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Record ID 226070
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 186
World Displayed v. 1
Borrowed: 1783/10/9 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Archibald Gibson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
World Displayed
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Travel
The world displayed; or, A curious collection of voyages and travels, selected from the writers of all nations. In which the conjectures and interpolations of several vain editors and translators are expunged, every relation is made concise and plain, and the divisions of countries and kingdoms are clearly and distinctly noted.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759-1761. Format: 12mo.
Editors: Compiled by Christopher Smart, Oliver Goldsmith and Samuel Johnson; introduction by Samuel Johnson.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1944 times in 1812 borrowing records
ESTC: T113545
Genre: Travel
World Displayed; or, A Curious Collection of Voyages and Travels, Selected from the Writers of All Nations
Record ID 226055
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 186
Addison's Travels
Borrowed: 1783/4/26 (Saturday).
Archibald Gibson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719)
Genre: Travel
Addison's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9
Confidence level: Speculative
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719)
Genre: Travel
Remarks on several parts of Italy, &c. in the years 1701, 1702, 1703.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1705. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 16
ESTC: T74575
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719)
Genre: Travel
Remarks on Several Parts of Italy, &c. in the Years 1701, 1702, 1703.
Borrowed: 1783/4/26 (Saturday).
Borrower: Archibald Gibson
Author: Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Genre: Travel
Remarks on Several Parts of Italy, &c. in the Years 1701, 1702, 1703.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9
Record ID 226073
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 186
Dryden's Virgil v. 3
Borrowed: 1783/11/13 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Archibald Gibson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Dryden's Virgil
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Speculative
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Virgil, translated by John Dryden, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Dryden, John
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 50 times in 44 borrowing records
ESTC: T145015
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Virgil
Borrowed: 1783/11/13 (Thursday).
Borrower: Archibald Gibson
Author: Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 226064
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 186
Middleton's Life of Cicero v. 1
Borrowed: 1783/6/7 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Archibald Gibson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Conyers Middleton (Male, born 1683, died 1750)
Genre: Lives
Middleton's Life of Cicero
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
Conyers Middleton (Male, born 1683, died 1750)
Genre: Lives
The history of the life of Marcus Tullius Cicero. In three volumes. By Conyers Middleton, D. D. Principal Library-Keeper of the University of Cambridge.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1742. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 12
ESTC: T125495
Conyers Middleton (Male, born 1683, died 1750)
Genre: Lives
History of the Life of Marcus Tullius Cicero
Borrowed: 1783/6/7 (Saturday).
Borrower: Archibald Gibson
Author: Conyers Middleton (Male, born 1683, died 1750), Genre: Lives
History of the Life of Marcus Tullius Cicero
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 226058
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 186
Malta v. 2
Borrowed: 1783/5/10 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Archibald Gibson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Abbé René Aubert de Vertot (Male, born 1655, died 1735)
Genre: History
Malta
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Abbé René Aubert de Vertot (Male, born 1655, died 1735)
Genre: History
The history of the Knights Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem; styled afterwards, the Knights of Rhodes, and at present, the Knights of Malta. Translated from the French of Mons. l’Abbe de Vertot.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 208 times in 207 borrowing records
ESTC: T81010
Abbé René Aubert de Vertot (Male, born 1655, died 1735)
Genre: History
History of the Knights Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem, styled afterwards, the Knights of Rhodes, and at present, the Knights of Malta
Borrowed: 1783/5/10 (Saturday).
Borrower: Archibald Gibson
Author: Abbé René Aubert de Vertot (Male, born 1655, died 1735), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 226061
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 186
World Displayed v. 15
Borrowed: 1783/5/24 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Archibald Gibson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
World Displayed
Volumes borrowed: Volume 15
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Travel
The world displayed; or, A curious collection of voyages and travels, selected from the writers of all nations. In which the conjectures and interpolations of several vain editors and translators are expunged, every relation is made concise and plain, and the divisions of countries and kingdoms are clearly and distinctly noted.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759-1761. Format: 12mo.
Editors: Compiled by Christopher Smart, Oliver Goldsmith and Samuel Johnson; introduction by Samuel Johnson.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1944 times in 1812 borrowing records
ESTC: T113545
Genre: Travel
World Displayed; or, A Curious Collection of Voyages and Travels, Selected from the Writers of All Nations
Record ID 226067
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 186
Hist Heavens v. 1
Borrowed: 1783/10/11 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Archibald Gibson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Theology
History of the Heavens
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Theology
The history of the heavens, considered according to the notions of the poets and philosophers, compared with the doctrines of Moses. Being an inquiry into the origine of idolatry. ... Translated from the French of the Abbé Pluche, ... by J. B. de Freval, Esq; In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1752. Format: 12mo.
Translators: J.B. de Freval
Number of borrowings: 29
ESTC: N8479
Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Theology
History of the Heavens, Considered According to the Notions of the Poets and Philosophers, Compared with the Doctrines of Moses
Borrowed: 1783/10/11 (Saturday).
Borrower: Archibald Gibson
Author: Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Theology
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1