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Record ID 232094
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 23
Rollin's Rom Hist v. 6
Borrowed: 1788/12/13 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
James Tait
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Rollin's Roman History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Confidence level: Certain
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
The Roman History from the Foundation of Rome to the Battle of Actium: that is, To the end of the Commonwealth. By Mr. Rollin, late Principal of the University of Paris, Professor of Eloquence in the Royal College, and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Inscriptions and Belles Lettres. Translated from the French.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1739-1750. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1241 times in 806 borrowing records
ESTC: N48133
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Roman History from the Foundation of Rome to the Battle of Actium [Charles Rollin]
Borrowed: 1788/12/13 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Tait
Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: History
Roman History from the Foundation of Rome to the Battle of Actium [Charles Rollin]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Record ID 232100
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 23
Goldsmith Nat Hist v. 3
Borrowed: 1789/1/24 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
James Tait
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Goldsmith's Natural History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Speculative
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
An history of the earth, and animated nature: by Oliver Goldsmith. In eight volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 705 times in 454 borrowing records
ESTC: T146096
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
History of the Earth, and Animated Nature
Borrowed: 1789/1/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Tait
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Natural Philosophy
History of the Earth, and Animated Nature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 232097
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 23
Buffon v. 6
Borrowed: 1789/1/10 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
James Tait
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 6
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: 1789/1/10 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Tait
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 6
Record ID 232091
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 23
Rollin's Rom Hist v. 5
Borrowed: 1788/11/29 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
James Tait
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Rollin's Roman History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Confidence level: Certain
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
The Roman History from the Foundation of Rome to the Battle of Actium: that is, To the end of the Commonwealth. By Mr. Rollin, late Principal of the University of Paris, Professor of Eloquence in the Royal College, and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Inscriptions and Belles Lettres. Translated from the French.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1739-1750. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1241 times in 806 borrowing records
ESTC: N48133
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Roman History from the Foundation of Rome to the Battle of Actium [Charles Rollin]
Borrowed: 1788/11/29 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Tait
Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: History
Roman History from the Foundation of Rome to the Battle of Actium [Charles Rollin]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Record ID 257147
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 445
Anson's Voyages v. 7
Borrowed: 1808/10/22 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
James Tait
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
George Anson Baron Anson (Male, born 1697, died 1762)
Genre: Travel
Anson's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7
Confidence level: Speculative
George Anson Baron Anson (Male, born 1697, died 1762)
Genre: Travel
A voyage round the world, in the years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV. By George Anson, Esq; Commander in Chief of a Squadron of His Majesty’s Ships, sent upon an Expedition to the South-Seas. Compiled from papers and other materials of the Right Honourable George Lord Anson, and published under his direction. By Richard Walter, M. A. Chaplain of his Majesty’s Ship the Centurion, in that Expedition. The Third Edition. With Charts of the Southern Part of South America, of Part of the Pacific Ocean, and of the Track of the Centurion round the World.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1748. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 62 times in 51 borrowing records
ESTC: T89477
George Anson Baron Anson (Male, born 1697, died 1762)
Genre: Travel
Voyage Round the World, in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV
Borrowed: 1808/10/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Tait
Author: George Anson Baron Anson (Male, born 1697, died 1762), Genre: Travel
Voyage Round the World, in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7
Record ID 257165
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 445
Tasso v. 1
Borrowed: 1809/2/25 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
James Tait
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Torquato Tasso (Male, born 1544, died 1595)
Genre: Poetry
Tasso
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Torquato Tasso (Male, born 1544, died 1595)
Genre: Poetry
Jerusalem delivered; an heroic poem: translated from the Italian of Torquato Tasso, by John Hoole.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Hoole, John, 1727-1803
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 30 times in 24 borrowing records
ESTC: N6701
Torquato Tasso (Male, born 1544, died 1595)
Genre: Poetry
Jerusalem Delivered
Borrowed: 1809/2/25 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Tait
Author: Torquato Tasso (Male, born 1544, died 1595), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 257168
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 445
Nature Displayed v. 5
Borrowed: 1809/4/8 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
James Tait
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Nature Displayed
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Confidence level: Speculative
Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Spectacle de la nature: or, nature display’d. Being discourses on such particulars of natural history as were thought most proper to excite the curiosity, and form the minds of youth. Illustrated with copper plates. Translated from the original French.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1733. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 117 times in 115 borrowing records
ESTC: T131954
Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Spectacle de la Nature: or, Nature Display’d
Borrowed: 1809/4/8 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Tait
Author: Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761), Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Spectacle de la Nature: or, Nature Display’d
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Record ID 257159
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 445
Townsend's Travels v. 2
Borrowed: 1809/2/4 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
James Tait
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Joseph Townsend (Male, born 1739, died 1816)
Genre: Travel
Townsend's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Joseph Townsend (Male, born 1739, died 1816)
Genre: Travel
A journey through Spain in the years 1786 and 1787; with particular attention to the agriculture, manufactures, commerce, population, taxes, and revenue of that country; and remarks in passing through a part of France. By Joseph Townsend, A. M. Rector of Pewsey, Wilts; and late of Clare-Hall, Cambridge. In three volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1792. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 81 times in 75 borrowing records
ESTC: T73275
Joseph Townsend (Male, born 1739, died 1816)
Genre: Travel
Journey through Spain in the Years 1786 and 1787
Borrowed: 1809/2/4 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Tait
Author: Joseph Townsend (Male, born 1739, died 1816), Genre: Travel
Journey through Spain in the Years 1786 and 1787
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 257171
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 445
Nature Displayed v. 1
Borrowed: 1809/5/20 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
James Tait
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Nature Displayed
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Spectacle de la nature: or, nature display’d. Being discourses on such particulars of natural history as were thought most proper to excite the curiosity, and form the minds of youth. Illustrated with copper plates. Translated from the original French.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1733. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 117 times in 115 borrowing records
ESTC: T131954
Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Spectacle de la Nature: or, Nature Display’d
Borrowed: 1809/5/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Tait
Author: Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761), Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Spectacle de la Nature: or, Nature Display’d
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 257162
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 445
Plutarch v. 4
Borrowed: 1809/2/18 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
James Tait
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: 1809/2/18 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Tait
Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Record ID 257174
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 445
Johnson's Tour
Borrowed: 1809/6.
James Tait
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Record ID 257156
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 445
Orlando Furioso v. 1
Borrowed: 1809/1/7 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
James Tait
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Lodovico Ariosto (Male, born 1474, died 1533)
Genre: Poetry
Orlando Furioso
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
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: 1809/1/7 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Tait
Author: Lodovico Ariosto (Male, born 1474, died 1533), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 257153
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 445
Cook's Voyages v. 5
Borrowed: 1808/12/10 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
James Tait
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A new, authentic, and complete collection of voyages round the world, undertaken and performed by royal authority. Containing an authentic, ... history of Captain Cook’s first, second, third and last voyages, ... To which will be added, genuine narratives of other voyage ... It is proper to observe, that some other editions of these works ... would cost a purchaser ... upwards of twenty guineas; ... but the present edition, by being published in only eighty six-penny numbers, ... enables every person, ... to become familiary [sic] acquainted with those ... voyages ... Now publishing under the immediate direction of George William Anderson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784-1786. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 536 times in 506 borrowing records
ESTC: T134074
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Borrowed: 1808/12/10 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Tait
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Record ID 257177
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 445
Beloes Herodotus v. 1 & 2
Borrowed: 1809/7/8 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
James Tait
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Herodotus (Male, born c.BCE484, died BCE428)
Genre: History
Beloe's Herodotus
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Herodotus (Male, born c.BCE484, died BCE428)
Genre: History
The history of Herodotus, translated from the Greek. With notes. By ... William Beloe.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1791. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Translators: Beloe, William
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 20 times in 13 borrowing records
ESTC: T146951
Herodotus (Male, born c.BCE484, died BCE428)
Genre: History
Histories [Herodotus]
Borrowed: 1809/7/8 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Tait
Author: Herodotus (Male, born c.BCE484, died BCE428), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 257150
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 445
Rollin's Ancient History v. 2
Borrowed: 1808/11/26 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
James Tait
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Rollin's Ancient History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
The ancient history of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians. By Mr. Rollin, ... Translated from the French. In seven volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 7v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 871 times in 851 borrowing records
ESTC: T127048
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians
Borrowed: 1808/11/26 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Tait
Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2