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Record ID 228500
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 226
Collection of Voyages v. 3
Borrowed: 1784/1/8 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Brunton
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Collection of Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Likely
Genre: Travel
A Collection of voyages and travels, consisting of authentic writers in our own tongue, which have not before been collected in English, or have only been abridged in other collections. And continued with others of note, that have published histories, voyages, travels, journals or discoveries in other nations and languages. Relating to any part of the continent of Asia, Africa, America, Europe, or the islands thereof, from the earliest account to the present time. Digested according to the parts of the world, to which they particularly relate: with historical introductions to each account, where thought necessary, containing either the lives of their authors, or what else could be discovered and was supposed capable of entertaining and informing the curious reader. And with great variety of cuts, prospects, ruins, maps, and charts. Compiled from the curious and valuable library of the late Earl of Oxford. Interspersed and illustrated with notes. Containing, either a general account of the discovery of those countries, or an abstract of their histories, government, trade, religion, &c. Collected from original papers, letters, charters, letters patents, acts of Parliament, &c. Not to be met with, and proper to explain many obscure passages in other collections of this kind.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 263 times in 244 borrowing records
ESTC: T147990
Borrowed: 1784/1/8 (Thursday).
Borrower: Alexander Brunton
Genre: Travel
Collection of Voyages and Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 228488
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 226
Swift's Works v. 1
Borrowed: 1783/10/9 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Brunton
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Swift's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very likely
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick’s, Dublin.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 54 times in 39 borrowing records
ESTC: T143502
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Jonathan Swift
Borrowed: 1783/10/9 (Thursday).
Borrower: Alexander Brunton
Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 228503
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 226
West's Pindar
Borrowed: 1784/1/29 (Thursday).
Alexander Brunton
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Pindar (Male, born BCE518, died BCE438)
Genre: Poetry
West's Pindar
Format: 4to.
Confidence level: Speculative
Pindar (Male, born BCE518, died BCE438)
Genre: Poetry
Odes of Pindar, with several other pieces in prose and verse, translated from the Greek. To which is added A dissertation on the Olympick games. By Gilbert West, Esq. LL. D. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1753. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T134725
Pindar (Male, born BCE518, died BCE438)
Genre: Poetry
Odes of Pindar
Borrowed: 1784/1/29 (Thursday).
Borrower: Alexander Brunton
Author: Pindar (Male, born BCE518, died BCE438), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 228524
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 226
Robertson's America v. 3
Borrowed: 1786/7/8 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Brunton
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Robertson's History of America
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
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
ESTC: T78964
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of America [William Robertson]
Borrowed: 1786/7/8 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Brunton
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of America [William Robertson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 228515
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 226
Hist of Greece
Borrowed: 1786/5/13 (Saturday).
Alexander Brunton
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: History
History of Greece
Record ID 228521
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 226
Buffon's Nat Hist v. 4
Borrowed: 1786/6/10 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Brunton
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Buffon's Natural History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
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
ESTC: N42265
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: 1786/6/10 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Brunton
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 4
Record ID 228497
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 226
Trapp's Virgil v. 1
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Brunton
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Trapp's Virgil
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Virgil: translated into English blank verse. With large explanatory notes, and critical observations. By Joseph Trapp D. D. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1731. Format: 12mo.
Translators: Joseph Trapp
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 18 times in 16 borrowing records
ESTC: T139433
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Virgil
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday).
Borrower: Alexander Brunton
Author: Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 228512
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 226
Hume's England v. 2
Borrowed: 1786/4/29 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Brunton
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
Hume's History of England
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688. In eight volumes. By David Hume, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1009 times in 824 borrowing records
ESTC: N504610
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1786/4/29 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Brunton
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 228491
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 226
Hooke's Rom Hist v. 1
Borrowed: 1783/10/30 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Brunton
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763)
Genre: History
Hook's Roman History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763)
Genre: History
The Roman history, from the building of Rome to the ruin of the Commonwealth. Illustrated with maps and other plates. Vol. IV. By N. Hooke, Esq;
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 316 times in 291 borrowing records
ESTC: T71735
Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763)
Genre: History
Roman History, from the Building of Rome to the Ruin of the Commonwealth
Borrowed: 1783/10/30 (Thursday).
Borrower: Alexander Brunton
Author: Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763), Genre: History
Roman History, from the Building of Rome to the Ruin of the Commonwealth
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 228494
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 226
Praeceptor v. 2
Borrowed: 1783/11/13 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Brunton
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Praeceptor
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 228530
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 226
Hist of the World v. 1
Borrowed: 1786/8/5 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Brunton
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: History
History of the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 228518
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 226
Hist of the World v. 5
Borrowed: 1786/5/27 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Brunton
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: History
History of the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Borrowed: 1786/5/27 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Brunton
Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Record ID 228506
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 226
Watson's Philip v. 1
Borrowed: 1784/2/19 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Brunton
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Robert Watson (Male, born c.1730, died 1781)
Genre: History
Watson's History of Philip
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
Robert Watson (Male, born c.1730, died 1781)
Genre: History
The history of the reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain. By Robert Watson, ... In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 143 times in 138 borrowing records
ESTC: T211661
Robert Watson (Male, born c.1730, died 1781)
Genre: History
History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain
Borrowed: 1784/2/19 (Thursday).
Borrower: Alexander Brunton
Author: Robert Watson (Male, born c.1730, died 1781), Genre: History
History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 228509
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 226
Modern Universal Hist v. 1
Borrowed: 1784/6/25 (Friday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Brunton
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: History
Modern Universal History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: History
The modern part of the universal history. Compiled from original writers; by the authors of the antient. Which will perfect the work, and render it a complete body of history, from the earliest account of time, to the present. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759-1765. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 39 times in 38 borrowing records
ESTC: N35097
Borrowed: 1784/6/25 (Friday).
Borrower: Alexander Brunton
Genre: History
Modern Part of the Universal History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 228527
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 226
Robertson's America v. 1
Borrowed: 1786/7/22 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Brunton
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Robertson's History of America
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
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
ESTC: T78964
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of America [William Robertson]
Borrowed: 1786/7/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Brunton
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of America [William Robertson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1