, 1796-1798. (EP) James, Edwin, 1797-1861. Account of an Expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains. Philadelphia: H.C. Carey & I. Lea, 1822-23. (JANSP) The Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. (SEA) Thomson, James, 1700-1748. The Seasons, with the Castle of Indolence : Poems. Philadelphia: Printed by Budd and Bartram for Thomas Dobson, 1804.

Scrapbook Volume 2

The American Turf Register and Sporting Magazine (TABM) Binney, Amos. The Terrestrial Air-Breathing Mollusks of the United States. Boston : Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1857. (FUM) Haldeman, Samuel Stehman. A monograph of the Freshwater Univalve Mollusca of the United States. Philadelphia : E. G. Dorsey, 1842-1845. (AO) Wilson, Alexander. American Ornithology, Philadelphia : Bradford and Inskeep, 1808, 1810, 1811, 1812, 1813. (AOR) Wilson, Alexander. American Ornithology, Ord's reprint. Philadelphia : J. Lavel and S. F. Bradford, 1824, 1825.

In addition to Lawson's own engravings, etchings, and artists' proofs, the collection contains drawings, watercolors, engravings, and etchings by other artists, which Lawson engraved from. These include:

Scrapbook Volume 1

19 drawings by John James Barralet, 1747-1815 5 drawings by Alexander Rider 4 drawings by Titian Ramsay Peale, 1799-1885 3 prints by his daughter, Helen E. Lawson. In addition, a significant number of Lawson's engravings were colored and originally drawn by Helen. 2 drawings by Peter Rindisbacher, 1806-1834 1 watercolor by Samuel Seymour 1 watercolor by William Strickland, 1787-18541 drawing by Thomas Birch, 1779-1851 1 print by his son, Oscar A. Lawson

Scrapbook Volume 2

39 prints and 3 drawings by Oscar A. Lawson (including his first etching) 16 drawings and 1 print by Helen E. Lawson - of particular note are her drawings for Haldeman's Monograph, given much praise, and described by Benjamin Silliman to be "so perfect as certainly leave nothing to be desired". 11 drawings and 1 print by Alexander Wilson, 1766-1813 2 drawings by Joseph Leidy, 1823-1891 1 drawing by Peter Rindisbacher, 1806-1834

Bracketed titles have been given by the cataloger unless otherwise stated.

Consists of 2 series:

Scrapbook Volume 1 Scrapbook Volume 2

The collection came to the Academy in the form of 2 large scrapbooks, in which were pasted drawings, prints and proofs. The scrapbook has since been disbound, but the engravings and drawings remain in the same order as they were found in the scrapbooks.

Indians of MexicoBirds--United StatesMollusks--United StatesFiction--illustrationsPoetry--illustrationsMedical instruments and apparatus Book illustrations--1790-1850 Periodical illustrations--1790-1850 Scientific illustrations--1790-1850 Ornithological illustrations--1790-1850 Medical illustrations--1790-1850 Frontispieces Engravings--19th century Etchings--19th century Artists' proofs--19th century Albums--19th century Lawson, Oscar A. Barralet, John James, 1747-1815 Lawson, Helen E. Wilson, Alexander, 1766-1813 Peale, Titian Ramsay, 1799-1885 Rider, Alexander Rindisbacher, Peter, 1806-1834 Birch, Thomas, 1779-1851 Leidy, Joseph, 1823-1891 Seymour, Samuel Strickland, William, 1788-1854 Lizars, Daniel, 1760-1812 Mexico--History--To 1519

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Cite as: Collection 79. Alexander Lawson Scrapbooks. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.

Donated by Malvinia Lawson and Mary Lawson.

Finding aid by Mary Hammer, 2002; digitizing by Sara Krause, 2002.

The opening pages of Lawson's scrapbook originally contained a page listing the contents of the book and a miniature watercolor portrait of Lawson by Thomas Birch, pasted above a five page hand written biography of Lawson. The biography is signed "L" and thought to be written by his daughter, Malvinia. At an unknown date, this material was separated and placed in Collection 420.

Collection 427. Alexander Lawson Copper Plates of Birds. Contains the original copper plates for some of Lawson's engravings from American ornithology. Collection 912. Helen E. Lawson Illustrations. Collection 820. Samuel Seymour Watercolors. Collection 55. Titian Ramsay Peale Illustrations. Contains 1 engraving by Lawson, as well as several watercolors and drawings by Peale.

Additional information concerning Lawson's scrapbook:

Christy, Bayard H., "Alexander Lawson's bird engravings." The Auk, vol. 43, 1926: 47-61. Scrapbook Volume 1 1:1View of the Presidents' house on Ninth St Phil[adelphia], n.d. 1 print : etching ; sheet 25 x 30 cm.

Margins trimmed with plate mark removed.

1:2Frontispiece for the Bible, [ca. 1796]. 1 print : engraving, some areas filled in by hand ; sheet 36 x 24 cm.

Illustration for: HB.

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1:3a[Burial of Christ], [ca. 1796]. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 16 x 21 cm.

Illustration for: HB.

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1:3bItzcuintepotzotli ; Mexican Porcupine ; Tlacocelotl ; Mexican tiger, [ca. 1817]. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 22 x 16 cm.

Illustration for: HM "Plate 3, vol. 1, pg. 37".

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1:4aMontezuma, [ca. 1817]. 1 print: engraving ; 16 x 11 cm.

Illustration for HM

Title taken from handwritten note under print.

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1:4bA noble ; A woman of rank / engraved by Lawson, [ca. 1817]. Printed by E. Brown. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 11 x 19 cm.

Illustration for: HM

"Plate 24".

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1:4cCommon man & woman of Mexico, [ca. 1817]. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 10 x 14 cm.

Illustration for: HM

"Plate 14".

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1:5aA gladiatorian sacrifice, [ca. 1817]. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 22 x 16 cm.

Illustration for: HM

"Plate 9, vol. 1, pg. 280".

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1:5bA common sacrifice / Lawson sc., [ca. 1817]. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 11 x 17 cm.

Illustration for: HM

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1:6aOther feats of activity, / engrav'd by Lawson, [ca. 1817]. 1 print : engraving ; plate mark 14 x 19 cm.

Illustration for: HM

"Plate 11".

1:6bMexican feats of activity / Lawson, sc., [ca. 1817]. 1 print : engraving ; plate mark 11 x 17 cm.

Illustration for: HM

 1:7aThe flyers, [ca. 1817]. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 22 x 15 cm.

Illustration for: HM

"Pl. 17, vol. 1, page. 402."

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1:7bSymbols of cities / Lawson sculp., [ca. 1817]. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 20 x 12 cm.

Illustration for: HM

Includes symbols for Mexico, Chalco, Tollantzinco, Xochitzinco, Huaxjacac, Atotonilco, Ahuilizapan, Atenco, Tehuillojocan, Michmalojan, Quauhtinchan, Tlacotepec, Macuilxochitl, Tlachco, Tecozauhtla, Nepohualco.

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1:8aMexican year ; Mexican month / Lawson sc., [ca. 1817]. 1 print : engraving ; plate mark 20. 5 x 12 cm.

Illustration for: HM

"Pl. 13."

1:8bMexican century / Lawson sc., [ca. 1817]. 1 print : engraving ; plate mark 17 x 15 cm.

Illustration for: HM

"Pl. 14."

1:9aThe greater temple of Mexico, [ca. 1817]. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 16 x 14 cm.

Illustration for: HM

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1:9bAnother form of temple ; Entrance of the Tlascalan territories, [ca. 1817]. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 17 x 14 cm.

Illustration for: HM

Plate 6.

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1:10aGonzalez de Sandoval, [ca. 1817]. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 12 x 8 cm.

Illustration for: HM

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1:10bChristoval de Olid, [ca. 1817]. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 13 x 8 cm.

Illustration for: HM

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1:11aMexican priest ; Mexican warrior / Lawson sculp, [ca. 1817]. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 11 x 16 cm.

Illustration for: HM

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1:11bMexican method of making bread / engraved by Lawson, [ca. 1817]. printed by E. Brown. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 12 x 17 cm.

Illustration for: HM

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1:11cMexican musical instruments / Lawson sc., [ca. 1817]. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 11 x 18 cm.

Illustration for: HM

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1:12aTemazcalli or vapour bath, / Lawson sc., [ca. 1817]. 1 print : engraving ; plate mark 21 x 10 cm.

Illustration for: HM

Includes illustrations of front, back and inside.

1:12bKing of the Zepilots ; Tepajaxin ; Amphisboen ; Axolotl ; Occhione ; Temolin / Lawson sc., [ca. 1817]. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 20 x 11 cm.

Illustration for: HM

Plate 2, vol. 1.

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1:12cSymbolical figures / Lawson sc., [ca. 1817]. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 12 x 16 cm.

Illustration for: HM

Includes illustrations for : Day, Night, Midnight, Year, Century, The heavens, Air, Water, Earth, The deluge and confusion of tongues.

Plate 8.

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1:13aMexican armour / Lawson sc., [ca. 1817]. 1 print : engraving ; plate mark 21 x 12 cm.

Illustrations for: HM

Includes illustrations for : Shields, Sword.

"Pl. 15."

1:13bNumerical characters / Lawson sc., [ca. 1817]. 1 print : engraving ; plate mark 11 x 17 cm.

Illustrations for: HM

Includes illustrations for : 1, 2, 3, 20, 21, 40, 400, 420, 800, 8000, 8400, 1600, The year 1787.

1:14aSymbols of the names of the Mexican kings / engraved by A. Lawson, [ca. 1817]. printed by E. Brown. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 19 x 11 cm.

Illustrations for: HM

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1:14bChajotli / Lawson sc., [ca. 1817]. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 18 x 10 cm.

Includes Tlitzapotl, Tlalcacahuatl, Nopalxochquetzalli.

"Vol. 1. P. 25."

Illustrations for: HM

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1:15A Macpherson's blue / Lawson sc., [ca. 1806]. Philad[elph]ia : T. Condie. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 19 x 11 cm.

Depicts a uniformed soldier with a musket.

1:16Macpherson's blue's : taking leave, / Barralet invenit & direxit ; Lawson sc., [ca. 1806]. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 30 x 23 cm.

Depicts a young man in uniform embracing a limp young woman on a porch, while another uniformed man takes him by the arm to lead him away. A woman in the background leans against the door frame in an attitude of despondency.

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Matted and framed by Conservation center for Art and Historical Artifacts for display at Winterthur, date unknown.

1:17aAn interesting scene in the life of General Washington / J.J. Barralet, invt. ; Lawson sculp., [ca. 1806]. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 11 x 8 cm.

Depicts George Washington being pulled from the river by a young man, onto a raft.

"Engraved for W.Y. Birch's Annual Pocket Book."

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See also 1:17d.

 1:17b[Man chasing woman through stormy sea-side cliffs] / Barralet invt. ; Lawson sc., [ca. 1806]. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 12 x 9 cm.

For Conrad's edition of British novels.

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See also 1:17e.

1:17c[Cloaked skeleton leading man] / Barralet invt. ; A. Lawson sc., [ca. 1806]. 1 print : engraving ; 12 x 9 cm.

For Conrad's edition of British novels.

Depicts a young man, holding a staff or stick upwards, walking forward, held by a skeletal figure in a hooded robe. Before him are 2 men: one holding a snake and the other plunging a knife into his chest. Behind him stands a woman in a hood and long robes.

See also 1:17f.

1:17dJohn James Barralet, 1747-1815. An interesting scene in the life of General Washington / J.J. Barralet invt., [ca. 1806]. 1 drawing : pen and ink ; 12 x 9 cm.

Title taken from 1:17a.

1:17eJohn James Barralet, 1747-1815. [Man chasing woman through stormy sea-side cliffs], [ca. 1806]. 1 drawing : pen and ink ; 12 x 9 cm. in.

For Conrad's edition of British novels.

See also 1:17b.

1:17fJohn James Barralet, 1747-1815. [Cloaked skeleton leading man] / J.J. Barralet invt., [ca. 1806]. 1 drawing : pen and ink ; 8 x 13 cm.

See also 1:17c.

1:18aaJohn James Barralet, 1747-1815. View of the falls of Niagara / J.J. Baralet del., 1806. 1 drawing : pen and ink ; 8 x 13 cm.

Title taken from 1:18a.

1:18aView of the falls of Niagara / Lawson sc., [1806?] 1 print : engraving ; sheet 8 x 13 cm.

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See also 1:18aa.

1:18bbJohn James Barralet, 1747-1815. [View of a five-span bridge] / J.J. Barralet del., 1806. 1 drawing : pen and ink ; 8 x 13 cm.

See also 1:18b.

1:18bMurray. View of Trenton Bridge, [ca. 1806]. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 8 x 13 cm.

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1:19aaJohn James Barralet, 1747-1815. [View of fishermen and a three-span bridge] / J.J. Barralet, 1806. 1 drawing : pen and ink ; 8 x 13 cm.

See also 1:19a.

1:19a[View of fishermen and a three-span bridge], 1806? 1 print : engraving ; sheet 8 x 13 cm.

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See also 1:19aa.

1:19bFamous mountain between the provinces of Kiansee and Quanton in China / Lawson sc., n.d. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 15 x 21 cm.

Inscription upper middle: "Engraved for the Port Folio published by H. Hall 133 Chestnut St. [Philadelphia, Pa.]"

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1:20aaJohn James Barralet, 1747-1815. Emmiline / J.J. Barralet invt., [ca. 1806]. 1 drawing : pen and ink ; 13 x 9 cm.

Title taken from 1:20a.

1:20aEmmiline / Barralet invt. ; Lawson sc., [ca. 1806]. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 13 x 9 cm.

Depicts a young woman rushing forward and stopped by a man. The background includes a uniformed man on horseback.

"Conrad & Cos. edition of select novels."

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1:20bbJohn James Barralet, 1747-1815. [Woman giving news of wounded man] / J.J. Barralet invt., [ca. 1806]. 1 drawing : pen and ink ; 13 x 9 cm.

Drawing depicts a young woman speaking with an older woman and gesturing behind her, where a wounded man is being carried by 3 men.

See also 1:20b.

1:20b[Woman giving news of a wounded man], [ca. 1806]. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 13 x 9 cm.

For Conrad & Cos. edition of select novels?

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See also 1:20bb.

1:20ccJohn James Barralet, 1747-1815. Nocturnal visit, [ca. 1806]. 1 drawing : pen and ink ; 13 x 9 cm.

Depicts a man walking through the doorway of a room. A man with his hand extended towards the other as if to stop him stands over a seated woman in the foreground. A young man leans against the wall behind the door with his arms folded.

Title taken from 1:20c.

1:20cNocturnal visit / Barralet invt. ; A. Lawson sc., [ca. 1806]. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 13 x 9 cm.

"Conrad & Cos. edition of select novels."

"Vol. 3, Page 5."

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See also 1:20cc.

1:21aaJohn James Barralet, 1747-1815. Clermont, [ca. 1806]. 1 drawing : pen and ink ; 13 x 9 cm.

Title taken from 1:21a.

1:21aClermont, [ca. 1806]. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 13 x 9 cm.

"Page 296."

Depicts a woman on her knees with her head in the lap of a man in the foreground. A man reaches towards them, while 3 uniformed men carrying muskets stand behind him.

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See also 1:21aa.

1:21bbJohn James Barralet, 1747-1815. [Young man on his sickbed, mourned by 4 men] / J.J. Barrelet invt 6th drawing", [ca. 1806]. 1 drawing : pen and ink ; 13 x 9 cm.

See also 1:21b.

1:21b[Young man on his sickbed, mourned by 4 men], [ca. 1806]. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 13 x 9 cm.

For Conrad & Cos. edition of select novels.

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1:21ccJohn James Barralet, 1747-1815. [Two men conversing near a lake] / J.J. Barralet, [ca. 1806]. 1 drawing : pen and ink ; 13 x 9 cm.

See also 1:21c.

1:21c[Two men conversing under a tree, near a lake] / Barralet invt. ; Lawson sc., [ca. 1806]. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 12 x 8 cm.

For Conrad & Cos. edition of select novels.

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Title given by cataloger.

See also 1:21cc.

1:22aExperience directing youth to the contemplation of the works of art and nature / Lawson sc., [ca. 1806]. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 11 x 8 cm.

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1:22b[Young man in a storm reaching towards the sea], n.d. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 10 x 7 cm.

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1:22ccJohn James Barralet, 1747-1815. [Poseidon and Demeter?], [ca. 1806]. 1 drawing : pen and ink ; diam. image 7 cm.

See also 1:22c.

1:22c[Poseidon and Demeter?], n.d. 1 print : engraving ; diam. image 7 cm.

Depicts a woman holding a cornucopia of fruit gesturing over the land, while a man holding a trident sits on a log.

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See also 1:22cc.

1:22d"Fear nothing the God of the Christians will protect us" / Lawson sc., n.d. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 14 x 8 cm.

"Vide Vol. 2 page 84."

Depicts 2 men, one holding a torch, with a young boy between them.

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1:22e[Young man with torch], n.d. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 12 x 8 cm.

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1:23a[Young man and woman picking flowers in the forest], [ca. 1804]. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 13 x 10.

After a drawing by William Hamilton.

Illustration for The SEA.

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1:23bYoung woman tying her sash under a tree by a river, [ca. 1804]. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 13 x 10 cm.

After a drawing by William Hamilton.

For SEA.

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1:24aYoung woman with wheat speaking with a man, [ca. 1804]. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 13 x 10 cm.

Depicts a young woman holding a bundle of wheat and speaking with a man while a dog plays between them. They are standing on a river bank surrounded by trees with a house and harvesters working in the background.

After a drawing by William Hamilton.

Illlustration for: SEA.

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1:24bMan looking up at a full moon carrying a bundle of wheat, a scythe, and a jug, [ca. 1804]. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 13 x 10 cm.

After a drawing by William Hamilton.

Illustrations for: SEA.

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1:25aSeymour, Samuel. Oto Council, 1819. 1 drawing : watercolor ; 18 X 25 cm.

Title taken from 1:25b.

The Oto Council was painted at Council Bluffs, Iowa, on the west bank of the Missouri River where Long's party camped for the winter of 1819-1820. The council took place on October 4 between the explorers and a group of about one hundred Otos, seventy Missouris, and fifty Iowas. The friendly Indians presented the American officers with handsom robes of buffalo and white wolf skin. In return, they received medals, blankets, kettles, and whiskey. The Indians had never heard artillery before, but according to witnesses, when the Americans fired a howitzer salute, not a single tribesman blinked.

Exhibited at Katonah Gallery, spring 1981.

Matted Feb. 1981.

1:25bOto Council /Design'd by S. Seymore ; Lawson sc., [ca. 1822]. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 14 x 21 cm.

Illustration for: EP. Also published in Atkinson's Casket, Philadelphia, December 1831.

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Exhibited at Katonah Gallery, spring 1981.

Matted Feb. 1981.

See also 1:25a.

1:26aFloyd, General. Spearing a bull, n.d. 1 drawing : pen and ink ; sheet 12 x 20 cm.

Title taken from 1:26b.

Below image, lower right includes handwritten note in pen: "Drawn by General Floyd of Georgia."

Depicts a man on horseback spearing a bull.

1:26bSpearing a bull / Alexr. Lawson sculp., n.d. printed by B. Rogers. 1 print : engraving ; 15 x 23 cm.

See also 1:26a.

"Engraved for American turf register and sporting magazine." [London: Rogerson and Tuxford.]

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See also 1:26a.

1:27aRindisbacher, Peter, 1806-1834. Indians gathering wild rice and shooting wild fowl / P. Rindisbacher, n.d. 1 drawing : pencil ; 10 x 17 cm.

Title taken from 1:27b.

See also 1:27b.

1:27bIndians gathering wild rice and shooting wild fowl / drawn by P. Rindisbacher ; Alexr. Lawson, sculp., n.d. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 13 x 19 cm.

"Engraved for the American turf register and sporting magazine." [Baltimore, Md.: J.S. Skinner.]

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See also 1:27a.

1:28aRindisbacher, Peter, 1806-1834. Wilson's pinnated grouse / P. Rindisbacher, n.d. 1 drawing : pencil ; 12 x 17 cm.

See also 1:28b.

Lower middle includes pencilled signature: "P. Rindisbacher".

Depicts 3 side views of grouse.

1:28bWilson's pinnated grouse / drawn by P. Rindisbacher ; Alexr. Lawson sculpsit, n.d. 1 print : engraving ; plate mark 13 x 20 cm.

"Engraved for the American turf register and sporting magazine." [Baltimore, Md.: J.S. Skinner.]

See also 1:28a.

1:29aThe happy family / painted by J.L. Krimmel ; engraved by Alex Lawson, between 1832 and 1836. Philadelphia : Key & Biddle. (printed by B. Rogers.) 1 print : line engraving ; plate mark 11 x 16 cm.

Depicts a large family with slaves, livestock and pets gathered around the front porch of a house, involved in various daily activities. The front door is open the kitchen is visible.

1:29bThe village baptism/ painted by Sheffer ; engraved by Alexr. Lawson, n.d. printed by B. Rogers. 1 print : engraving ; plate mark 13 x 20 cm.

Depicts a man and woman with a child in her arms, approaching a church, with their extended family and friends following behind.

1:29cFrederic and Ellen / painted by J.L. Krimmel ; engraved by Alexr Lawson, [between 1832 and 1836]. Philadelphia : Key & Biddle. printed by B. Rodgers. 1 print : line engraving ; sheet 10 x 16 cm.

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Depicts a woman (Ellen) holding a child. Her head rests on the chest of her husband (Frederic), their hands are clasped; children and parents surround them. Frederic is dressed in military uniform, holding a rifle, in an attitude of departure. A man in the background blows a trumpet.

1:30a[Six men gathered around a plucked fowl], n.d. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 13 x 19 cm.

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1:30b[The missionary and the Indian king], n.d. 1 print : engraving ; plate 10 x 13 cm.

After original by W. G. Armstrong.

Depicts the missionary, standing, conversing with the seated Indian on a boat.

1:30c[The painter's study], n.d. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 13 x 20 cm.

After painting The artist's triumph by William Sidney Mount, 1807-1868.

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Depicts a man holding paintbrushes and pallet, showing a painting to a man holding a whip.

1:31a[Courtroom scene], n.d. 1 print : engraving ; image 8 x 11 cm.

Depicts a woman being taken through a doorway by 3 robed figures, one of which holds a cross towards her. 5 men are before her, a figure in church robes points his finger towards her.

1:31a and 1:31b are printed on one sheet of paper.

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1:31bAs you like it Act V : Colin, Touchstone and Audrey, n.d. 1 print : engraving ; image 8 x 11 cm.

1:31a and 1:31b are printed on one sheet of paper.

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1:32aThe snare, n.d. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 19 x 13 cm.

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Depicts a young boy in the woods, setting up a snare.

1:32bMy Uncle Joey & the widow / painted by C. R. Leslie, R. A. ; engraved by Alexr. Lawson, n.d. printed by B. Rogers. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 17 x 11 cm.

After a painting by Charles Robert Leslie, 1794-1859.

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Depicts a man (Uncle Joey) peering into the irritated eye of a woman (the widow).

1:33aThe old soldier, n.d. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 12 x 9 cm.

After original by Oscar.

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Depicts the old soldier with a peg leg telling stories to a group of young boys.

1:33bPast, present and future, n.d. 1 print : etching ; 13 x 20 cm.

Unfinished.

After a drawing by Helen E. Lawson.

Depicts 3 women.

1:34aMale bighorn sheep, n.d. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 19 x 23 cm.

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1:34bFemale bighorn sheep, n.d. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 18 x 21 cm.

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1:35aJohn James Barralet, 1747-1815. 3 views of sheep / drawn after nature by J. J. Barralet, 1810. 1 drawing : pen and ink wash ; 21 x 13 cm. 1:35bPeale, Titian Ramsay, 1799-1885. Long-tailed Cavy / drawn by T. R. Peale, n.d. 1 drawing : pen and ink wash ; 20 x 12 cm.

For Thomas Say. "On a Quadruped, belonging to the order Rodentia." JANSP, vol. 2: 330-331.

Lower left signed in pen: "Drawn by T.R. Peale".

1:36aProcellaria pelogica, [ca. 1824]. 1 print : engraving ; 20 x 12 cm.

After a drawing by Titian Ramsay Peale.

For Charles Lucian Bonaparte. An account of four species of Stormy Petrels." JANSP, vol. 3: 227-233.

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1:36bProcellaria Leachii ; Procellaria Wilsoni, [ca. 1824]. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 21 x 12 cm.

After a drawing by Titian Ramsay Peale.

For Charles Lucian Bonaparte. An account of four species of Stormy Petrels. JANSP, vol. 3: 227-233.

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1:37Rider, Alexander. [Horny toad], n.d. 1 drawing : pen and wash, color ; 16 x 22 cm.

See also 1:38.

1:38[Horny toad] / drawn by A. Rider ; engraved by A. Lawson, n.d. 1 print : engraving ; plate mark 21 x 18 cm.

"Pl. 20."

See also 1:37.

1:39aMineralogy : basalt/ Lawson, sculp., n.d. 1 print : engraving ; 21 x 26 cm.

"Plate 2."

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1:39b[Diagram] / Lawson sc., n.d. 1 print : engraving ; plate mark 12 x 17 cm. 1:40Botany : fungi / A. Lawson, sc., n.d. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 27 x 22 cm.

Includes illustrations for : Agaric ; Boletus ; Hydum ; Phallus ; Helvella ; Clathrus ; Peziza ; Clavaria ; Lycoperdon ; Mucor.

"Linn. Syst."

"Plate 1."

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1:41aScaphites Cuvieri ; Crepidula costata / S. G. Morton, M.D. del. ; A. Lawson Sculp., [ca. 1825]. 1 print : engraving ; 23 x 14 cm.

Illustration for Samuel George Morton. "Description of two new species of fossil shells of the genera Scaphites and Crepidula." JANSP, vol. 6: 107-129.

1:41b[Tree twig with flowers] / W. Bartrum del. ; Lawson sc., n.d. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 20 x 15 cm.

"Class 5."

"Plate 12."

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1:42[Badgers], n.d. 1 print : engraving ; plate mark 27 x 22 cm.

"For a proposed work on quadrupeds by Mr. [George] Ord" -- note below print.

 1:43[Woodchuck], n.d. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 22 x 26 cm.

Illustration for: Ord's proposed book on quadrupeds.

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1:44Neotoma Floridana / drawn by C. A. Lesueur ; engraved by A. Lawson,n.d. 1 print : engraving ; plate mark 16 x 23 cm.

T. Say and G. Ord. "A new genus of mammalia proposed, and a description of the species upon which it is founded." JANSP 4 (1825):345-349, pl. 21.

1:45Elk, n.d. 1 print : engraving ; plate mark 22 x 26 cm.

Illustration for: Ord's proposed book on quadrupeds.

1:46Maritime observations / Lawson sc., 1800. Philad[elphi]a : Wm. Duane, 1809. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 19 x 33 cm.

"Plate 7, vol. 3" -- on item.

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Depicts various maritime figures and instruments.

1:47[Tapeworms, etc.] / Lawson sc., n.d. 1 print : engraving ; plate mark 21 x 35 cm.

"Lamina 1" -- on item.

1:48aAtlantic hemisphere : with its channel, its ices & its tides in the months of January & February, n.d. 1 print : engraving ; plate mark 22 x 18 cm.

"Plate 2" -- on item.

1:48b[Inflation and flight of a hot air balloon], n.d. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 18 x 26 cm.

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1:49Carpentry plate / Lawson sc., n.d. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 23 x 18 cm.

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1:50aElectrometer / Lawson sc., n.d. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 23 x 18 cm.

"Plate 27" -- on item.

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1:50bLizars, Daniel, 1760-1812. Machinery / D. Lizars sculp., n.d. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 13 x 19 cm.

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1:51aChain, cables, windlafs, stopper, triangle etc. / Lawson sc., n.d. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 23 x 21 cm.

"Page 114."

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1:51bElements of practical seamanship, n.d. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 19 x 15 cm.

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1:52Watch works / Lawson sc., n.d. 1 print : engraving ; plate mark 25 x 19 cm.

"Plate 48."

1:53aWeaving / Lawson sc., n.d. 1 print : engraving ; plate mark 22 x 16 in.

"Plate 539."

1:53bSection of a filtering trough for a ship of war / E.C. delen. ; Lawson sc, n.d. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 12 x 18 cm.

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1:54Mineralogy / Lawson sc., n.d. 1 print : engraving ; plate mark 26 x 19 cm.

"Plate 37."

1:55aRochon's machine for engraving metallic plates / Lawson sculp., n.d. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 18 x 23 cm. .

"Plate 46."

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1:55bBeverstone plough / Lawson sc., n.d. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 12 x 21 cm.

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1:56[Opthamological equipment], n.d. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 24 x 20 cm.

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1:57a[Forceps] / Lawson sc., n.d. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 20 x 12 cm.

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1:57bCoxe's revolving telegraph, n.d. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 22 x 14 cm.

Illustration for: "The emporium of arts and sciences, vol. 2."

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1:57c[Surgical hooks] / Barralet del., A. Lawson sc., [ca. 1806]. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 18 x 12 cm.

After drawing by John James Barralet.

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1:57dDr. Strong's patent tourniquet / Barralet del., engrav'd by A. Lawson, [ca. 1806]. 1 print : engraving ; plate mark 17 x 12 cm.

"Engrav'd for the Philadelphia Medical Museum."

Title taken from 1:59c.

See also 1:59c.

1:58John James Barralet, 1747-1815. Sections of Mr. Jefferson's mould-board / J.J. Barralet del., [ca. 1806]. 1 drawing : pen and ink wash ; 17 x 13 cm.

See also 1:59a.

1:59aMr. Eccleston's peat borer ; Sections of Mr. Jefferson's mould-board / Barralet del., Lawson sc., [ca. 1806]. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 22 x 13 cm.

After drawing by John James Barralet.

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See also 1:58.

1:59b[Brick structure] / engrav'd by Lawson, n.d. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 20 x 12 cm.

"Engrav'd for the Philadelphia Medical Museum."

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1:59cDr. Strong's patent tourniquet / Barralet del. ; engrav'd by A. Lawson, [ca. 1806]. 1 print : engraving ; 18 x 12 cm.

"Engrav'd for the Philadelphia Medical Museum."

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See also 1:57d.

1:59d[Two views of a physiological structure] / Lawson, sc., n.d. 1 print : engraving ; 18 x 13 cm.

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1:60[Measuring instrument for pelvis], n.d. 1 print : engraving ; 24 x 18 cm.

"Plate 6".

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1:61a. [Splint] / engrav'd by Lawson, n.d. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 13 x 20 cm.

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1:61b[Medical files (?)], / Lawson sc., n.d. 1 print : engraving ;sheet 17 x 12 cm.

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1:61c[Dental knives] / engrav'd by Lawson, n.d. 1 print : engraving ; 12 x 17 cm.

"Engrav'd for the Philadelphia Medical Museum."

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1:62a[Pelvic bone and lumbar spine], n.d. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 11 x 14 cm.

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1:62b[Pelvic bone and sacrum], n.d. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 11 x 17 cm.

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1:63a[Pelvic bone], n.d. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 11 x 16 cm.

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1:63b[Pelvic bone and hip joint], n.d. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 13 x 16 cm.

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1:63c[Pelvic bone], n.d. 1 print : engraving ; 13 x 17 cm.

"Plate 2."

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1:64aAbadie. Fossil elephant teeth / Abadie from a drawing of T. Peale, n.d. 1 drawing : pen and wash ; 20 x 12 cm.

Plate 2.

1:64bPeale, Titian Ramsay, 1799-1885. [Upper jaw of Saurocephalus lanciformis] / T. Peale del., [ca. 1824]. 1 drawing : pen and wash ; 20 x 12 cm.

Drawing of type specimen from Lewis and Clark expedition.

See also 1:65a.

1:64cPeale, Titian Ramsay, 1799-1885. [Animal fossils], n.d. 1 drawing : pen and wash ; 21 x 13 cm.

See also 1:65c.

1:65aUpper jaw of Saurocephalus lanciformis / Lawson sc., [1824?] 1 print : engraving ; sheet 20 x 14 cm.

Illustration for: Richard Harlan, On a new fossil genus, of the order Enalio Sauri (of Conybeare)." JANSP, vol. 3: 331-337.

"Pl. 12."

After drawing by Titian Ramsay Peale.

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Title taken from 1:64b.

See also 1:64b.

1:65bFossil elephant teeth / T. Peale del., Lawson sc., [ca. 1823]. 1 print : etching ; sheet 20 x 13 cm.

"P. 5."

After drawing by Titan Ramsay Peale. See also 1:64a.

Illustration for: Richard Harlan, Observations on fossil elephant teeth, of North America. JANSP, vol.3: 65-67

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1:65c[Animal fossils] / T. R. Peale ; Lawson sc., n.d. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 21 x 14 cm.

"Plate 13."

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See also 1:64c.

1:65d[Circulatory system of the human leg] / engrav'd by Lawson, n.d. 1 print : engraving ; 21 x 13 cm.

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1:66[Human chest, opened] / A. Lawson sc., n.d. 1 print : engraving ; plalte mark 22 x 17 cm. 1:67a[Laboratory equipment 1] / Lawson sc., n.d. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 18 x 11 cm.

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1:67b[Laboratory equipment 2] / Lawson sc., n.d. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 17 x 10 cm.

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1:67c[Laboratory equipment 3], n.d. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 11 x 18 cm.

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1:67d[Laboratory equipment 4], n.d. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 10 x 16 cm.

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1:68aLense grinding / A. Lawson sc., n.d. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 25 x 19 cm.

"Plate 32."

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1:68bLaboratory, n.d. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 11 x 20 cm.

"Plate 33."

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1:69aMeridian line ; Mineralogy ; Medusa / Lawson sc., n.d. 1 print : intaglio ; sheet 25 x 19 cm.

"Plate 36."

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1:69b[Laboratory equipment using screw principle],,n.d. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 17 x 12 cm.

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1:69cLaboratory equipment for distillation / Lawson sc., n.d. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 17 x 10 cm.

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1:70a[Human eye] / Lawson sc., n.d. 1 print : engraving ; 18 x 11 cm.

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1:70b[Invertebrates] / Lawson sc., n.d. 1 print : engraving ; plate mark 18 x 28 cm. 1:71aIdler / Lawson sct., printed by F. Brown, n.d. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 13 x 8 cm.

v. 2, No. 99

printed by F. Brown.

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1:71bBut she, who well enough knew what (before he spoke) he would be at ... / A. Lawson, sculpt., n.d. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 12 x 7 cm.

"Part 3, Canto 1.l.175."

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Depicts a man and woman, seated, in conversation. In the background, a man peers from behind a door.

1:71cBarralet, John James, 1747-1815. Ante Tripoli, MDCCCIV, [ca. 1804]. 1 drawing : pen and ink ; diam. image 7 cm.

Drawing for a medallion.

Title taken from 1:71d.

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1:71dAnte tripoli, MDCCCIV, [ca. 1804]. 1 print : engraving ; diam. image 7 cm.

Engraving for a medallion given to Thomas Truxton Esquire.

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See also 1:71c.

1:71eBarralet, John James, 1747-1815. [Armoured figure riding Pegasus accompanied by Cupid] / J.J. Barralet invt., [ca. 1806]. 1 drawing : pen and ink ; sheet 12 x 8 cm.

See also 1:71f.

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Below image, lower left signed in pen: "J.J. Barralet".

1:71f[Armored figure riding Pegasus accompanied by Cupid], [ca. 1806]. 1 print : engraving ; 6 x 4 in.

After drawing by John James Barralet.

See also 1:71e.

1:72aFrontispiece for First American edition of the British poets in fifty volumes, 1819. 1 print : engraving ; 13 x 8 cm.

Philadelphia: Mitchell, Ames & White.

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1:72b[Allegorical figure of Liberty], n.d. 1 print : engraving ; 10 x 12 cm.

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1:72cMarmion, n.d. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 12 x 7 cm.

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Depicts an armored man drawing his sword on a fallen armored man.

1:73aResponsive to the sprightly pipe ... / F. Burney del. ; A. Lawson sc., [ca. 1814]. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 10 x 7 cm.

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Depicts a young man and woman dancing among a group of people.

1:73bFrontispiece of Minstrel / F. Burney del. ; A. Lawson sc., [ca. 1814]. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 12 x 8 cm.

"Minstrel, Book 1, verse 54."

Depicts a young man sitting on a rocky cliff, looking over the sea.

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1:73cAnd oft the craggy cliff he lov'd to climb ... / drawn by J. Thurston ; engraved by A. Lawson, [1814?]. 1 print : engraving ; sheet 10 x 5 cm.

Illustration for: Minstrel.

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Depicts a young man standing on a cliff, with mist gathering below him.

1:73dThe wreath / Lawson sc., 1814. Baltimore ; Published by E. J. Cole, 1814. 1 print : engraving ; 13 x 7 cm.

Illustration for: WRE.

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1:73eAnd thither let the village swain ... / Burney, del. ; Lawson sc., [1814?] 1 print : engraving ; 11 x 7 cm. <