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must be the very earliest; the plates by Ric. Cooper, R. 
Corbould, W. Delamotte and R. L. West are dated 1802. The 
plate by Thomas Barker of Bath, is not dated, but it may be 
placed as done in 1803. Thus this issue brings in our local 
interest with T. Barker’s plate, a full length figure, and so 
connects Bath with the first publication on the subject. Not- 
withstanding that the President of the Royal Academy appeared 
as a contributor and that the critics considered the volume a 
proof of the accuracy, distinctness and minuteness, with which 
this work could be done, the opposition of the engravers was 
too strong, and the trade could not be induced to take the new 
art up. Persevering efforts however were continued especially 
directed to enlist the sympathy of amateurs. From the Polyau- 
tographic office was issued another circular, which shows us how 
this was done and the direction in which the process was pushed. 
It is entitled :— 
Terms for amateurs who wish to draw on stone and to have 
impressions taken from it, Mr. Volweiller lends a stone, gives 
the ink and chalk necessary for drawing, and delivers 50 impres- 
sions of the drawing made, at £1 11s. 6d.; or 25 impressions 
at £1 1s. If more impressions are ordered the price of 100 
copies of drawings in chalk is £1 11s. 6d; 50 copies 16/-; 25 
copies 9/- ; 
100 copies of drawings in ink £1 1s. 
50 ” ” 
25 ” ” ” 7s. 
The paper to be charged extra. 
The stone with the drawing must be returned in a fortnight’s 
time ; if kept longer it will be charged with half-a-crown per 
week. 
After the delivery of the first twenty-five or fifty impressions 
the stone remains eight days for further orders and if these are 
not given within that time the drawing is erased. If it is desired 
to let the drawing remain longer on the stone five shillings per 
