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SL137144, page 326

Record ID 250796

Mavor's Travels v. 1

Borrowed: 1799/12/14 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

H Rutherford
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Mavor's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

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


Book Work

William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries [William Fordyce Mavor]

Record ID 250799

Collection of Voyages v. 6

Borrowed: 1800/1/18 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

H Rutherford
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Genre: Travel
Collection of Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Genre: Travel
A Collection of voyages and travels, consisting of authentic writers in our own tongue, which have not before been collected in English, or have only been abridged in other collections. And continued with others of note, that have published histories, voyages, travels, journals or discoveries in other nations and languages. Relating to any part of the continent of Asia, Africa, America, Europe, or the islands thereof, from the earliest account to the present time. Digested according to the parts of the world, to which they particularly relate: with historical introductions to each account, where thought necessary, containing either the lives of their authors, or what else could be discovered and was supposed capable of entertaining and informing the curious reader. And with great variety of cuts, prospects, ruins, maps, and charts. Compiled from the curious and valuable library of the late Earl of Oxford. Interspersed and illustrated with notes. Containing, either a general account of the discovery of those countries, or an abstract of their histories, government, trade, religion, &c. Collected from original papers, letters, charters, letters patents, acts of Parliament, &c. Not to be met with, and proper to explain many obscure passages in other collections of this kind.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 263 times in 244 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Travel
Collection of Voyages and Travels

Borrowed: 1800/1/18 (Saturday).

Borrower: H Rutherford

Genre: Travel

Collection of Voyages and Travels

Volumes borrowed: Volume 6

Record ID 250802

Thompson's Seasons v. 3

Borrowed: 1800/3/8 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

H Rutherford
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

James Thomson (Male, born 1700, died 1748)
Genre: Poetry
Thomson's Seasons
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

James Thomson (Male, born 1700, died 1748)
Genre: Poetry
The four seasons, and other poems. By James Thomson.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1735.
Number of borrowings: 4


Book Work

James Thomson (Male, born 1700, died 1748)
Genre: Poetry
Seasons [James Thomson]

Borrowed: 1800/3/8 (Saturday).

Borrower: H Rutherford

Author: James Thomson (Male, born 1700, died 1748), Genre: Poetry

Seasons [James Thomson]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Record ID 250805

Thompson's Seasons v. 2

Borrowed: 1800/3/8 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

H Rutherford
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

James Thomson (Male, born 1700, died 1748)
Genre: Poetry
Thomson's Seasons
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

James Thomson (Male, born 1700, died 1748)
Genre: Poetry
The four seasons, and other poems. By James Thomson.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1735.
Number of borrowings: 4


Book Work

James Thomson (Male, born 1700, died 1748)
Genre: Poetry
Seasons [James Thomson]

Borrowed: 1800/3/8 (Saturday).

Borrower: H Rutherford

Author: James Thomson (Male, born 1700, died 1748), Genre: Poetry

Seasons [James Thomson]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 250808

Revolutions of Sweden

Borrowed: 1800/5.


Borrower

H Rutherford
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Abbé René Aubert de Vertot (Male, born 1655, died 1735)
Genre: History
Revolutions of Sweden

Borrowed: 1800/5.

Borrower: H Rutherford

Author: Abbé René Aubert de Vertot (Male, born 1655, died 1735), Genre: History

History of the Revolution in Sweden

Record ID 250811

Rollin's Ancient History v. 1

Borrowed: 1800/5/17 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

H Rutherford
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Rollin's Ancient History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
The ancient history of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians. By Mr. Rollin, ... Translated from the French. In seven volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 7v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 871 times in 851 borrowing records


Book Work

Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians

Record ID 250814

Rollin's Ancient History v. 2

Borrowed: 1800/6/21 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

H Rutherford
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Rollin's Ancient History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
The ancient history of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians. By Mr. Rollin, ... Translated from the French. In seven volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 7v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 871 times in 851 borrowing records


Book Work

Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians

Record ID 250817

Rollin's Ancient History v. 6

Borrowed: 1800/7/5 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

H Rutherford
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Rollin's Ancient History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
The ancient history of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians. By Mr. Rollin, ... Translated from the French. In seven volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 7v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 871 times in 851 borrowing records


Book Work

Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians

Record ID 250820

Martial Achievements v. 3

Borrowed: 1804/4/28 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

William McDonell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
Abercromby's Martial Achievements
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

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: 1804/4/28 (Saturday).

Borrower: William McDonell

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

Martial Atchievements of the Scots Nation

Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Record ID 250823

Borrowed: 1804/5/26 (Saturday).

Borrower: William McDonell

Author: George Buchanan (Male, born 1506, died 1582), Genre: History

History of Scotland [George Buchanan]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 250826

Burn's Works v. 4

Borrowed: 1804/6/9 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

William McDonell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Robert Burns (Male, born 1759-1-25, died 1796-7-21), Dr James Currie (Male, born 1756, died 1805)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Poetry
Burns' Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

Robert Burns (Male, born 1759-1-25, died 1796-7-21), Dr James Currie (Male, born 1756, died 1805)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Poetry
The works of Robert Burns, with an account of his life, and a criticism on his writings, to which are prefixed, some observations on the character and condition of the Scottish peasantry
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1802. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 81 times in 68 borrowing records


Book Work

Robert Burns (Male, born 1759-1-25, died 1796-7-21), Dr James Currie (Male, born 1756, died 1805)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Poetry
Works of Robert Burns

Borrowed: 1804/6/9 (Saturday).

Borrower: William McDonell

Author: Robert Burns (Male, born 1759-1-25, died 1796-7-21), Dr James Currie (Male, born 1756, died 1805), Genre: Lives, Genre: Poetry

Works of Robert Burns

Volumes borrowed: Volume 4

Record ID 250829

Buffon History v. 7

Borrowed: 1804/6. Returned: yes.


Borrower

William McDonell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Buffon's Natural History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7

Book Edition

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


Book Work

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon

Record ID 250832

Hume's England v. 1

Borrowed: 1804/7/7 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

William McDonell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
Hume's History of England
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very 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. In eight volumes. By David Hume, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1009 times in 824 borrowing records


Book Work

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]

Borrowed: 1804/7/7 (Saturday).

Borrower: William McDonell

Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History

History of England [David Hume]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 250835

Gay's Poems v. 1

Borrowed: 1804/10/19 (Friday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

John Anderson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

John Gay (Male, born 1685, died 1732)
Genre: Poetry
Gay's Poems
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

John Gay (Male, born 1685, died 1732)
Genre: Poetry
Poems on several occasions. By Mr. John Gay. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1752-1753. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 10


Book Work

John Gay (Male, born 1685, died 1732)
Genre: Poetry
Poems on Several Occasions [John Gay]

Borrowed: 1804/10/19 (Friday).

Borrower: John Anderson

Author: John Gay (Male, born 1685, died 1732), Genre: Poetry

Poems on Several Occasions [John Gay]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 250838

Modern Europe v. 1

Borrowed: 1805/11/1 (Friday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

George Mackie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793)
Genre: History
Modern Europe
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of modern Europe : with an account of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire, and a view of the progress of society from the rise of the modern kingdoms to the Peace of Paris in 1763 ; in a series of letters from a nobleman to his son.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1786-1810. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 165 times in 149 borrowing records


Book Work

William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of Modern Europe

Borrowed: 1805/11/1 (Friday).

Borrower: George Mackie

Author: William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793), Genre: History

History of Modern Europe

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 250841

Savary v. 1

Borrowed: 1805/12/22 (Sunday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

George Mackie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Claude Étienne Savary (Male, born 1750, died 1788)
Genre: Travel
Savary
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Borrowed: 1805/12/22 (Sunday).

Borrower: George Mackie

Author: Claude Étienne Savary (Male, born 1750, died 1788), Genre: Travel

Letters on Egypt [Claude Étienne Savary]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 250844

Britains

Borrowed: 1806/1/18 (Saturday).


Borrower

George Mackie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Britains

Record ID 250847

Gay's Fables

Borrowed: 1806/3/1 (Saturday).


Borrower

George Mackie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

John Gay (Male, born 1685, died 1732)
Genre: Fiction
Gay's Fables

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

John Gay (Male, born 1685, died 1732)
Genre: Fiction
Fables. In two parts. By the late Mr Gay.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 9


Book Work

John Gay (Male, born 1685, died 1732)
Genre: Fiction
Fables [John Gay]

Borrowed: 1806/3/1 (Saturday).

Borrower: George Mackie

Author: John Gay (Male, born 1685, died 1732), Genre: Fiction

Fables [John Gay]