Note 523 — Chapter XII · ALEXANDER WILSON, 1742.

The History of the Art of Printing, containing an Account of its Invention and Progress in Europe, with the names of the famous Printers, the places of their birth and the works printed by them, and a Preface by the Publisher to the Printers in Scotland. Edinburgh, printed by James Watson. Sold at his shop opposite the Lucken Booths, and at the shops of David Scot in the Parliament Close, and George Stewart a little above the Cross, 1713, 12mo. Watson’s preface is stated to have been written by John Spotswood, Advocate. The historical portion is a condensed translation of De la Caille’s Histoire de l’Imprimerie, published at Paris in 1689.