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[Advertisement for David Allan's The General Assembly]. Letterpress. 11 March 1843. The Witness (Edinburgh), Publisher; Paton, Hugh, 1806-1864, Publisher; Allan, David, 1744-1796, Artist, Engraver.

Published in: The Witness, 11 March 1843.

Note: Advertisement for Hugh Paton's reprint of the Allan etching 'The General Assembly, as it sat towards the end of the last century'. See Coll-10/1/83(i) for Robert Scott's reprint.

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Laying the foundation stone of the New College. Etching. 28 November 1789. Allan, David, 1744-1796, Artist, Etcher.

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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.

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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.

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Oyster girl. Aquatint. 1784. Allan, David, 1744-1796, Artist, Engraver; Paton, Hugh, 1806-1864, Publisher.

Publisher statement: Edinr. Repub. By H. Paton. Carver, Gilder & Printseller.

Note: Date as original, erased in Paton reprint.

Scope and Contents Likely to be a facsimile of an engraving made by David Allan in 1789, of the Ceremony of the laying of the foundation stone at the New College of Edinburgh. This refers to what is now called The Old College Quad at the University of Edinburgh. 1st, Gand Lodge of Scotland; 2nd, Lord Provost, Magistrates & Council; 3rd. Professors & Students; 4th, Procession of Free Masons; 5th, South Bridge terminated by a distant view of the Register Office. "D. Allan del. et incid. Edinbr. Novr. 26,...

Scope and Contents A duplicate copy of a facsimile of an engraving made by David Allen in 1789, of the Ceremony of the laying of the foundation stone at the New College of Edinburgh. This refers to what is now called The Old College Quad at the University of Edinburgh. 1st, Gand Lodge of Scotland; 2nd, Lord Provost, Magistrates & Council; 3rd. Professors & Students; 4th, Procession of Free Masons; 5th, South Bridge terminated by a distant view of the Register Office. "D. Allan del. et incid. Edinbr....

Scope and Contents A duplicate copy of a facsimile of an engraving made by David Allen in 1789, of the Ceremony of the laying of the foundation stone at the New College of Edinburgh. This refers to what is now called The Old College Quad at the University of Edinburgh. 1st, Gand Lodge of Scotland; 2nd, Lord Provost, Magistrates & Council; 3rd. Professors & Students; 4th, Procession of Free Masons; 5th, South Bridge terminated by a distant view of the Register Office. "D. Allan del. et incid. Edinbr....

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The General Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland. Aquatint. 1787. Allan, David, 1744-1796, Artist, Engraver; Scott, Robert, 1777-1841, Publisher.

Publisher statement: Published by R. Scott Engraver Edinr.

Note: A later edition, published by Robert Scott. This is not the Paton edition advertised in Coll-10/1/82. The figure on the dais is the Lord High Commissioner Lord Dalhousie and the speaker at the bar is James Boswell.