Society of Antiquaries of Scotland [ Clubs & Societies ]
… of Scotland, volume I. Printed by W. and A. Smellie, printers to the Society, for W. Creech, Edinburgh, and T. Cadell, London, 1792. Image Brown, John, ‘David Steuart Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan, 1742 - 1829. Antiquary’, National Galleries … circle The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (SAS) - created in 1780 - was inspired by the Society of Antiquaries in London, launched in 1707 and chartered in 1753. The founder, David Stewart Erskine, 11 th Earl of Buchan, gathered a … a number of other institutions promoting science and knowledge such as the Society of Antiquaries and the Royal Society (London), the Philosophical Society (Edinburgh), the Perth Literary and Antiquarian Society, the Royal Danish Society and …
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