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Record ID 246839
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 270
Voltaire's Louis v. 2
Borrowed: 1806/2/1 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Wood
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: History
Voltaire's Louis 14th
Shelfmark: 14.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: History
The age of Louis XIV. To which is added, an abstract of the age of Louis XV. Translated from the last Geneva edition of M. de Voltaire, with notes, critical and explanatory, by R. Griffith, Esq. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 31 times in 27 borrowing records
ESTC: T137661
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: History
Age of Louis XIV
Borrowed: 1806/2/1 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Wood
Author: Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 246833
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 270
Hume's History v. 1 & 2
Borrowed: 1802/12/11 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Wood
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England (original title)
Hume's History (standardised title)
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: 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: 1802/12/11 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Wood
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 246836
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 270
World Displayed v. 8
Borrowed: 1805/10/12 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Wood
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
World Displayed
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8
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 246830
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 270
Mavor's Travels v. 19
Borrowed: 1801/11/14 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Wood
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Mavor's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 19
Confidence level: Certain
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Historical account of the most celebrated voyages, travels, and discoveries, from the time of Columbus to the present period. By William Mavor, LL.D. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1796-1797. Format: 18mo. Pagination: 20 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1042 times in 955 borrowing records
ESTC: T77044
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries [William Fordyce Mavor]
Borrowed: 1801/11/14 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Wood
Author: William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837), Genre: Travel
Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries [William Fordyce Mavor]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 19
Record ID 271448
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hindooh Royal
Borrowed: 1823/12/4 (Thursday).
Alexander Wood
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Elizabeth Hamilton (Female, born c.1756, died 1816)
Genre: Fiction
Letters of a Hindoo Rajah
Confidence level: Certain
Elizabeth Hamilton (Female, born c.1756, died 1816)
Genre: Fiction
Translation of the letters of a Hindoo rajah : written previous to, and during the period of his residence in England ; to which is prefixed, a preliminary dissertation on the history, religion, and manners, of the Hindoos
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1811. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 5 times in 4 borrowing records
Elizabeth Hamilton (Female, born c.1756, died 1816)
Genre: Fiction
Translation of the Letters of a Hindoo Rajah
Borrowed: 1823/12/4 (Thursday).
Borrower: Alexander Wood
Author: Elizabeth Hamilton (Female, born c.1756, died 1816), Genre: Fiction
Record ID 271469
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Kerr's Voyages v. 5, 6
Borrowed: 1824/5/4 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Wood
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Robert Kerr (Male, born 1755, died 1813)
Genre: Travel
Kerr's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6
Confidence level: Very likely
Robert Kerr (Male, born 1755, died 1813)
Genre: Travel
A general history and collection of voyages and travels, arranged in systematic order: forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1811. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 18v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 116 times in 63 borrowing records
Robert Kerr (Male, born 1755, died 1813)
Genre: Travel
General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels [Kerr]
Borrowed: 1824/5/4 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Alexander Wood
Author: Robert Kerr (Male, born 1755, died 1813), Genre: Travel
General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels [Kerr]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6
Record ID 271463
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Kerr's Voyages v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/3/25 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Wood
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Robert Kerr (Male, born 1755, died 1813)
Genre: Travel
Kerr's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Robert Kerr (Male, born 1755, died 1813)
Genre: Travel
A general history and collection of voyages and travels, arranged in systematic order: forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1811. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 18v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 116 times in 63 borrowing records
Robert Kerr (Male, born 1755, died 1813)
Genre: Travel
General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels [Kerr]
Borrowed: 1824/3/25 (Thursday).
Borrower: Alexander Wood
Author: Robert Kerr (Male, born 1755, died 1813), Genre: Travel
General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels [Kerr]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 271457
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Humboldt's Narrative
Borrowed: 1824/1/29 (Thursday).
Alexander Wood
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Alexander von Humboldt (Male, born 1769, died 1859)
Genre: Travel
Humboldt's Personal Narrative
Confidence level: Certain
Alexander von Humboldt (Male, born 1769, died 1859)
Genre: Travel
Personal narrative of travels to the equinoctial regions of the new continent during the years 1799-1804
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1814. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 7v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 6 times in 4 borrowing records
Alexander von Humboldt (Male, born 1769, died 1859)
Genre: Travel
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent during the Years 1799-1804
Borrowed: 1824/1/29 (Thursday).
Borrower: Alexander Wood
Author: Alexander von Humboldt (Male, born 1769, died 1859), Genre: Travel
Record ID 271442
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Orlando v 2
Borrowed: 1823/10. Returned: yes.
Alexander Wood
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Lodovico Ariosto (Male, born 1474, died 1533)
Genre: Poetry
Orlando Furioso
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
Lodovico Ariosto (Male, born 1474, died 1533)
Genre: Poetry
Orlando furioso: translated from the Italian of Ludovico Ariosto; with notes: by John Hoole. In five volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 8vo.
Translators: John Hoole
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 92 times in 78 borrowing records
ESTC: T133398
Lodovico Ariosto (Male, born 1474, died 1533)
Genre: Poetry
Orlando Furioso
Borrowed: 1823/10.
Borrower: Alexander Wood
Author: Lodovico Ariosto (Male, born 1474, died 1533), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 271445
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cottles Alfred
Borrowed: 1823/11/5 (Wednesday).
Alexander Wood
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Joseph Cottle (Male, born 1770, died 1853)
Genre: Poetry
Cottle's Alfred
Confidence level: Certain
Joseph Cottle (Male, born 1770, died 1853)
Genre: Poetry
Alfred, an epic poem, in twenty-four books. By Joseph Cottle.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1800. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 7
ESTC: N2184
Joseph Cottle (Male, born 1770, died 1853)
Genre: Poetry
Alfred, an Epic Poem
Borrowed: 1823/11/5 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Alexander Wood
Author: Joseph Cottle (Male, born 1770, died 1853), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 271478
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Kerr's Voyages v. 7, 8, 9, 12
Borrowed: 1824/6/5 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Wood
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Robert Kerr (Male, born 1755, died 1813)
Genre: Travel
Kerr's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 12
Confidence level: Very likely
Robert Kerr (Male, born 1755, died 1813)
Genre: Travel
A general history and collection of voyages and travels, arranged in systematic order: forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1811. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 18v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 116 times in 63 borrowing records
Robert Kerr (Male, born 1755, died 1813)
Genre: Travel
General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels [Kerr]
Borrowed: 1824/6/5 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Wood
Author: Robert Kerr (Male, born 1755, died 1813), Genre: Travel
General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels [Kerr]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 12
Record ID 271451
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Damberger Africa
Borrowed: 1823/12/16 (Tuesday).
Alexander Wood
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Christian Frederick Damberger (Male)
Genre: Travel
Damberger's Africa
Confidence level: Certain
Christian Frederick Damberger (Male)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the interior of Africa, from the Cape of Good Hope to Morocco, from the years 1781 to 1797; through Caffraria ... likewise across the great desert of Sahara, and the northern parts of Barbary
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1801. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 15
Christian Frederick Damberger (Male)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the Interior of Africa [Damberger]
Borrowed: 1823/12/16 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Alexander Wood
Author: Christian Frederick Damberger (Male), Genre: Travel
Record ID 271472
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Popular Tales v. 2
Borrowed: 1824/5/25 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Wood
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
Popular Tales
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
Popular tales ... Third edition.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1807. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 284 times in 179 borrowing records
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
Popular Tales [Maria Edgeworth]
Borrowed: 1824/5/25 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Alexander Wood
Author: Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849), Genre: Fiction
Popular Tales [Maria Edgeworth]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 271466
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Kerr's Voyages v. 3, 4
Borrowed: 1824/4/12 (Monday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Wood
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Robert Kerr (Male, born 1755, died 1813)
Genre: Travel
Kerr's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Very likely
Robert Kerr (Male, born 1755, died 1813)
Genre: Travel
A general history and collection of voyages and travels, arranged in systematic order: forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1811. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 18v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 116 times in 63 borrowing records
Robert Kerr (Male, born 1755, died 1813)
Genre: Travel
General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels [Kerr]
Borrowed: 1824/4/12 (Monday).
Borrower: Alexander Wood
Author: Robert Kerr (Male, born 1755, died 1813), Genre: Travel
General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels [Kerr]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 271454
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hindoo Royals
Borrowed: 1824/1/15 (Thursday).
Alexander Wood
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Elizabeth Hamilton (Female, born c.1756, died 1816)
Genre: Fiction
Letters of a Hindoo Rajah
Confidence level: Certain
Elizabeth Hamilton (Female, born c.1756, died 1816)
Genre: Fiction
Translation of the letters of a Hindoo rajah : written previous to, and during the period of his residence in England ; to which is prefixed, a preliminary dissertation on the history, religion, and manners, of the Hindoos
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1811. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 5 times in 4 borrowing records
Elizabeth Hamilton (Female, born c.1756, died 1816)
Genre: Fiction
Translation of the Letters of a Hindoo Rajah
Borrowed: 1824/1/15 (Thursday).
Borrower: Alexander Wood
Author: Elizabeth Hamilton (Female, born c.1756, died 1816), Genre: Fiction
Record ID 271460
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Kerr's Voyages v. 9, 10
Borrowed: 1824/2/6 (Friday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Wood
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Robert Kerr (Male, born 1755, died 1813)
Genre: Travel
Kerr's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9, Volume 10
Confidence level: Very likely
Robert Kerr (Male, born 1755, died 1813)
Genre: Travel
A general history and collection of voyages and travels, arranged in systematic order: forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1811. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 18v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 116 times in 63 borrowing records
Robert Kerr (Male, born 1755, died 1813)
Genre: Travel
General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels [Kerr]
Borrowed: 1824/2/6 (Friday).
Borrower: Alexander Wood
Author: Robert Kerr (Male, born 1755, died 1813), Genre: Travel
General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels [Kerr]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9, Volume 10
Record ID 271475
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Comic Drama
Borrowed: 1824/5/25 (Tuesday).
Alexander Wood
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Drama
Comic Drama
Confidence level: Certain
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Drama
Comic Dramas, in three acts.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1817. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 26
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Drama
Comic Dramas, in Three Acts
Borrowed: 1824/5/25 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Alexander Wood
Author: Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849), Genre: Drama