An Analysis of Scottish Borrowers' Registers
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Date of borrowing: 1789/10/28
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Record ID 202118
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 303
Eccardus Leges Salicae fol.
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/11/28 (Saturday).
Mr Alexander Fraser Tytler Lord Woodhouselee
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1770. Life dates: 1747-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Johann Georg von Eckhart (Male, born 1674, died 1730)
Genre: Law
Leges Francorum Salicae et ripuariorum [Eckhart]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: MacMillan Collection B.3.3.
Confidence level: Certain
Johann Georg von Eckhart (Male, born 1674, died 1730)
Genre: Law
Leges Francorum Salica et Ripuariorum, cum additionibus Regum et Imperatorum variis, ex msstis. codicibus emendatæ auctæ, et notis illustratæ: accedunt præterea I. Formulæ veteres Alsaticæ; II. G. G. Leibnitii lib. de origine Francorum posterioribus curis auctior, etc.; III. Annales Francici regni a Ruinarto, etc.; IV. Rostgaardi emendationes Otfridinæ, omnia opera et studio J. G. E.
Language: Latin . Published: Frankfurt am Main. Date of publication: 1720. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 2
Johann Georg von Eckhart (Male, born 1674, died 1730)
Genre: Law
Leges Francorum Salica et Ripuariorum
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/11/28 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Fraser Tytler Lord Woodhouselee
Author: Johann Georg von Eckhart (Male, born 1674, died 1730), Genre: Law
Record ID 202121
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 303
Jos. Scaligeri Satirae duae 12o
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/11/28 (Saturday).
Mr Alexander Fraser Tytler Lord Woodhouselee
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1770. Life dates: 1747-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/11/28 (Saturday).
Record ID 40237
Library: Haddington Library. Register: MS16480 (1732-1790, Type: Town). Page: 170v
Sullys Mems vol 1
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 28.th. Original Borrower: Hay Donaldson.
Hay Donaldson
Gender: Male. Address: Haddington.
Occupation (normalised): Politics/Office Holders > Clerks.
Pierre Mathurin de L'Ecluse des Loges (Male, born 1716, died c.1783)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Maximilian de Bethune, Duke of Sully, Prime Minister of Henry the Great
Modern Shelfmark: NLS Special Collections Gray.1316.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Pierre Mathurin de L'Ecluse des Loges (Male, born 1716, died c.1783)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Maximilian de Bethune, Duke of Sully, Prime Minister of Henry the Great. Newly translated from the French edition of M. de L’Ecluse. Illustrated with an accurate map of France. To which is annexed, The trial of Francis Ravaillac, for the murder of Henry the Great.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1760. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 334 times in 192 borrowing records
ESTC: N21999
Pierre Mathurin de L'Ecluse des Loges (Male, born 1716, died c.1783)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Hay Donaldson
Author: Pierre Mathurin de L'Ecluse des Loges (Male, born 1716, died c.1783), Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 40238
Library: Haddington Library. Register: MS16480 (1732-1790, Type: Town). Page: 170v
Boswells Hisy. Corsica
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 28.th. Original Borrower: Archd Johnston.
Archibald Johnston
Gender: Male.
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Account of Corsica, the journal of a tour to that island; and memoirs of Pascal Paoli. By James Boswell, Esq; Illustrated with a new and accurate map of Corsica.
Modern Shelfmark: NLS Special Collections Gray.1345.
Confidence level: Certain
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
An account of Corsica, the journal of a tour to that island; and memoirs of Pascal Paoli.
Language: English . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 85 times in 83 borrowing records
ESTC: T26157
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Account of Corsica, the Journal of a Tour to that Island; and Memoirs of Pascal Paoli
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Archibald Johnston
Author: James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795), Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Account of Corsica, the Journal of a Tour to that Island; and Memoirs of Pascal Paoli
Record ID 230987
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 7
Buffon's Natural Hist v. 5
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
John Ramsay
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 5
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: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday).
Borrower: John Ramsay
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 5
Record ID 231905
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 20
Buffon's Nat. Hist. vol. 7th
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
David Watson
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: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday).
Borrower: David Watson
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 233309
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 40
Guthrie's Hist of Scotland v. 3
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Kenneth McKenzie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770)
Genre: History
Guthrie's History of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770)
Genre: History
A General History of Scotland, from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time. By William Guthrie, Esq.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767-1768. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 10 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 513 times in 303 borrowing records
ESTC: T146458
William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770)
Genre: History
General History of Scotland [William Guthrie]
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Kenneth McKenzie
Author: William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770), Genre: History
General History of Scotland [William Guthrie]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 233396
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 41
Modern History v. 11
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
D Simpson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Herman Moll (Male, died 1732), Thomas Salmon (Male, born 1679, died 1767)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy, Genre: Travel
Modern History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 11
Confidence level: Likely
Herman Moll (Male, died 1732), Thomas Salmon (Male, born 1679, died 1767)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy, Genre: Travel
Modern history: or, the present state of all nations. Describing their respective situations, persons, habits, ... animals and minerals. By Mr. Salmon. No I. For the month of June, 1724.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1724. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 6
ESTC: N64830
Herman Moll (Male, died 1732), Thomas Salmon (Male, born 1679, died 1767)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy, Genre: Travel
Modern History: or, The Present State of All Nations
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday).
Borrower: D Simpson
Author: Herman Moll (Male, died 1732), Thomas Salmon (Male, born 1679, died 1767), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy, Genre: Travel
Modern History: or, The Present State of All Nations
Volumes borrowed: Volume 11
Record ID 234953
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 66
Buffon's Natural History v. 4
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
John Mackenzie
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 4
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: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday).
Borrower: John Mackenzie
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 4
Record ID 235019
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 68
Buffon's Nat History v. 6
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
David Cleghorn
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 6
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: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday).
Borrower: David Cleghorn
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 6
Record ID 235049
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 69
Introduction to the Hist of Europe
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday).
John Anderson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Freiherr von Samuel Pufendorf (Male, born 1632, died 1694)
Genre: History
Introduction to the History of Europe
Confidence level: Speculative
Freiherr von Samuel Pufendorf (Male, born 1632, died 1694)
Genre: History
An introduction to the history of the principal kingdoms and states of Europe. By Samuel Puffendorf, counsellor of state to the present King of Sweden. Made English from the original.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1695. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: R20986
Freiherr von Samuel Pufendorf (Male, born 1632, died 1694)
Genre: History
Introduction to the History of the Principal Kingdoms and States of Europe
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday).
Borrower: John Anderson
Author: Freiherr von Samuel Pufendorf (Male, born 1632, died 1694), Genre: History
Introduction to the History of the Principal Kingdoms and States of Europe
Record ID 235121
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 70
Chinese Traveller v. 1
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Andrew Leslie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Chinese Traveller
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Travel
The chinese traveller. Containing a geographical, commercial, and political history of China. With A particular Account of their Customs, Manners, Religion, Agriculture, Government, Arts, Sciences, Ceremonies, Buildings, Language, Physick, Trade, Manufactures, Shipping, Plants, Trees, Beasts, Birds, &c. &c. To which is prefixed the life of Confucius, The celebrated Chinese Philosopher. Collected from du halde, le compte, and other modern travellers. ... . Adorned with a map of China and other curious Coperplates.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 44
ESTC: T62654
Genre: Travel
Chinese Traveller
Record ID 235166
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 71
Ray's Travels v. 1
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Oswald
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Ray (Male, born 1627, died 1705)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Rae's Travels
Shelfmark: 451.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
John Ray (Male, born 1627, died 1705)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
A collection of curious travels and voyages. In two parts. Part I. Containing Dr Leonhart Rauwolf’s journey into the eastern countries. Viz. Syria, Palestine, or the Holyland, Armenia, Mesopotamia, Assyria, Chaldea, &c. Translated. from the Original High Dutch, by Nicholas Staphorst. Part II. Containing travels into Greece, Asia minor, Egypt, Arabia felix, Petraea, Ethiopia, the Red Sea, &c. Collected from the Observations of Mons. Belon, Mr Vernon, Dr Spon, Dr Smith, Dr Huntington, Mr Greaves, Alpinus Vestingius, Thevenot’s Collections, and others. To which are added, three catalogues of such trees, Shrubs, and Herbs, as grow in the Levant. By J. Ray, F.R.S.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1738. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 63
ESTC: T93655
John Ray (Male, born 1627, died 1705)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Collection of Curious Travels and Voyages
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Alexander Oswald
Author: John Ray (Male, born 1627, died 1705), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Collection of Curious Travels and Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 235259
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 72
Buffon's Natural History v. 8
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Hamilton
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 8
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: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Alexander Hamilton
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 8
Record ID 235331
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 73
World Displayed v. 12
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Peter Wishart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
World Displayed
Volumes borrowed: Volume 12
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 235379
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 74
World Displayed v. 11
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Charles Wilson
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 235469
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 75
World Displayed v. 13
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Robert Baron
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
World Displayed
Volumes borrowed: Volume 13
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 235538
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 76
World Displayed v. 14
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Joseph Muter
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
Record ID 235595
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 77
World Displayed v. 10
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
James Saunders
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 235661
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 78
World Displayed v. 19
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
James Ogilvy
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
World Displayed
Volumes borrowed: Volume 19
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 235718
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 79
Salmon's Modern History v. 4
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Thomas Innes
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Herman Moll (Male, died 1732), Thomas Salmon (Male, born 1679, died 1767)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy, Genre: Travel
Salmon's Modern History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Confidence level: Speculative
Herman Moll (Male, died 1732), Thomas Salmon (Male, born 1679, died 1767)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy, Genre: Travel
Modern history: or, the present state of all nations. Describing their respective situations, persons, habits, ... animals and minerals. By Mr. Salmon. Vol.I. ... Illustrated with cuts and maps, ... by Herman Moll.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1724-1735.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 143 times in 142 borrowing records
ESTC: T139584
Herman Moll (Male, died 1732), Thomas Salmon (Male, born 1679, died 1767)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy, Genre: Travel
Modern History: or, The Present State of All Nations
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Thomas Innes
Author: Herman Moll (Male, died 1732), Thomas Salmon (Male, born 1679, died 1767), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy, Genre: Travel
Modern History: or, The Present State of All Nations
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Record ID 235793
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 80
World Displayed v. 2
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Leonard Selon
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
World Displayed
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
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 235838
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 81
Whitaker's History of the Britons
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday).
John Robert Stuart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Whitaker (Male, born 1735, died 1808)
Genre: History
Whitaker's History of the Britons
Shelfmark: 644. Format: 8vo.
Confidence level: Speculative
John Whitaker (Male, born 1735, died 1808)
Genre: History
The genuine history of the Britons asserted. In a full and candid refutation of Mr. Macpherson’s Introduction to the history of Great-Britain and Ireland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 14
ESTC: T100007
John Whitaker (Male, born 1735, died 1808)
Genre: History
Genuine History of the Britons Asserted
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday).
Borrower: John Robert Stuart
Author: John Whitaker (Male, born 1735, died 1808), Genre: History
Record ID 235880
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 82
Pope's Works v. 2
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Colqm Grant
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30)
Genre: Poetry
Pope's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Alexander Pope Esq. In nine volumes, complete. With his last corrections, additions, and improvements; as they were delivered to the editor a little before his death: together with the commentary and notes of Mr. Warburton.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1760. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 32 times in 26 borrowing records
ESTC: T5439
Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Alexander Pope
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Colqm Grant
Author: Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 235943
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 83
Annual Register 1758
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday).
Ebenezir Gardner
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Periodicals
Annual Register 1758
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The annual Register, or a view of the history, politicks, and literature, of the year 1758.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 139 times in 80 borrowing records
ESTC: T213203
Genre: Periodicals
Annual Register, or A View of the History, Politics, and Literature
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Ebenezir Gardner
Genre: Periodicals
Annual Register, or A View of the History, Politics, and Literature
Record ID 235997
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 84
Ray's Travels v. 2
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
George Wishart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Ray (Male, born 1627, died 1705)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Rae's Travels
Shelfmark: 451.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
John Ray (Male, born 1627, died 1705)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
A collection of curious travels and voyages. In two parts. Part I. Containing Dr Leonhart Rauwolf’s journey into the eastern countries. Viz. Syria, Palestine, or the Holyland, Armenia, Mesopotamia, Assyria, Chaldea, &c. Translated. from the Original High Dutch, by Nicholas Staphorst. Part II. Containing travels into Greece, Asia minor, Egypt, Arabia felix, Petraea, Ethiopia, the Red Sea, &c. Collected from the Observations of Mons. Belon, Mr Vernon, Dr Spon, Dr Smith, Dr Huntington, Mr Greaves, Alpinus Vestingius, Thevenot’s Collections, and others. To which are added, three catalogues of such trees, Shrubs, and Herbs, as grow in the Levant. By J. Ray, F.R.S.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1738. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 63
ESTC: T93655
John Ray (Male, born 1627, died 1705)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Collection of Curious Travels and Voyages
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday).
Borrower: George Wishart
Author: John Ray (Male, born 1627, died 1705), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Collection of Curious Travels and Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 330664
Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1788-1791. (UYLY207-9) (1788-1791, Type: Student). Page: 107
Otways Works Vol 1 st
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Classmark: D7. 8. Original Returned Text: Otway Vol 1 st.
Peter McCuan Patrick
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Thomas Otway (Male, born 1652, died 1685)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
The works of Mr. Thomas Otway; in three volumes. Consisting of his plays, poems, and letters.
Classmark: D.7.8.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Otway (Male, born 1652, died 1685)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
The works of Mr. Thomas Otway; in three volumes. Consisting of his plays, poems, and letters.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 36 times in 19 borrowing records
ESTC: T99800
Thomas Otway (Male, born 1652, died 1685)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Works of Thomas Otway
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Peter McCuan Patrick
Author: Thomas Otway (Male, born 1652, died 1685), Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 330673
Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1788-1791. (UYLY207-9) (1788-1791, Type: Student). Page: 107
Plutarchs Lives 2d 3d 4th
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Classmark: R3.13.. Original Returned Text: Plutarch 2. 3d 4th.
Peter McCuan Patrick
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
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. ...
Classmark: E.4.34, R.3.13.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
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: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Peter McCuan Patrick
Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 330667
Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1788-1791. (UYLY207-9) (1788-1791, Type: Student). Page: 107
Goldsmiths Gre Hist 1 & 2d
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Classmark: C8. 14. Original Returned Text: Goldsmith 1 & 2d.
Peter McCuan Patrick
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
The grecian history, from the earliest state to the death of Alexander the Great. By Dr. Goldsmith. To which is added, a summary account of the affairs of Greece, from that period to the sacking of Constantinople by the Othomans.
Classmark: C.8.14.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
The grecian history, from the earliest state to the death of Alexander the Great. By Dr. Goldsmith. To which is added, a summary account of the affairs of Greece, from that period to the sacking of Constantinople by the Othomans.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 5 borrowing records
ESTC: T146079
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
Grecian History, from the Earliest State to the Death of Alexander the Great
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Peter McCuan Patrick
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: History
Grecian History, from the Earliest State to the Death of Alexander the Great
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 330661
Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1788-1791. (UYLY207-9) (1788-1791, Type: Student). Page: 107
Elements of Criticism 1 & 2d
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Classmark: D 9. 2. Original Returned Text: Element of Crit 1 s2d.
Peter McCuan Patrick
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Elements of criticism. [Kames]
Classmark: E.6.9, D.9.1, D.9.2, F.7.14, D.5.33?.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Elements of criticism.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 44 times in 26 borrowing records
ESTC: N31564
Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Elements of Criticism
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Peter McCuan Patrick
Author: Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 330682
Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1788-1791. (UYLY207-9) (1788-1791, Type: Student). Page: 107
Arabian night Enter . Vol 3 & 4 .
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Classmark: C 9.22. Original Returned Text: Arab . Nights . V 3d 4 th.
Peter McCuan Patrick
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Genre: Fiction
Arabian nights entertainments: consisting of one thousand and one stories, told by the Sultaness of the Indies, to divert the Sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made, to marry a lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself for the disloyalty of his first Sultaness, &c. Containing a better account of the customs, manners, and religion of the Eastern nations, viz. Tartars, Persians, and Indians, than is to be met with in any author hitherto published. Translated into French from the Arabian MSS. by M. Galland of the Royal Academy; and now done into English from the last Paris edition.
Classmark: C.9.22, C.9.23.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Fiction
Arabian nights entertainments: consisting of one thousand and one stories, told by the Sultaness of the Indies, to divert the Sultan from the execution of a bloody vow he had made, to marry a lady every day, and have her cut off next morning, to avenge himself for the disloyalty of his first Sultaness, &c. Containing a better account of the customs, manners, and religion of the Eastern nations, viz. Tartars, Persians, and Indians, than is to be met with in any author hitherto published. Translated into French from the Arabian MSS. by M. Galland of the Royal Academy; and now done into English from the last Paris edition.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 12mo.
Translators: M. Galland
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 25 times in 11 borrowing records
ESTC: N29715
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Peter McCuan Patrick
Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 330679
Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1788-1791. (UYLY207-9) (1788-1791, Type: Student). Page: 107
Gullivers Travels 1 & 2d
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Classmark: S5..2. Original Returned Text: Gulliver 1 & 2 d.
Peter McCuan Patrick
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Fiction
Travels into several remote nations of the world. In four parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, first a surgeon, and then a captain of several ships. ...
Classmark: A.6.27, A.5.22, S.5.3.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Fiction
Travels into several remote nations of the world. In four parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, first a surgeon, and then a captain of several ships. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1726. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 111 times in 58 borrowing records
ESTC: T139452
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Fiction
Gulliver's Travels
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Peter McCuan Patrick
Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 330676
Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1788-1791. (UYLY207-9) (1788-1791, Type: Student). Page: 107
Adventurer 3d & 4th
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Classmark: C8.9. Original Returned Text: Adventurer 3d & 4.
Peter McCuan Patrick
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Richard Bathurst (Male, died 1762), John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773), Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Joseph Warton (Male, born 1722, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The adventurer. ... . On vent’rous wing in quest of praise I go, And leave the gazing multitude below.
Classmark: C.9.19, C.9.20.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Richard Bathurst (Male, died 1762), John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773), Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Joseph Warton (Male, born 1722, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The adventurer. ... . On vent’rous wing in quest of praise I go, And leave the gazing multitude below.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 23 times in 8 borrowing records
ESTC: T97975
Richard Bathurst (Male, died 1762), John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773), Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Joseph Warton (Male, born 1722, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Adventurer ... . On Vent’rous Wing in Quest of Praise I Go, And Leave the Gazing Multitude Below
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Peter McCuan Patrick
Author: Richard Bathurst (Male, died 1762), John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773), Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Joseph Warton (Male, born 1722, died 1800), Genre: Belles Lettres
Adventurer ... . On Vent’rous Wing in Quest of Praise I Go, And Leave the Gazing Multitude Below
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 330670
Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1788-1791. (UYLY207-9) (1788-1791, Type: Student). Page: 107
Goldsmiths R. Histy 1& 2d
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Classmark: C 3. 8. Original Returned Text: Goldsmiths Rom: Hist1 & 2.
Peter McCuan Patrick
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
The roman history from the foundation of the city of Rome, to the destruction of the western empire. By Dr. Goldsmith.
Classmark: C.3.8.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
The roman history from the foundation of the city of Rome, to the destruction of the western empire. By Dr. Goldsmith.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 14 times in 8 borrowing records
ESTC: T146147
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
Roman History from the Foundation of the City of Rome, to the Destruction of the Western Empire
Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Peter McCuan Patrick
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: History
Roman History from the Foundation of the City of Rome, to the Destruction of the Western Empire
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2