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Record ID 251576

Nature Displayed v. 2

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


Borrower

Robert Burnett
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Nature Displayed
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

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.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1733. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 117 times in 115 borrowing records


Book Work

Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Spectacle de la Nature: or, Nature Display’d

Borrowed: 1799/12/14 (Saturday).

Borrower: Robert Burnett

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 2

Record ID 251579

Swift v. 4

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


Borrower

Robert Burnett
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Swift
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, dean of St. Patrick’s Dublin.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1756. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 78 times in 47 borrowing records


Book Work

Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Jonathan Swift

Borrowed: 1800/1/18 (Saturday).

Borrower: Robert Burnett

Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres

Works of Jonathan Swift

Volumes borrowed: Volume 4

Record ID 251582

Mavor v. 15

Borrowed: 1800/10/18 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

James Erskine
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Mavor
Volumes borrowed: Volume 15

Book Edition

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


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 251585

Roman History v. 2

Borrowed: 1800/11/2 (Sunday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

James Erskine
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Genre: History
Roman History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Borrowed: 1800/11/2 (Sunday).

Borrower: James Erskine

Genre: History

Roman History

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 251588

Townsend's Travels v. 1

Borrowed: 1800/11/2 (Sunday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

James Erskine
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Joseph Townsend (Male, born 1739, died 1816)
Genre: Travel
Townsend's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Borrowed: 1800/11/2 (Sunday).

Borrower: James Erskine

Author: Joseph Townsend (Male, born 1739, died 1816), Genre: Travel

Journey through Spain in the Years 1786 and 1787

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 251591

Voyages v. 1

Borrowed: 1801/1/10 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

James Erskine
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Genre: Travel
Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Borrowed: 1801/1/10 (Saturday).

Borrower: James Erskine

Genre: Travel

Voyages

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 251594

De Tott v. 1

Borrowed: 1801/2/7 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

James Erskine
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Baron François Tott (Male, born 1733, died 1793)
Genre: Travel
Baron de Tott's Memoirs
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Baron François Tott (Male, born 1733, died 1793)
Genre: Travel
Memoirs of Baron de Tott. Containing the state of the Turkish Empire and the Crimea, during the late war with Russia.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 131 times in 103 borrowing records


Book Work

Baron François Tott (Male, born 1733, died 1793)
Genre: Travel
Memoirs of Baron de Tott. Containing the State of the Turkish Empire and the Crimea, during the Late War with Russia

Record ID 251597

Wilson's Voyage

Borrowed: 1801/4/25 (Saturday).


Borrower

James Erskine
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Travel
Wilson's Voyage
Format: 4to.

Borrowed: 1801/4/25 (Saturday).

Borrower: James Erskine

Author: George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797), Genre: Travel

Account of the Pelew Islands

Record ID 251600

Knox's Voyage v. 7

Borrowed: 1804/3/17 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

C Watts
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

John Barrow (Male)
Genre: Travel
Knox's Voyage
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7

Record ID 251603

Mavor's Travels v. 4

Borrowed: 1804/4/14 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

C Watts
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 4

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 251606

Park's Travels

Borrowed: 1804/4/28 (Saturday).


Borrower

C Watts
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Park's Travels

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the interior districts of Africa: performed under the Direction and Patronage of the African Association, in the years 1795, 1796, and 1797. By Mungo Park
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 221 times in 217 borrowing records


Book Work

Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa, Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797

Record ID 251609

Tour thro Britain v. 1

Borrowed: 1804/5/26 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

C Watts
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Daniel Defoe (Male, born c.1661, died 1731), Samuel Richardson (Male, born 1689, died 1761)
Genre: Travel
Tour thro Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Daniel Defoe (Male, born c.1661, died 1731), Samuel Richardson (Male, born 1689, died 1761)
Genre: Travel
A tour through the whole island of Great Britain. Divided into circuits or journies. Containing I. A description of the principal cities and towns, ... Originally begun by the celebrated Daniel De Foe, continued by the late Mr. Richardson.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vol.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 141 times in 117 borrowing records


Book Work

Daniel Defoe (Male, born c.1661, died 1731), Samuel Richardson (Male, born 1689, died 1761)
Genre: Travel
Tour through the Whole Island of Great Britain

Borrowed: 1804/5/26 (Saturday).

Borrower: C Watts

Author: Daniel Defoe (Male, born c.1661, died 1731), Samuel Richardson (Male, born 1689, died 1761), Genre: Travel

Tour through the Whole Island of Great Britain

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 251612

Boswell's Tour

Borrowed: 1804/6/9 (Saturday).


Borrower

C Watts
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
Boswell's Tour

Borrowed: 1804/6/9 (Saturday).

Borrower: C Watts

Author: James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795), Genre: Travel

Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides

Record ID 251615

Robertson's America

Borrowed: 1804/6.


Borrower

C Watts
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Robertson's History of America

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of America. By William Robertson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 207 times in 188 borrowing records


Book Work

William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of America [William Robertson]

Borrowed: 1804/6.

Borrower: C Watts

Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History

History of America [William Robertson]

Record ID 251618

Plato's Works v. 1

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


Borrower

C Watts
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Plato (Male, born c.BCE428, died BCE348)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Plato's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Borrowed: 1804/7/7 (Saturday).

Borrower: C Watts

Author: Plato (Male, born c.BCE428, died BCE348), Genre: Philosophy and Morality

Works of Plato

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 251621

Langhorn's Plutarch v. 1

Borrowed: 1804/7/22 (Sunday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

C Watts
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Langhorn's Plutarch
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

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. By John Langhorne, D.D. and William Langhorne, M.A. In six volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Langhorne, John and Langhorne, William
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 252 times in 163 borrowing records


Book Work

Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Lives [Plutarch]

Borrowed: 1804/7/22 (Sunday).

Borrower: C Watts

Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives

Lives [Plutarch]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1