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Record ID 219356
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 41
Polybius Hist. 3 vols
Borrowed: 1772/3/2 (Monday). Returned: yes.
Robert Thomson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Polybius (Male, born c.BCE200, died BCE118)
Genre: History
Polybus Hist. 3 vols
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Speculative
Polybius (Male, born c.BCE200, died BCE118)
Genre: History
Historiae
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Mr Hampton
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 3 times in 1 borrowing record
ESTC: N18349
Polybius (Male, born c.BCE200, died BCE118)
Genre: History
Histories [Polybius]
Borrowed: 1772/3/2 (Monday).
Borrower: Robert Thomson
Author: Polybius (Male, born c.BCE200, died BCE118), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 252650
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 362
World Displayed v. 19
Borrowed: 1800/2/22 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Robert Thomson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
World Displayed
Volumes borrowed: Volume 19
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Travel
The world displayed; or, A curious collection of voyages and travels, selected from the writers of all nations. In which the conjectures and interpolations of several vain editors and translators are expunged, every relation is made concise and plain, and the divisions of countries and kingdoms are clearly and distinctly noted.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759-1761. Format: 12mo.
Editors: Compiled by Christopher Smart, Oliver Goldsmith and Samuel Johnson; introduction by Samuel Johnson.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1944 times in 1812 borrowing records
ESTC: T113545
Genre: Travel
World Displayed; or, A Curious Collection of Voyages and Travels, Selected from the Writers of All Nations
Record ID 252653
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 362
Mavor v. 9
Borrowed: 1800/4/19 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Robert Thomson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Mavor
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9
Confidence level: Speculative
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Historical account of the most celebrated voyages, travels, and discoveries, from the time of Columbus to the present period. By William Mavor, LL.D. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1796-1797. Format: 18mo. Pagination: 20 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1042 times in 955 borrowing records
ESTC: T77044
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries [William Fordyce Mavor]
Borrowed: 1800/4/19 (Saturday).
Borrower: Robert Thomson
Author: William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837), Genre: Travel
Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries [William Fordyce Mavor]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9
Record ID 260909
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137145 (Type: Student). Page:
Buffon v. 1
Borrowed: 1810/11. Returned: yes.
Robert Thomson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Buffon's Natural History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural history, general and particular; by the Count de Buffon, translated into English. Illustrated with three hundred and one copper-plates, and occasional notes and observations by the translator. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 455 times in 403 borrowing records
ESTC: N42265
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Borrowed: 1810/11.
Borrower: Robert Thomson
Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 260936
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137145 (Type: Student). Page:
Voyages & Travels v. 11
Borrowed: 1810/11/17 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Robert Thomson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Voyages and Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 11
Record ID 260918
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137145 (Type: Student). Page:
History of England v. 14
Borrowed: 1811/2/9 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Robert Thomson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England
Volumes borrowed: Volume 14
Confidence level: Likely
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 110 times in 79 borrowing records
ESTC: T36369
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1811/2/9 (Saturday).
Borrower: Robert Thomson
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 14
Record ID 260933
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137145 (Type: Student). Page:
Rutherford's Ancient History v. 2
Borrowed: 1810/12/15 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Robert Thomson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Rutherford (Male, born 1745, died 1820)
Genre: History
Rutherford's Ancient History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William Rutherford (Male, born 1745, died 1820)
Genre: History
A view of ancient history; including the progress of literature and the fine arts
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1809. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 31 times in 29 borrowing records
William Rutherford (Male, born 1745, died 1820)
Genre: History
View of Antient History
Borrowed: 1810/12/15 (Saturday).
Borrower: Robert Thomson
Author: William Rutherford (Male, born 1745, died 1820), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2