Armorial bookplate of Lieutenant General James Abercromby

Subject Lieutenant General James Abercromby British, Scottish

1759–72

Not on view

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Title: Armorial bookplate of Lieutenant General James Abercromby
Subject: Lieutenant General James Abercromby (British, Glassaugh, Banffshire, Scotland 1706–1781 Stirling, Stirlingshire)
Date: 1759–72
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: sheet: 5 13/16 x 4 15/16 in. (14.8 x 12.5 cm)
plate: 5 1/2 x 4 3/8 in. (13.9 x 11.1 cm)
image (widest points): 5 3/8 x 3 11/16 in. (13.7 x 9.4 cm)
Classification: Miscellaneous
Credit Line: Gift of William E. Baillie, 1920
Object Number: Baillie A, p.12
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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