An Analysis of Scottish Borrowers' Registers
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Date of borrowing: 1824/7/1
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Record ID 356133
Library: Leighton Library. Register: Ledger 1 (1780-1840, Type: Town). Page: 322
Edin Review 10 11 or 16 12
Borrowed: 1824/7/1 (Thursday). Lending Record Other Info: Returned.
Mr Peter Stirling
Gender: Male. Address: Grove, Kippenross.
Subs Date: 26 November 1823. Subs: 10.6.
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review, or Critical journal.
Language: English. Publication Place: Edinburgh. Publication Year: 1802-1816. Modern shelfmark: Leighton 13-A-20 .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 10, Volume 11, Volume 12, Volume 16
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review, or, Critical journal.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1802-1929. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Jeffrey, Francis
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1070 times in 886 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1824/7/1 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Peter Stirling
Genre: Periodicals
Edinburgh Review, or, Critical Journal
Volumes borrowed: Volume 10, Volume 11, Volume 12, Volume 16
Record ID 356130
Library: Leighton Library. Register: Ledger 1 (1780-1840, Type: Town). Page: 322
Knox Education
Borrowed: 1824/7/1 (Thursday). Lending Record Other Info: Returned.
Mr Peter Stirling
Gender: Male. Address: Grove, Kippenross.
Subs Date: 26 November 1823. Subs: 10.6.
Vicesimus Knox (Male, born 1752, died 1821)
Genre: Education
Liberal education : or, A practical treatise on the methods of acquiring useful and polite learning.
Language: English. Publication Place: London. Publication Year: 1781. Format: 8vo (octavo).
Confidence level: Certain
Vicesimus Knox (Male, born 1752, died 1821)
Genre: Education
Liberal education : or, A practical treatise on the methods of acquiring useful and polite learning / by Vicesimus Knox.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 15
ESTC: N33517
Vicesimus Knox (Male, born 1752, died 1821)
Genre: Education
Liberal Education: or, A Practical Treatise on the Methods of Acquiring Useful and Polite Learning
Borrowed: 1824/7/1 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Peter Stirling
Author: Vicesimus Knox (Male, born 1752, died 1821), Genre: Education
Liberal Education: or, A Practical Treatise on the Methods of Acquiring Useful and Polite Learning
Record ID 356136
Library: Leighton Library. Register: Ledger 1 (1780-1840, Type: Town). Page: 322
Enclypodia Vol 11
Borrowed: 1824/7/1 (Thursday). Lending Record Other Info: Returned.
Mr Peter Stirling
Gender: Male. Address: Grove, Kippenross.
Subs Date: 26 November 1823. Subs: 10.6.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia britannica; or, A dictionary of arts, sciences, and miscellaneous literature.
Language: English. Publication Place: Edinburgh. Publication Year: 1788-97. Format: 4to (quarto). Modern shelfmark: Leighton 13-C-1.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 11
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia britannica; or, A dictionary of arts, sciences, and miscellaneous literature.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788-1797. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 261 times in 222 borrowing records
ESTC: N6642
Borrowed: 1824/7/1 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Peter Stirling
Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 11
Record ID 359502
Library: Leighton Library. Register: Ledger 1 (1780-1840, Type: Town). Page: 325
Hume's History Vol 1stDo ---- Do Vols 2. 3. 4th
Borrowed: 1824/7. Lending Record Other Info: Returned.
Mr Patrick Stirling
Gender: Male. Address: Dunblane.
Subs Date: July 1824. Life dates: 1809-91.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Writer/Procurator.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the revolution in 1688.
Language: English. Publication Place: London. Publication Year: 1763. Format: 8vo (octavo). Modern shelfmark: Leighton 8-E-1.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the revolution in 1688 / by David Hume.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 153 times in 75 borrowing records
ESTC: T82469
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1824/7.
Borrower: Mr Patrick Stirling
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 265100
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bewick's British Bird
Borrowed: 1824/7.
John Auld
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Bewick (Male, born 1753, died 1828)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Bewick's British Bird
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Bewick (Male, born 1753, died 1828)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A history of british birds
Language: English . Published: Newcastle. Date of publication: 1826. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 6
Thomas Bewick (Male, born 1753, died 1828)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
History of British Birds [Thomas Bewick]
Borrowed: 1824/7.
Borrower: John Auld
Author: Thomas Bewick (Male, born 1753, died 1828), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 265121
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Evenlina 1, 2 in one
Borrowed: 1824/7.
Archibald Balderston
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Evelina
Confidence level: Certain
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Evelina : or, the history of a young lady's entrance into the world / by the author of Cecilia and Camilla ; in two volumes
Language: English . Published: Cupar-Fife. Date of publication: 1804.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 90 times in 59 borrowing records
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Evelina, or, The History of a Young Lady’s Entrance into the World
Borrowed: 1824/7.
Borrower: Archibald Balderston
Author: Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840), Genre: Fiction
Evelina, or, The History of a Young Lady’s Entrance into the World
Record ID 265307
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Calvini Epistolae
Borrowed: 1824/7.
Basil Bell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Jean Calvin (Male, born 1509, died 1564)
Genre: Theology
Calvini Epistolae
Confidence level: Certain
Jean Calvin (Male, born 1509, died 1564)
Genre: Theology
Ioannis Caluini epistolæ et responsa. Quibus interiectæ sunt insignium in ecclesia Dei virorum aliquot epistolæ. Eiusdem I. Caluini vita a T. Beza ... descripta. Index rerum insigniorum. Omnia nunc primùm in lucem edita. [Compiled by Théodore di Beze.]
Language: Latin . Published: Lausanne. Date of publication: 1576. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
Jean Calvin (Male, born 1509, died 1564)
Genre: Theology
Epistolae et Responsa [Jean Calvin]
Borrowed: 1824/7.
Borrower: Basil Bell
Author: Jean Calvin (Male, born 1509, died 1564), Genre: Theology
Record ID 265406
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Potter's Antiquities v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/7. Returned: yes.
William Blackwood
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Potter (Male, born c.1673, died 1747)
Genre: History
Potter's Antiquities
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
John Potter (Male, born c.1673, died 1747)
Genre: History
Archæologia græca: or, the antiquities of Greece. The sixth edition. By John Potter
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1740. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 33 times in 20 borrowing records
ESTC: T22355
John Potter (Male, born c.1673, died 1747)
Genre: History
Archaelogia Graeca: or, The Antiquities of Greece
Borrowed: 1824/7.
Borrower: William Blackwood
Author: John Potter (Male, born c.1673, died 1747), Genre: History
Archaelogia Graeca: or, The Antiquities of Greece
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 265478
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Beaufort's Karamania
Borrowed: 1824/7.
James Borrowman
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Sir Francis Beaufort (Male, born 1774, died 1857)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Beaufort's Karamania
Confidence level: Very likely
Sir Francis Beaufort (Male, born 1774, died 1857)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Karamania, or, a brief description of the South Coast of Asia-Minor and of the remains of antiquity.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1817. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 14
Sir Francis Beaufort (Male, born 1774, died 1857)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Karamania, or, A Brief Description of the South Coast of Asia-Minor
Borrowed: 1824/7.
Borrower: James Borrowman
Author: Sir Francis Beaufort (Male, born 1774, died 1857), Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Karamania, or, A Brief Description of the South Coast of Asia-Minor
Record ID 265772
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Swift's Works v. 2, 3
Borrowed: 1824/7. Returned: yes.
John Burn
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Swift's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Very likely
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick’s, Dublin.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 54 times in 39 borrowing records
ESTC: T143502
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Jonathan Swift
Borrowed: 1824/7.
Borrower: John Burn
Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 265823
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Novels and Tales v. 9, 10
Borrowed: 1824/7. Returned: yes.
Alexander H Cairns
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Novels and Tales
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9, Volume 10
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Novels and Tales of the Author of Waverley. (Waverley.-Guy Mannering.-Antiquary.-Rob Roy.-Tales of my Landlord: The Black Dwarf, Old Mortality, The Heart of Midlothian, The Bride of Lammermoor, A Legend of Montrose.)
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1819. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 12v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 252 times in 136 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Novels and Tales of the Author of Waverley
Borrowed: 1824/7.
Borrower: Alexander H Cairns
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction
Novels and Tales of the Author of Waverley
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9, Volume 10
Record ID 266018
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Self Control v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/7. Returned: yes.
John Couper
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Mary Brunton (Female, born 1778, died 1818)
Genre: Fiction
Self Control
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Mary Brunton (Female, born 1778, died 1818)
Genre: Fiction
Self-Control: a novel. [By Mary Brunton.] Fourth edition.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1812. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 136 times in 46 borrowing records
Mary Brunton (Female, born 1778, died 1818)
Genre: Fiction
Self-Control: A Novel
Borrowed: 1824/7.
Borrower: John Couper
Author: Mary Brunton (Female, born 1778, died 1818), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 266183
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Letter's of a Hindoo Royal v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/7. Returned: yes.
Alexander Crawford
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Elizabeth Hamilton (Female, born c.1756, died 1816)
Genre: Fiction
Letters of a Hindooh Rajah
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Elizabeth Hamilton (Female, born c.1756, died 1816)
Genre: Fiction
Translation of the letters of a Hindoo Rajah; written previous to, and during the period of his residence in England. To which is prefixed a preliminary dissertation on the History, Religion, and Manners, of the Hindoos.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1796. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 129 times in 67 borrowing records
ESTC: T56854
Elizabeth Hamilton (Female, born c.1756, died 1816)
Genre: Fiction
Translation of the Letters of a Hindoo Rajah
Borrowed: 1824/7.
Borrower: Alexander Crawford
Author: Elizabeth Hamilton (Female, born c.1756, died 1816), Genre: Fiction
Translation of the Letters of a Hindoo Rajah
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 266567
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Novels and Tales
Borrowed: 1824/7.
William B Dickson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Novels and Tales
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Novels and Tales of the Author of Waverley. (Waverley.-Guy Mannering.-Antiquary.-Rob Roy.-Tales of my Landlord: The Black Dwarf, Old Mortality, The Heart of Midlothian, The Bride of Lammermoor, A Legend of Montrose.)
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1819. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 12v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 252 times in 136 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Novels and Tales of the Author of Waverley
Borrowed: 1824/7.
Borrower: William B Dickson
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction
Record ID 266630
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Novels and Tales v. 8
Borrowed: 1824/7. Returned: yes.
William Dickson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Novels and Tales
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Novels and Tales of the Author of Waverley. (Waverley.-Guy Mannering.-Antiquary.-Rob Roy.-Tales of my Landlord: The Black Dwarf, Old Mortality, The Heart of Midlothian, The Bride of Lammermoor, A Legend of Montrose.)
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1819. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 12v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 252 times in 136 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Novels and Tales of the Author of Waverley
Borrowed: 1824/7.
Borrower: William Dickson
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction
Novels and Tales of the Author of Waverley
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8
Record ID 267173
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Voyages and Travels v. 2, 3
Borrowed: 1824/7. Returned: yes.
Alexander Fiddes
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Voyages and Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 268103
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Damberger's Africa
Borrowed: 1824/7.
John Irving
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Christian Frederick Damberger (Male)
Genre: Travel
Damberger's Africa
Confidence level: Certain
Christian Frederick Damberger (Male)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the interior of Africa, from the Cape of Good Hope to Morocco, from the years 1781 to 1797; through Caffraria ... likewise across the great desert of Sahara, and the northern parts of Barbary
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1801. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 15
Christian Frederick Damberger (Male)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the Interior of Africa [Damberger]
Record ID 269222
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Voyages and Travels v. 24
Borrowed: 1824/7. Returned: yes.
George A Munro
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Voyages and Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 24
Record ID 269219
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Voyages and Travels v. 10
Borrowed: 1824/7. Returned: yes.
George A Munro
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Voyages and Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 10
Record ID 269300
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Robertson's Greece
Borrowed: 1824/7.
John Neilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Robertson's History of Greece
Confidence level: Speculative
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of ancient Greece, from the earliest times till it became a Roman province. By William Robertson, Esq. Keeper of the Records of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1786. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 29
ESTC: T99879
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of Ancient Greece, from the Earliest Times till it Became a Roman Province
Borrowed: 1824/7.
Borrower: John Neilson
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of Ancient Greece, from the Earliest Times till it Became a Roman Province
Record ID 269465
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
McLeod's Voyage
Borrowed: 1824/7.
Thomas H Patison
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John M’Leod (Male, born c.1777, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
McLeod's Voyage
Confidence level: Certain
John M’Leod (Male, born c.1777, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Voyage of His Majesty's Ship Alceste, along the coast of Corea, to the island of Lewchew.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1818. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 25
John M’Leod (Male, born c.1777, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Voyage of His Majesty's Ship Alceste, along the Coast of Corea, to the Island of Lewchew
Borrowed: 1824/7.
Borrower: Thomas H Patison
Author: John M’Leod (Male, born c.1777, died 1820), Genre: Travel
Voyage of His Majesty's Ship Alceste, along the Coast of Corea, to the Island of Lewchew
Record ID 269468
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Ivanhoe v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1824/7. Returned: yes.
Thomas H Patison
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Ivanhoe
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Ivanhoe; a romance. By the author of “Waverley.”
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1820. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 545 times in 194 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Ivanhoe; a Romance
Borrowed: 1824/7.
Borrower: Thomas H Patison
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 269537
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Abbot v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1824/7. Returned: yes.
Thomas Hamilton Pillans
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Abbot
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
The abbot
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1820. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 344 times in 126 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Abbot
Borrowed: 1824/7.
Borrower: Thomas Hamilton Pillans
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 269588
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bank's Geography v. 2
Borrowed: 1824/7. Returned: yes.
George K Pitcairn
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Bank's Geography
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A modern, authentic and com[plete] system of universal geography. Including all the late important discoveries made by the English, and other celebrated navigators of various nations, in the different hemispheres; and containing a genuine history and description of the whole world, as consisting of empires, ... With the various countries, cities, towns, .... Thoughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and America: together with their respective situations, extent, latitude, longitude, ... together with a complete history of every empire, kingdom, and state, ... The whole forming an authentic and entertaining account of every thing worthy of notice throughout the whole face of nature, both by land and water. In which is introduced, to illustrate the work, a considerable number of the most accurate whole sheet maps, forming a complete atlas. To which is added complete guide to geography, astronomy, ... with an account of the rise, progress, and present state of navigation throughout the known world. Likewise containing every important, interesting, and valuable discovery throughout the whole of Cook’s voyages. Together with all the discoveries made by other mariners since the time of that celebrated circumnavigator. Also, a particular description of the improved state of the new colony formed at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island, where the convicts are now settled. Including a particular account of the excursions and discoveries made in the interior parts of New Holland. The whole forming a complete collection of voyages and travels. By the Rev. Thomas Bankes, vicar of Dixton, in Monmouthshire, and author of the Christian’s family Bible. Embellished with near two hundred beautiful engravings, consisting of views, antiquities, customs, ceremonies, besides whole sheet maps, plans, charts, &c. executed in a much superior stile than any thing that has ever appeared in this kingdom.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: folio. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 27
ESTC: T173389
Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography
Borrowed: 1824/7.
Borrower: George K Pitcairn
Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 269774
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Artificial ?
Borrowed: 1824/7.
Walter Reid
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Derham (Male, born 1657, died 1735)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Artificial Clockmaker
Confidence level: Certain
William Derham (Male, born 1657, died 1735)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The artificial clock-maker. A treatise of watch and clock-work, shewing to the meanest capacities the art of calculating numbers to all sorts of movements; the Way to Alter Clock-Work; to Make chimes, and Set them to Musical Notes; and to Calculate and Correct the Motion of pendulums. Also numbers for divers movements: with the antient and modern history of clock-work; and many instruments, tables, and other matters, never before published in any other Book. The third edition, with large emendations and additions. By W. D. F.R.S
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1714. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T61546
William Derham (Male, born 1657, died 1735)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Artificial Clock-maker. A Treatise of Watch and Clock-work
Borrowed: 1824/7.
Borrower: Walter Reid
Author: William Derham (Male, born 1657, died 1735), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 269855
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Langhorn's Plutarch v. 5, 6
Borrowed: 1824/7. Returned: yes.
Daniel Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Langhorn's Plutarch
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6
Confidence level: Likely
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. By John Langhorne, D.D. and William Langhorne, M.A. In six volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Langhorne, John and Langhorne, William
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 252 times in 163 borrowing records
ESTC: T107379
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Lives [Plutarch]
Borrowed: 1824/7.
Borrower: Daniel Robertson
Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6
Record ID 269993
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Johnston's Works v. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Borrowed: 1824/7. Returned: yes.
James Ryrie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Johnston's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Confidence level: Certain
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. In thirteen volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo. Pagination: vols 12-13.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 47 times in 15 borrowing records
ESTC: T144270
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Samuel Johnson
Borrowed: 1824/7.
Borrower: James Ryrie
Author: Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Record ID 270401
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Mosheim's Church History v. 2, 4
Borrowed: 1824/7. Returned: yes.
Alexander Souter
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Johann Lorenz Mosheim (Male, born c.1694, died 1755)
Genre: History
Mosheim's Church History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Johann Lorenz Mosheim (Male, born c.1694, died 1755)
Genre: History
An ecclesiastical history, antient and modern, from the birth of Christ, to the beginning of the present century: in which The Rise, Progress, and Variations of Church Power are considered In their Connexion with the State of Learning and Philosophy, and the Political History of Europe during that Period. By the late learned John Lawrence Mosheim, D. D. And Chancellor of the University of Gottingen. Translated from the original Latin, And accompanied with Notes and Chronological Tables, by Archibald Maclaine, D.D. In five volumes. To the whole is added an accurate index.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 5v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 51 times in 45 borrowing records
ESTC: T192657
Johann Lorenz Mosheim (Male, born c.1694, died 1755)
Genre: History
Ecclesiastical History, Antient and Modern, from the Birth of Christ, to the Beginning of the Present Century
Borrowed: 1824/7.
Borrower: Alexander Souter
Author: Johann Lorenz Mosheim (Male, born c.1694, died 1755), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 4
Record ID 270677
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Abbot v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1824/7. Returned: yes.
Archibald Stewart Minor
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Abbot
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
The abbot
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1820. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 344 times in 126 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Abbot
Borrowed: 1824/7.
Borrower: Archibald Stewart Minor
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 270977
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hobhouse's Journey
Borrowed: 1824/7.
John Thomson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Cam Hobhouse Baron Broughton (Male, born 1786, died 1869)
Genre: Travel
Hobhouse's Journey
Confidence level: Certain
John Cam Hobhouse Baron Broughton (Male, born 1786, died 1869)
Genre: Travel
A Journey through Albania and other provinces of Turkey in Europe and Asia, to Constantinople, during the years 1809 and 1810.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1813. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 21 times in 16 borrowing records
John Cam Hobhouse Baron Broughton (Male, born 1786, died 1869)
Genre: Travel
Journey through Albania and other provinces of Turkey in Europe and Asia
Borrowed: 1824/7.
Borrower: John Thomson
Author: John Cam Hobhouse Baron Broughton (Male, born 1786, died 1869), Genre: Travel
Journey through Albania and other provinces of Turkey in Europe and Asia
Record ID 271067
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Coxe's Switzerland v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/7. Returned: yes.
James French
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Coxe's Switzerland v. 1, 2
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Switzerland. In a series of letters to William Melmoth, Esq. from William Coxe, ... In three volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1789. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 50 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: T134278
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Switzerland
Borrowed: 1824/7.
Borrower: James French
Author: William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 271184
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Curiosities of Great Britain v. 3, 4
Borrowed: 1824/7. Returned: yes.
David L Waugh
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities of Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
The curiosities, natural and artificial, of the island of Great Britain.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: c.1775. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 60 times in 29 borrowing records
ESTC: T34503
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities, Natural and Artificial, of the Island of Great Britain
Borrowed: 1824/7.
Borrower: David L Waugh
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities, Natural and Artificial, of the Island of Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 271214
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Fortunes of Nigel
Borrowed: 1824/7.
James Watson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Fortunes of Nigel
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
The Fortunes of Nigel. By the author of “Waverley,” etc. [Sir Walter Scott.]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1822. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 291 times in 104 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Fortunes of Nigel
Borrowed: 1824/7.
Borrower: James Watson
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction
Record ID 271382
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Journal of a Soldier
Borrowed: 1824/7.
James Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Captain Thomas Pococke (Male)
Genre: Lives
Journal of a Soldier
Confidence level: Speculative
Captain Thomas Pococke (Male)
Genre: Lives
Journal of a Soldier of the Seventy-First, or Glasgow Regiment Highland Light Infantry, from 1806 to 1815. [By Captain Thomas Pococke.]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1819. Format: 12mo.
Editors: Howell, Thomas
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 93 times in 92 borrowing records
Captain Thomas Pococke (Male)
Genre: Lives
Journal of a Soldier of the Seventy-First, or Glasgow Regiment Highland Light Infantry, from 1806 to 1815
Record ID 271619
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Penrose's Journal v. 3, 4
Borrowed: 1824/7. Returned: yes.
Thomas Adam Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Williams Pantycelyn (Male, born 1717, died 1791)
Genre: Fiction
Penrose's Journal
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
William Williams Pantycelyn (Male, born 1717, died 1791)
Genre: Fiction
The journal of Llewellin Penrose, a seaman
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1815. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 53 times in 29 borrowing records
William Williams Pantycelyn (Male, born 1717, died 1791)
Genre: Fiction
Journal of Llewellin Penrose, a Seaman
Borrowed: 1824/7.
Borrower: Thomas Adam Young
Author: William Williams Pantycelyn (Male, born 1717, died 1791), Genre: Fiction
Journal of Llewellin Penrose, a Seaman
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4