Proposals for printing by subscription, in octavo, the Scots antiquarian miscellany. : Comprehending the most authentic account of the origin of the Scots, with the boundaries of their kingdom before they conquered the picts;-an account of their ancient kings, and of berigonium (or dunmacsnichain) the ancient chief city of the Scots;-with an account of the Kings of the Isles, and of the Orkncys. Also an account of the kingdom of the picts, of their Kings, monuments of antiquity, &c.;-an account of druid temples, altars, burying-places, groves, &c.;-an account of the Roman Walls, encampments, stations, out-posts, ports, coins, medals, monumental inscriptions, &c. that have been found in Scotland; with an historical and genealogical account of the noble families, and a natural history of the parishes in Scotland. Subscriptions taken in by John Gillies, the publisher; Mess. Elliot, Creech, and Balfour, Edinburgh; Mess. Gillies, Dunlop and Wilson, Glasgow; Mr J. Murray, and T. Philipe, London.

Format:

Book

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Book proposals--Great Britain--Early works to 1800.

Book proposals.

Great Britain.

Genre:

Prospectuses.

Physical Description:

4 unnumbered pages ; 8⁰

Place of Publication:

[Perth?] : [publisher not identified], [1784]

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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At head of title: Perth, June 12. 1784.

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