J. D. Glennie. Old Tonn Church Aberdeen. SCOTLAND. 19th.Print from steel engraving titled „Old Tonn Church Aberdeen“.Drawn by J. D. Glrnnie.Engraved by J. Storer for the Antiquarian and Topographical Cabinet from a Drawing by J. D. Glennie.Notes: Published for the Proprietors by W. Clarke, New Bond Street and J. Carperter, Old Bond/St. February 1. 1811.Old Aberdeen is part of the city of Aberdeen in Scotland. Old Aberdeen was originally a separate burgh, which was erected into a burgh of barony on 26 December 1489. It was incorporated into adjacent Aberdeen by Act of Parliament in 1891. It retains the status of a community council area. Old Aberdeen was an important political, ecclesiastical and cultural center since the Late Middle Ages. From the 13th century it was the location of the Doctors of Aberdeen, a powerful group of church bishops, who made many of the executive decisions pertaining to church and state relations. In the 1630s the Covenanters challenged the Doctors of Aberdeen by holding a meeting in Muchalls Castle and responding to certain letters issued by the doctors, thus setting the stage for later military engagements; namely, William Keith, 7th Earl Marischal and the Marquess of Montrose led a Covenanter army of 9000 men in the first battle of the Civil War in 1639 by marching over the Causey Mounth to attack forces at the Bridge of Dee, effectively gaining control of Old Aberdeen.St Machar's Cathedral (or, more formally, the Cathedral Church of St Machar) is a Church of Scotland church in Aberdeen, Scotland. It is located to the north of the city centre, in the former burgh of Old Aberdeen. Technically, St Machar's is no longer a cathedral but rather a high kirk, as it has not been the seat of a bishop since 1690.Approx. image size 8, 8 x 5, 9/21, 2 x 12, 8 cm.

Condition: medium.