picture of one of the original volumes and portrait of Sir John Sinclair

The Statistical Accounts of Scotland 1791-1845

 

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Map of Scotland, circa 1800

Patron: Sir John Archibald Sinclair, 3rd Viscount Thurso

"The Statistical Accounts are a gold mine of information and the work for which my 4 greats grandfather is best known. To have the Statistical Accounts Online provides a great opportunity to access this fascinating information and make it easily available to a wider audience. It is a great honour to be Patron and to maintain the family link."

The 'Old' Statistical Account (1791-99), under the direction of Sir John Sinclair of Ulbster, and the 'New' Statistical Account (1834-45) offer uniquely rich and detailed parish reports for the whole of Scotland, covering a vast range of topics including agriculture, education, trades, religion and social customs. More...

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Sir John Sinclair: detail from a portrait by Sir Henry Raeburn, 1794-95. By permission of the The National Gallery of Scotland
Page opening: from Sir John Sinclair's Analysis of the Statistical Account of Scotland. London 1826. Photograph © University of Edinburgh.
County Map of Scotland: by Herman Moll [London, 1745]. By permission of the Trustees of the National Library of Scotland
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