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[Bookplate for James C. Dewar]

Description

In black ink. This bookplate consists of escutcheon, or (gold), with a chief, azure (blue). The crest is of a dexter arm grasping a sword, vambranced to the dexter. Above the escutcheon is a banner containing the Latin motto.

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Title
[Bookplate for James C. Dewar]
Date Created
[between 1800 and 1899]
Description
In black ink. This bookplate consists of escutcheon, or (gold), with a chief, azure (blue). The crest is of a dexter arm grasping a sword, vambranced to the dexter. Above the escutcheon is a banner containing the Latin motto.
Extent
1 bookplate : intaglio printing ; 9.4 x 12 cm
Subject
Heraldry
Geographic Location
England
Person Or Corporation
Dewar, James C.
Genre
Prints
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Language
Latin
Notes
This bookplate belongs to Captain James Cumming Dewar of Vogrie, author of "Voyage of the Nyanza, R. N. Y. C., being the record of a 3 years' cruise in a schooner yacht in the Atlantic and Pacific, and her subsequent shipwreck" published in 1892.
Identifier
BP MUR ENG P D493; BP_MUR_ENG_P_D493
Collection
RBSC Bookplates
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. BP MUR ENG P D493
Date Available
2008
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
10.14288/1.0215338
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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