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COLLECTION NAME:
Charting The Nation
Record
Work Record ID:
0042022
Shelfmark:
Sp Coll Mu3-x.5
Holding Institution:
Glasgow University Library
Title:
[Book plates from a copy of John Adair's 'The description of the sea-coast and islands of Scotland, with large and exact maps, for the use of seamen']
Creator:
Adair, John (b.1660, d.1718)
Creator Role:
Author
Creator:
Villiers, Victor, Earl of Jersey
Creator Role:
Associated Person
Creator:
Murray, David (b.1842, d.1928)
Creator Role:
Associated Person
Date:
1703-1927
Description:
This image is of the book plates attached to the Glasgow University Library copy of John Adair's sea atlas, 'The Description of the Sea-Coast and Islands of Scotland' (1703). The upper label belongs to Victor Villiers, Earl of Jersey and shows the volume was once part of Osterley Park library. It is possible that the 4th Earl, a Lord of the Admiralty and member of the Society of Antiquaries, acquired the two Adair manuscript maps bound at the back of the volume after their being displayed in London in 1724. The lower plate is that of David Murray (1842-1928), a leading Glasgow lawyer and bibliographer closely connected with the University who donated his collection to its library in 1927.
Work Type:
Book plate(s)
Material:
Paper
Technique:
Hand coloured
Subject Place:
Scotland
Subject Category:
Nautical charts
Subject Category:
Navigation
Related Work Title:
John Adair, The description of the sea-coast and islands of Scotland, with large and exact maps, for the use of seamen, Edinburgh: [s.n.] MDCC. III. [1703].
Related Work Notes:
Host Item
Rights Statement:
© 2002 Glasgow University Library
Repro File Type:
Cropped Tiff
Repro File Size (bytes):
104052550
Repro Title:
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Repro Display Measurement (pixels):
7072 x 7072
Repro ID Number:
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Repro Old ID Number:
00000025
Repro Capture Date:
30/03/2000

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