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Record ID 201509

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 282

Pennants British Zoology 4 vol 8vo

Borrowed: 1789/8/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/9/20 (Sunday).


Borrower

Mr Archibald Macdonald of Sanda
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: d. 1795.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


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Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
British zoology [Pennant]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: M.60/1.c.[alpha] .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
British zoology.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1768-1770. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 49 times in 14 borrowing records


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Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
British Zoology

Borrowed: 1789/8/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/9/20 (Sunday).

Borrower: Mr Archibald Macdonald of Sanda

Author: Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798), Genre: Natural Philosophy

British Zoology

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4

Record ID 201521

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 283

Ptolomaei Geographia per mercatorem fol.

Borrowed: 1789/8/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/9/20 (Sunday).


Borrower

Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1775. Life dates: 1753-1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.


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Ptolemy (Male)
Genre: Travel
Ptolemy Geographia folio (original title)
Theatrum Geographiae Veteris, duobus tomis distinctum [Ptolomy/Mercator] (standardised title)

Possible modern shelfmark: Maps Reading Room EMW.X.007 .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Ptolemy (Male)
Genre: Travel
C. Ptol. Alexandrini Geographiæ libri VIII. Græce et Latine. Græca ad codices Palatinos collata, aucta et emendata sunt, Latina infinitis locis correcta.
Language: Greek | Latin . Published: Leiden. Date of publication: 1618. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 4 times in 3 borrowing records


Book Work

Ptolemy (Male)
Genre: Travel
Geography [Ptolomy]

Borrowed: 1789/8/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/9/20 (Sunday).

Borrower: Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson

Author: Ptolemy (Male), Genre: Travel

Geography [Ptolomy]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2