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Record ID 43867

Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 5/27 (Type: Town). Page: 18b

Volneys Egypt

Borrowed: 1796/3/2 (Wednesday). Returned: 1796/3/8 (Tuesday). Returned?: 08-Mar.


Borrower

Robert McKeand
Gender: Male. Address: Wigtown.
Occupation (original): Lawyer.
Committee: Clerk.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Attorneys/Lawyers/Solicitors. Law > Notaries/Clerks.


Book Holding

Constantin François de Chasseboeuf Comte de Volney (Male, born 1757, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Syria and Egypt, in the years 1783, 1784, and 1785. Containing the present natural and political state of those countries, their Productions, Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce; with Observations on the Manners, Customs, and Government of the Turks and Arabs. Illustrated with copper plates. By M. C-F. Volney. Translated from the French. In two volumes. ...
Language: English. Genre: Travels.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Borrowed: 1796/3/2 (Wednesday). Returned: 1796/3/8 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Robert McKeand

Author: Constantin François de Chasseboeuf Comte de Volney (Male, born 1757, died 1820), Genre: Travel

Travels through Syria and Egypt, in the Years 1783, 1784, and 1785

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 44085

Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 5/27 (Type: Town). Page: 24b

Cooks voy.

Borrowed: 1796/3/2 (Wednesday). Returned: 1796/3/21 (Monday). Returned?: 21-Mar.


Borrower

Alexander Murray
Gender: Male. Address: Wigtown.
Occupation (original):  Vintner.
Occupation (normalised): Crafts, Artisans, and Manufacturing > Retailer/Shopkeeper.
  


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James Cook (Male, born 1728, died 1779)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to the Pacific Ocean; undertaken by command of his Majesty, for making discoveries in the northern hemisphere: performed under the direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780. Being a copious, ... abridgement of the Voyage written by Captain James Cook, F.R.S. and Captain James King, ... Illustrated with cuts. In four volumes. ...
Language: English. Genre: Travels.
  
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5

Borrowed: 1796/3/2 (Wednesday). Returned: 1796/3/21 (Monday).

Borrower: Alexander Murray

Author: James Cook (Male, born 1728, died 1779), Genre: Travel

Voyage to the Pacific Ocean

Volumes borrowed: Volume 5

Record ID 43467

Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 5/27 (Type: Town). Page: 31b

Savarys Greece

Borrowed: 1796/3/2 (Wednesday). Returned: 1796/3/22 (Tuesday). Returned?: 22-Mar.


Borrower

John Dickson
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkcowan.
Occupation (original): Minister.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.


Book Holding

Claude Étienne Savary (Male, born 1750, died 1788)
Genre: Travel
Letters on Greece; being the sequel of Letters on Egypt. Illustrated with a map of the Grecian Islands in the Archipelago, and of part of Asia Minor; and with a draught of the Cretan Labyrinth. By M. Savary. Translated from the French.
Language: English. Genre: Travels.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Claude Étienne Savary (Male, born 1750, died 1788)
Genre: Travel
Letters on Greece; being the sequel of Letters on Egypt. Illustrated with a map of the Grecian Islands in the Archipelago, and of part of Asia Minor; and with a draught of the Cretan Labyrinth. By M. Savary. Translated from the French.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 15 times in 13 borrowing records


Book Work

Claude Étienne Savary (Male, born 1750, died 1788)
Genre: Travel
Letters on Greece [Claude Étienne Savary]

Borrowed: 1796/3/2 (Wednesday). Returned: 1796/3/22 (Tuesday).

Borrower: John Dickson

Author: Claude Étienne Savary (Male, born 1750, died 1788), Genre: Travel

Letters on Greece [Claude Étienne Savary]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 43451

Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 5/27 (Type: Town). Page: 31b

Gillies' Greece

Borrowed: 1796/3/2 (Wednesday). Returned: 1796/3/22 (Tuesday). Returned?: 22-Mar.


Borrower

John Dickson
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkcowan.
Occupation (original): Minister.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.


Book Holding

John Gillies (Male, born 1747, died 1836)
Genre: History
The history of ancient Greece, its colonies, and conquests; From the earliest accounts till the division of the Macedonian Empire in the east. Including the history of literature, philosophy, and the fine arts. By John Gillies, LL.D. F.A.S. The second edition, in four volumes.
Language: English. Genre: History.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

John Gillies (Male, born 1747, died 1836)
Genre: History
The history of ancient Greece, its colonies, and conquests; From the earliest accounts till the division of the Macedonian Empire in the east. Including the history of literature, philosophy, and the fine arts. By John Gillies, LL.D. F.A.S. The second edition, in four volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4v..
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 75 times in 62 borrowing records


Book Work

John Gillies (Male, born 1747, died 1836)
Genre: History
History of Ancient Greece, its Colonies and Conquests

Borrowed: 1796/3/2 (Wednesday). Returned: 1796/3/22 (Tuesday).

Borrower: John Dickson

Author: John Gillies (Male, born 1747, died 1836), Genre: History

History of Ancient Greece, its Colonies and Conquests

Volumes borrowed: Volume 3