Society of Antiquaries of Scotland [ Clubs & Societies ]
… 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 Scotland, PG 3596, 1781 Image Brown, John, … among knowledgeable men who strove collectively to identify, store, sort, and protect artefacts and archives of all kinds. The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland was a major contribution to Edinburgh’s learned sociability in the … 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 circle of Edinburgh acquaintances who shared his interest in the ancient history …
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