Captain Dampier's Voyages and Descriptions (1699-1703)
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Captain William Dampier, a new voyage round the world - 4th edition 1699;, voyages and Descriptions Vol. II. In three parts - 2nd edition, 1700;, and, a voyage to New Holland, &c in the year, 1699. In the year 1699, - with a Continuation of a voyage to New Holland, 1st edition, 1703. (London: James Knapton), contemporary decorated calf, the spines in six compartments with five raised bands, gilt lettering and decorations. The first volume with the bookplate of Judith Cowper to the front paste-down; the second & third volumes with the armorial bookplate of William Clavering-Cowper, 2nd Earl Cowper (1709 - 1764); the first volume with 5 maps (4 folding); 2nd volume with 4 (folding) maps; 3rd volume with a folding map + 14 plates.
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- Armorial / Armourial - Bearing a coat of arms. Coats of arms came into general use by feudal lords and knights in in the 12th century, and by the 13th century, arms had spread beyond their initial battlefield use to become a flag or emblem for families in the higher social classes of Europe. They were inherited from one generation to the next. When a family crest is used on individual items of silver or furniture it is an indicator of the aristocratic standing of the family represented.
Armorials were also used to decorate mass produced ceramic souvenir ware by such companies as Goss, Carlton & Shelley, and in these cases the coats of arms displayed were of boroughs and cities.
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