| A.f.
|
Etched by |
| A.P. |
Artist's proof
|
| Appresso |
Published by
|
| Apud |
|
Aquaforti fecit,
aquaforti,
Aquaf., Aq. |
Etched by |
| Aquatinta
|
Aquatinted by
|
| Auctore
|
Author
|
| Bon
à tirer, B.A.T. |
Proof print for
use by the printer |
| Caelavit,
cael. |
Engraved by |
| Chez |
At the house
of |
| Composuit |
Designed by, referring
to drawing from which
the engraver, litdographer, etc. worked |
| Cum privilegio
|
With permission
Click to see an example |
| Delineavit,
delin., delt., del. |
Drawn by |
| Descripsit |
Mapped by |
| Designavit, desig.
|
Drawn by (cf.
composuit) |
| Dessiné (French) |
Drawn by |
| Direxit, direx.
|
Directed by (head
of workshop) |
| Divulgavit, divulg.
|
Published by
|
| Effigiavit,
effig. |
Drawn by (cf.
composuit) |
| Eng. |
Engraver |
| Engd., Eng. |
Engraved by |
| Épreuve d'Artiste,
E.A. |
Artist's proof
|
| Ex coll. |
From tde collection
of |
| Excudit, excud.,
exct., exc. |
Engraved or printed by |
| Ex Officina |
From the workshop
of |
| Ex Typis |
From the printing
house of |
| Faciebat,
fac. |
Made by |
| Fecit, fec.,
f. |
Drawn and engraved by |
| Figuravit, fig.
|
Drawn by (usually
after an original painting) |
| Formis |
At the press
of |
| Gezeichnet,
gez. </font> |
Drawn by |
| Gravé |
Engraved by |
| Hors
Commerce, H.C. |
Not for sale
|
| Impressit,
imp. |
Printed by |
| Incidit, incidebat,
incid., inc. |
Engraved by |
| Inventor, invenit,
invt., inv., in. |
Designed by (original
work) |
| Lithog.,
litdo., litd. |
Lithographed
by (eitder drawn on stone
or lithographic publisher) |
| Merido |
The south, the midday sun |
| N.f.S |
Not for Sale |
| Occidens
|
The west, the setting sun |
| On
stone by |
Drawn on lithographic
stone by |
| Pinxit,
pins., pictor, ping. |
Painted by (original
work) |
| Oriens
|
The east, the rising sun |
| Scripsit,
scrip. |
Engraved text
|
| Sculpsit, sculpt.,
sculp., sc. |
Engraved by |
| Septentrio |
The North, the seven stars of the Great Bear
|
| Sumptibus |
At tde expense
of |
