GEORGE I. APPENDIX. WILLIAM JAMES DE GRAVESANDE, oval, Wandelaer p. J. Houbraken sc. William James de Gravesande, J.U.D. born at Bois-le-Duc in 1688, was of an ancient family, and early distinguished himself by his mathematical attainments. His regard to Newton and his system, probably occasioned his obtaining the place of secretary to the embassy sent hither in 1715, when a personal acquaintance between him and our invaluable philosopher commenced, which became a friendship that ceased only with the life of Newton. On his return to Holland, he received the appointment of professor of astronomy and mathematics at Leyden, and afterwards of philosophy; and died February 18, 1741, very highly and deservedly esteemed, as a Christian, and a man of established genius in several sciences: his works are very numerous. Gravesande had the misfortune to lose two sons, who seemed to have been designed to inherit his fame. ELEAZER ALBIN, on horseback, prefixed to his "History of Spiders," 1720, J. Scotin sc. Eleazer Albin, well known as a naturalist, wrote upon insects, and particularly on spiders, a disgusting subject. Had he lived until the present times he would have found a great field for investigation, respecting the long-legged, manyeyed tribe in New South Wales, where their webs are so strong as to resist violent strokes from a cane. Albin may have loved these creatures as well as Magliabechi did, whose greatest fears were, lest any of his visitors should injure his tribes of spiders. However, Albin was more pleasingly See Spence's "Parallel between Magliabechi and Hill," printed at Strawberry Hill, 1758, page 30. employed GEORGE I. APPENDIX. employed when writing his. History of Birds, which work has been translated into French by Derham, in three volumes, 4to. Hague, 1750. Edwards's History has superseded it in a great measure, but the work requires reprinting, with additions and corrections; as, since the time when those authors wrote, ornithology has been much improved by new discoveries. I have a book, entituled, "A Natural History of English Song"Birds, and such foreign Birds as are usually "brought over, and esteemed for their singing, "with elegant engravings well coloured," extracted from Albin's "Works." I have mentioned it, as a most pleasing present from parents to their children. Albin wrote of other insects, I believe, besides spiders. Granger says he was a painter, and published four hundred plates on birds and insects coloured, with descriptions. The Albini was a very scientific family. Peter Albin, professor of poetry and the mathematics at Wittemberg, and an historian, died at the end of the sixteenth century. Bernard Albin, a physician, professor at Franckfort on the Oder, and of Leyden, died at the latter city in 1721, aged 69. Bernard Sigred Albinus, his son, succeeded him in the professor's chair at Leyden, and became the first anatomist in Europe: Christian Bernard Albinus, another son, professor of physic at Utrecht, has been confused, I believe, with Eleazar Albinus; but they both appear to have written upon natural history. To Christian Bernard is given "The_Natural History of the Insects of England," London, 1749, in 4to. The real name of this family was Weiss, Anglicé White, but Latinized to Albinus. THOMAS GEORGE I. APPENDIX. THOMAS FANTET, Sieur de Lagny, A. S. Belle pinx. T. Mutet sc. Thomas Fantet, Sieur de Lagny, born at Lyons, November 7, 1660, was educated for the law, and had been admitted as an advocate, but quitted it for the mathematics. He went to Paris in 1686, and became tutor to the Duc de Noailes, and in 1695, a member of the Academy of Sciences. Lewis XIV. sent him, in 1697, to Rochfort, as a professor of hydrography, where, during the six years he staid he brought its navigation to perfection. On his return to Paris the king made him his sub-librarian for philosophical and mathematical works; and the regent Orleans gave him a pension of 2000 livres. He was well known in England, where the Royal Society elected him. a Fellow in 1718. De Lagny died at Paris, April 11, 1734, aged 74, whose works are, in French, and entituled "Methodes nouvelles et "abrégée pour l'Extraction et l'Approximation "des Racines;" "Nouveaux Elemens d' Arith"metique et d' Algebre;" "La Cubature de la 66 Sphère;" "Analyse générale, ou Méthode pour resoudre les Problems;" and several pieces in the memoirs of the Academy of Sciences. Justus Van Effen was a Fellow of the Royal Society, I believe soon after 1716. NICHOLAS FRANCIS HAYM, an etching. I can learn no other particulars of Nicholas Francis Haym, than that he was a German, and a literary man; I suppose him to have been in England in the year 1720. JAN GEORGE 1. APPENDIX. JAN VAN HUYSUM, in D'Argenville s "tres," Aubert sc. "Pein JAN VAN HUYSUM, in Deschamp's "Peintres," S. Ficquet sc. JAN VAN HUYSUM, A. V. Halen sc. JAN VAN HUYSUM, A. Schouman sc. The painter Jan Van Huysum came to England, but in what year I am ignorant. He died in 1749, aged 67. ANCELM DE LA MOTRAYE, prefixed to his "Trazels," J. Wood p. F. M. La Cave sc. Motraye, the well-known traveller, died at Paris, January 31, 1743, very far advanced in years. Granger has placed him in this reign. Though he first came into England in 1686, he visited it again at the latter period. JOAO PEDRO FERNANDE, J. Green p. P. Casteels sc. Joao Pedro Fernande, or, as Granger writes the name, Joannes Peter Fernande, came from India to London in 1726, but on what account I am uncertain. It is probable that he was a descendant of some of the Portuguese settlers in the East Indies. CHARLES LEONE, mez. T. Johnson, ad vivum. Charles Leone, probably an Armenian merchant. ANTOINE GEORGE 1. APPENDIX. ANTOINE MAURICE, R. Gardelle, (1728,) ad vivum. This clergyman was a pastor and professor of SAGA YEATH, mez. P. Schenck sc. 1720. mon sc. Saga Yeath Qua Pieth Tow, king of the Ma- TEE YEE NEEN HO GAROW, whole length, mez. ETOW OH KOAM, King of the River Nation, HO NEE YEATH TAW NO ROW, King of the These American chieftains have been mentioned TOMO CHACHI, Mico or King of Yamacran, INDEX. |