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Frankfurt am Main: the town hall (Rathaus, Römer) with the shield of the city, the railway and the river Main. Etching by B. Mannfeld with letterpress, 1901.

Marburg, Germany: panorama with crest. Reproduction of a line engraving by K. Merian.

A charitable lady visiting a sick man and his family: with a crest. Line engraving by N.J. Voyez, 1773, after C.D.J. Eisen.

Esslingen, Germany: with crest. Reproduction of a line engraving by K. Merian.

Elven's Heraldry, comprising upwards of 2500 different crests selected form Nisbet, Guillim, McKenzie, Edmondson and others, from the croisades down to the present time ; also the different terms. With remarks and observations / by J.P. Elven.

The book of family crests : comprising nearly every family bearing, properly blazoned and explained... with the surnames of the bearers, alphabetically arranged, a dictionary of mottos, an essay on the origin of arms, crests, etc., and a glossary of terms / [John Peter Elven].

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A charitable lady visiting a sick man and his family: with a crest. Line engraving by N.J. Voyez, 1773, after C.D.J. Eisen.

Frankfurt am Main: the town hall (Rathaus, Römer) with the shield of the city, the railway and the river Main. Etching by B. Mannfeld with letterpress, 1901.

Esslingen, Germany: with crest. Reproduction of a line engraving by K. Merian.

Elven's Heraldry, comprising upwards of 2500 different crests selected form Nisbet, Guillim, McKenzie, Edmondson and others, from the croisades down to the present time ; also the different terms. With remarks and observations / by J.P. Elven.

The book of family crests : comprising nearly every family bearing, properly blazoned and explained... with the surnames of the bearers, alphabetically arranged, a dictionary of mottos, an essay on the origin of arms, crests, etc., and a glossary of terms / [John Peter Elven].