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Record ID 389839
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 1
Plutarch's lives vol. 3
Borrowed: 1791/10/15 (Saturday).
Alexander B. Turnbull
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch's Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Speculative
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch’s lives, translated from the original Greek, with notes critical and historical, and a new life of Plutarch.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Langhorne, John; Langhorne, William
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 333 times in 303 borrowing records
ESTC: N20526
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Lives [Plutarch]
Borrowed: 1791/10/15 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander B. Turnbull
Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 389848
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 1
Pitt Virgil vol. 1st
Borrowed: 1792/1/7 (Saturday).
Alexander B. Turnbull
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Pitt's Virgil
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Virgil, in English verse. The Aeneid translated by the Rev. Mr. Christopher Pitt, the Eclogues and Georgics by the Rev. Mr. Joseph Warton. In three volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3v.
Editors: Joseph Wharton
Translators: Rev. Mr Christopher Pitt
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 34 times in 30 borrowing records
ESTC: T218877
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Virgil
Borrowed: 1792/1/7 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander B. Turnbull
Author: Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 389866
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 1
World dispd v. 20
Borrowed: 1792/6/9 (Saturday).
Alexander B. Turnbull
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
World Displayed
Volumes borrowed: Volume 20
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
Borrowed: 1792/6/9 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander B. Turnbull
Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 20
Record ID 389857
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 1
Volney vol. 1
Borrowed: 1792/3/31 (Saturday).
Alexander B. Turnbull
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Constantin François de Chasseboeuf Comte de Volney (Male, born 1757, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Volney
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
Constantin François de Chasseboeuf Comte de Volney (Male, born 1757, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Syria and Egypt, in the years 1783, 1784, and 1785. Containing the present natural and political state of those countries, their Productions, Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce; with Observations on the Manners, Customs, and Government of the Turks and Arabs. Illustrated with copper plates. By M. C-F. Volney. Translated from the French. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 210 times in 169 borrowing records
ESTC: T12217
Constantin François de Chasseboeuf Comte de Volney (Male, born 1757, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Syria and Egypt, in the Years 1783, 1784, and 1785
Borrowed: 1792/3/31 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander B. Turnbull
Author: Constantin François de Chasseboeuf Comte de Volney (Male, born 1757, died 1820), Genre: Travel
Travels through Syria and Egypt, in the Years 1783, 1784, and 1785
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 389860
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 1
World dispd v. 14
Borrowed: 1792/4/21 (Saturday).
Alexander B. Turnbull
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
World Displayed
Volumes borrowed: Volume 14
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
Borrowed: 1792/4/21 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander B. Turnbull
Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 14
Record ID 389845
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 1
Plutarch's Lives Vol. 8
Borrowed: 1791/12/24 (Saturday).
Alexander B. Turnbull
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch's Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8
Confidence level: Speculative
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch’s lives, translated from the original Greek, with notes critical and historical, and a new life of Plutarch.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Langhorne, John; Langhorne, William
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 333 times in 303 borrowing records
ESTC: N20526
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Lives [Plutarch]
Borrowed: 1791/12/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander B. Turnbull
Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8
Record ID 389863
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 1
World dispd v. 18
Borrowed: 1792/5/12 (Saturday).
Alexander B. Turnbull
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
World Displayed
Volumes borrowed: Volume 18
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
Borrowed: 1792/5/12 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander B. Turnbull
Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 18
Record ID 389851
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 1
Wells' Geography
Borrowed: 1792/2/4 (Saturday).
Alexander B. Turnbull
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Edward Wells (Male, born 1667, died 1727)
Genre: Travel
Wells' Geography
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Wells (Male, born 1667, died 1727)
Genre: Travel
A treatise of antient and present geography : together with A sett of maps, design'd for the use of young studants [sic] in the universities. By Edward Wells
Language: English . Published: Oxford. Date of publication: 1701. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
Edward Wells (Male, born 1667, died 1727)
Genre: Travel
Treatise of Antient and Present Geography
Borrowed: 1792/2/4 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander B. Turnbull
Author: Edward Wells (Male, born 1667, died 1727), Genre: Travel
Record ID 389842
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 1
Plutarch's Lives vol. 4
Borrowed: 1791/10/29 (Saturday).
Alexander B. Turnbull
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch's Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Confidence level: Speculative
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch’s lives, translated from the original Greek, with notes critical and historical, and a new life of Plutarch.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Langhorne, John; Langhorne, William
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 333 times in 303 borrowing records
ESTC: N20526
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Lives [Plutarch]
Borrowed: 1791/10/29 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander B. Turnbull
Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Record ID 389869
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 1
Ward's nat hist v. 4
Borrowed: 1792/6/23 (Saturday).
Alexander B. Turnbull
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Samuel Ward (Male, died 1790)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Ward's Natural History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Samuel Ward (Male, died 1790)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A modern system of natural history. Containing accurate descriptions, and faithful histories, of animals, vegetables, and minerals. Together with Their Properties, and various Uses in Medicine, Mechanics, Manufactures, &c. Illustrated With a great Variety of Copper-Plates, accurately drawn from Nature, and beautifully engraved. By the Rev. Samuel Ward, Vicar of Cotterstock, cum Glapthorne, Northamptonshire; and others.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 238 times in 234 borrowing records
ESTC: T111259
Samuel Ward (Male, died 1790)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Modern System of Natural History
Borrowed: 1792/6/23 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander B. Turnbull
Author: Samuel Ward (Male, died 1790), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Modern System of Natural History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Record ID 389854
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 1
Guthrie's History vol. 2
Borrowed: 1792/3/2 (Friday).
Alexander B. Turnbull
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770)
Genre: History
Guthrie's History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Borrowed: 1792/3/2 (Friday).
Borrower: Alexander B. Turnbull
Author: William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2