_Obituary—Jobard, 109 
turn of peace by the King of Holland, who granted him the title of citizen 
of Holland. He remained some years in this position, but soon relin- 
quished it and retired to Brussels where he established a lithographic 
printing office. This was one of the first lithographic establishments un- 
dertaken, and in 1828 it took the first prize from the Société d’Encour- 
agement.* 
he surrounded himself with a company of young and active artists, and 
soon brought out several serial works, such as “Les Annales d’ Histoire 
Naturelle de Bory de St. Vincent,” but the revolution of 1830 ruined 
the establishment and its director. ; 
Being then appointed director of the Museum of Industry, to which 
be utilized. About this time Jobard signalized himself as well by his 
discoveries as by his writings. He rediscovered the process of artesian 
boring by cords [lifting the borer by a cord instead of by a rod] for a 
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of the legion of honor, prevented this. The director of the Museum of 
* In 1799 i li , received a patent from the king 
of] rer ih Rirereerag Cancion ne ret ci t put him upon 
: track of ]i hogra took a paten in 
and at Ra rae Ang sed rod rogers eae oe trials with it. In 1807 
