Bass Rock, East Lothian. Line engraving. 1843. Thomson, John, 1778-1840, Artist; Miller, William, 1796-1882, Engraver; Cadell, Robert, 1788-1849, Publisher.

Published in: Walter Scott, Waverley Novels (Abbotsford Edition), vol. 2 (1843), Old Mortality.

Note: Illustrating Scott [http://illustratingscott.lib.ed.ac.uk] ABB0022.

Craig Millar Castle. Line engraving. 4 August 1820. Thomson, John, 1778-1840, Artist; Woolnoth, W. (William), Engraver; Rodwell and Martin (Firm), Publisher.

Publisher statement: London, Published by Rodwell & Martin, New Bond Street.

Published in: Provincial Antiquities and Picturesque Scenery of Scotland ... by Sir Walter Scott (1826).

Craig-Millar Castle. Line engraving. 1 September 1826. Thomson, John, 1778-1840, Artist; Allen, James C., active 1821-1831, Engraver; John and Arthur Arch, Publisher.

Publisher statement: London, Published by John and Arthur Arch, Cornhill.

Note: This plate, published by Rodwell & Martin, included in Scott's Provincial Antiquities (1826).

[Craigmillar Castle]. Line engraving. 1843. Thomson, John, 1778-1840, Artist; Willmore, James Tibbetts, 1800-1863, Engraver; Adam and Charles Black (Firm), Publisher.

Published in: Thomas Dick Lauder, Memorial of the Royal Progress in Scotland (1843).

Note: State before letters. Title added in pencil.

Crichton Castle. Line engraving. 23 April 1819. Thomson, John, 1778-1840, Artist; Cooke, George, 1781-1834, Engraver; Rodwell and Martin (Firm), Publisher.

Publisher statement: London, Published by Rodwell & Martin, New Bond Street.

Published in: Provincial Antiquities and Picturesque Scenery of Scotland ... by Sir Walter Scott (1826).

Dalkeith. Line engraving. 1 August 1819. Thomson, John, 1778-1840, Artist; Le Keux, Henry, 1787-1868, Engraver; Rodwell and Martin (Firm), Publisher.

Publisher statement: London, Published by Rodwell & Martin, New Bond Street.

Published in: Provincial Antiquities and Picturesque Scenery of Scotland ... by Sir Walter Scott (1826).

Dirlton Castle. Line engraving. 1 May 1824. Thomson, John, 1778-1840, Artist; Miller, William, 1796-1882, Engraver; Rodwell and Martin (Firm), Publisher.

Publisher statement: London, Published … by Rodwell & Martin, New Bond Street.

Published in: Provincial Antiquities and Picturesque Scenery of Scotland ... by Sir Walter Scott (1826).

Edinburgh from Corstorphin Hill. Line engraving. July 1835. Thomson, John, 1778-1840, Artist; Woolnoth, W. (William), Engraver; Tilt, Charles, 1797-1861, Publisher.

Publisher statement: London. Published … by Charles Tilt, 86, Fleet Street.

Note: This plate originally appeared, published by Rodwell & Martin and dated 1819, in Scott, Provincial Antiquities and Picturesque Scenery of Scotland (1826), vol. 1.

Fast Castle. Line engraving. 1 May 1826. Thomson, John, 1778-1840, Artist; Miller, William, 1796-1882, Engraver; Rodwell and Martin (Firm), Publisher.

Publisher statement: London, Published … by Rodwell & Martin, New Bond Street.

Published in: Provincial Antiquities and Picturesque Scenery of Scotland ... by Sir Walter Scott (1826), vol. II.

After the death of David Laing, his private library was sold in an auction occupying thirty-one days. His collection of charters and other papers is of national importance and the most distinguished of its kind in any Scottish university. It is an essential source for the 18th century, and a much used one for all periods of Scottish history from the earliest times. The Laing Collection falls into five sections, designated as La.I., La.II., La.III., La.IV., and La.V.