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Title	BP GEN ENG P W458
Contributor	White, William Hale
Date Created	1831-1913
Description	Executed with black ink on ivory paper, this bookplate depicts a sailing vessel heading towards the horizon where the sun is rising/setting. The vessel is framed by two obelisk-shaped pillars. ; Bookplate Type : Pictorial ; Bookplate Function : Ownership
Extent	9 X 13 CM ; Technique Code : C : Intaglio ; Orientation : Portrait;
Subject	ships marine drawings
Geographic Location	England
Genre	Illustrated works
Type	Still Image
FileFormat	image/jpeg
Notes	Belonged to Mark Rutherford (1831-1913), who wrote pseudonymously under the name "William Hale White". Rutherford is remembered as a minor Victorian novelist, and as a prolific contributor to the English periodical press. Throughout his life he worked as a civil servant for the Admirality, finishing his career as Assistant Director of Naval Contracts. The bookplate features the evidence of his career in the form of the sailing vessel set prominently in the middleground. The foreground offers a view of the Hellenic "Pillars of Hercules". The pillars mark Hercules' struggle with the Twelve Labors. In attempt to capture the Cattle of Greyon, Hercules must climb the mountain Atlas. Instead of climbing the mountain, he splits it asunder, connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranian, and forming the Straits of Gibraltar. The pillars are also known as a gateway, or portal to other destinations both earthly, and otherworldy. UBC Special Collections holds the William Hale White Family Papers. ; Personal
Collection	General Collection
Source	Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections.
Date Available	2006
Provider	Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights	Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca
DOI	10.14288/1.0215070
AggregatedSourceRepository	CONTENTdm

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