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Title
Wax impression of William Bligh's private seal
Call number
SAFE/R 241d
Level of description
fonds
Date

After 1770
Type of material
Objects
Reference code
446224
Physical Description
1 seal (impression) - oval impression approx. 3.7 cm x 3.5 cm. - red sealing wax with oval-shaped impression
Scope and Content
Impression consists of a shield within an oval; surmounting the shield is a helmeted head and mailed fist brandishing an axe. The figure on the shield is indistinct but probably a griffin
Access Conditions

Access via appointment
General note

Undated. Date approximated from when Bligh reached adulthood
Digital order no:a928120
Name
Bligh, William, 1754-1817
Topic
seals (insignia)
Exhibited in

Mutiny on the Bounty : the story of Captain William Bligh seaman, navigator, surveyor and of the Bounty mutineers
Colonial Governors

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