An Analysis of Scottish Borrowers' Registers
Record ID 144894
Fielding's Works V:s 1-2-3
Borrowed: 1775/5/16 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 5/0/0. Funds deposited: Glasgow Note.
George Hall
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
The works of Henry Fielding, Esq : with the life of the author.
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections *V.20.13-16. .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
The works of Henry Fielding, Esq; with the life of the author.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 38 times in 32 borrowing records
ESTC: T89839
Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
Works of Henry Fielding
Borrowed: 1775/5/16 (Tuesday).
Borrower: George Hall
Author: Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 144897
Nature Displayed V:s 4-5 & 6-7.
Borrowed: 1775/5/23 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea.
David Macvicar
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Nature displayed. (original title)
Spectacle de la nature : or, Nature display'd. (standardised title)
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7
Confidence level: Speculative
Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Spectacle de la nature: or, Nature display’d. Being discourses on such particulars of natural history, as were thought most proper to excite the curiosity, and form the minds of youth. Illustrated with copper plates. Translated from the original French by Mr. Humphreys.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1750. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 7 vols.
Translators: Humphreys, Mr
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 153 times in 91 borrowing records
ESTC: N24037
Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Spectacle de la Nature: or, Nature Display’d
Borrowed: 1775/5/23 (Tuesday).
Borrower: David Macvicar
Author: Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761), Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Spectacle de la Nature: or, Nature Display’d
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7
Record ID 144900
Virgilius Delph: 4:to
Borrowed: 1775/5/23 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea. Funds deposited: ND.
Henry Blair
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
P. Virgilii Maronis Opera : interpretatione et notis illustravit Carolus Ruaeus, Soc. Jesu, ad usum serenissimi delphini.
Confidence level: Certain
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
P. V. M. opera ... illustravit C. Ruaeus ... ad usum ... Delphini. Editio nova, auctior ... Juxta editionem Parisiensem a. 1722.
Language: Latin . Published: The Hague. Date of publication: 1723. Format: 8vo.
Editors: La Rue, Charles de, 1643-1725
Number of borrowings: 4
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Virgil
Borrowed: 1775/5/23 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Henry Blair
Author: Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 144903
& Sully's Memoirs vol. 1:st
Borrowed: 1775/5/23 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.
Henry Blair
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Maximilien Bethune Duc de Sully (Male, born 1559, died 1641)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Maximilian de Bethune : duke of Sully, prime minister to Henry the Great.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Maximilien Bethune Duc de Sully (Male, born 1559, died 1641)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Maximilian de Bethune, Duke of Sully, Prime Minister to Henry the Great.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 62 times in 38 borrowing records
ESTC: T119363
Maximilien Bethune Duc de Sully (Male, born 1559, died 1641)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Maximilian de Bethune, Duke of Sully, Prime Minister to Henry the Great
Borrowed: 1775/5/23 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Henry Blair
Author: Maximilien Bethune Duc de Sully (Male, born 1559, died 1641), Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Maximilian de Bethune, Duke of Sully, Prime Minister to Henry the Great
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 144906
Gooch's Cases 2 V:s
Borrowed: 1775/5/23 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 2 Guineas.
Thomas Stewart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Benjamin Gooch (Male, died c.1780)
Genre: Medicine
Cases and practical remarks in surgery. With sketches of machines [Gooch]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Benjamin Gooch (Male, died c.1780)
Genre: Medicine
Cases and practical remarks in surgery. With sketches of machines, of simple construction, easy application, and approved use.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1758. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 152 times in 81 borrowing records
ESTC: T90166
Benjamin Gooch (Male, died c.1780)
Genre: Medicine
Cases and Practical Remarks in Surgery
Borrowed: 1775/5/23 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Thomas Stewart
Author: Benjamin Gooch (Male, died c.1780), Genre: Medicine
Cases and Practical Remarks in Surgery
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 144909
Platneri Chirurgia
Borrowed: 1775/5/23 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.
Thomas Stewart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Johann Zacharias Platner (Male, born 1694, died 1747)
Genre: Education, Genre: Medicine
Institutiones chirurgiae rationalis [Platner]
Confidence level: Certain
Johann Zacharias Platner (Male, born 1694, died 1747)
Genre: Education, Genre: Medicine
Jo. Zachariae Platneri... Institutiones chirurgicae rationalis, tum medicae tum manualis in usus discentium.
Language: Latin . Published: Leipzig. Date of publication: 1758. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 25
Johann Zacharias Platner (Male, born 1694, died 1747)
Genre: Education, Genre: Medicine
Institutiones Chirurgicae Rationalis, tum Medicae tum Manualis in Usus Discentium
Borrowed: 1775/5/23 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Thomas Stewart
Author: Johann Zacharias Platner (Male, born 1694, died 1747), Genre: Education, Genre: Medicine
Institutiones Chirurgicae Rationalis, tum Medicae tum Manualis in Usus Discentium
Record ID 144912
& Lee's Botany
Borrowed: 1775/5/23 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.
Thomas Stewart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
James Lee (Male, born 1715, died 1795)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Introduction to botany [Lee]
Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; E.B. .58 Lin..
Confidence level: Certain
James Lee (Male, born 1715, died 1795)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
An introduction to botany.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1765. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 26
ESTC: T81053
James Lee (Male, born 1715, died 1795)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Introduction to Botany [James Lee]
Borrowed: 1775/5/23 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Thomas Stewart
Author: James Lee (Male, born 1715, died 1795), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 144915
Medical pamphlets E.c.8.
Borrowed: 1775/5/23 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.
Thomas Stewart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Genre: Medicine
Medical pamphlets E.c.8
Historical Shelfmark: E.c.8.
Record ID 144918
Gilchrist's on Sea voyages
Borrowed: 1775/5/23 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.
Thomas Stewart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Ebenezer Gilchrist (Male, born 1707, died 1774)
Genre: Medicine
Use of sea voyages in medicine [Gilchrist]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections ; G.19.70.
Confidence level: Certain
Ebenezer Gilchrist (Male, born 1707, died 1774)
Genre: Medicine
The use of sea voyages in medicine.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1757. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 49
ESTC: T96806
Ebenezer Gilchrist (Male, born 1707, died 1774)
Genre: Medicine
Use of Sea Voyages in Medicine
Borrowed: 1775/5/23 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Thomas Stewart
Author: Ebenezer Gilchrist (Male, born 1707, died 1774), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 144921
Bouganville voyage
Borrowed: 1775/5/23 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 2 Guineas.
Alexander Russell
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/80353. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1776-1779. Other: Apprentice to Royal College of Surgeons, 1776; Royal Medical Society, 1778; Indian Medical Service, 1781.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Comte Louis-Antoine de Bougainville (Male, born 1729, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Voyage autour du monde par la frégate du Roi La Boudeuse, et la flûte L'Étoile, en 1766, 1767, 1768 et 1769 [Bougainville]
Confidence level: Certain
Comte Louis-Antoine de Bougainville (Male, born 1729, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Voyage autour du monde par la frégate du roi la Boudeuse, et la flûte l'Étoile; en 1766, 1767, 1768 & 1769.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 7
Comte Louis-Antoine de Bougainville (Male, born 1729, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Voyage Round the World ... in the Years 1766, 1767, 1768, and 1769 [Bougainville]
Borrowed: 1775/5/23 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Alexander Russell
Author: Comte Louis-Antoine de Bougainville (Male, born 1729, died 1811), Genre: Travel
Voyage Round the World ... in the Years 1766, 1767, 1768, and 1769 [Bougainville]
Record ID 144924
& Buffon tome 2:d 4:to 12:mo
Borrowed: 1775/5/23 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.
Alexander Russell
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/80353. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1776-1779. Other: Apprentice to Royal College of Surgeons, 1776; Royal Medical Society, 1778; Indian Medical Service, 1781.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle, générale et particuliére, avec la description du Cabinet du roi [Buffon]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle, générale et particuliére.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1752-1768. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 86 times in 41 borrowing records
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: 1775/5/23 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Alexander Russell
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 2
Record ID 144927
Lind on the scurvy
Borrowed: 1775/5/23 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea.
Thomas Clerk
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/90736. Dissertation: De Hydrocephalo.. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1772-1775; MD (Edin), 1776. Other: Royal Medical Society, 1775; Royal Army Medical Corps, 1777; LRCP(1781) . Origin: Scoto-Brit..
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
James Lind (Male, born 1716, died 1794)
Genre: Medicine
Treatise of the scurvy [Lind]
Confidence level: Very likely
James Lind (Male, born 1716, died 1794)
Genre: Medicine
A treatise on the scurvy.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1753. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 118
ESTC: T45786
James Lind (Male, born 1716, died 1794)
Genre: Medicine
Treatise on the Scurvy
Borrowed: 1775/5/23 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Thomas Clerk
Author: James Lind (Male, born 1716, died 1794), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 144930
& Sharp's Inquiry
Borrowed: 1775/5/23 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.
Thomas Clerk
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/90736. Dissertation: De Hydrocephalo.. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1772-1775; MD (Edin), 1776. Other: Royal Medical Society, 1775; Royal Army Medical Corps, 1777; LRCP(1781) . Origin: Scoto-Brit..
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Samuel Sharp (Male, born c.1700, died 1778)
Genre: Medicine
Critical enquiry to the present state of surgery [Sharp]
Confidence level: Certain
Samuel Sharp (Male, born c.1700, died 1778)
Genre: Medicine
A critical enquiry into the present state of surgery.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1761. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 77
ESTC: N2996
Samuel Sharp (Male, born c.1700, died 1778)
Genre: Medicine
Critical Enquiry into the Present State of Surgery
Borrowed: 1775/5/23 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Thomas Clerk
Author: Samuel Sharp (Male, born c.1700, died 1778), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 144933
Priestly on Electricity
Borrowed: 1775/5/23 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea.
Peter Cochrane Cochran
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/84898. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1773-1775. Other: Indian Medical Service, 1780.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
History and present state of electricity, with original experiments [Priestley]
Confidence level: Certain
Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
The history and present state of electricity, with original experiments.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 55
ESTC: T36344
Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
History and Present State of Electricity, with Original Experiments
Borrowed: 1775/5/23 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Peter Cochrane Cochran
Author: Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804), Genre: Natural Philosophy
History and Present State of Electricity, with Original Experiments