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Record ID 251849
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 347
Bingley's Animal Biography v. 2
Borrowed: 1805/12/7 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Robert Gordon
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Bingley (Male, born 1774, died 1823)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Bingley's Animal Biography
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William Bingley (Male, born 1774, died 1823)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Animal biography, or, Authentic anecdotes of the lives, manners, and economy, of the animal creation : arranged according to the system of Linnæus : in three volumes
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1804. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 97 times in 90 borrowing records
William Bingley (Male, born 1774, died 1823)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Animal Biography; or, Authentic Anecdotes of the Lives, Manners and Economy, of the Animal Creation
Borrowed: 1805/12/7 (Saturday).
Borrower: Robert Gordon
Author: William Bingley (Male, born 1774, died 1823), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Animal Biography; or, Authentic Anecdotes of the Lives, Manners and Economy, of the Animal Creation
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 251861
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 347
Customs of the Romans
Borrowed: 1806/3/15 (Saturday).
Robert Gordon
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Le Fèvre de Morsan (Male)
Genre: History
Customs of the Romans
Confidence level: Certain
Le Fèvre de Morsan (Male)
Genre: History
The manners and customs of the Romans. Translated from the French.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1740. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 8
ESTC: T172578
Le Fèvre de Morsan (Male)
Genre: History
Des Moeurs et des Usages des Romains
Borrowed: 1806/3/15 (Saturday).
Borrower: Robert Gordon
Author: Le Fèvre de Morsan (Male), Genre: History
Record ID 251843
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 347
World Displayed
Borrowed: 1804/2/9 (Thursday).
Robert Gordon
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
World Displayed
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 251852
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 347
Sophocles Tragedies v. 2
Borrowed: 1806/1/4 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Robert Gordon
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Sophocles (Male, born c.BCE496, died BCE406)
Genre: Drama
Sophocles Tragedies
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
Sophocles (Male, born c.BCE496, died BCE406)
Genre: Drama
The tragedies of Sophocles, translated from the Greek. With notes historical, moral and critical; Wherein several Mistakes of Editors and the old Scholiasts are corrected, and the true Sense of the author cleared. To which is prefix’d, a preface; containing I. A Defence of Tragick Poetry; wherein is occasionally shewn, how some Modern Poets have transgressed the established Laws of Poetry which the Ancients observed. II. An historical Account of its Rise and Progress. III. A Comparison of the ancient Tragedians with each other. By George Adams, A. B. Late of St. John’s College in Cambridge. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1729. Format: 8vo.
Translators: George Adams (c. 1698- c. 1796)
Number of borrowings: 5
ESTC: T140983
Sophocles (Male, born c.BCE496, died BCE406)
Genre: Drama
Tragedies of Sophocles
Borrowed: 1806/1/4 (Saturday).
Borrower: Robert Gordon
Author: Sophocles (Male, born c.BCE496, died BCE406), Genre: Drama
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 251855
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 347
Louis 14th v. 2
Borrowed: 1806/2/1 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Robert Gordon
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: History
Louis 14th
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: History
The age of Louis XIV. To which is added, an abstract of the age of Louis XV. Translated from the last Geneva edition of M. de Voltaire, with notes, critical and explanatory, by R. Griffith, Esq. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 31 times in 27 borrowing records
ESTC: T137661
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: History
Age of Louis XIV
Borrowed: 1806/2/1 (Saturday).
Borrower: Robert Gordon
Author: Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 251846
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 347
Mavor v. 15
Borrowed: 1805/11/1 (Friday). Returned: yes.
Robert Gordon
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Mavor
Volumes borrowed: Volume 15
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: 1805/11/1 (Friday).
Borrower: Robert Gordon
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 15
Record ID 251858
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 347
Pope's Homer v. 6
Borrowed: 1806/2/15 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Robert Gordon
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Homer (Male), Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30)
Genre: Poetry
Pope's Homer
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Borrowed: 1806/2/15 (Saturday).
Borrower: Robert Gordon
Author: Homer (Male), Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Record ID 251840
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 347
Chinese Traveller v. 1
Borrowed: 1803/12/15 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Robert Gordon
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Chinese Traveller
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Travel
The chinese traveller. Containing a geographical, commercial, and political history of China. With A particular Account of their Customs, Manners, Religion, Agriculture, Government, Arts, Sciences, Ceremonies, Buildings, Language, Physick, Trade, Manufactures, Shipping, Plants, Trees, Beasts, Birds, &c. &c. To which is prefixed the life of Confucius, The celebrated Chinese Philosopher. Collected from du halde, le compte, and other modern travellers. ... . Adorned with a map of China and other curious Coperplates.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 44
ESTC: T62654
Genre: Travel
Chinese Traveller