1768 – Peerage of Scotland – Douglas | Enormous Folio with Coat-of-Arms Engravings

Robert Douglas’s Peerage of Scotland is a rare, early 18th-century reference work on Scottish genealogy. Douglas focuses on Scottish heraldry, providing illustrations of coats-of-arms of nobility. This 1768 edition of Peerage is an impressive folio printing complete with numerous full-page plates of arms – must see engravings!

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The peerage of Scotland: containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom
• Author(s): Robert Douglas
• Publisher: Edinburgh: for John Donaldson
• Edition: 1768 edition.
• Binding: Original leather boards, restored with cloth
• Format: Folio, single volume
• Size:  17.25 in x 11.5 in (44 cm x 29 cm)
• Collation: [1], xi, [2], 718 (i.e. 740) pp
• Illustrations: 10 full-page engraved plates of coats-of-arms
• Contents Include:
  • Genealogical records of Scottish nobility
  • Heraldic engravings of coats-of-arms
  • Historical notes on titles and succession

Condition:

Good. Original leather boards with cloth restoration; corners and edges heavily worn. Binding secure. Pages generally clean with minor toning.

Why Collect This?

• Early folio Scottish genealogy reference
• Includes ten engraved heraldic plates

Item Number: #50217