Author: SMITH, JOHN
Title: Iconographia Scotica. Or Portraits of Illustrious Persons of Scotland, Engraved from the Most Authentic Paintings, &C
Description: London: Robert Wilkinson, 1798. First Edition. Paper covered marbled boards. 280mm x 180mm (11" x 7"). [40pp]. 16 engravings and frontis. The 16 engravings (rather than the advertised 21) include: Cardinal Beaton; Mary Queen of Scots (from a cast); Robert Traill; John Knox the Younger; John Hamilton 2nd Lord Belhaven; George Innes; Sir John Gilmour; John Stewart Earl of Traquir; David Erskine 2nd Lord Cardross; John Johnstone; George Earl Marechal; Sir Robert Gordon of Straloch; Andrew Fletcher Lord Justice Clerk; James Erskine Earl of Buchan; John Arbuthnott; and Colin Maclaurin.. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Boards rubbed and bumped. Light browning to content, not impacting on plates. Heraldic bookplate (William Macfarlane MD RN) on front pastedown. Five plates absent .

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