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New Haven Free Public Library.

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Descriptive Information

Originator
New Haven Free Public Library.
Engraver
Hopson, William Fowler, 1849-1935
Style
Book plate
Bookplate Type
Mixed (Pictorial/Armorial)
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Institutional or Personal
Institutional
Date
1893
Dimensions
70x118 mm
Orientation
Portrait
Coverage-Spatial
New Haven (Conn.)
Bookplate Text
MARE | LIBERUM / [seal:] SIGILL. CIVITAT. NOVI-PORT. IN REPUB. CONNECTICUTENSI. 1784 / FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY / OF / NEW HAVEN / Class | Book | Vol. / Accessions No. / W.F. HOPSON. SC. 1893 / Presented by
Description
Grey ink on off-white paper. Depicts the arched entrance to a building with books and a seal resting on the roof. This seal contains a sailing boat and an ancient soldier's head.
Note
Duplicate: cf. exlibris1318
Rights
  • Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • For more information, please contact the Rare Book and Manuscript Library: https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/7016277
Collection Title
John Starr Stewart Ex Libris Collection
Local Identifier
exlibris0100.jp2
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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