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Record ID 253538

British Plutarch v. 5

Borrowed: 1803/10/15 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810)
Genre: Lives
British Plutarch
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5

Borrowed: 1803/10/15 (Saturday).

Borrower: Robert Aitchison

Author: Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810), Genre: Lives

British Plutarch

Volumes borrowed: Volume 5

Record ID 253541

Campbell's Admirals v. 2

Borrowed: 1803/10/29 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Campbell's Lives of British Admirals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Borrowed: 1803/10/29 (Saturday).

Borrower: Robert Aitchison

Author: John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775), Genre: History, Genre: Lives

Lives of the Admirals and Other Eminent British Seamen

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 253544

Campbell's Admirals v. 3

Borrowed: 1803/11/12 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Campbell's Lives of British Admirals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Borrowed: 1803/11/12 (Saturday).

Borrower: Robert Aitchison

Author: John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775), Genre: History, Genre: Lives

Lives of the Admirals and Other Eminent British Seamen

Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Record ID 253547

Mavor v. 15

Borrowed: 1803/12/24 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Robert Aitchison
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 253550

Robertson's America

Borrowed: 1803/12/15 (Thursday).


Borrower

William Gordon
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]

Record ID 253553

Knights of Malta v. 3

Borrowed: 1806/3/15 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Abbé René Aubert de Vertot (Male, born 1655, died 1735)
Genre: History
Knights of Malta
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Record ID 253556

Ward's Natural History v. 7

Borrowed: 1806/3/29 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Samuel Ward (Male, died 1790)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Ward's Natural History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7

Borrowed: 1806/3/29 (Saturday).

Borrower: John Bennet

Author: Samuel Ward (Male, died 1790), Genre: Natural Philosophy

Modern System of Natural History

Volumes borrowed: Volume 7

Record ID 253559

Martial Achievements v. 4

Borrowed: 1806/4/12 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

John Bennet
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 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: 1806/4/12 (Saturday).

Borrower: John Bennet

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

Martial Atchievements of the Scots Nation

Volumes borrowed: Volume 4

Record ID 253562

Journey through Greece v. 1

Borrowed: 1806/4/26 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Pierre-Augustin Guys (Male, born 1721, died 1799)
Genre: Travel
Journey through Greece
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Borrowed: 1806/4/26 (Saturday).

Borrower: John Bennet

Author: Pierre-Augustin Guys (Male, born 1721, died 1799), Genre: Travel

Sentimental Journey through Greece

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 253565

Voyage to South Wales

Borrowed: 1806/5/31 (Saturday).


Borrower

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


Book Holding

James Hingston Tuckey (Male, born 1776, died 1816)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to South Wales

Record ID 253568

Swinburn's Travels

Borrowed: 1806/6/29 (Sunday).


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Henry Swinburne (Male, born 1743, died 1803)
Genre: Travel
Swinburne's Travels

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Henry Swinburne (Male, born 1743, died 1803)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Spain, in the years 1775 and 1776. In which several monuments of Roman and Moorish architecture are illustrated by accurate drawings taken on the spot. By Henry Swinburne, Esq. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 118 times in 113 borrowing records


Book Work

Henry Swinburne (Male, born 1743, died 1803)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Spain, in the Years 1775 and 1776

Record ID 253571

De Tott

Borrowed: 1806/7/12 (Saturday).


Borrower

John Bennet
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

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 253574

Townsend's Travels v. 3

Borrowed: 1806/10/25 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

John Bennet
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 3

Borrowed: 1806/10/25 (Saturday).

Borrower: John Bennet

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

Journey through Spain in the Years 1786 and 1787

Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Record ID 253577

Preceptor v. 1

Borrowed: 1806/11/22 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Robert Dodsley (Male, born 1704, died 1764)
Genre: Education
Praceaptor
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Robert Dodsley (Male, born 1704, died 1764)
Genre: Education
The preceptor: containing a general course of education.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Dodsley, Robert
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 122 times in 101 borrowing records


Book Work

Robert Dodsley (Male, born 1704, died 1764)
Genre: Education
Preceptor: Containing A General Course of Education

Borrowed: 1806/11/22 (Saturday).

Borrower: John Bennet

Author: Robert Dodsley (Male, born 1704, died 1764), Genre: Education

Preceptor: Containing A General Course of Education

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 253583

Pallas Travels v. 2

Borrowed: 1806/3/21 (Friday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Pallases' Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Travels through the southern provinces of the Russian Empire, in the years 1793 and 1794
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1802. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 63 times in 54 borrowing records


Book Work

Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Travels through the Southern Provinces of the Russian Empire in the Years 1793 and 1794

Record ID 253586

Nature Displayed v. 2

Borrowed: 1806/4/4 (Friday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

John Bennet
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: 1806/4/4 (Friday).

Borrower: John Bennet

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 253589

Bloomfield's Rural Tales

Borrowed: 1806/4/10 (Thursday).


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Robert Bloomfield (Male, born 1766, died 1823)
Genre: Poetry
Bloomfield's Rural Tales (original title)
Rural Tales [Bloomfield] (standardised title)

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Robert Bloomfield (Male, born 1766, died 1823)
Genre: Poetry
Rural tales, &c., &c
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1802. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 1


Book Work

Robert Bloomfield (Male, born 1766, died 1823)
Genre: Poetry
Rural Tales

Borrowed: 1806/4/10 (Thursday).

Borrower: John Bennet

Author: Robert Bloomfield (Male, born 1766, died 1823), Genre: Poetry

Rural Tales

Record ID 253592

Farmer's Boy

Borrowed: 1806/5/2 (Friday).


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Robert Bloomfield (Male, born 1766, died 1823)
Genre: Poetry
Farmer's Boy

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Robert Bloomfield (Male, born 1766, died 1823)
Genre: Poetry
The farmer's boy ; a rural poem ... The third edition
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1800. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 15


Book Work

Robert Bloomfield (Male, born 1766, died 1823)
Genre: Poetry
Farmer’s Boy; A Rural Poem

Borrowed: 1806/5/2 (Friday).

Borrower: John Bennet

Author: Robert Bloomfield (Male, born 1766, died 1823), Genre: Poetry

Farmer’s Boy; A Rural Poem

Record ID 253595

Stewart's Life of Reid

Borrowed: 1806/5/16 (Friday).


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Dugald Stewart (Male, born 1753, died 1828)
Genre: Lives
Stewart's Life of Reid (original title)
Life of Reid [Stewart] (standardised title)

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Dugald Stewart (Male, born 1753, died 1828)
Genre: Lives
Account of the life and writings of Thomas Reid, D.D. F.R.S.Edin., late professor of moral philosophy in the University of Glasgow
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1803. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1


Book Work

Dugald Stewart (Male, born 1753, died 1828)
Genre: Lives
Account of the Life and Writings of Thomas Reid