Tied bindings

Claudin, Anatole. Histoire de l’imprimerie en France au XVe et au XVIe siècle. Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1900-1915.

Photo from UBC Library Vault.

Diderot's encyclopedia

Diderot, Denis, Jean d'Alembert, Pierre Mouchon. Encyclopédie; ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts, et des métiers, par une société de gens de lettres. Paris: Briasson, 1751-65.

Judge Frederic William Howay bookplate

Frederic William Howay was a Judge in the County of New Westminster in the early 20th century. Howay is well-known for his British Columbiana collection, which helped form the nucleus of the UBC Library Special Collections Division. This bookplate depicts a sea otter, the principal fur of the Maritime fur trade, and a vessel bearing the same name.

This image can be found in the Bookplate Collection. For more about Judge Howay, visit the Howay-Reid Collection virtual display.

Jishin-no-ben (Explanation of the Earthquake)

This map is from the collection Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era. The yellow denotes areas damaged by the 1854 earthquake; the blue shows the coast inundated by the tsunami of the same year; and the red denotes areas devastated by the 1855 quake.

The full image can be found in Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era.

Empress of Asia

The Canadian Pacific Empress line introduced luxury liners in the 1890s to serve both the Pacific and Atlantic, and these were often the fastest ships on the Pacific. The Empress of Asia was nearly 600 feet long and accommodated more than 1,000 people. During World War II, the Empress of Asia was fitted with guns and used to transport troops. The Empress sank in Singapore harbor after coming under fire in 1942.

This photograph is from the Chung Collection at Rare Books and Special Collections (Cat. Number 8998). Photo from UBC Library Vault.

Latin Book of Hours

This illuminated page comes from a Latin book of hours, a medieval manuscript that features a variety of texts for Catholic worship. The calligraphy is that of an experienced 15th-century calligrapher. This decorative leaf belongs to a codex that was likely made in France Belgium.

This leaf can be found in Rare Books and Special Collections at vertical file 274. Photo from UBC Library Vault.

Load of logs going to landing

This photograph is from the Peter B. Anderson Photograph Collection, part of the UBC Library Digital Collections. Peter Anderson emigrated to the United States from Sweden in 1885 and worked in the forest industry in Wisconsin and Washington. After moving to British Columbia he started a new logging company. The photographs in this collection document Anderson's experiences in the forest industry as well as early logging operations in B.C.

This image can be found in the Peter B. Anderson Photograph Collection at Rare Books and Special Collections.

Wallace and Ethel Wilson bookplate

Wallace and Ethel Wilson were both well-known and respected residents of Vancouver, British Columbia. Wallace's work with the Canadian Medical Association and the World Health Organization earned him much recognition, while Ethel's writing made her a significant literary figure, earning her a Canadian Council medal for her contribution to Canadian Literature. This bookplate depicts a peaceful forest scene of British Columbia.

This image can be found in the Bookplate Collection. Ethel Wilson's papers are held by UBC's Rare Books and Special Collections in the Ethel Wilson fonds.