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Record ID 2837
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 3: Students Receipt Book, with professor's names (1760-1765, Type: Student). Page: 47v
History of Peter Wilkins
Borrowed: 1765/1/31 (Thursday). Returned: 1765/2/7 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 31 Jan 1765. Original Returned Date: 7 Feb 1765. Professor 1: James Moor.
Robert Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Greek. Original Full Name: Robert Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful passage thro' a subterraneous cavern into a kind of new world; his there meeting with a gawry or flying woman ...By R.S. a passenger in the Hector.
Press: Stat. Hall. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk1-k.15-16. Original Author: Paltoch, Robert..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
The life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful Passage thro’ a subterraneous Cavern into a kind of new World; his there meeting with a Gawry or flying Woman, whose Life he preserv’d, and afterwards married her; his extraordinary Conveyance to the Country of Glums and Gawrys, or Men and Women that fly. Likewise a Description of this strange Country, with the Laws, Customs, and Manners of its Inhabitants, and the Author’s remarkable Transactions among them. Taken from his own Mouth, in his Passage to England, from off Cape Horn in America, in the Ship Hector. With an Introduction, giving an Account of the surprizing Manner of his coming on board that surprizing Manner of his coming on board that Vessel, and his Death on his landing at Plymouth in the Year 1739. Illustrated with several Cuts, clearly and distinctly representing the Structure and Mechanism of the Wings of the Glums and Gawrys, and the Manner in which they use them either to swim or fly. By R.S. a passenger in the Hector. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 82 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T92780
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man
Borrowed: 1765/1/31 (Thursday). Returned: 1765/2/7 (Thursday).
Borrower: Robert Robertson
Author: Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767), Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 2852
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 3: Students Receipt Book, with professor's names (1760-1765, Type: Student). Page: 48r
Live of P. Wilkins Vol: 2d
Borrowed: 1765/2/5 (Tuesday). Returned: 1765/2/6 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 5 Feb 1765. Original Returned Date: 6 Feb 1765. Professor 1: James Moor.
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.
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful passage thro' a subterraneous cavern into a kind of new world; his there meeting with a gawry or flying woman ...By R.S. a passenger in the Hector.
Press: Stat. Hall. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk1-k.15-16. Original Author: Paltoch, Robert..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
The life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful Passage thro’ a subterraneous Cavern into a kind of new World; his there meeting with a Gawry or flying Woman, whose Life he preserv’d, and afterwards married her; his extraordinary Conveyance to the Country of Glums and Gawrys, or Men and Women that fly. Likewise a Description of this strange Country, with the Laws, Customs, and Manners of its Inhabitants, and the Author’s remarkable Transactions among them. Taken from his own Mouth, in his Passage to England, from off Cape Horn in America, in the Ship Hector. With an Introduction, giving an Account of the surprizing Manner of his coming on board that surprizing Manner of his coming on board that Vessel, and his Death on his landing at Plymouth in the Year 1739. Illustrated with several Cuts, clearly and distinctly representing the Structure and Mechanism of the Wings of the Glums and Gawrys, and the Manner in which they use them either to swim or fly. By R.S. a passenger in the Hector. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 82 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T92780
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man
Borrowed: 1765/2/5 (Tuesday). Returned: 1765/2/6 (Wednesday).
Borrower: John Jamieson
Author: Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767), Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 2867
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 3: Students Receipt Book, with professor's names (1760-1765, Type: Student). Page: 48v
Peter Wilkins Vol 1
Borrowed: 1765/2/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1765/2/7 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 6 Feb 1765. Original Returned Date: 7 Feb 1765. Professor 1: George Muirhead.
Hamilton Maxwell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Greek, Logic, Ethics. Original Full Name: Hamilton Maxwell.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful passage thro' a subterraneous cavern into a kind of new world; his there meeting with a gawry or flying woman ...By R.S. a passenger in the Hector.
Press: Stat. Hall. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk1-k.15-16. Original Author: Paltoch, Robert..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
The life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful Passage thro’ a subterraneous Cavern into a kind of new World; his there meeting with a Gawry or flying Woman, whose Life he preserv’d, and afterwards married her; his extraordinary Conveyance to the Country of Glums and Gawrys, or Men and Women that fly. Likewise a Description of this strange Country, with the Laws, Customs, and Manners of its Inhabitants, and the Author’s remarkable Transactions among them. Taken from his own Mouth, in his Passage to England, from off Cape Horn in America, in the Ship Hector. With an Introduction, giving an Account of the surprizing Manner of his coming on board that surprizing Manner of his coming on board that Vessel, and his Death on his landing at Plymouth in the Year 1739. Illustrated with several Cuts, clearly and distinctly representing the Structure and Mechanism of the Wings of the Glums and Gawrys, and the Manner in which they use them either to swim or fly. By R.S. a passenger in the Hector. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 82 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T92780
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man
Borrowed: 1765/2/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1765/2/7 (Thursday).
Borrower: Hamilton Maxwell
Author: Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767), Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 2877
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 3: Students Receipt Book, with professor's names (1760-1765, Type: Student). Page: 49r
Peter Wilkins Vol 2
Borrowed: 1765/2/7 (Thursday). Returned: 1765/2/15 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 7 Feb 1765. Original Returned Date: 15 Feb 1765. Professor 1: James Williamson.
Hamilton Maxwell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Greek, Logic, Ethics. Original Full Name: Hamilton Maxwell.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful passage thro' a subterraneous cavern into a kind of new world; his there meeting with a gawry or flying woman ...By R.S. a passenger in the Hector.
Press: Stat. Hall. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk1-k.15-16. Original Author: Paltoch, Robert..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
The life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful Passage thro’ a subterraneous Cavern into a kind of new World; his there meeting with a Gawry or flying Woman, whose Life he preserv’d, and afterwards married her; his extraordinary Conveyance to the Country of Glums and Gawrys, or Men and Women that fly. Likewise a Description of this strange Country, with the Laws, Customs, and Manners of its Inhabitants, and the Author’s remarkable Transactions among them. Taken from his own Mouth, in his Passage to England, from off Cape Horn in America, in the Ship Hector. With an Introduction, giving an Account of the surprizing Manner of his coming on board that surprizing Manner of his coming on board that Vessel, and his Death on his landing at Plymouth in the Year 1739. Illustrated with several Cuts, clearly and distinctly representing the Structure and Mechanism of the Wings of the Glums and Gawrys, and the Manner in which they use them either to swim or fly. By R.S. a passenger in the Hector. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 82 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T92780
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man
Borrowed: 1765/2/7 (Thursday). Returned: 1765/2/15 (Friday).
Borrower: Hamilton Maxwell
Author: Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767), Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 2904
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 3: Students Receipt Book, with professor's names (1760-1765, Type: Student). Page: 49v
Peter Wilkins Vol: 2
Borrowed: 1765/2/15 (Friday). Returned: 1765/2/26 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 15 Feb 1765. Original Returned Date: 26 Feb 1765. Professor 1: James Clow.
Colin Campbell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Greek, Logic, Moral Philosophy, Natural Philosophy, Mathematics, Divinity, Ethics. Original Full Name: Colin Campbell. Academic dates: MA 1766.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful passage thro' a subterraneous cavern into a kind of new world; his there meeting with a gawry or flying woman ...By R.S. a passenger in the Hector.
Press: Stat. Hall. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk1-k.15-16. Original Author: Paltoch, Robert..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
The life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful Passage thro’ a subterraneous Cavern into a kind of new World; his there meeting with a Gawry or flying Woman, whose Life he preserv’d, and afterwards married her; his extraordinary Conveyance to the Country of Glums and Gawrys, or Men and Women that fly. Likewise a Description of this strange Country, with the Laws, Customs, and Manners of its Inhabitants, and the Author’s remarkable Transactions among them. Taken from his own Mouth, in his Passage to England, from off Cape Horn in America, in the Ship Hector. With an Introduction, giving an Account of the surprizing Manner of his coming on board that surprizing Manner of his coming on board that Vessel, and his Death on his landing at Plymouth in the Year 1739. Illustrated with several Cuts, clearly and distinctly representing the Structure and Mechanism of the Wings of the Glums and Gawrys, and the Manner in which they use them either to swim or fly. By R.S. a passenger in the Hector. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 82 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T92780
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man
Borrowed: 1765/2/15 (Friday). Returned: 1765/2/26 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Colin Campbell
Author: Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767), Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 2897
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 3: Students Receipt Book, with professor's names (1760-1765, Type: Student). Page: 49v
Peter Wilkins Vol 1
Borrowed: 1765/2/13 (Wednesday). Returned: 1765/2/15 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 13 Feb 1765. Original Returned Date: 15 Feb 1765. Professor 1: James Moor.
Colin Campbell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Greek, Logic, Moral Philosophy, Natural Philosophy, Mathematics, Divinity, Ethics. Original Full Name: Colin Campbell. Academic dates: MA 1766.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful passage thro' a subterraneous cavern into a kind of new world; his there meeting with a gawry or flying woman ...By R.S. a passenger in the Hector.
Press: Stat. Hall. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk1-k.15-16. Original Author: Paltoch, Robert..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
The life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful Passage thro’ a subterraneous Cavern into a kind of new World; his there meeting with a Gawry or flying Woman, whose Life he preserv’d, and afterwards married her; his extraordinary Conveyance to the Country of Glums and Gawrys, or Men and Women that fly. Likewise a Description of this strange Country, with the Laws, Customs, and Manners of its Inhabitants, and the Author’s remarkable Transactions among them. Taken from his own Mouth, in his Passage to England, from off Cape Horn in America, in the Ship Hector. With an Introduction, giving an Account of the surprizing Manner of his coming on board that surprizing Manner of his coming on board that Vessel, and his Death on his landing at Plymouth in the Year 1739. Illustrated with several Cuts, clearly and distinctly representing the Structure and Mechanism of the Wings of the Glums and Gawrys, and the Manner in which they use them either to swim or fly. By R.S. a passenger in the Hector. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 82 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T92780
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man
Borrowed: 1765/2/13 (Wednesday). Returned: 1765/2/15 (Friday).
Borrower: Colin Campbell
Author: Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767), Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 2913
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 3: Students Receipt Book, with professor's names (1760-1765, Type: Student). Page: 50r
Peter Wilkins Vol 1
Borrowed: 1765/2/18 (Monday). Returned: 1765/2/26 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 18 Feb 1765. Original Returned Date: 26 Feb 1765. Professor 1: James Moor.
John Wright
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Natural Philosophy, Theology, Divinity, Greek, Logic, Ethics. Original Full Name: John Wright. Academic dates: 1763; MA 1772.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful passage thro' a subterraneous cavern into a kind of new world; his there meeting with a gawry or flying woman ...By R.S. a passenger in the Hector.
Press: Stat. Hall. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk1-k.15-16. Original Author: Paltoch, Robert..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
The life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful Passage thro’ a subterraneous Cavern into a kind of new World; his there meeting with a Gawry or flying Woman, whose Life he preserv’d, and afterwards married her; his extraordinary Conveyance to the Country of Glums and Gawrys, or Men and Women that fly. Likewise a Description of this strange Country, with the Laws, Customs, and Manners of its Inhabitants, and the Author’s remarkable Transactions among them. Taken from his own Mouth, in his Passage to England, from off Cape Horn in America, in the Ship Hector. With an Introduction, giving an Account of the surprizing Manner of his coming on board that surprizing Manner of his coming on board that Vessel, and his Death on his landing at Plymouth in the Year 1739. Illustrated with several Cuts, clearly and distinctly representing the Structure and Mechanism of the Wings of the Glums and Gawrys, and the Manner in which they use them either to swim or fly. By R.S. a passenger in the Hector. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 82 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T92780
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man
Borrowed: 1765/2/18 (Monday). Returned: 1765/2/26 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John Wright
Author: Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767), Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 3378
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 6: Students Receipt Book (1765-1771, Type: Student). Page: 3v
Life of Peter Wilkins
Borrowed: 1765/12/2 (Monday). Returned: 1765/12/10 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 2 Dec 1765. Original Returned Date: 10 Dec 1765. Professor 1: Patrick Cumin.
Henry Stevenson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Logic, Moral Philosophy, Divinity, Ethics, Anatomy, Physic, Preacher. Original Full Name: Henry Stevenson. Life dates: d. 1808. Academic dates: MA 1766.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Arts and Letters > Librarian. Education > University Student.
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful passage thro' a subterraneous cavern into a kind of new world; his there meeting with a gawry or flying woman ...By R.S. a passenger in the Hector.
Press: Stat. Hall. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk1-k.15-16. Original Author: Paltoch, Robert..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
The life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful Passage thro’ a subterraneous Cavern into a kind of new World; his there meeting with a Gawry or flying Woman, whose Life he preserv’d, and afterwards married her; his extraordinary Conveyance to the Country of Glums and Gawrys, or Men and Women that fly. Likewise a Description of this strange Country, with the Laws, Customs, and Manners of its Inhabitants, and the Author’s remarkable Transactions among them. Taken from his own Mouth, in his Passage to England, from off Cape Horn in America, in the Ship Hector. With an Introduction, giving an Account of the surprizing Manner of his coming on board that surprizing Manner of his coming on board that Vessel, and his Death on his landing at Plymouth in the Year 1739. Illustrated with several Cuts, clearly and distinctly representing the Structure and Mechanism of the Wings of the Glums and Gawrys, and the Manner in which they use them either to swim or fly. By R.S. a passenger in the Hector. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 82 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T92780
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man
Borrowed: 1765/12/2 (Monday). Returned: 1765/12/10 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Henry Stevenson
Author: Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767), Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 3411
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 6: Students Receipt Book (1765-1771, Type: Student). Page: 4r
Life of Peter Wilkins
Borrowed: 1765/12/11 (Wednesday). Returned: 1765/12/16 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 11 Dec 1765. Original Returned Date: 16 Dec 1765. Professor 1: James Moor.
Alexander Hamilton
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Physic, Greek. Original Full Name: Alexander Hamilton.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful passage thro' a subterraneous cavern into a kind of new world; his there meeting with a gawry or flying woman ...By R.S. a passenger in the Hector.
Press: Stat. Hall. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk1-k.15-16. Original Author: Paltoch, Robert..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
The life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful Passage thro’ a subterraneous Cavern into a kind of new World; his there meeting with a Gawry or flying Woman, whose Life he preserv’d, and afterwards married her; his extraordinary Conveyance to the Country of Glums and Gawrys, or Men and Women that fly. Likewise a Description of this strange Country, with the Laws, Customs, and Manners of its Inhabitants, and the Author’s remarkable Transactions among them. Taken from his own Mouth, in his Passage to England, from off Cape Horn in America, in the Ship Hector. With an Introduction, giving an Account of the surprizing Manner of his coming on board that surprizing Manner of his coming on board that Vessel, and his Death on his landing at Plymouth in the Year 1739. Illustrated with several Cuts, clearly and distinctly representing the Structure and Mechanism of the Wings of the Glums and Gawrys, and the Manner in which they use them either to swim or fly. By R.S. a passenger in the Hector. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 82 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T92780
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man
Borrowed: 1765/12/11 (Wednesday). Returned: 1765/12/16 (Monday).
Borrower: Alexander Hamilton
Author: Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767), Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 3431
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 6: Students Receipt Book (1765-1771, Type: Student). Page: 4v
Life of Peter Wilkins Vol 2
Borrowed: 1765/12/16 (Monday). Returned: 1765/12/24 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 16 Dec 1765. Original Returned Date: 24 Dec 1765. Professor 1: Patrick Cumin.
Alexander Hamilton
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Physic, Greek. Original Full Name: Alexander Hamilton.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful passage thro' a subterraneous cavern into a kind of new world; his there meeting with a gawry or flying woman ...By R.S. a passenger in the Hector.
Press: Stat. Hall. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk1-k.15-16. Original Author: Paltoch, Robert..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
The life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful Passage thro’ a subterraneous Cavern into a kind of new World; his there meeting with a Gawry or flying Woman, whose Life he preserv’d, and afterwards married her; his extraordinary Conveyance to the Country of Glums and Gawrys, or Men and Women that fly. Likewise a Description of this strange Country, with the Laws, Customs, and Manners of its Inhabitants, and the Author’s remarkable Transactions among them. Taken from his own Mouth, in his Passage to England, from off Cape Horn in America, in the Ship Hector. With an Introduction, giving an Account of the surprizing Manner of his coming on board that surprizing Manner of his coming on board that Vessel, and his Death on his landing at Plymouth in the Year 1739. Illustrated with several Cuts, clearly and distinctly representing the Structure and Mechanism of the Wings of the Glums and Gawrys, and the Manner in which they use them either to swim or fly. By R.S. a passenger in the Hector. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 82 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T92780
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man
Borrowed: 1765/12/16 (Monday). Returned: 1765/12/24 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Alexander Hamilton
Author: Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767), Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 3983
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 6: Students Receipt Book (1765-1771, Type: Student). Page: 16r
Peter Wilkins Vol 2d
Borrowed: 1766/5/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1766/5/16 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 13 May 1766. Original Returned Date: 16 May 1766. Professor 1: Thomas Reid.
David Forrester
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Logic, Greek, Ethics, Physic, Natural Philosophy. Original Full Name: David Forrester.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful passage thro' a subterraneous cavern into a kind of new world; his there meeting with a gawry or flying woman ...By R.S. a passenger in the Hector.
Press: Stat. Hall. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk1-k.15-16. Original Author: Paltoch, Robert..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
The life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful Passage thro’ a subterraneous Cavern into a kind of new World; his there meeting with a Gawry or flying Woman, whose Life he preserv’d, and afterwards married her; his extraordinary Conveyance to the Country of Glums and Gawrys, or Men and Women that fly. Likewise a Description of this strange Country, with the Laws, Customs, and Manners of its Inhabitants, and the Author’s remarkable Transactions among them. Taken from his own Mouth, in his Passage to England, from off Cape Horn in America, in the Ship Hector. With an Introduction, giving an Account of the surprizing Manner of his coming on board that surprizing Manner of his coming on board that Vessel, and his Death on his landing at Plymouth in the Year 1739. Illustrated with several Cuts, clearly and distinctly representing the Structure and Mechanism of the Wings of the Glums and Gawrys, and the Manner in which they use them either to swim or fly. By R.S. a passenger in the Hector. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 82 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T92780
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man
Borrowed: 1766/5/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1766/5/16 (Friday).
Borrower: David Forrester
Author: Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767), Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 3986
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 6: Students Receipt Book (1765-1771, Type: Student). Page: 16r
Life of Peter Wilkins Vol 1st
Borrowed: 1766/5/14 (Wednesday). Returned: 1766/5/25 (Sunday). Original Borrowed Date: 14 May 1766. Original Returned Date: 25 May 1766. Professor 1: George Muirhead.
John Gordon
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Greek. Original Full Name: John Gordon.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful passage thro' a subterraneous cavern into a kind of new world; his there meeting with a gawry or flying woman ...By R.S. a passenger in the Hector.
Press: Stat. Hall. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk1-k.15-16. Original Author: Paltoch, Robert..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
The life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful Passage thro’ a subterraneous Cavern into a kind of new World; his there meeting with a Gawry or flying Woman, whose Life he preserv’d, and afterwards married her; his extraordinary Conveyance to the Country of Glums and Gawrys, or Men and Women that fly. Likewise a Description of this strange Country, with the Laws, Customs, and Manners of its Inhabitants, and the Author’s remarkable Transactions among them. Taken from his own Mouth, in his Passage to England, from off Cape Horn in America, in the Ship Hector. With an Introduction, giving an Account of the surprizing Manner of his coming on board that surprizing Manner of his coming on board that Vessel, and his Death on his landing at Plymouth in the Year 1739. Illustrated with several Cuts, clearly and distinctly representing the Structure and Mechanism of the Wings of the Glums and Gawrys, and the Manner in which they use them either to swim or fly. By R.S. a passenger in the Hector. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 82 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T92780
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man
Borrowed: 1766/5/14 (Wednesday). Returned: 1766/5/25 (Sunday).
Borrower: John Gordon
Author: Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767), Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 4219
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 6: Students Receipt Book (1765-1771, Type: Student). Page: 20r
Life of Peter Wilkins 2 Vols
Borrowed: 1766/10/8 (Wednesday). Returned: 1766/11/4 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 8 Oct 1766. Original Returned Date: 4 Nov 1766. Professor 1: Robert Trail.
George Davidson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Greek, Ethics, Logic, Anatomy. Original Full Name: George Davidson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful passage thro' a subterraneous cavern into a kind of new world; his there meeting with a gawry or flying woman ...By R.S. a passenger in the Hector.
Press: Stat. Hall. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk1-k.15-16. Original Author: Paltoch, Robert..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
The life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful Passage thro’ a subterraneous Cavern into a kind of new World; his there meeting with a Gawry or flying Woman, whose Life he preserv’d, and afterwards married her; his extraordinary Conveyance to the Country of Glums and Gawrys, or Men and Women that fly. Likewise a Description of this strange Country, with the Laws, Customs, and Manners of its Inhabitants, and the Author’s remarkable Transactions among them. Taken from his own Mouth, in his Passage to England, from off Cape Horn in America, in the Ship Hector. With an Introduction, giving an Account of the surprizing Manner of his coming on board that surprizing Manner of his coming on board that Vessel, and his Death on his landing at Plymouth in the Year 1739. Illustrated with several Cuts, clearly and distinctly representing the Structure and Mechanism of the Wings of the Glums and Gawrys, and the Manner in which they use them either to swim or fly. By R.S. a passenger in the Hector. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 82 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T92780
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man
Borrowed: 1766/10/8 (Wednesday). Returned: 1766/11/4 (Tuesday).
Borrower: George Davidson
Author: Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767), Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 4555
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 6: Students Receipt Book (1765-1771, Type: Student). Page: 27r
Peter Wilkins Vol.s 1.2.
Borrowed: 1766/12/22 (Monday). Returned: 1767/3/9 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 22 Dec 1766. Original Returned Date: 9 Mar 1767. Professor 1: James Williamson.
David Forrester
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Logic, Greek, Ethics, Physic, Natural Philosophy. Original Full Name: David Forrester.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful passage thro' a subterraneous cavern into a kind of new world; his there meeting with a gawry or flying woman ...By R.S. a passenger in the Hector.
Press: Stat. Hall. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk1-k.15-16. Original Author: Paltoch, Robert..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
The life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful Passage thro’ a subterraneous Cavern into a kind of new World; his there meeting with a Gawry or flying Woman, whose Life he preserv’d, and afterwards married her; his extraordinary Conveyance to the Country of Glums and Gawrys, or Men and Women that fly. Likewise a Description of this strange Country, with the Laws, Customs, and Manners of its Inhabitants, and the Author’s remarkable Transactions among them. Taken from his own Mouth, in his Passage to England, from off Cape Horn in America, in the Ship Hector. With an Introduction, giving an Account of the surprizing Manner of his coming on board that surprizing Manner of his coming on board that Vessel, and his Death on his landing at Plymouth in the Year 1739. Illustrated with several Cuts, clearly and distinctly representing the Structure and Mechanism of the Wings of the Glums and Gawrys, and the Manner in which they use them either to swim or fly. By R.S. a passenger in the Hector. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 82 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T92780
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man
Borrowed: 1766/12/22 (Monday). Returned: 1767/3/9 (Monday).
Borrower: David Forrester
Author: Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767), Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 5150
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 6: Students Receipt Book (1765-1771, Type: Student). Page: 38r
Peter Wilkins Vols. 1.2d
Borrowed: 1767/3/9 (Monday). Returned: 1767/3/19 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 9 Mar 1767. Original Returned Date: 19 Mar 1767. Professor 1: Patrick Cumin.
Robert Graham
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Greek, Logic, Ethics. Original Full Name: Robert Graham.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful passage thro' a subterraneous cavern into a kind of new world; his there meeting with a gawry or flying woman ...By R.S. a passenger in the Hector.
Press: Stat. Hall. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk1-k.15-16. Original Author: Paltoch, Robert..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
The life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful Passage thro’ a subterraneous Cavern into a kind of new World; his there meeting with a Gawry or flying Woman, whose Life he preserv’d, and afterwards married her; his extraordinary Conveyance to the Country of Glums and Gawrys, or Men and Women that fly. Likewise a Description of this strange Country, with the Laws, Customs, and Manners of its Inhabitants, and the Author’s remarkable Transactions among them. Taken from his own Mouth, in his Passage to England, from off Cape Horn in America, in the Ship Hector. With an Introduction, giving an Account of the surprizing Manner of his coming on board that surprizing Manner of his coming on board that Vessel, and his Death on his landing at Plymouth in the Year 1739. Illustrated with several Cuts, clearly and distinctly representing the Structure and Mechanism of the Wings of the Glums and Gawrys, and the Manner in which they use them either to swim or fly. By R.S. a passenger in the Hector. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 82 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T92780
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man
Borrowed: 1767/3/9 (Monday). Returned: 1767/3/19 (Thursday).
Borrower: Robert Graham
Author: Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767), Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 5257
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 6: Students Receipt Book (1765-1771, Type: Student). Page: 40v
Peter Wilkins Vol.s 1.2
Borrowed: 1767/3/19 (Thursday). Returned: 1767/4/1 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 19 Mar 1767. Original Returned Date: 1 Apr 1767. Professor 1: Patrick Cumin.
John Briscoe
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Greek, Logic, Physic, Ethics, Anatomy. Original Full Name: John Briscoe.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful passage thro' a subterraneous cavern into a kind of new world; his there meeting with a gawry or flying woman ...By R.S. a passenger in the Hector.
Press: Stat. Hall. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk1-k.15-16. Original Author: Paltoch, Robert..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
The life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful Passage thro’ a subterraneous Cavern into a kind of new World; his there meeting with a Gawry or flying Woman, whose Life he preserv’d, and afterwards married her; his extraordinary Conveyance to the Country of Glums and Gawrys, or Men and Women that fly. Likewise a Description of this strange Country, with the Laws, Customs, and Manners of its Inhabitants, and the Author’s remarkable Transactions among them. Taken from his own Mouth, in his Passage to England, from off Cape Horn in America, in the Ship Hector. With an Introduction, giving an Account of the surprizing Manner of his coming on board that surprizing Manner of his coming on board that Vessel, and his Death on his landing at Plymouth in the Year 1739. Illustrated with several Cuts, clearly and distinctly representing the Structure and Mechanism of the Wings of the Glums and Gawrys, and the Manner in which they use them either to swim or fly. By R.S. a passenger in the Hector. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 82 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T92780
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man
Borrowed: 1767/3/19 (Thursday). Returned: 1767/4/1 (Wednesday).
Borrower: John Briscoe
Author: Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767), Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 5415
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 6: Students Receipt Book (1765-1771, Type: Student). Page: 43v
Life of Peter Wilkins Vol.s 1.2
Borrowed: 1767/4/1 (Wednesday). Returned: 1767/4/18 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: 1 Apr 1767. Original Returned Date: 18 Apr 1767. Professor 1: James Williamson.
Walter Monteath
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Greek, Logic, Ethics, Physic, Divinity. Original Full Name: Walter Monteath.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful passage thro' a subterraneous cavern into a kind of new world; his there meeting with a gawry or flying woman ...By R.S. a passenger in the Hector.
Press: Stat. Hall. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk1-k.15-16. Original Author: Paltoch, Robert..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
The life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful Passage thro’ a subterraneous Cavern into a kind of new World; his there meeting with a Gawry or flying Woman, whose Life he preserv’d, and afterwards married her; his extraordinary Conveyance to the Country of Glums and Gawrys, or Men and Women that fly. Likewise a Description of this strange Country, with the Laws, Customs, and Manners of its Inhabitants, and the Author’s remarkable Transactions among them. Taken from his own Mouth, in his Passage to England, from off Cape Horn in America, in the Ship Hector. With an Introduction, giving an Account of the surprizing Manner of his coming on board that surprizing Manner of his coming on board that Vessel, and his Death on his landing at Plymouth in the Year 1739. Illustrated with several Cuts, clearly and distinctly representing the Structure and Mechanism of the Wings of the Glums and Gawrys, and the Manner in which they use them either to swim or fly. By R.S. a passenger in the Hector. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 82 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T92780
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man
Borrowed: 1767/4/1 (Wednesday). Returned: 1767/4/18 (Saturday).
Borrower: Walter Monteath
Author: Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767), Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 5477
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 6: Students Receipt Book (1765-1771, Type: Student). Page: 44v
Life of Peter Wilkins Vol.s 1.2
Borrowed: 1767/4/10 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 10 Apr 1767. Original Returned Date: April [?]. Professor 1: John Anderson.
Dr James Couper
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Logic, Ethics, Physic, Divinity. Original Full Name: James Couper. Life dates: d. 1836. Academic dates: MA 1775; DD 1800.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Student. Education > University Professor.
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful passage thro' a subterraneous cavern into a kind of new world; his there meeting with a gawry or flying woman ...By R.S. a passenger in the Hector.
Press: Stat. Hall. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk1-k.15-16. Original Author: Paltoch, Robert..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
The life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful Passage thro’ a subterraneous Cavern into a kind of new World; his there meeting with a Gawry or flying Woman, whose Life he preserv’d, and afterwards married her; his extraordinary Conveyance to the Country of Glums and Gawrys, or Men and Women that fly. Likewise a Description of this strange Country, with the Laws, Customs, and Manners of its Inhabitants, and the Author’s remarkable Transactions among them. Taken from his own Mouth, in his Passage to England, from off Cape Horn in America, in the Ship Hector. With an Introduction, giving an Account of the surprizing Manner of his coming on board that surprizing Manner of his coming on board that Vessel, and his Death on his landing at Plymouth in the Year 1739. Illustrated with several Cuts, clearly and distinctly representing the Structure and Mechanism of the Wings of the Glums and Gawrys, and the Manner in which they use them either to swim or fly. By R.S. a passenger in the Hector. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 82 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T92780
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man
Borrowed: 1767/4/10 (Friday).
Borrower: Dr James Couper
Author: Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767), Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 5659
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 6: Students Receipt Book (1765-1771, Type: Student). Page: 48v
Peter Wilkins Vol.s 1.2.
Borrowed: 1767/5/13 (Wednesday). Returned: 1767/5/20 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 13 May 1767. Original Returned Date: 20 May 1767. Professor 1: James Clow.
John Briscoe
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Greek, Logic, Physic, Ethics, Anatomy. Original Full Name: John Briscoe.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful passage thro' a subterraneous cavern into a kind of new world; his there meeting with a gawry or flying woman ...By R.S. a passenger in the Hector.
Press: Stat. Hall. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk1-k.15-16. Original Author: Paltoch, Robert..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
The life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful Passage thro’ a subterraneous Cavern into a kind of new World; his there meeting with a Gawry or flying Woman, whose Life he preserv’d, and afterwards married her; his extraordinary Conveyance to the Country of Glums and Gawrys, or Men and Women that fly. Likewise a Description of this strange Country, with the Laws, Customs, and Manners of its Inhabitants, and the Author’s remarkable Transactions among them. Taken from his own Mouth, in his Passage to England, from off Cape Horn in America, in the Ship Hector. With an Introduction, giving an Account of the surprizing Manner of his coming on board that surprizing Manner of his coming on board that Vessel, and his Death on his landing at Plymouth in the Year 1739. Illustrated with several Cuts, clearly and distinctly representing the Structure and Mechanism of the Wings of the Glums and Gawrys, and the Manner in which they use them either to swim or fly. By R.S. a passenger in the Hector. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 82 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T92780
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man
Borrowed: 1767/5/13 (Wednesday). Returned: 1767/5/20 (Wednesday).
Borrower: John Briscoe
Author: Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767), Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 5842
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 6: Students Receipt Book (1765-1771, Type: Student). Page: 52r
Peter Wilkins Vols 1.2.
Borrowed: 1767/9/9 (Wednesday). Returned: 1767/9/16 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 9 Sep 1767. Original Returned Date: 16 Sep 1767. Professor 1: Robert Trail.
William Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Moral Philosophy, Ethics, Theology, Greek. Original Full Name: William Wilson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful passage thro' a subterraneous cavern into a kind of new world; his there meeting with a gawry or flying woman ...By R.S. a passenger in the Hector.
Press: Stat. Hall. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk1-k.15-16. Original Author: Paltoch, Robert..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
The life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful Passage thro’ a subterraneous Cavern into a kind of new World; his there meeting with a Gawry or flying Woman, whose Life he preserv’d, and afterwards married her; his extraordinary Conveyance to the Country of Glums and Gawrys, or Men and Women that fly. Likewise a Description of this strange Country, with the Laws, Customs, and Manners of its Inhabitants, and the Author’s remarkable Transactions among them. Taken from his own Mouth, in his Passage to England, from off Cape Horn in America, in the Ship Hector. With an Introduction, giving an Account of the surprizing Manner of his coming on board that surprizing Manner of his coming on board that Vessel, and his Death on his landing at Plymouth in the Year 1739. Illustrated with several Cuts, clearly and distinctly representing the Structure and Mechanism of the Wings of the Glums and Gawrys, and the Manner in which they use them either to swim or fly. By R.S. a passenger in the Hector. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 82 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T92780
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man
Borrowed: 1767/9/9 (Wednesday). Returned: 1767/9/16 (Wednesday).
Borrower: William Wilson
Author: Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767), Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 5875
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 6: Students Receipt Book (1765-1771, Type: Student). Page: 52v
Life of Peter Wilkins V. 1.2.
Borrowed: 1767/9/23 (Wednesday). Returned: 1767/12/15 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 23 Sep 1767. Original Returned Date: 15 Dec 1767. Professor 1: Robert Trail.
William Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Moral Philosophy, Ethics, Theology, Greek. Original Full Name: William Wilson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful passage thro' a subterraneous cavern into a kind of new world; his there meeting with a gawry or flying woman ...By R.S. a passenger in the Hector.
Press: Stat. Hall. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk1-k.15-16. Original Author: Paltoch, Robert..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
The life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful Passage thro’ a subterraneous Cavern into a kind of new World; his there meeting with a Gawry or flying Woman, whose Life he preserv’d, and afterwards married her; his extraordinary Conveyance to the Country of Glums and Gawrys, or Men and Women that fly. Likewise a Description of this strange Country, with the Laws, Customs, and Manners of its Inhabitants, and the Author’s remarkable Transactions among them. Taken from his own Mouth, in his Passage to England, from off Cape Horn in America, in the Ship Hector. With an Introduction, giving an Account of the surprizing Manner of his coming on board that surprizing Manner of his coming on board that Vessel, and his Death on his landing at Plymouth in the Year 1739. Illustrated with several Cuts, clearly and distinctly representing the Structure and Mechanism of the Wings of the Glums and Gawrys, and the Manner in which they use them either to swim or fly. By R.S. a passenger in the Hector. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 82 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T92780
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man
Borrowed: 1767/9/23 (Wednesday). Returned: 1767/12/15 (Tuesday).
Borrower: William Wilson
Author: Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767), Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 6187
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 6: Students Receipt Book (1765-1771, Type: Student). Page: 57r
Wilkin's life
Borrowed: 1768/2/8 (Monday). Returned: 1768/2/15 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 8 Feb 1768. Original Returned Date: 15 Feb 1768. Professor 1: George Muirhead.
Robert Hunter
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Logic, Natural Philosophy, Theology, Moral Philosophy, Divinity, Greek. Original Full Name: Robert Hunter.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful passage thro' a subterraneous cavern into a kind of new world; his there meeting with a gawry or flying woman ...By R.S. a passenger in the Hector.
Press: Stat. Hall. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk1-k.15-16. Original Author: Paltoch, Robert..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
The life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful Passage thro’ a subterraneous Cavern into a kind of new World; his there meeting with a Gawry or flying Woman, whose Life he preserv’d, and afterwards married her; his extraordinary Conveyance to the Country of Glums and Gawrys, or Men and Women that fly. Likewise a Description of this strange Country, with the Laws, Customs, and Manners of its Inhabitants, and the Author’s remarkable Transactions among them. Taken from his own Mouth, in his Passage to England, from off Cape Horn in America, in the Ship Hector. With an Introduction, giving an Account of the surprizing Manner of his coming on board that surprizing Manner of his coming on board that Vessel, and his Death on his landing at Plymouth in the Year 1739. Illustrated with several Cuts, clearly and distinctly representing the Structure and Mechanism of the Wings of the Glums and Gawrys, and the Manner in which they use them either to swim or fly. By R.S. a passenger in the Hector. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 82 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T92780
Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man
Borrowed: 1768/2/8 (Monday). Returned: 1768/2/15 (Monday).
Borrower: Robert Hunter
Author: Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767), Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2