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MS Lib 3: Students Receipt Book, with professor's names, page 43v

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Record ID 2708

Abercromby's Martial Atchiev:

Borrowed: 1765/1/3 (Thursday). Returned: 1765/1/17 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 3 Jan 1765. Original Returned Date: 17 Jan 1765. Professor 1: James Moor. Professor 2: George Muirhead.


Borrower

John Jamieson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Greek, Logic, Ethics, Physic, Natural Philosophy, Anatomy. Original Full Name: John Jamieson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
Martial atchievements of the Scots nation ...
Press: CC. Shelf: 2. Number: 5.6. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bo2-h.19-21. Original Author: Abercromby, Patrick, 1656-1716?.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
The martial atchievements [sic] of the Scots nation: ... By Patrick Abercromby, ... In four volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 257 times in 200 borrowing records


Book Work

Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
Martial Atchievements of the Scots Nation

Borrowed: 1765/1/3 (Thursday). Returned: 1765/1/17 (Thursday).

Borrower: John Jamieson

Author: Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716), Genre: Lives

Martial Atchievements of the Scots Nation

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4

Record ID 2709

Hedericus Lexicon

Borrowed: 1765/1/3 (Thursday). Returned: 1765/1/16 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 3 Jan 1765. Original Returned Date: 16 Jan 1765. Professor 1: James Clow.


Borrower

Fletcher Dixon
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Logic, Moral Philosophy, Theology, Natural Philosophy, Divinity. Original Full Name: Fletcher Dixon.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Benjamin Hederich (Male, born 1675, died 1748)
Genre: Education, Genre: Reference Works
Lexicon manuale Graecum ... in tres partes, videlicet hermeneuticam, analyticam, et syntheticam, divisum ... Recensitum et plurimum auctum à Sam. Patrick.
Press: AI. Shelf: 5. Number: 5. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bn2-g.12  . Original Author: Hederich, Benjamin, 1675-1748..

Borrowed: 1765/1/3 (Thursday). Returned: 1765/1/16 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Fletcher Dixon

Author: Benjamin Hederich (Male, born 1675, died 1748), Genre: Education, Genre: Reference Works

Lexicon Manuale Graecum

Record ID 2710

Barrows Sermons Vol 1st

Borrowed: 1765/1/4 (Friday). Returned: 1765/1/16 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 4 Jan 1765. Original Returned Date: 16 Jan 1765. Professor 1: James Williamson. Professor 2: Robert Trail.


Borrower

James Calhoun
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Divinity. Original Full Name: James Calhoun.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Isaac Barrow (Male, born 1630, died 1677)
Genre: Sermons, Genre: Theology
Works of the learned Isaac Barrow, D.D. (Being all his English works.) ... Published by his Grace Dr. John Tillotson, late Archbishop of Canterbury.
Press: CF. Shelf: 1. Number: 9. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bo10-a.4-5. Original Author: Barrow, Isaac, 1630-1677..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Isaac Barrow (Male, born 1630, died 1677)
Genre: Sermons, Genre: Theology
The works of the learned Isaac Barrow, ... Publish’d by ... Dr. John Tillotson, ... The second volume, containing sermons and expositions upon all the articles in the Apostles Creed.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1722. Format: folio.
Editors: Tillotson, John.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 36 times in 33 borrowing records


Book Work

Isaac Barrow (Male, born 1630, died 1677)
Genre: Sermons, Genre: Theology
Works of the Learned Isaac Barrow

Borrowed: 1765/1/4 (Friday). Returned: 1765/1/16 (Wednesday).

Borrower: James Calhoun

Author: Isaac Barrow (Male, born 1630, died 1677), Genre: Sermons, Genre: Theology

Works of the Learned Isaac Barrow

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 2711

Confucius' Works

Borrowed: 1765/1/4 (Friday). Returned: 1765/1/20 (Sunday). Original Borrowed Date: 4 Jan 1765. Original Returned Date: 20 Jan 1765. Professor 1: Robert Trail.


Borrower

James Johnston
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Divinity, Moral Philosophy, Ethics. Original Full Name: James Johnston.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Confucius (Male, born BCE551, died BCE479)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Confucius Sinarum philosophus, sive scientia Sinensis Latine exposita : Studio et opera Prosperi Intorcetta, Christiani Herdtrich, Francisci Rougmont, Philippi Couplet, patrum Societatis Jesu ... Adjecta est tabula chronologica Sinicae monarchiae ab hujus exordio ad haec usque tempora
Press: X. Shelf: 3. Number: 8. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bh2-c.13  . Original Author: Confucius..

Borrowed: 1765/1/4 (Friday). Returned: 1765/1/20 (Sunday).

Borrower: James Johnston

Author: Confucius (Male, born BCE551, died BCE479), Genre: Philosophy and Morality

Confucius Sinarum Philosophus, sive Scientia Sinensis

Record ID 2712

Universal History Vol 3d

Borrowed: 1765/1/4 (Friday). Returned: 1765/1/18 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 4 Jan 1765. Original Returned Date: 18 Jan 1765. Professor 1: James Clow.


Borrower

William Burnside
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Logic, Greek, Physic, Ethics. Original Full Name: William Burnside.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Genre: History
Universal history, from the earliest account of time. Compiled from original authors; and illustrated with maps, cuts, notes, &c. with a general index to the whole.
Press: AU. Shelf: 6. Number: 11. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl10-f.22-24; Sp Coll Bl10-g.1-17. Original Author: Universal History..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: History
An Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time. Compiled from Original Authors; and Illustrated with Maps, Cuts, Notes, &c. With a general Index to the Whole.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747-1754. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1453 times in 850 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present

Borrowed: 1765/1/4 (Friday). Returned: 1765/1/18 (Friday).

Borrower: William Burnside

Genre: History

Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present

Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Record ID 2713

Weston's Stenography

Borrowed: 1765/1/4 (Friday). Returned: 1765/2/6 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 4 Jan 1765. Original Returned Date: 6 Feb 1765. Professor 1: James Moor.


Borrower

Colin Dawson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Logic, Moral Philosophy, Natural Philosophy, Divinity. Original Full Name: Colin Dawson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

James Weston (Male, born c.1688, died c.1748)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Stenography compleated, or the art of short-hand brought to perfection
Press: AS. Shelf: 4. Number: 2. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl1-f.11  . Original Author: Weston, James..

Borrowed: 1765/1/4 (Friday). Returned: 1765/2/6 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Colin Dawson

Author: James Weston (Male, born c.1688, died c.1748), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge

Stenography Compleated

Record ID 2714

Robinson on food

Borrowed: 1765/1/4 (Friday). Returned: 1765/1/16 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 4 Jan 1765. Original Returned Date: 16 Jan 1765. Professor 1: James Clow.


Borrower

John Innes
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Logic, Greek, Moral Philosophy, Ethics, Natural Philosophy. Original Full Name: John Innes.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Bryan Robinson (Male, born 1680, died 1754)
Genre: Medicine
Dissertation on the food and discharges of human bodies
Press: Stationers. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk10-g.1  . Original Author: Robinson, Bryan..

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Bryan Robinson (Male, born 1680, died 1754)
Genre: Medicine
A dissertation on the food and discharges of human bodies.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1748. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 10


Book Work

Bryan Robinson (Male, born 1680, died 1754)
Genre: Medicine
Dissertation on the Food and Discharges of Human Bodies

Borrowed: 1765/1/4 (Friday). Returned: 1765/1/16 (Wednesday).

Borrower: John Innes

Author: Bryan Robinson (Male, born 1680, died 1754), Genre: Medicine

Dissertation on the Food and Discharges of Human Bodies

Record ID 2715

Harris' Voyages Vol. 1st

Borrowed: 1765/1/7 (Monday). Returned: 1765/1/29 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 7 Jan 1765. Original Returned Date: 29 Jan 1765. Professor 1: James Moor. Professor 2: George Muirhead. Professor 3: James Clow.


Borrower

Robert Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Greek. Original Full Name: Robert Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

John Harris (Male, born c.1677, died 1719)
Genre: Travel
Navigantium atque itinerantium bibliotheca, or, a complete collection of voyages and travels ... To which is prefixed a copious introduction ... Now carefully revised, with large additions ...
Press: BU. Shelf: 5. Number: 6. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl9-a.8. Original Author: Harris, John, 1677?-1719..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

John Harris (Male, born c.1677, died 1719)
Genre: Travel
Navigantium atque itinerantium bibliotheca. Or, a complete collection of voyages and travels. Consisting of above six hundred of the most authentic writers, beginning with Hackluit, Purchass, &c. in English; Ramusio, Alamandini, Carreri, &c. in Italian; Thevenot, Renaudot, Labat, &c. in French; De Brye, Grynaeus, Maffeus, &c. in Latin; Herrera, Oviedo, Coreal, &c. in Spanish; and the voyages under the direction of the East-India Company in Holland, in Dutch. Together with such other histories, voyages, travels, or discoveries, as are in general esteem; whether published in English, Latin, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, High and Low Dutch, or in any other European language. Containing whatever has been observed worthy of notice in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America; in respect to the extent and situation of empires, kingdoms, provinces, &c. The climate, soil, and produce, whether animal, vegetable, or mineral, of each country: likewise the religion, manners, and customs of the several inhabitants, their government, arts and sciences, publick buildings, mountains, rivers, harbours, &c. Illustrated by proper charts, maps, and cuts. To which is prefixed a copious introduction, comprehending the rise and progress of the art of navigation, and its successive improvements; together with the invention and use of the loadstone, and its variation. Originally published in two volumes in folio, by John Harris, D.D. and F.R.S. Now carefully revised, with large additions, and continued down to the present time; including particular accounts of the manufactures and commerce of each country.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1744-1748. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 140 times in 111 borrowing records


Book Work

John Harris (Male, born c.1677, died 1719)
Genre: Travel
Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels

Borrowed: 1765/1/7 (Monday). Returned: 1765/1/29 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Robert Robertson

Author: John Harris (Male, born c.1677, died 1719), Genre: Travel

Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 2716

Livy Gronovii

Borrowed: 1765/1/7 (Monday). Returned: 1765/1/24 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 7 Jan 1765. Original Returned Date: 24 Jan 1765. Professor 1: John Anderson. Professor 2: James Clow.


Borrower

Robert Stewart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Natural Philosophy. Original Full Name: Robert Stewart.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Livy (Male, born c.BCE64, died 12)
Genre: History
Historiarum quad exstat, cum perpetuis Car. Sigonii et J.F. Gronovii notis. Jac. Gronovius probavit, suasque et aliorum notas adjecit
Press: CD. Shelf: 4. Number: 1. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Ea5-d.11-13. Original Author: Livy..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Livy (Male, born c.BCE64, died 12)
Genre: History
Historiarum quad exstat, cum perpetuis Car. Sigonii et J.F. Gronovii notis. Jac. Gronovius probavit, suasque et aliorum notas adjecit
Language: Latin . Published: Amsterdam. Date of publication: 1678. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Gronovius, Jacobus, 1645-1716.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 28 times in 18 borrowing records


Book Work

Livy (Male, born c.BCE64, died 12)
Genre: History
History of Rome [Livy]

Borrowed: 1765/1/7 (Monday). Returned: 1765/1/24 (Thursday).

Borrower: Robert Stewart

Author: Livy (Male, born c.BCE64, died 12), Genre: History

History of Rome [Livy]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 2717

Demothenes Orations

Borrowed: 1765/1/7 (Monday). Returned: 1765/1/21 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 7 Jan 1765. Original Returned Date: 21 Jan 1765. Professor 1: Thomas Reid.


Borrower

Lancelot Graham
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Logic, Moral Philosophy, Ethics, Divinity. Original Full Name: Lancelot Graham.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Demosthenis selectae orationes. Ad cod. MSSS. recensuit, textum, scholiasten, et versionem plurimis in locis castigavit, notis insuper illustravit Ricardus Mounteney. Praefiguntur huic editioni observationes in commentarios vulgo Ulpianeos
Press: AL. Shelf: 5. Number: 12. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk3-f.6. Original Author: Demosthenes..

Borrowed: 1765/1/7 (Monday). Returned: 1765/1/21 (Monday).

Borrower: Lancelot Graham

Author: Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy

Orations of Demosthenes

Record ID 2718

Clarkes Sermons Vol 2.d

Borrowed: 1765/1/7 (Monday). Returned: 1765/1/20 (Sunday). Original Borrowed Date: 7 Jan 1765. Original Returned Date: 20 Jan 1765. Professor 1: James Clow.


Borrower

Robert Scott
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Divinity. Original Full Name: Robert Scott.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Samuel Clarke (Male, born 1675-10-11, died 1729-5-17)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons ... published from the author's manuscript, by John Clarke, D.D. ...
Press: AP. Shelf: 6. Number: 9. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk2-i.1-10. Original Author: Clarke, Samuel, 1675-1729..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Borrowed: 1765/1/7 (Monday). Returned: 1765/1/20 (Sunday).

Borrower: Robert Scott

Author: Samuel Clarke (Male, born 1675-10-11, died 1729-5-17), Genre: Sermons

Sermons [Samuel Clarke]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 2719

Tacitus Vol 1st

Borrowed: 1765/1/7 (Monday). Returned: 1765/2/10 (Sunday). Original Borrowed Date: 7 Jan 1765. Original Returned Date: 10 Feb 1765. Professor 1: William Leechman.


Borrower

Edward Williams
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Original Full Name: Edward Williams.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Cornelius Tacitus (Male, born c.56, died 120)
Genre: History
Opera, quae exstant ... [variorum] commentariis illustrata. Joh. Fred. Gronovius recensuit, et suas notas passim adjecit. Accedunt Jacobi Gronovii excerpta ex variis lectionibus MS. Oxoniensi
Press: CD. Shelf: 4. Number: 4. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk2-i.21-22. Original Author: Tacitus, Cornelius..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Cornelius Tacitus (Male, born c.56, died 120)
Genre: History
C. Cornelii Taciti Opera, quae exstant J. Lipsii ... & selectis aliorum commentariis illustrata Joh. Fred. Gronovius recensuit ...
Language: Latin . Published: Amsterdam. Date of publication: 1672-1673. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Editors: Lipsius, Justus, 1547-1606; Gronovius, Joannes Fredericus, 1611-1671; Gronovius, Jacobus, 1645-1716.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 11 times in 9 borrowing records


Book Work

Cornelius Tacitus (Male, born c.56, died 120)
Genre: History
Works of Tacitus

Borrowed: 1765/1/7 (Monday). Returned: 1765/2/10 (Sunday).

Borrower: Edward Williams

Author: Cornelius Tacitus (Male, born c.56, died 120), Genre: History

Works of Tacitus

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 2720

Salman's Geography

Borrowed: 1765/1/7 (Monday). Returned: 1765/1/23 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 7 Jan 1765. Original Returned Date: 23 Jan 1765. Professor 1: Thomas Reid.


Borrower

William Cumberland Cruikshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Logic, Moral Philosophy, Ethics, Natural Philosophy, Divinity. Original Full Name: William Cumberland Cruikshank. Life dates: 1745-1800. Academic dates: MA (1767); MD (1783) .
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Thomas Salmon (Male, born 1679, died 1767)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
New geographical and historical grammar ... Illustrated with a set of twenty-two new maps ...
Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk9-g.4. Original Author: Salmon, Thomas, 1679-1767..

Borrowed: 1765/1/7 (Monday). Returned: 1765/1/23 (Wednesday).

Borrower: William Cumberland Cruikshank

Author: Thomas Salmon (Male, born 1679, died 1767), Genre: Natural Philosophy

New Geographical and Historical Grammar

Record ID 2721

Hibernicus Letters

Borrowed: 1765/1/7 (Monday). Returned: 1765/1/18 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 7 Jan 1765. Original Returned Date: 18 Jan 1765. Professor 1: Thomas Reid.


Borrower

Alexander Speer
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Divinity. Original Full Name: Alexander Speer.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book Holding

James Arbuckle (Male, born 1700, died c.1734)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Hibernicus's letters : or, a philosophical miscellany ... / written by several eminent hands in Dublin.
Press: AS. Shelf: 7. Number: 1. Original Author: Arbuckle, James, 1700-1734?..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

James Arbuckle (Male, born 1700, died c.1734)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Hibernicus's letters : or, a philosophical miscellany.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1734. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 6 borrowing records


Book Work

James Arbuckle (Male, born 1700, died c.1734)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Hibernicus's Letters: or, A Philosophical Miscellany

Borrowed: 1765/1/7 (Monday). Returned: 1765/1/18 (Friday).

Borrower: Alexander Speer

Author: James Arbuckle (Male, born 1700, died c.1734), Genre: Philosophy and Morality

Hibernicus's Letters: or, A Philosophical Miscellany

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 2722

Cotes Hydrostat: Lectures V. 1

Borrowed: 1765/1/7 (Monday). Returned: 1765/7/7 (Sunday). Original Borrowed Date: 7 Jan 1765. Original Returned Date: 7 Jul 1765. Professor 1: John Anderson.


Borrower

William Trail
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Theology, Natural Philosophy, Divinity. Original Full Name: William Trail.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Roger Cotes (Male, born 1682, died 1716), Robert Smith (Male, born 1689, died 1768)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Hydrostatical and pneumatical lectures ... published with notes by ... Robert Smith, LL.D.
Press: AU. Shelf: 6. Number: 3. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk1-h.18  . Original Author: Cotes, Roger, 1682-1716..

Borrowed: 1765/1/7 (Monday). Returned: 1765/7/7 (Sunday).

Borrower: William Trail

Author: Roger Cotes (Male, born 1682, died 1716), Robert Smith (Male, born 1689, died 1768), Genre: Natural Philosophy

Hydrostatical and Pneumatical Lectures by Roger Cotes ... with Notes By his Successor Robert Smith

Record ID 2723

Edinburgh Essays Vol 2

Borrowed: 1765/1/7 (Monday). Returned: 1765/2/7 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 7 Jan 1765. Original Returned Date: 7 Feb 1765. Professor 1: Thomas Reid.


Borrower

William Trail
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Theology, Natural Philosophy, Divinity. Original Full Name: William Trail.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Philosophical Society of Edinburgh (Unspecified, born 1731)
Genre: Medicine
Medical essays and observations, published by a Society in Edinburgh.
Press: AT. Shelf: 6. Number: 14. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl10-k.9-14. Original Author: Philosophical Society of Edinburgh..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Philosophical Society of Edinburgh (Unspecified, born 1731)
Genre: Medicine
Medical essays and observations, published by a Society in Edinburgh.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1752. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 105 times in 74 borrowing records


Book Work

Philosophical Society of Edinburgh (Unspecified, born 1731)
Genre: Medicine
Medical Essays and Observations [Philosophical Society of Edinburgh]

Borrowed: 1765/1/7 (Monday). Returned: 1765/2/7 (Thursday).

Borrower: William Trail

Author: Philosophical Society of Edinburgh (Unspecified, born 1731), Genre: Medicine

Medical Essays and Observations [Philosophical Society of Edinburgh]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 2724

Harris Navigation

Borrowed: 1765/1/8 (Tuesday). Returned: 1765/1/21 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 8 Jan 1765. Original Returned Date: 21 Jan 1765. Professor 1: Thomas Reid.


Borrower

John Wallace
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Logic, Moral Philosophy, Physic, Anatomy, Natural Philosophy. Original Full Name: John Wallace.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

John Harris (Male, born c.1677, died 1719)
Genre: Travel
Navigantium atque itinerantium bibliotheca, or, a complete collection of voyages and travels ... To which is prefixed a copious introduction ... Now carefully revised, with large additions ...
Press: BU. Shelf: 5. Number: 6. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl9-a.8. Original Author: Harris, John, 1677?-1719..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

John Harris (Male, born c.1677, died 1719)
Genre: Travel
Navigantium atque itinerantium bibliotheca. Or, a complete collection of voyages and travels. Consisting of above six hundred of the most authentic writers, beginning with Hackluit, Purchass, &c. in English; Ramusio, Alamandini, Carreri, &c. in Italian; Thevenot, Renaudot, Labat, &c. in French; De Brye, Grynaeus, Maffeus, &c. in Latin; Herrera, Oviedo, Coreal, &c. in Spanish; and the voyages under the direction of the East-India Company in Holland, in Dutch. Together with such other histories, voyages, travels, or discoveries, as are in general esteem; whether published in English, Latin, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, High and Low Dutch, or in any other European language. Containing whatever has been observed worthy of notice in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America; in respect to the extent and situation of empires, kingdoms, provinces, &c. The climate, soil, and produce, whether animal, vegetable, or mineral, of each country: likewise the religion, manners, and customs of the several inhabitants, their government, arts and sciences, publick buildings, mountains, rivers, harbours, &c. Illustrated by proper charts, maps, and cuts. To which is prefixed a copious introduction, comprehending the rise and progress of the art of navigation, and its successive improvements; together with the invention and use of the loadstone, and its variation. Originally published in two volumes in folio, by John Harris, D.D. and F.R.S. Now carefully revised, with large additions, and continued down to the present time; including particular accounts of the manufactures and commerce of each country.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1744-1748. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 140 times in 111 borrowing records


Book Work

John Harris (Male, born c.1677, died 1719)
Genre: Travel
Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels

Borrowed: 1765/1/8 (Tuesday). Returned: 1765/1/21 (Monday).

Borrower: John Wallace

Author: John Harris (Male, born c.1677, died 1719), Genre: Travel

Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 2725

Abernethys Sermons

Borrowed: 1765/1/8 (Tuesday). Returned: 1765/2/1 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 8 Jan 1765. Original Returned Date: 1 Feb 1765. Professor 1: Thomas Reid.


Borrower

Alexander Marshall
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Moral Philosophy, Divinity. Original Full Name: Alexander Marshall.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

John Abernethy (Male, born 1680, died 1740)
Genre: Theology
Discourses concerning the being and ... perfections of God ...
Press: AP. Shelf: 4. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk3-g.3-4. Original Author: Abernethy, John, 1680-1740..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Borrowed: 1765/1/8 (Tuesday). Returned: 1765/2/1 (Friday).

Borrower: Alexander Marshall

Author: John Abernethy (Male, born 1680, died 1740), Genre: Theology

Discourses Concerning the Being and Natural Perfections of God

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2