Michael D.Heath-Caldwell M.Arch.

1780 - 1781 - 1782

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Joseph Heath - Bookseller - Nottingham     1728-1789
George Heath -Bookbinder - London          1724-1773
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Joseph Heath - Bookbinder - Attorney?       1754-1820
James Heath A.R.A.   (aged 23/24)              1757-1834

     Eliza Heath (ne Thomas) (ran away)

     George Heath  (aged 2/3)                           1779 - 1852
Sarah Heath                                                  1759-
George Heath   - Builder                              1766-1821

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The Heath Family Engravers 1779-1878, Volume 1. James Heath A.R.A. by John Heath

The Lady's Poetical Magazine, or Beauties of British Poety - Engraved by James Heath after Thomas Stothard. 12 Plates - size 18 x 11, published by Harrison & Co. Four volumes described by Mrs Bray (Life of Stothard as very scarce, published 1781-2. First plate dated 1 Dec.1780. 

Vol.I. Frontispiece & pp.7, 226, 303

Image from Frontispiece of Lady's Poetical Magazine 1781 -

engraved by James Heath after Stothard

Engravings by James Heath of Stothard's Designs.

Vol.II., p.220, 

Vol.III, Frontispiece, pp.73 & 360. Frontispiece - a group of people going to church, elsewhere entitled 'Conjugal Felicity.'

Vol.IV, Frontispeice & pp.16, 302. Frontispiece of Vol.IV. is also known as 'A Monody to the Memory of the Seven Innocents.' Coxhead (Thomas Stothard) never did better work.

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Monday 1 January 1781
Gloucester Journal

advert repeated in many newspapers

A New Magazine for Ladies, to be Published Monthly, by Harrison and Co, No.18 Paternoster Row, on Friday December 1, 1780, will be published (Price One Shilling).

Elegantly printed on superfine Paper, with a real new and most beautiful Type, cast on Purpose by Mr.Caslon, embellished with a most superb Frontispiece, designed by that aspiring Artist, the truly ingenious Mr.Stothard, and engraved in a very capital style by the celebrated Mr.Heath - together with a fine engraved Title-page, and most elegant Vignette by the same eminent Gentleman.  - - - continues. 

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Saturday 20 January 1781
Leicester Journal

A Pleasing Publication..

Every number of the following work (Price only 6d. each) will contain near a three shilling volume in quantity of the most interesting Histories, Adventures, Memoirs,and other Novels: printed on a superfine paper, with a new and most beautiful type, purposely contrived for this publication, and cast by the ingenious Mr.Caslon; embellished with a truly elegant and original Copper-Plate, design and engraved by the most capital artists. On Saturday, Feb.10, 1781, will be published (Price six pence only) Embellished with a beautiful descriptive plate; representing an interesting scene from Dr.Hawkesworth's celebrated Oriental tale of Almoran and Hamet, designed by Dodd, and engraved by the ingenious Mr. Heath.  - - - continues

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