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Record ID 233837
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 48
Rollin's Ancient History v. 7
Borrowed: 1793/1/5 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Duncan
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 7
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: 1793/1/5 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Duncan
Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7
Record ID 233819
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 48
World Displayed v. 10
Borrowed: 1792/2/4 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Duncan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
World Displayed
Volumes borrowed: Volume 10
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 233822
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 48
World Displayed v. 11
Borrowed: 1792/2/18 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Duncan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
World Displayed
Volumes borrowed: Volume 11
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 233825
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 48
World Displayed v. 5
Borrowed: 1792/3/31 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Duncan
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 233831
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 48
Rollin's Ancient History v. 1
Borrowed: 1792/11. Returned: yes.
Alexander Duncan
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 1
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: 1792/11.
Borrower: Alexander Duncan
Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 233816
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 48
Ward's Natural History v. 10
Borrowed: 1792/1/21 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Duncan
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 10
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: 1792/1/21 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Duncan
Author: Samuel Ward (Male, died 1790), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Modern System of Natural History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 10
Record ID 233813
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 48
World Displayed v. 7
Borrowed: 1791/12/10 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Duncan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
World Displayed
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7
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 233807
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 48
Addison's Works v. 1
Borrowed: 1791/10/29 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Duncan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Addison's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
The miscellaneous works, in verse and prose, of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Esq; In Three Volumes. With some account of the life and writings of the author. By Mr. Tickell.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1766.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 24 times in 21 borrowing records
ESTC: T89173
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Miscellaneous Works in Verse and Prose
Borrowed: 1791/10/29 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Duncan
Author: Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Miscellaneous Works in Verse and Prose
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 233834
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 48
Rollin's Ancient History v. 6
Borrowed: 1792/12/15 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Duncan
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 6
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: 1792/12/15 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Duncan
Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Record ID 233828
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 48
World Displayed v. 10
Borrowed: 1792/5/10 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Duncan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
World Displayed
Volumes borrowed: Volume 10
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 233810
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 48
World Displayed v. 14
Borrowed: 1791/11/26 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Duncan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
World Displayed
Volumes borrowed: Volume 14
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
Borrowed: 1791/11/26 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Duncan
Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 14
Record ID 238994
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 140
Hooke's Roman History v. 1
Borrowed: 1791/12/10 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Duncan
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: 1791/12/10 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Duncan
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 239003
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 140
World Displayed v. 11
Borrowed: 1792/1/21 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Duncan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
World Displayed
Volumes borrowed: Volume 11
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 238991
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 140
Knox's Voyages v. 7
Borrowed: 1791/11/26 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Duncan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Knox's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A new collection of voyages, discoveries and travels: containing whatever is worthy of notice, in Europe, Asia, Africa and America: In Respect to The Situation and Extent of Empires, Kingdoms, and Provinces; their Climates, Soil, Produce, &c.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 381 times in 369 borrowing records
ESTC: T113577
Genre: Travel
New Collection of Voyages, Discoveries and Travels
Borrowed: 1791/11/26 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Duncan
Genre: Travel
New Collection of Voyages, Discoveries and Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7
Record ID 239027
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 140
History of the World v. 5
Borrowed: 1792/7/7 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Duncan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: History
History of the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Record ID 239021
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 140
History of the World v. 3
Borrowed: 1792/5/12 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Duncan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: History
History of the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 239024
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 140
History of the World v. 4
Borrowed: 1792/5/26 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Duncan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: History
History of the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Record ID 239000
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 140
Rolin's Roman History v. 6
Borrowed: 1792/1/7 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Duncan
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: 1792/1/7 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Duncan
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 238997
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 140
Ferguson's Roman History v. 2
Borrowed: 1791/12/24 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Duncan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: History
Ferguson's Roman History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: History
The history of the progress and termination of the Roman republic.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 195 times in 120 borrowing records
ESTC: T77047
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: History
History of the Progress and Termination of the Roman Republic
Borrowed: 1791/12/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Duncan
Author: Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816), Genre: History
History of the Progress and Termination of the Roman Republic
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 238988
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 140
Buffon v. 7
Borrowed: 1791/10/29 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Duncan
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 7
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: 1791/10/29 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Duncan
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 7
Record ID 239018
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 140
History of the World v. 2
Borrowed: 1792/4/21 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Duncan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: History
History of the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 239012
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 140
Savary's Egypt v. 1
Borrowed: 1792/3/17 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Duncan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Claude Étienne Savary (Male, born 1750, died 1788)
Genre: Travel
Savary's Egypt
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Claude Étienne Savary (Male, born 1750, died 1788)
Genre: Travel
Letters on Egypt, with a parallel between the manners of its ancient and modern inhabitants, the present State, the Commerce, the Agriculture, and Government of that Country; and an account of the descent of St. Lewis at Damietta: extracted from Joinville, and Arabian authors. Illustrated with maps. By Mr. Savary, Author of the Life of Mahomet, and Translator of the Coran. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1786. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 150 times in 105 borrowing records
ESTC: N2790
Claude Étienne Savary (Male, born 1750, died 1788)
Genre: Travel
Letters on Egypt [Claude Étienne Savary]
Borrowed: 1792/3/17 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Duncan
Author: Claude Étienne Savary (Male, born 1750, died 1788), Genre: Travel
Letters on Egypt [Claude Étienne Savary]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 238985
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 140
Annual Register v. 2
Borrowed: 1791/10/15 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Duncan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Periodicals
Annual Register
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The annual register, or a view of the history, politics, and literature, for the year 1779.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 48 times in 47 borrowing records
ESTC: T212941
Genre: Periodicals
Annual Register, or A View of the History, Politics, and Literature
Borrowed: 1791/10/15 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Duncan
Genre: Periodicals
Annual Register, or A View of the History, Politics, and Literature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 239030
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 140
History of the World v. 6
Borrowed: 1792/7/21 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Duncan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: History
History of the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Record ID 239006
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 140
Plutarch v. 1
Borrowed: 1792/2/4 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Duncan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Borrowed: 1792/2/4 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Duncan
Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 239009
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 140
Plutarch v. 4
Borrowed: 1792/3/2 (Friday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Duncan
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: 1792/3/2 (Friday).
Borrower: Alexander Duncan
Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Record ID 239015
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 140
Universal History v. 3
Borrowed: 1792/3/31 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Duncan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: History
Universal History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: History
An Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time. Compiled from Original Authors; and Illustrated with Maps, Cuts, Notes, &c. With a general Index to the Whole.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747-1754. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1453 times in 850 borrowing records
ESTC: T150199
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Borrowed: 1792/3/31 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Duncan
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 245291
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 251
Cook's Voyages v. 3
Borrowed: 1798/10/13 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Duncan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
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: 1798/10/13 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Duncan
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 245312
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 251
Plutarch's Lives v. 4
Borrowed: 1799/3/2 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Duncan
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 4
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: 1799/3/2 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Duncan
Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Record ID 245309
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 251
Plutarch's Lives v. 3
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Duncan
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 3
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: 1799/2/16 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Duncan
Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 245294
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 251
World Displayed v. 1
Borrowed: 1798/10/27 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Duncan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
World Displayed
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
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 245300
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 251
Ramsay's Cyrus
Borrowed: 1798/12/17 (Monday).
Alexander Duncan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Chevalier Andrew Michael Ramsay (Male, born 1686, died 1743)
Genre: Fiction
Ramsay's Cyrus
Confidence level: Certain
Chevalier Andrew Michael Ramsay (Male, born 1686, died 1743)
Genre: Fiction
The travels of Cyrus. To which is annexed, a discourse upon the theology and mythology of the pagans. By the Chevalier Ramsay.
Language: English . Published: London | Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 9
ESTC: T176324
Chevalier Andrew Michael Ramsay (Male, born 1686, died 1743)
Genre: Fiction
Travels of Cyrus
Borrowed: 1798/12/17 (Monday).
Borrower: Alexander Duncan
Author: Chevalier Andrew Michael Ramsay (Male, born 1686, died 1743), Genre: Fiction
Record ID 245303
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 251
Goldsmith's Roman History v. 1
Borrowed: 1798/12/16 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Duncan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Education, Genre: History
Goldsmith's Roman History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Education, Genre: History
Dr. Goldsmith’s Roman history abridged by himself for the use of schools.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 258 times in 246 borrowing records
ESTC: T146057
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Education, Genre: History
Dr Goldsmith’s Roman History abridged by Himself for the Use of Schools
Borrowed: 1798/12/16 (Sunday).
Borrower: Alexander Duncan
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Education, Genre: History
Dr Goldsmith’s Roman History abridged by Himself for the Use of Schools
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 245297
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 251
World Displayed v. 4
Borrowed: 1798/11/17 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Duncan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
World Displayed
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
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 245306
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 251
Plutarch's Lives v. 6
Borrowed: 1799/1/16 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Duncan
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 6
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: 1799/1/16 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Alexander Duncan
Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Record ID 245315
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 251
Knights of Malta v. 1
Borrowed: 1799/3/15 (Friday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Duncan
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 1
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: 1799/3/15 (Friday).
Borrower: Alexander Duncan
Author: Abbé René Aubert de Vertot (Male, born 1655, died 1735), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 248285
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 294
Hume's History v. 3
Borrowed: 1799/6/25 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Duncan
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 3
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: 1799/6/25 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Alexander Duncan
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3