… Abstract A circle of amateur
antiquarians established the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland in 1780 to lay the foundation of a museum displaying … cultural identity of Scotland within the larger political entity of Great Britain. Places > Clubs & Societies Keywords
Antiquarians Edinburgh Learned society National Identity Scotland Eighteenth-century historical societies were the first … th century, antiquaries were understood as a branch of history closely related to topography and cartography. The great
antiquarians of Scotland, John Scot of Scotstarvit (1585-1670), Robert Sibbald (1641-1722), and John Clerk of Penicuik …