An Analysis of Scottish Borrowers' Registers
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Date of borrowing: 1796/5/13
Your search matched 5 borrowing records.
Record ID 231644
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 16
World Displayed v. 5
Borrowed: 1796/5/13 (Friday). Returned: yes.
John Inglis
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
World Displayed
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
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 231794
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 18
Modern Europe v. 1
Borrowed: 1796/5/13 (Friday). Returned: yes.
Robert Simson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793)
Genre: History
Modern Europe
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of modern Europe : with an account of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire, and a view of the progress of society from the rise of the modern kingdoms to the Peace of Paris in 1763 ; in a series of letters from a nobleman to his son.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1786-1810. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 165 times in 149 borrowing records
ESTC: T117065
William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of Modern Europe
Borrowed: 1796/5/13 (Friday).
Borrower: Robert Simson
Author: William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 238940
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 138
World Displayed v. 4
Borrowed: 1796/5/13 (Friday). Returned: yes.
William Miller
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
World Displayed
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
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 239813
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 154
Voyages v. 3
Borrowed: 1796/5/13 (Friday). Returned: yes.
Thomas Greig
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Record ID 43347
Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 5/27 (Type: Town). Page: 16b
Gillies' Greece
Borrowed: 1796/5/13 (Friday). Returned: 1796/5/25 (Wednesday). Returned?: 25-May.
Nathaniel Agnew
Gender: Male. Address: Wigtown.
Occupation (original): Lawyer.
Committee: Managerial Committee.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Law > Attorneys/Lawyers/Solicitors. Law > Notaries/Clerks.
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 1, Volume 2
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
ESTC: N7591
John Gillies (Male, born 1747, died 1836)
Genre: History
History of Ancient Greece, its Colonies and Conquests
Borrowed: 1796/5/13 (Friday). Returned: 1796/5/25 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Nathaniel Agnew
Author: John Gillies (Male, born 1747, died 1836), Genre: History
History of Ancient Greece, its Colonies and Conquests
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2