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Record ID 270233
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Charles Simson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Borrower: Charles Simson
Record ID 275738
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pindar's Works v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1825/12/7 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Charles Simson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Peter Pindar John Wolcot (Male, born 1738, died 1819)
Genre: Poetry
Pindar's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Peter Pindar John Wolcot (Male, born 1738, died 1819)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Peter Pindar, Esq. ...
Language: English . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1794. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 15 times in 7 borrowing records
ESTC: T63914
Peter Pindar John Wolcot (Male, born 1738, died 1819)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Peter Pindar
Borrowed: 1825/12/7 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Charles Simson
Author: Peter Pindar John Wolcot (Male, born 1738, died 1819), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 3
Record ID 275768
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Kerr's Voyages v. 13
Borrowed: 1826/6/25 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
Charles Simson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Robert Kerr (Male, born 1755, died 1813)
Genre: Travel
Kerr's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 13
Confidence level: Very likely
Robert Kerr (Male, born 1755, died 1813)
Genre: Travel
A general history and collection of voyages and travels, arranged in systematic order: forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1811. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 18v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 116 times in 63 borrowing records
Robert Kerr (Male, born 1755, died 1813)
Genre: Travel
General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels [Kerr]
Borrowed: 1826/6/25 (Sunday).
Borrower: Charles Simson
Author: Robert Kerr (Male, born 1755, died 1813), Genre: Travel
General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels [Kerr]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 13
Record ID 275735
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Jameson Hermes
Borrowed: 1825/11.
Charles Simson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Jamieson (Male, born 1759-3-5, died 1838-7-12)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Jamieson's Hermes Scythicus
Confidence level: Certain
John Jamieson (Male, born 1759-3-5, died 1838-7-12)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Hermes scythicus : or, The radical affinities of the Greek and Latin languages to the Gothic: illustrated from the Moeso-Gothic, Anglo-Saxon, Francic, Alemannic, Suio-Gothic, Islandic &c. To which is prefixed a dissertation on the historical proofs of the Scythian origin of the Greeks
Language: English . Published: London | Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1814. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 3
John Jamieson (Male, born 1759-3-5, died 1838-7-12)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Hermes Scythicus: or, The Radical Affinities of the Greek and Latin Languages to the Gothic
Borrowed: 1825/11.
Borrower: Charles Simson
Author: John Jamieson (Male, born 1759-3-5, died 1838-7-12), Genre: Belles Lettres
Hermes Scythicus: or, The Radical Affinities of the Greek and Latin Languages to the Gothic
Record ID 275750
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Turner's Embassy
Borrowed: 1826/3/1 (Wednesday).
Charles Simson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Samuel Turner (born 1759, died 1802)
Genre: Travel
Turner's Embassy
Confidence level: Certain
Samuel Turner (born 1759, died 1802)
Genre: Travel
An account of an embassy to the court of the Teshoo Lama, in Tibet; containing a narrative of a journey through Bootan, and part of Tibet. By Captain Samuel Turner. To which are added, views taken on the spot, by Lieutenant Samuel Davis; and observations botanical, mineralogical, and medical, by Mr. Robert Saunders.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1800. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T136507
Samuel Turner (born 1759, died 1802)
Genre: Travel
Account of an Embassy to the Court of the Teshoo Lama, in Tibet
Borrowed: 1826/3/1 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Charles Simson
Author: Samuel Turner (born 1759, died 1802), Genre: Travel
Account of an Embassy to the Court of the Teshoo Lama, in Tibet
Record ID 275765
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's Voyages v. 1, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1826/6/21 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Charles Simson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 3, Volume 4
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: 1826/6/21 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Charles Simson
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 275744
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Watson's [?] Philip v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1826/1/20 (Friday). Returned: yes.
Charles Simson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Robert Watson (Male, born c.1730, died 1781)
Genre: History
Watson's Philip
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Watson (Male, born c.1730, died 1781)
Genre: History
The history of the reign of Philip the second, king of Spain. By Robert Watson, ... In three volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London | Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 24 times in 16 borrowing records
ESTC: T118087
Robert Watson (Male, born c.1730, died 1781)
Genre: History
History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain
Borrowed: 1826/1/20 (Friday).
Borrower: Charles Simson
Author: Robert Watson (Male, born c.1730, died 1781), Genre: History
History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 275747
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Duhalde's history of China v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/2/18 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Charles Simson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Jean-Baptiste Du Halde (Male, born 1674, died 1743)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Duhalde's history of China
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Jean-Baptiste Du Halde (Male, born 1674, died 1743)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
The general history of China. Containing a geographical, historical, chronological, political and physical description of the Empire of China, Chinese-Tartary, Corea and Thibet. Including an Exact and Particular Account of their Customs, Manners, Ceremonies, Religion, Arts and Sciences. The whole adorn’d with curious maps, and Variety of copper plates. Done from the French of P. du Halde. ... . The third edition corrected.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1741.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 5 times in 3 borrowing records
ESTC: T121707
Jean-Baptiste Du Halde (Male, born 1674, died 1743)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
General History of China
Borrowed: 1826/2/18 (Saturday).
Borrower: Charles Simson
Author: Jean-Baptiste Du Halde (Male, born 1674, died 1743), Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 275756
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Henderson's Iceland v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/4/15 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Charles Simson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Ebenezer Henderson (Male, born 1784, died 1858)
Genre: Travel
Henderson's Iceland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Ebenezer Henderson (Male, born 1784, died 1858)
Genre: Travel
Iceland; or the journal of a residence in that Island during the years 1814 and 1815, ... With an introduction and appendix, ... a map and engravings.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1818. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 39 times in 22 borrowing records
Ebenezer Henderson (Male, born 1784, died 1858)
Genre: Travel
Iceland; or the Journal of a Residence in that Island during the years 1814 and 1815
Borrowed: 1826/4/15 (Saturday).
Borrower: Charles Simson
Author: Ebenezer Henderson (Male, born 1784, died 1858), Genre: Travel
Iceland; or the Journal of a Residence in that Island during the years 1814 and 1815
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 275762
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Black's Lectures
Borrowed: 1826/5/28 (Sunday).
Charles Simson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Joseph Black (Male, born 1728, died 1799)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Black's Lectures
Confidence level: Certain
Joseph Black (Male, born 1728, died 1799)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Lectures on the elements of chemistry ... published ... by John Robison.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1803. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Editors: Robison, John
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 3 times in 2 borrowing records
Joseph Black (Male, born 1728, died 1799)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Lectures on the Elements of Chemistry [Joseph Black]
Borrowed: 1826/5/28 (Sunday).
Borrower: Charles Simson
Author: Joseph Black (Male, born 1728, died 1799), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 275753
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Swinburne's Travels v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/3/15 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Charles Simson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Henry Swinburne (Male, born 1743, died 1803)
Genre: Travel
Swinburne's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
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: 1826/3/15 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Charles Simson
Author: Henry Swinburne (Male, born 1743, died 1803), Genre: Travel
Travels through Spain, in the Years 1775 and 1776
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 275771
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Kerr's Voyages v. 14
Borrowed: 1826/6/25 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
Charles Simson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Robert Kerr (Male, born 1755, died 1813)
Genre: Travel
Kerr's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 14
Confidence level: Very likely
Robert Kerr (Male, born 1755, died 1813)
Genre: Travel
A general history and collection of voyages and travels, arranged in systematic order: forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1811. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 18v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 116 times in 63 borrowing records
Robert Kerr (Male, born 1755, died 1813)
Genre: Travel
General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels [Kerr]
Borrowed: 1826/6/25 (Sunday).
Borrower: Charles Simson
Author: Robert Kerr (Male, born 1755, died 1813), Genre: Travel
General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels [Kerr]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 14
Record ID 275759
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Chalmer's Caledonia v. 1
Borrowed: 1826/5/14 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
Charles Simson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
George Chalmers (Male, born 1742, died 1825)
Genre: History, Genre: Reference Works
Chalmer's Caledonia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
George Chalmers (Male, born 1742, died 1825)
Genre: History, Genre: Reference Works
Caledonia: or, an Account, historical and topographic, of North Britain; from the most ancient to the present times: with a dictionary of places, chorographical and philological.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1807-1824. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: 10
George Chalmers (Male, born 1742, died 1825)
Genre: History, Genre: Reference Works
Caledonia: or, An Account, Historical and Topographic, of North Britain
Borrowed: 1826/5/14 (Sunday).
Borrower: Charles Simson
Author: George Chalmers (Male, born 1742, died 1825), Genre: History, Genre: Reference Works
Caledonia: or, An Account, Historical and Topographic, of North Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 275741
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Campbell's India
Borrowed: 1825/12/21 (Wednesday).
Charles Simson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Donald Campbell (Male, born 1751, died 1804)
Genre: Travel
Campbell's India
Confidence level: Speculative
Donald Campbell (Male, born 1751, died 1804)
Genre: Travel
A journey over land to India, partly by a route never gone before by any European, by Donald Campbell, of Barbreck, Esq. Who Formerly Commanded A Regiment Of Cavalry In The Service Of His Highness The Nabob Of The Carnatic. In a series of letters to his son. Comprehending His Shipwreck And Imprisonment With Hyder Alli, And His Subsequent Negociations And Transactions In The East
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1795. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 69 times in 67 borrowing records
ESTC: T73540
Donald Campbell (Male, born 1751, died 1804)
Genre: Travel
Journey over Land to India
Borrowed: 1825/12/21 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Charles Simson
Author: Donald Campbell (Male, born 1751, died 1804), Genre: Travel