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| Title | [Bookplate for McLean] |
| Date Created | [unknown] |
| Description | In black ink, though somewhat faded, this bookplate consists of an escutcheon divided quarterly, with a gules (red) bordure ; the first and fourth quadrants, argent (silver), are charged with two eagles heads addorsed, gules and erased above a mountain ; the second quadrant, argent, is charged with a dexter arm, gules, holding a cross crosslet fitchy, azure (blue) ; and the third quadrant, argent, is charged with a galley, sable (black), over a fish, azure and naiant (swimming fesswise). The escutcheon is crested by a dexter helmet, open and containing a lion head, topped by a curved wreath and two laurel branches, crossed. From either side of the helmet flows elaborate mantling. Below the escutcheon is a banner containing the Latin motto. |
| Extent | 1 bookplate : lithography ; 8.7 x 12 cm |
| Subject | Heraldry |
| Personal Names | McLean |
| Genre | Prints |
| Type | Still Image |
| Format | image/jpeg |
| Language | Latin
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| Notes | The location is likely Plantation, Ulster, Ireland, though this is difficult to verify due to the availability of only the surname or the originator. |
| Access Identifier | BP MUR ENG P M354 |
| Digital Identifier | BP_MUR_ENG_P_M354 |
| Is Part Of | RBSC Bookplates |
| Source | Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. BP MUR ENG P M354 |
| Date Available | 2008 |
| Publisher - Digital | 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 |
| Transcript | FORTITER ET STRENUE McLean. Plantation. |
| Translation | Boldly and Strenuously |
| DOI | 1.0215379 |
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