Discovered in Walter Weston’s Mountaineering and Exploration in the Japanese Alps, this Gaelic bookplate and coat of arms seems to have belonged to “Georg II F.M. Grant.” With the motto, translating to “Our place, our people, our livestock, our forest, our visitors” this coat of arms also denotes “Rothiemurchus,” a remnant of the Caledonian Forest near the Scottish Highlands.
The property has been kept under stewardship by the Grants since the 16th Century. Consequentially, the bookplate serves a duel role. Not only does it mark the book in itself, but it also allows us to follow the Grant’s family lineage to a continuing, existing, Scottish estate.
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