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Record ID 223814
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 155
Plutarch v. 4
Borrowed: 1782/5/11 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Borrowed: 1782/5/11 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Young
Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Record ID 223832
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 155
Guthrie's Scotland v. 1
Borrowed: 1782/2/22 (Friday). Returned: yes.
William Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770)
Genre: History
Guthrie's History of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770)
Genre: History
A General History of Scotland, from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time. By William Guthrie, Esq.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767-1768. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 10 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 513 times in 303 borrowing records
ESTC: T146458
William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770)
Genre: History
General History of Scotland [William Guthrie]
Borrowed: 1782/2/22 (Friday).
Borrower: William Young
Author: William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770), Genre: History
General History of Scotland [William Guthrie]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 223817
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 155
Ward's Nat Hist v. 1
Borrowed: 1782/5/25 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Samuel Ward (Male, died 1790)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Ward's Natural History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Samuel Ward (Male, died 1790)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A modern system of natural history. Containing accurate descriptions, and faithful histories, of animals, vegetables, and minerals. Together with Their Properties, and various Uses in Medicine, Mechanics, Manufactures, &c. Illustrated With a great Variety of Copper-Plates, accurately drawn from Nature, and beautifully engraved. By the Rev. Samuel Ward, Vicar of Cotterstock, cum Glapthorne, Northamptonshire; and others.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 238 times in 234 borrowing records
ESTC: T111259
Samuel Ward (Male, died 1790)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Modern System of Natural History
Borrowed: 1782/5/25 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Young
Author: Samuel Ward (Male, died 1790), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Modern System of Natural History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 223829
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 155
Plutarch v. 5
Borrowed: 1782/2/8 (Friday). Returned: yes.
William Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Borrowed: 1782/2/8 (Friday).
Borrower: William Young
Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Record ID 223811
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 155
World Displayed v. 3
Borrowed: 1782/4/27 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
World Displayed
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
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 223826
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 155
World Displayed v. 17
Borrowed: 1782/7/20 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
World Displayed
Volumes borrowed: Volume 17
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 223808
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 155
World Displayed v. 5
Borrowed: 1782/3/23 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
World Displayed
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
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 223838
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 155
Plutarch's Lives v. 1
Borrowed: 1782/4/26 (Friday). Returned: yes.
William Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch's Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch’s lives, translated from the original Greek, with notes critical and historical, and a new life of Plutarch.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Langhorne, John; Langhorne, William
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 333 times in 303 borrowing records
ESTC: N20526
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Lives [Plutarch]
Borrowed: 1782/4/26 (Friday).
Borrower: William Young
Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 223823
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 155
Voyages v. 6
Borrowed: 1782/6/22 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Record ID 223835
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 155
Guthrie's Scotland v. 2
Borrowed: 1782/3/8 (Friday). Returned: yes.
William Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770)
Genre: History
Guthrie's History of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770)
Genre: History
A General History of Scotland, from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time. By William Guthrie, Esq.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767-1768. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 10 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 513 times in 303 borrowing records
ESTC: T146458
William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770)
Genre: History
General History of Scotland [William Guthrie]
Borrowed: 1782/3/8 (Friday).
Borrower: William Young
Author: William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770), Genre: History
General History of Scotland [William Guthrie]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 223820
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 155
Rae's Travels v. 1
Borrowed: 1782/6/8 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Ray (Male, born 1627, died 1705)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Rae's Travels
Shelfmark: 451.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
John Ray (Male, born 1627, died 1705)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
A collection of curious travels and voyages. In two parts. Part I. Containing Dr Leonhart Rauwolf’s journey into the eastern countries. Viz. Syria, Palestine, or the Holyland, Armenia, Mesopotamia, Assyria, Chaldea, &c. Translated. from the Original High Dutch, by Nicholas Staphorst. Part II. Containing travels into Greece, Asia minor, Egypt, Arabia felix, Petraea, Ethiopia, the Red Sea, &c. Collected from the Observations of Mons. Belon, Mr Vernon, Dr Spon, Dr Smith, Dr Huntington, Mr Greaves, Alpinus Vestingius, Thevenot’s Collections, and others. To which are added, three catalogues of such trees, Shrubs, and Herbs, as grow in the Levant. By J. Ray, F.R.S.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1738. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 63
ESTC: T93655
John Ray (Male, born 1627, died 1705)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Collection of Curious Travels and Voyages
Borrowed: 1782/6/8 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Young
Author: John Ray (Male, born 1627, died 1705), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Collection of Curious Travels and Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 243677
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 230
Account of European Settlements
Borrowed: 1801/10/31 (Saturday).
William Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Edmund Burke (Male, born 1729, died 1797), William Burke (Male, born 1730, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Account of European Settlements
Confidence level: Likely
Edmund Burke (Male, born 1729, died 1797), William Burke (Male, born 1730, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
An account of the European settlements in America. In six parts. I. A short history of the discovery of that part of the world. II. The manner and customs of the original Inhabitants. III. Of the Spanish settlements. IV. Of the Portuguese. V. Of the French, Dutch, and Danish. VI. Of the English. Each part contains an accurate descritpion of the settlements in it, their extent, climate, productions, trade, genius and disposition of their inhabitants: the interests of the several powers of Europe with respect to those settlements; and their political and commercial views with regard to each other. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T6285
Edmund Burke (Male, born 1729, died 1797), William Burke (Male, born 1730, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Account of the European Settlements in America
Borrowed: 1801/10/31 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Young
Author: Edmund Burke (Male, born 1729, died 1797), William Burke (Male, born 1730, died 1798), Genre: Travel
Record ID 243689
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 230
Knights of Malta
Borrowed: 1801/12/26 (Saturday).
William Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Abbé René Aubert de Vertot (Male, born 1655, died 1735)
Genre: History
Knights of Malta
Confidence level: Certain
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: 1801/12/26 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Young
Author: Abbé René Aubert de Vertot (Male, born 1655, died 1735), Genre: History
Record ID 243686
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 230
Bolingbroke's Letters v. 1
Borrowed: 1801/12/12 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Bolingbroke's Letters
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres
A defence of the late Lord Bollingbroke’s [sic] Letters on the study and use of history. By M. Voltaire. Translated from the French.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1753. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 8 times in 7 borrowing records
ESTC: T148169
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Defence of the Late Lord Bollingbroke’s [sic] Letters on the Study and Use of History [Voltaire]
Borrowed: 1801/12/12 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Young
Author: Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778), Genre: Belles Lettres
Defence of the Late Lord Bollingbroke’s [sic] Letters on the Study and Use of History [Voltaire]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 243695
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 230
Knights of Malta v. 3
Borrowed: 1802/1. Returned: yes.
William Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Abbé René Aubert de Vertot (Male, born 1655, died 1735)
Genre: History
Knights of Malta
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
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: 1802/1.
Borrower: William Young
Author: Abbé René Aubert de Vertot (Male, born 1655, died 1735), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 243698
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 230
Knights of Malta v. 4
Borrowed: 1802/2/6 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Abbé René Aubert de Vertot (Male, born 1655, died 1735)
Genre: History
Knights of Malta
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
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: 1802/2/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Young
Author: Abbé René Aubert de Vertot (Male, born 1655, died 1735), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Record ID 243701
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 230
Connoisseur v. 1
Borrowed: 1802/2/20 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
George Colman (Male, born 1732, died 1794), Bonnell Thornton (Male, born 1724, died 1768)
Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: Periodicals
Connoisseur
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
George Colman (Male, born 1732, died 1794), Bonnell Thornton (Male, born 1724, died 1768)
Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: Periodicals
The connoisseur. By Mr. Town, critic and censor-general. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1761. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 19 times in 17 borrowing records
ESTC: T144201
George Colman (Male, born 1732, died 1794), Bonnell Thornton (Male, born 1724, died 1768)
Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: Periodicals
Connoisseur. By Mr Town, Critic and Censor-General
Borrowed: 1802/2/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Young
Author: George Colman (Male, born 1732, died 1794), Bonnell Thornton (Male, born 1724, died 1768), Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: Periodicals
Connoisseur. By Mr Town, Critic and Censor-General
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 243710
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 230
Martial Achievements
Borrowed: 1802/3/20 (Saturday).
William Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
Abercromby's Martial Achievements
Confidence level: Certain
Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
The martial atchievements [sic] of the Scots nation: ... By Patrick Abercromby, ... In four volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 257 times in 200 borrowing records
ESTC: N34973
Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
Martial Atchievements of the Scots Nation
Borrowed: 1802/3/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Young
Author: Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716), Genre: Lives
Record ID 243704
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 230
Sparman's Travels v. 1
Borrowed: 1802/3/6 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Sparman's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic polar circle, and round the world: but chiefly into the country of the Hottentots and Caffres, from the year 1772, to 1776.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Forster, Georg.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 105 times in 92 borrowing records
ESTC: T150219
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Borrowed: 1802/3/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Young
Author: Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820), Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 243707
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 230
Lives of Admirals v. 2
Borrowed: 1802/3/20 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Campbell's Lives of the British Admirals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Lives of the admirals, and other eminent British seamen. Containing their personal histories, and a detail of all their public services. Including a new and accurate naval history from the earliest account of time; and, clearly proving by a continued series of facts, our uninterrupted claim to, and enjoyment of the dominion of our seas. Interspersed with many curious passages relating to our discoveries, plantations, and commerce. The whole supported throughout by proper authorities. By John Campbell, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1742-1744. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 352 times in 329 borrowing records
ESTC: T90051
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Lives of the Admirals and Other Eminent British Seamen
Borrowed: 1802/3/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Young
Author: John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775), Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Lives of the Admirals and Other Eminent British Seamen
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 243680
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 230
Collection of Voyages
Borrowed: 1801/11/14 (Saturday).
William Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Collection of Voyages
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
Record ID 243683
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 230
History of Settlements in the West Indies
Borrowed: 1801/11/29 (Sunday).
William Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Abbé Guillaume-Thomas-François Raynal (Male, born 1713, died 1796)
Genre: History
Raynal's History of the Indies
Confidence level: Certain
Abbé Guillaume-Thomas-François Raynal (Male, born 1713, died 1796)
Genre: History
A philosophical and political history of the settlements and trade of the Europeans in the East and West Indies.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 12mo.
Translators: J. Justamond
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 19 borrowing records
ESTC: T171019
Abbé Guillaume-Thomas-François Raynal (Male, born 1713, died 1796)
Genre: History
Philosophical and Political History of the Settlements and Trade of the Europeans in the East and West Indies
Borrowed: 1801/11/29 (Sunday).
Borrower: William Young
Author: Abbé Guillaume-Thomas-François Raynal (Male, born 1713, died 1796), Genre: History
Record ID 243692
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 230
Knights of Malta v. 2
Borrowed: 1802/1/9 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Abbé René Aubert de Vertot (Male, born 1655, died 1735)
Genre: History
Knights of Malta
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
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: 1802/1/9 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Young
Author: Abbé René Aubert de Vertot (Male, born 1655, died 1735), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 255347
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 414
Sparman's Voyages v. 1
Borrowed: 1807/1/24 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Sparman's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic polar circle, and round the world: but chiefly into the country of the Hottentots and Caffres, from the year 1772, to 1776.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Forster, Georg.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 105 times in 92 borrowing records
ESTC: T150219
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Borrowed: 1807/1/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Young
Author: Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820), Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 255341
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 414
Swinburne's Travels Spain v. 1
Borrowed: 1806/11/22 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Henry Swinburne (Male, born 1743, died 1803)
Genre: Travel
Swinburne's Spain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Swinburne (Male, born 1743, died 1803)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Spain, in the years 1775 and 1776. In which several monuments of Roman and Moorish architecture are illustrated by accurate drawings taken on the spot. By Henry Swinburne, Esq. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 118 times in 113 borrowing records
ESTC: T88895
Henry Swinburne (Male, born 1743, died 1803)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Spain, in the Years 1775 and 1776
Borrowed: 1806/11/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Young
Author: Henry Swinburne (Male, born 1743, died 1803), Genre: Travel
Travels through Spain, in the Years 1775 and 1776
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 255344
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 414
Bingley's Animal Biography v. 2
Borrowed: 1806/12/20 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Bingley (Male, born 1774, died 1823)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Bingley's Animal Biography
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William Bingley (Male, born 1774, died 1823)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Animal biography, or, Authentic anecdotes of the lives, manners, and economy, of the animal creation : arranged according to the system of Linnæus : in three volumes
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1804. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 97 times in 90 borrowing records
William Bingley (Male, born 1774, died 1823)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Animal Biography; or, Authentic Anecdotes of the Lives, Manners and Economy, of the Animal Creation
Borrowed: 1806/12/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Young
Author: William Bingley (Male, born 1774, died 1823), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Animal Biography; or, Authentic Anecdotes of the Lives, Manners and Economy, of the Animal Creation
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 255350
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 414
Pallas Travels
Borrowed: 1807/2/7 (Saturday).
William Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Pallases' Travels
Confidence level: Certain
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Travels through the southern provinces of the Russian Empire, in the years 1793 and 1794
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1802. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 63 times in 54 borrowing records
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Travels through the Southern Provinces of the Russian Empire in the Years 1793 and 1794
Borrowed: 1807/2/7 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Young
Author: Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811), Genre: Travel
Travels through the Southern Provinces of the Russian Empire in the Years 1793 and 1794
Record ID 255353
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 414
Wilson's Voyages
Borrowed: 1807/2/21 (Saturday).
William Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Travel
Wilson's Voyages
Confidence level: Likely
George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Travel
An account of the Pelew Islands, situated in the western part of the Pacific Ocean. Composed from the journals and communications of Captain Henry Wilson, and some of his officers, Who, In August 1783, Were There Shipwrecked, In The Antelope, A Packet Belonging To The Honourable East India Company, by George Keate, Esq. F. R. S. and S. A.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 49
ESTC: T122142
George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Travel
Account of the Pelew Islands
Borrowed: 1807/2/21 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Young
Author: George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797), Genre: Travel