Transcripts, late 18th century (the paper of Adv.MS.22.2.5 being watermarked 1798), made for George Chalmers, the antiquary, of Thomas Innes`s ‘Civil and Ecclesiastical History of Scotland, from A.D 80 – A.D. 818’.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.22.2.5-22.2.6
Scope and Contents
The hand appears to be that of George Chalmers’s nephew, James Chalmers.
Dates
- Creation: 2nd quarter of 18th century.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (2 volumes.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
The volumes were bought by the Advocates’ Library in 1842.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1925, by the Faculty of Advocates to the nation on the foundation of the National Library of Scotland.
Bibliography
Innes, Thomas. ‘Civil and Ecclesiastical History of Scotland, from A.D. 80 – A.D. 818’, edited by George Grub (Aberdeen: published for the Spalding Club, 1853).
As noted on the flyleaf of Adv.MS.22.2.6, this history was written as a continuation of his ‘Critical Essay on the Ancient Inhabitants of the Northern Parts of Britain or Scotland’, which was published in 2 volumes (London, 1729) and reprinted in volume 3 of ‘Historians of Scotland’ (Edinburgh, 1879).
See George Chalmers’s sale ‘Catalogue’, part 3 (London, 1842), lot 1913.
As noted on the flyleaf of Adv.MS.22.2.6, this history was written as a continuation of his ‘Critical Essay on the Ancient Inhabitants of the Northern Parts of Britain or Scotland’, which was published in 2 volumes (London, 1729) and reprinted in volume 3 of ‘Historians of Scotland’ (Edinburgh, 1879).
See George Chalmers’s sale ‘Catalogue’, part 3 (London, 1842), lot 1913.
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Date
- 08 05 2015
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk