The American eagle displays the shield of our country upon his breast; the motto, _E Pluribus unum_, and the thirteen stars are given above. 875. UNITED STATES CONGRESS. _Library of Congress, United States of America._ Engraved. Oblong border of oak leaves. 876. UNITED STATES NAVY. _Navy Department._ The American eagle rests upon an anchor. A circular frame about this holds the words, _Hydrographic Office, U. S. Navy_. A ribbon below has on it, _Bureau of Navigation_. 877. UNITED STATES NAVY. _Navy Department. Bureau of Navigation._ A large plate. Upon the shield is a representation of the mariner’s compass; the American eagle flies over the waves above; the motto, _Vigilemus ut vigilatis_, is given upon a ribbon below. Branches of oak are used as decoration. 878. VAN BERCKEL. _P. I. Van Berckel._ Armorial. Supporters, naked barbarians with bludgeons five feet long, and wreaths on their heads; they stand on the motto-ribbon. Motto, _In silentio et spe_. Signed, _Maverick Scp._ Of New York. 879. VAN BUREN. _M. V. Buren._ An engraved label; the name is in script and a thin festoon is draped above it. Very probably the plate of Martin Van Buren, eighth President of the United States. 880. VAN CORTLANDT. _Van Cortlandt._ Armorial. Military trophies behind the shield. Motto, _Virtus sibi munus_. Of the Manor. 881. VAN NESS. _J. P. Van Ness._ Plain armorial. Motto, _Pro Deo et nobilissima patria Batavorum_. Mantling comes down well upon either side. 882. VAN RENSSELAER. _Jer. Vn. Rensselaer. Esqr._ Armorial. Jacobean. Lieutenant-Governor of New York, 1801-1803. 883. VAN RENSSELAER. _K. K. Van Rensselaer. Esqr._ Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Vertus est vera vetustas_. Signed, _Maverick, Scp._, on an open scroll. Of New York. 884. VAN RENSSELAER. _P. V. Rensselaer._ Armorial. By Billings. 885. VAN RENSSELAER. _Stephen Van Rensselaer._ Armorial. Mantling. The name on a broad ribbon surrounding the whole. Not signed, but probably by Maverick. The “Patron.” 886. VAN WYCK. _Van Wyck._ Armorial. Jacobean. Supporters. Of New York. [Illustration: Richard Varick Esq.] 887. VARICK. _Richard Varick Esq._ Armorial. Chippendale. Motto-ribbon empty. Signed, _A. Billings Sculpt._ Patriotic features are introduced into the ornamentation. The plate of Colonel Richard Varick, a brave officer in the Revolution: was Mayor of New York in 1801, and with Samuel Jones revised the law of the State in 1786. 888. VASSALL. _John Vassall. Esqr._ Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. This plate is not signed, but is undoubtedly the work of Hurd. Of Cambridge, Mass.; inheritor of a large fortune, which he augmented largely; a Loyalist, and a refugee; lived for some time in England, and died there. His mansion-house at Cambridge became the headquarters of General Washington, and later the home of the poet Longfellow. He would not use the family motto, “Saepe pro rege, semper pro republica,” on his coat-of-arms, it is said.