Herman Diederik Johan van Schevichaven (14 October 1826 – 1918) who wrote as Jacob Larwood, 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.
References
- "J.G. Frederiks en F. Jos. van den Branden, Biographisch woordenboek der Noord- en Zuidnederlandsche letterkunde · dbnl". DBNL.
- Larwood, Jacob; Hotten, John Camden (June 3, 1875). "The history of signboards, from the earliest times to the present day". Chatto and Windus – via library.hull.ac.uk Library Catalog.
- "The History of Signboards ... With one hundred illustrations ... by J. Larwood, etc. - British Library". explore.bl.uk.
External links
Media related to Herman Diederik Joan van Schevichaven at Wikimedia Commons- Larwood, Jacob, 1827-1918 | The Online Books Page
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