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Record ID 232922
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 34
World Displayed v. 8
Borrowed: 1791/12/24 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
James Keir
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 232916
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 34
Buffon v. 4
Borrowed: 1791/11/26 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
James Keir
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: 1791/11/26 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Keir
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 232919
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 34
Rollin's Ancient History v. 5
Borrowed: 1791/12/10 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
James Keir
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 5
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: 1791/12/10 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Keir
Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Record ID 232913
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 34
Knox's Essays v. 2
Borrowed: 1791/10/29 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
James Keir
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Vicesimus Knox (Male, born 1752, died 1821)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Knox's Essays
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Vicesimus Knox (Male, born 1752, died 1821)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays moral and literary. By Vicesimus Knox, M. A. Late Fellow of St. John’s College, Oxford. In three volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 42 times in 35 borrowing records
ESTC: T92820
Vicesimus Knox (Male, born 1752, died 1821)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays Moral and Literary
Borrowed: 1791/10/29 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Keir
Author: Vicesimus Knox (Male, born 1752, died 1821), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 232925
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 34
Plutarch v. 8
Borrowed: 1792/1/7 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
James Keir
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8
Borrowed: 1792/1/7 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Keir
Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8