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SL137146, page 95

Record ID 267416

Buffon's Natural History v. 3, 4

Borrowed: 1823/10. Returned: yes.


Borrower

George Gowan
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 3, Volume 4

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

Borrowed: 1823/10.

Borrower: George Gowan

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 3, Volume 4

Record ID 267419

Park's Travels

Borrowed: 1823/11/20 (Thursday).


Borrower

George Gowan
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 267422

Cordiner's Scenery

Borrowed: 1823/12/4 (Thursday).


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Charles Cordiner (Male, born c.1746, died 1794)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Cordiner's Scenery

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Charles Cordiner (Male, born c.1746, died 1794)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Antiquities & scenery of the North of Scotland, in a Series of Letters, to Thomas Pennant, Esqr. By the Revd. Chas. Cordiner, Minister of St. Andrew’s Chapel, Bamff.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 11 times in 10 borrowing records


Book Work

Charles Cordiner (Male, born c.1746, died 1794)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Antiquities and Scenery of the North of Scotland, in a Series of Letters, to Thomas Pennant

Record ID 267425

Sparman's Voyage v. 1

Borrowed: 1823/12/20 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Sparman's Voyage
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic polar circle, and round the world: but chiefly into the country of the Hottentots and Caffres, from the year 1772, to 1776.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Forster, Georg.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 105 times in 92 borrowing records


Book Work

Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World

Record ID 267428

Vincent's Periplus

Borrowed: 1824/1.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

William Vincent (Male, born 1739, died 1815)
Genre: History
Vincent's Periplus

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

William Vincent (Male, born 1739, died 1815)
Genre: History
The periplus of the Erythrean sea. ... Containing, an account of the navigation of the ancients, ... With dissertations. By William Vincent, D.D.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1800. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 2


Book Work

William Vincent (Male, born 1739, died 1815)
Genre: History
Periplus of the Erythrean Sea

Borrowed: 1824/1.

Borrower: George Gowan

Author: William Vincent (Male, born 1739, died 1815), Genre: History

Periplus of the Erythrean Sea

Record ID 267431

Cririe's Scottish Scenery

Borrowed: 1824/1/10 (Saturday).


Borrower

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


Book Holding

James Cririe (Male, born 1752, died 1835)
Genre: Poetry
Cririe's Scottish Scenery

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

James Cririe (Male, born 1752, died 1835)
Genre: Poetry
Scottish scenery : or, Sketches in verse, descriptive of scenes chiefly in the Highlands of Scotland
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1803. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 22


Book Work

James Cririe (Male, born 1752, died 1835)
Genre: Poetry
Scottish Scenery : or, Sketches in Verse

Borrowed: 1824/1/10 (Saturday).

Borrower: George Gowan

Author: James Cririe (Male, born 1752, died 1835), Genre: Poetry

Scottish Scenery : or, Sketches in Verse

Record ID 267434

Arnot's History of Edinburgh

Borrowed: 1824/1/10 (Saturday).


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
Arnot's Edinburgh

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
The history of Edinburgh. By Hugo Arnot, Esq; Advocate.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 143


Book Work

Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
History of Edinburgh

Borrowed: 1824/1/10 (Saturday).

Borrower: George Gowan

Author: Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786), Genre: History

History of Edinburgh

Record ID 267437

Wilson Pelew Islands

Borrowed: 1824/1/17 (Saturday).


Borrower

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


Book Holding

George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Travel
Wilson's Pelew Islands

Borrowed: 1824/1/17 (Saturday).

Borrower: George Gowan

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

Account of the Pelew Islands

Record ID 267443

Holland's Travels

Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday).


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Sir Henry Holland (Male, born 1788, died 1873)
Genre: Travel
Holland's Travels

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Sir Henry Holland (Male, born 1788, died 1873)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the Jonian isles, Albania, Thessaly, Macedonia, etc., during the years 1812 and 1813, by Henry Holland ..
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1815. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 27 times in 26 borrowing records


Book Work

Sir Henry Holland (Male, born 1788, died 1873)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the Jonian Isles, Albania, Thessaly, Macedonia, etc., During the years 1812 and 1813

Record ID 267446

Beaufort's Karamenia

Borrowed: 1824/2/24 (Tuesday).


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Sir Francis Beaufort (Male, born 1774, died 1857)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Beaufort's Karamania

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

Sir Francis Beaufort (Male, born 1774, died 1857)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Karamania, or, a brief description of the South Coast of Asia-Minor and of the remains of antiquity.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1817. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 14


Book Work

Sir Francis Beaufort (Male, born 1774, died 1857)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Karamania, or, A Brief Description of the South Coast of Asia-Minor

Record ID 267449

Clark's Travels v. 2

Borrowed: 1824/3/15 (Monday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Edward Daniel Clarke (Male, born 1769, died 1822)
Genre: Travel
Clark's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Edward Daniel Clarke (Male, born 1769, died 1822)
Genre: Travel
Travels in various countries of Europe, Asia and Africa
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1813. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 64 times in 58 borrowing records


Book Work

Edward Daniel Clarke (Male, born 1769, died 1822)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia and Africa

Borrowed: 1824/3/15 (Monday).

Borrower: George Gowan

Author: Edward Daniel Clarke (Male, born 1769, died 1822), Genre: Travel

Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia and Africa

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 267452

Phipp's Voyages

Borrowed: 1824/4/12 (Monday).


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Constantine John Phipps Baron Mulgrave (Male, born 1744, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
Phipp's Voyages
Shelfmark: 199. Format: 4to.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Constantine John Phipps Baron Mulgrave (Male, born 1744, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
A voyage towards the North Pole undertaken by His Majesty’s command 1773.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 44


Book Work

Constantine John Phipps Baron Mulgrave (Male, born 1744, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
Voyage Towards the North Pole Undertaken by His Majesty’s Command 1773

Record ID 267455

Buffon Birds v. 3, 4

Borrowed: 1824/4/26 (Monday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

George Gowan
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 Birds v. 3, 4
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
The natural history of birds. From the French of the Count de Buffon. Illustrated with engravings; and a preface, notes, and additions, by the translator. In nine volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1793. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 9v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 34 times in 17 borrowing records


Book Work

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History of Birds

Borrowed: 1824/4/26 (Monday).

Borrower: George Gowan

Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy

Natural History of Birds

Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4

Record ID 267458

Brydon's Tour

Borrowed: 1824/5/22 (Saturday).


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
Brydon's Tour

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
A tour through Sicily and Malta. In a series of letters to William Beckford, Esq. of Somerly in Suffolk; from P. Brydone, F.R.S. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 68 times in 66 borrowing records


Book Work

Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
Tour Through Sicily and Malta. In a Series of Letters to William Beckford

Record ID 267461

Fool of Quality v. 1, 2, 3, 4

Borrowed: 1824/6/5 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

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


Book Holding

Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
Fool of Quality
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
The fool of quality; or, the history of Henry Earl of Moreland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 103 times in 26 borrowing records


Book Work

Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
Fool of Quality, or, The History of Henry Earl of Moreland

Borrowed: 1824/6/5 (Saturday).

Borrower: George Gowan

Author: Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783), Genre: Fiction

Fool of Quality, or, The History of Henry Earl of Moreland

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

Record ID 267464

McLeod's Voyage

Borrowed: 1824/6/5 (Saturday).


Borrower

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


Book Holding

John M’Leod (Male, born c.1777, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
McLeod's Voyage

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

John M’Leod (Male, born c.1777, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Voyage of His Majesty's Ship Alceste, along the coast of Corea, to the island of Lewchew.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1818. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 25


Book Work

John M’Leod (Male, born c.1777, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Voyage of His Majesty's Ship Alceste, along the Coast of Corea, to the Island of Lewchew