Jacob Larwood Explained

Herman Diederik Johan van Schevichaven (14 October 1826^[1] – 1918^[2]) who wrote as Jacob Larwood,^[3] was a Dutch non-fiction author.

Selected publications

Dutch

• Bijdragen tot eene geschiedenis der Bataven met kaarten, Leiden, 1875.
• Epigraphie der Bataafsche krijgslieden in de Romeinsche legers

English

• The History of Signboards, From the Earliest Times to the Present Day. John Camden Hotten, London, 1866.
• The Book of Clerical Anecdotes: A gathering from many sources of the antiquities, humours, and eccentricities of "the cloth". J. C. Hotten, London, 1871.
• The Story of the London Parks. J. C. Hotten, London, 1872.
• Theatrical Anecdotes, or Fun and Curiosities of the Play, the Playhouse, and the Players. Chatto and Windus, London, 1882.
• Forensic Anecdotes or Humour and Curiosities of the Law and of the Men of Law. Chatto & Windus, London, 1882.

External links

• • Larwood, Jacob, 1827-1918 | The Online Books Page

Notes and References

1. Web site: J.G. Frederiks en F. Jos. van den Branden, Biographisch woordenboek der Noord- en Zuidnederlandsche letterkunde · dbnl. DBNL.
2. Web site: The history of signboards, from the earliest times to the present day. Jacob. Larwood. John Camden. Hotten. June 3, 1875. Chatto and Windus. library.hull.ac.uk Library Catalog.
3. Web site: The History of Signboards ... With one hundred illustrations ... by J. Larwood, etc. - British Library. explore.bl.uk.