| Thomas Pitt, Lord Camelford | Frontispiece |
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| William Pengelly | 2 |
From a painting by A. S. Cope, reproduced by permission of Mrs. H. Forbes Julian
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| Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Wills | 12 |
From an engraving by Simon, after a picture by M. Dahl
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| A View of the Celebrated Logan Rock, near Land's End in Cornwall | 18 |
Taken after the Rock was displaced on the 8th of April, 1824. From a lithograph by Vibert, after a drawing by Tonkin
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| A View of the Southern Part of Castle Treryn, showing the Machinery erected for the purpose of replacing the Logan Rock | 22 |
From a lithograph by Vibert, after a drawing by Tonkin
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| Hugh Peters | 26 |
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| James Polkinghorne, the Famous Cornish Wrestler | 54 |
From a drawing as he appeared in the Ring at Devonport on Monday, 23 October, 1826, when he threw Ab?_. Cann, the Champion of Devonshire, for a stake of 200 sovereigns
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| Henry Trengrouse, the Inventor of the Rocket Apparatus for Saving Life at Sea | 60 |
From an oil painting by Opie the younger, reproduced by permission of Mr. H. Trengrouse
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| The Wreck of the "Anson" | 66 |
From a sketch by Mr. H. Trengrouse
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| "Parson Rudall" | 72 |
From a painting in the possession of the Rev. S. Baring-Gould
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| John Couch Adams | 84 |
From a mezzotint by Samuel Cousins, a.r.a., after a picture by Thomas Mogford. From the collection of Mrs. Lewis Lane
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| John Couch Adams | 88 |
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| The Cheese-wring | 92 |
From an etching by Letitia Byrne, after a drawing by J. Farington, r.a.
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| Nevill Norway | 118 |
From a painting in the possession of Miss A. T. Norway
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| Sir William Lower | 126 |
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| The Killygrew Cup | 134 |
| "1633. from maior to maior to the towne of permarin, where they received mee that was in great misery"
Jane Killygrew This cup has been recently valued at the sum of £4000. It measures just two feet in height | |
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| George Carter Bignell | 142 |
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| John Ralfs | 146 |
Reproduced by permission of Miss Loveday E. Drake
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| Sir John Call, Bart. | 154 |
From a portrait (by A. Hickle) in the possession of his great-granddaughter, Mrs. de Lacy Lacy
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| Whiteford—the Residence of Sir John Call | 164 |
From a drawing in the possession of Mrs. de Lacy Lacy
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| John Knill | 170 |
After a picture by Opie in the possession of Captain Rogers, of Penrose
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| Glass inscribed "Success to the Eagle Frigate, John Knill, Commander" | 172 |
From the collection of Percy Bate, Esq., of Glasgow
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| Anthony Payne | 182 |
From a painting by Sir Godfrey Kneller, purchased by Sir Robert Harvey, High Sheriff of Cornwall, 1901, and presented to the Institute of Cornwall
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| Nevil Northey Burnard | 186 |
From a bas-relief by the sculptor himself, in the possession of S. Pearn, Esq., Altarnon
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| Wesley's Head over the Old Meeting-house, Penpont, Altarnon. Cut by Burnard when 16 years of age | 188 |
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| Tombstones cut by Burnard | 188 |
That on the right is upon the grave of his grandfather in Altarnon Churchyard, and was cut when the sculptor was only 14 years old; the one on the left is in Bodmin Churchyard
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| Tombstones in Altarnon Churchyard. Cut by Burnard | 190 |
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| Sir Goldsworthy Gurney | 192 |
From a lithograph by W. Sharp, after a drawing by S. C. Smith
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| Dorothy Pentreath of Mousehole in Cornwall. The last Person who could Converse in the Cornish Language | 232 |
From a drawing by R. Scadden
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| Monschole, in Mount's Bay, from the Island | 238 |
From a drawing by Captain Tremenhere
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| Samuel Foote | 280 |
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| The Last Lord Mohun | 298 |
From a mezzotint by I. Faber, after a picture by Sir Godfrey Kneller
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| The Duel between Lord Mohun and the Duke of Hamilton | 312 |
From a contemporary mezzotint in the British Museum
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| Sir William Noye, Attorney-General to King Charles the First | 330 |
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| Sir William Lemon, Bart., M.P. for Cornwall | 342 |
From an engraving by J. H. Meyer
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| Samuel Drew | 346 |
From an engraving by R. Hicks, after a painting by F. Moore
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| Henry Rogers, Pewterer | 364 |
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| Charles Incledon, as Macheath | 376 |
From an engraving by J. Thomson, after a painting by Singleton
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| Sir James Tillie, Knt. | 400 |
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| Sir James Tillie's Monument at Pentillie | 406 |
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| Edward John Trelawny | 442 |
From a drawing by D. Lucas
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| James Silk Buckingham | 456 |
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| Mrs. Davenport, in the Character of Mrs. Grundy | 466 |
From an engraving by Ridley, after a picture by De Wilde
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| At Prussia Cove. "Bessy's" Cove from Battery Point | 470 |
From a drawing in the possession of J. B. Cornish, Esq.
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| John Carter's House at Prussia Cove. (Demolished in 1906) | 476 |
From a photograph by Gibson & Sons, Penzance
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| Vice-Admiral Sir Charles V. Penrose, k.c.b. | 500 |
From a picture by Allingham
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| Thomas Killigrew, Groom of the Bedchamber to King Charles the Second | 544 |
From an engraving by I. Vander vaart, after a picture by W. Wissens
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| Lieutenant Philip Gidley King | 560 |
From an engraving by W. Skelton, after a drawing by J. Wright
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| William R. Hicks | 570 |
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| William R. Hicks of Bodmin | 576 |
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| John Thomas, otherwise Sir William Courtenay, who shot Lieutenant Bennet in Basenden Wood, Boughton, near Canterbury, and the Constable Mears, on Thursday, May 31st, 1838. | 594 |
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| Percy Honeywood Courtenay, Knight of Malta, etc. etc., as he appeared at the Election in 1832 | 608 |
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| Mary Kelynack | 620 |
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| Captain W. Rogers | 624 |
From an engraving by Ridley and Blood, after a picture by Drummond
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| John Burton of Falmouth | 628 |
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| Sir Cloudesley Shovel | 638 |
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| Ann Glanville | 664 |
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| Davies Gilbert | 676 |
From a mezzotint by Samuel Cousins, a.r.a., after a picture by Henry Howard, r.a. From the collection of Mrs. Lewis Lane
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| John Harris, the Miner Poet | 692 |
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| The Right Hon. John Earl of Radnor: Baron Roberts of Truro | 718 |
After Sir Godfrey Kneller
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| Memorial Brass in the Church of Landulph | 728 |
Reproduced by permission of E. H. W. Dunkin, Esq., f.s.a., from his book on Cornish Brasses
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