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Record ID 254792
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 406
Cook's Voyages
Borrowed: 1807/2/7 (Saturday).
William Johnson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
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: 1807/2/7 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Johnson
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Record ID 254783
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 406
World Displayed v. 10
Borrowed: 1806/12/20 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Johnson
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 254780
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 406
World Displayed v. 3
Borrowed: 1806/12/7 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
William Johnson
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 254795
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 406
Thompson's Works v. 4
Borrowed: 1807/3/7 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Johnson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
James Thomson (Male, born 1700, died 1748)
Genre: Poetry
Thomson's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Confidence level: Very likely
James Thomson (Male, born 1700, died 1748)
Genre: Poetry
The works of James Thomson. With his last corrections and improvements. In four volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: 16
ESTC: N25539
James Thomson (Male, born 1700, died 1748)
Genre: Poetry
Works of James Thomson
Borrowed: 1807/3/7 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Johnson
Author: James Thomson (Male, born 1700, died 1748), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Record ID 254849
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 406
De Tott's Memoirs v. 1 & 2
Borrowed: 1807/5/30 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Johnson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Baron François Tott (Male, born 1733, died 1793)
Genre: Travel
Baron de Tott's Memoirs
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Baron François Tott (Male, born 1733, died 1793)
Genre: Travel
Memoirs of Baron de Tott. Containing the state of the Turkish Empire and the Crimea, during the late war with Russia.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 131 times in 103 borrowing records
ESTC: T121379
Baron François Tott (Male, born 1733, died 1793)
Genre: Travel
Memoirs of Baron de Tott. Containing the State of the Turkish Empire and the Crimea, during the Late War with Russia
Borrowed: 1807/5/30 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Johnson
Author: Baron François Tott (Male, born 1733, died 1793), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 254798
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 406
Mavor's Travels v. 14
Borrowed: 1807/3/21 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Johnson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Mavor's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 14
Confidence level: Certain
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Historical account of the most celebrated voyages, travels, and discoveries, from the time of Columbus to the present period. By William Mavor, LL.D. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1796-1797. Format: 18mo. Pagination: 20 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1042 times in 955 borrowing records
ESTC: T77044
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries [William Fordyce Mavor]
Borrowed: 1807/3/21 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Johnson
Author: William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837), Genre: Travel
Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries [William Fordyce Mavor]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 14
Record ID 254774
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 406
Mavor's Travels v. 12
Borrowed: 1806/10/25 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Johnson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Mavor's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 12
Confidence level: Certain
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Historical account of the most celebrated voyages, travels, and discoveries, from the time of Columbus to the present period. By William Mavor, LL.D. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1796-1797. Format: 18mo. Pagination: 20 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1042 times in 955 borrowing records
ESTC: T77044
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries [William Fordyce Mavor]
Borrowed: 1806/10/25 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Johnson
Author: William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837), Genre: Travel
Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries [William Fordyce Mavor]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 12
Record ID 254804
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 406
Sophocles Tragedies v. 1
Borrowed: 1807/4/18 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Johnson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Sophocles (Male, born c.BCE496, died BCE406)
Genre: Drama
Sophocles Tragedies
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
Sophocles (Male, born c.BCE496, died BCE406)
Genre: Drama
The tragedies of Sophocles, translated from the Greek. With notes historical, moral and critical; Wherein several Mistakes of Editors and the old Scholiasts are corrected, and the true Sense of the author cleared. To which is prefix’d, a preface; containing I. A Defence of Tragick Poetry; wherein is occasionally shewn, how some Modern Poets have transgressed the established Laws of Poetry which the Ancients observed. II. An historical Account of its Rise and Progress. III. A Comparison of the ancient Tragedians with each other. By George Adams, A. B. Late of St. John’s College in Cambridge. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1729. Format: 8vo.
Translators: George Adams (c. 1698- c. 1796)
Number of borrowings: 5
ESTC: T140983
Sophocles (Male, born c.BCE496, died BCE406)
Genre: Drama
Tragedies of Sophocles
Borrowed: 1807/4/18 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Johnson
Author: Sophocles (Male, born c.BCE496, died BCE406), Genre: Drama
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 254771
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 406
Nature Displayed v. 4
Borrowed: 1806/21. Returned: yes.
William Johnson
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 4
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: 1806/21.
Borrower: William Johnson
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 4
Record ID 254807
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 406
Buffon v. 7
Borrowed: 1807/5/2 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Johnson
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: 1807/5/2 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Johnson
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 254789
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 406
Goldsmith's Roman History v. 1
Borrowed: 1807/1/24 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Johnson
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: 1807/1/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Johnson
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 254777
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 406
Dryden's Virgil v. 3
Borrowed: 1806/11/22 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Johnson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Dryden's Virgil
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Speculative
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Virgil, translated by John Dryden, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Dryden, John
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 50 times in 44 borrowing records
ESTC: T145015
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Virgil
Borrowed: 1806/11/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Johnson
Author: Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 254801
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 406
Mavor's Travels v. 8
Borrowed: 1807/4/4 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Johnson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Mavor's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8
Confidence level: Certain
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Historical account of the most celebrated voyages, travels, and discoveries, from the time of Columbus to the present period. By William Mavor, LL.D. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1796-1797. Format: 18mo. Pagination: 20 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1042 times in 955 borrowing records
ESTC: T77044
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries [William Fordyce Mavor]
Borrowed: 1807/4/4 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Johnson
Author: William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837), Genre: Travel
Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries [William Fordyce Mavor]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8
Record ID 254846
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 406
Hume's History of England v. 11 & 15
Borrowed: 1807/5/16 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Johnson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
Hume's History of England
Volumes borrowed: Volume 11, Volume 15
Confidence level: Very 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: 1807/5/16 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Johnson
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 11, Volume 15
Record ID 254786
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 406
Mavor's Travels v. 5
Borrowed: 1807/1/10 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Johnson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Mavor's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Confidence level: Certain
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Historical account of the most celebrated voyages, travels, and discoveries, from the time of Columbus to the present period. By William Mavor, LL.D. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1796-1797. Format: 18mo. Pagination: 20 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1042 times in 955 borrowing records
ESTC: T77044
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries [William Fordyce Mavor]
Borrowed: 1807/1/10 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Johnson
Author: William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837), Genre: Travel
Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries [William Fordyce Mavor]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5