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Seal, The Royal Society of Canada

Seal by AGD--The Royal Society of Canada, May 1900
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The Royal Society of Canada, May 1899--p. V.
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The Royal Society of Canada, May 1899--p. VI.
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The Royal Society of Canada, May 1899--p. IV.
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The Royal Society of Canada, May 1899-Contents
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The Royal Society of Canada, May 1900--p. 11.
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The Royal Society of Canada, May 1901--p. 11.
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The Royal Society of Canada, May 1913--p. XXXIV.
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The Royal Society of Canada, May 1914--p. XIV
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The Royal Society of Canada, May 1895--p. VII
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The Seal of The Royal Society of Canada (RSC), designed by Arthur G. Doughty, was approved by the Society in 1899, and used in its publications from 1900 until 1913 when it was replaced by a new design.

For some time, the RSC had wanted to obtain a design for a seal of the Society. In 1895, a design by the Marquess of Lorne had been suggested but did not go forward. In 1899, the RSC approved the design by AGD; and printed it before the title page of its Proceedings and Transactions for the meeting of May 1900. Doughty's design, incorporating the arms of each of the provinces, was quickly dated with the recognition of Saskatchewan and Alberta as provinces in 1905. In 1913, a committee was established to recommend a new seal for the RSC. A new seal was approved by Council in 1913, and began to be used in 1914.

Digital copies of The Proceedings and Transactions of The Royal Society of Canada, for May 1895, May 1899, May 1900, May 1901, May 1913, and May 1914, available through Biodiversity Library were reviewed; select images are pictured above.

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