An Analysis of Scottish Borrowers' Registers
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Date of borrowing: 1799/2/16
Your search matched 27 borrowing records.
Record ID 234623
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 59
Lives of Admirals v. 3
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
W Gillespie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Campbell's Lives of British Admirals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Speculative
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Lives of the admirals, and other eminent British seamen. Containing their personal histories, and a detail of all their public services. Including a new and accurate naval history from the earliest account of time; and, clearly proving by a continued series of facts, our uninterrupted claim to, and enjoyment of the dominion of our seas. Interspersed with many curious passages relating to our discoveries, plantations, and commerce. The whole supported throughout by proper authorities. By John Campbell, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1742-1744. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 352 times in 329 borrowing records
ESTC: T90051
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Lives of the Admirals and Other Eminent British Seamen
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday).
Borrower: W Gillespie
Author: John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775), Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Lives of the Admirals and Other Eminent British Seamen
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 235247
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 71
Moore's Italy v. 1
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
John Latimer
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Dr John Moore (Male, born 1729, died 1802)
Genre: Travel
Moore's Italy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Dr John Moore (Male, born 1729, died 1802)
Genre: Travel
A view of society and manners in Italy: with anecdotes relating to some eminent characters. By John Moore, M.D. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 52 times in 40 borrowing records
ESTC: T89928
Dr John Moore (Male, born 1729, died 1802)
Genre: Travel
View of Society and Manners in Italy
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Latimer
Author: Dr John Moore (Male, born 1729, died 1802), Genre: Travel
View of Society and Manners in Italy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 235313
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 72
Staunt Embassy v. 2
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
John Aytoun
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Staunton's Embassy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Travel
An authentic account of an embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China; including cursory observations made, and Information Obtained, in travelling through that ancient empire, and a Small Part of Chinese Tartary.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1797. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 111 times in 68 borrowing records
ESTC: T103540
Genre: Travel
Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Aytoun
Genre: Travel
Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 241466
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 183
Mavor's Travels v. 20
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
George Stewart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Mavor's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 20
Confidence level: Certain
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Historical account of the most celebrated voyages, travels, and discoveries, from the time of Columbus to the present period. By William Mavor, LL.D. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1796-1797. Format: 18mo. Pagination: 20 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1042 times in 955 borrowing records
ESTC: T77044
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries [William Fordyce Mavor]
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday).
Borrower: George Stewart
Author: William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837), Genre: Travel
Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries [William Fordyce Mavor]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 20
Record ID 241568
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 185
Mavor's Travels v. 13
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
John Pitcairn
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Mavor's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 13
Confidence level: Certain
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Historical account of the most celebrated voyages, travels, and discoveries, from the time of Columbus to the present period. By William Mavor, LL.D. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1796-1797. Format: 18mo. Pagination: 20 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1042 times in 955 borrowing records
ESTC: T77044
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries [William Fordyce Mavor]
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Pitcairn
Author: William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837), Genre: Travel
Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries [William Fordyce Mavor]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 13
Record ID 245192
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 250
Buchanan's Scotland v. 1
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
John Kirkpatrick
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
George Buchanan (Male, born 1506, died 1582)
Genre: History
Buchanan's History of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
George Buchanan (Male, born 1506, died 1582)
Genre: History
Buchanan’s history of Scotland. In twenty books. Containing, I. An account of its several situations; and the nature of its soil and climate. II. The antient names, manners, laws, and customs of the country, and what people inhabited the island from the very beginning. III. A chronicle of all its kings; in an exact series of succession, from Fergus, the first founder of the Scottish monarchy, to the reign of King James VI. of Scotland, and I. of England. The fourth edition. Translated from the Latin original. Wherein several errors in the English editions are corrected. To which is added, an appendix, containing a genealogy of all the kings from Fergus I. to James VI. In two volumes. Adorned with copper-plates, and a map of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 71 times in 54 borrowing records
ESTC: N15167
George Buchanan (Male, born 1506, died 1582)
Genre: History
History of Scotland [George Buchanan]
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Kirkpatrick
Author: George Buchanan (Male, born 1506, died 1582), Genre: History
History of Scotland [George Buchanan]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 245309
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 251
Plutarch's Lives v. 3
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Duncan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch's Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Speculative
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.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Langhorne, John; Langhorne, William
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 333 times in 303 borrowing records
ESTC: N20526
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Lives [Plutarch]
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Duncan
Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 245396
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 252
Cyrus Travels
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday).
John Bell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Xenophon of Athens (Male, born c.BCE430, died BCE354)
Genre: History
Cyrus Travels
Confidence level: Speculative
Xenophon of Athens (Male, born c.BCE430, died BCE354)
Genre: History
The expedition of Cyrus, translated from Xenophon, with critical and historical notes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1742. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Spelman, Edward
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 10 times in 8 borrowing records
ESTC: T139176
Xenophon of Athens (Male, born c.BCE430, died BCE354)
Genre: History
Expedition of Cyrus
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Bell
Author: Xenophon of Athens (Male, born c.BCE430, died BCE354), Genre: History
Record ID 245474
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 253
Salmon's Modern History v. 1
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Andrew Adair
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 1
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: 1799/2/16 (Saturday).
Borrower: Andrew Adair
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 1
Record ID 245642
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 255
Plutarch's Lives v. 6
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Charles Esplin
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch's Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Confidence level: Speculative
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.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Langhorne, John; Langhorne, William
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 333 times in 303 borrowing records
ESTC: N20526
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Lives [Plutarch]
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday).
Borrower: Charles Esplin
Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Record ID 245738
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 256
Mavor v. 6
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Burns Peacock
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Mavor
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Confidence level: Speculative
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Historical account of the most celebrated voyages, travels, and discoveries, from the time of Columbus to the present period. By William Mavor, LL.D. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1796-1797. Format: 18mo. Pagination: 20 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1042 times in 955 borrowing records
ESTC: T77044
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries [William Fordyce Mavor]
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Burns Peacock
Author: William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837), Genre: Travel
Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries [William Fordyce Mavor]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Record ID 246113
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 261
Admirals v. 2
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Henry Morison
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Campbell's Lives of the British Admirals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Lives of the admirals, and other eminent British seamen. Containing their personal histories, and a detail of all their public services. Including a new and accurate naval history from the earliest account of time; and, clearly proving by a continued series of facts, our uninterrupted claim to, and enjoyment of the dominion of our seas. Interspersed with many curious passages relating to our discoveries, plantations, and commerce. The whole supported throughout by proper authorities. By John Campbell, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1742-1744. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 352 times in 329 borrowing records
ESTC: T90051
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Lives of the Admirals and Other Eminent British Seamen
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday).
Borrower: Henry Morison
Author: John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775), Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Lives of the Admirals and Other Eminent British Seamen
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 246275
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 263
Buffon's Natural History v. 7
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
David Sibbald
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: 1799/2/16 (Saturday).
Borrower: David Sibbald
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 246515
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 266
Hume's England v. 1
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
H Thomson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
Hume's History of England
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very likely
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688. In eight volumes. By David Hume, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1009 times in 824 borrowing records
ESTC: N504610
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday).
Borrower: H Thomson
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 246743
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 269
Ray's Travels v. 1
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Hugh McDonnell
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: 1799/2/16 (Saturday).
Borrower: Hugh McDonnell
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 246791
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 270
World Displayed v. 3
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
James Milne
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
World Displayed
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
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 246869
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 272
Boswell's Tour
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday).
J Spence
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
Boswell's Tour
Confidence level: Certain
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
The journal of a tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D. By James Boswell, Esq. containing Some Poetical Pieces by Dr. Johnson, relative to the Tour, and never before published; A Series of his Conversation, Literary Anecdotes, and Opinions of Men and Books: with an authentick account of The Distresses and Escape of the Grandson of King James II. in the Year 1746.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 99 times in 98 borrowing records
ESTC: T53594
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday).
Borrower: J Spence
Author: James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795), Genre: Travel
Record ID 247049
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 275
Knox's Voyages v. 6
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
A Walker
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Knox's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A new collection of voyages, discoveries and travels: containing whatever is worthy of notice, in Europe, Asia, Africa and America: In Respect to The Situation and Extent of Empires, Kingdoms, and Provinces; their Climates, Soil, Produce, &c.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 381 times in 369 borrowing records
ESTC: T113577
Genre: Travel
New Collection of Voyages, Discoveries and Travels
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday).
Borrower: A Walker
Genre: Travel
New Collection of Voyages, Discoveries and Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Record ID 247181
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 277
World Displayed v. 1
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Walter Glen
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
World Displayed
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
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 247235
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 278
Mavor v. 19
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Richard Yetts
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Mavor
Volumes borrowed: Volume 19
Confidence level: Speculative
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Historical account of the most celebrated voyages, travels, and discoveries, from the time of Columbus to the present period. By William Mavor, LL.D. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1796-1797. Format: 18mo. Pagination: 20 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1042 times in 955 borrowing records
ESTC: T77044
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries [William Fordyce Mavor]
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday).
Borrower: Richard Yetts
Author: William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837), Genre: Travel
Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries [William Fordyce Mavor]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 19
Record ID 247313
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 279
Buffon v. 4
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
John Pitcairn
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: 1799/2/16 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Pitcairn
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 247442
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 281
Mavor v. 12
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Robert Burns
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Mavor
Volumes borrowed: Volume 12
Confidence level: Speculative
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Historical account of the most celebrated voyages, travels, and discoveries, from the time of Columbus to the present period. By William Mavor, LL.D. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1796-1797. Format: 18mo. Pagination: 20 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1042 times in 955 borrowing records
ESTC: T77044
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries [William Fordyce Mavor]
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday).
Borrower: Robert Burns
Author: William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837), Genre: Travel
Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries [William Fordyce Mavor]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 12
Record ID 247622
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 283
Cook's Voyages v. 6
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
John Lockhart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A new, authentic, and complete collection of voyages round the world, undertaken and performed by royal authority. Containing an authentic, ... history of Captain Cook’s first, second, third and last voyages, ... To which will be added, genuine narratives of other voyage ... It is proper to observe, that some other editions of these works ... would cost a purchaser ... upwards of twenty guineas; ... but the present edition, by being published in only eighty six-penny numbers, ... enables every person, ... to become familiary [sic] acquainted with those ... voyages ... Now publishing under the immediate direction of George William Anderson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784-1786. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 536 times in 506 borrowing records
ESTC: T134074
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Lockhart
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Record ID 247829
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 287
Bells' Travels v. 1
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
James Wright
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Bell (Male, born 1691, died 1780)
Genre: Travel
Bell's Travels
Shelfmark: 724. Format: 8vo.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
John Bell (Male, born 1691, died 1780)
Genre: Travel
Travels from St. Petersburgh in Russia, to various parts of Asia.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 117 times in 95 borrowing records
ESTC: T99654
John Bell (Male, born 1691, died 1780)
Genre: Travel
Travels from St Petersburg in Russia, to Diverse Parts of Asia
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Wright
Author: John Bell (Male, born 1691, died 1780), Genre: Travel
Travels from St Petersburg in Russia, to Diverse Parts of Asia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 247925
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 288
Moore's France v. 1
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
J Tait
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Dr John Moore (Male, born 1729, died 1802)
Genre: Travel
Moore's France
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Dr John Moore (Male, born 1729, died 1802)
Genre: Travel
A view of society and manners in France, Switzerland, and Germany: with anecdotes relating to some eminent characters. By John Moore, M.D. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 68 times in 66 borrowing records
ESTC: T177839
Dr John Moore (Male, born 1729, died 1802)
Genre: Travel
View of Society and Manners in France, Switzerland, and Germany
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday).
Borrower: J Tait
Author: Dr John Moore (Male, born 1729, died 1802), Genre: Travel
View of Society and Manners in France, Switzerland, and Germany
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 248030
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 290
Mavor's Travels v. 9
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
J Colquhoun
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Mavor's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9
Confidence level: Certain
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Historical account of the most celebrated voyages, travels, and discoveries, from the time of Columbus to the present period. By William Mavor, LL.D. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1796-1797. Format: 18mo. Pagination: 20 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1042 times in 955 borrowing records
ESTC: T77044
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries [William Fordyce Mavor]
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday).
Borrower: J Colquhoun
Author: William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837), Genre: Travel
Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries [William Fordyce Mavor]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9
Record ID 43809
Library: Wigtown Subscription Library. Register: MS 11/28 (Type: Town). Page: 106
Crit. Review
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday). Returned: 1799/3/1 (Friday). Returned?: 01-Mar.
John McGill
Gender: Male. Address: Barr.
Occupation (original): Tailor.
Occupation (normalised): Crafts, Artisans, and Manufacturing > Tailoring/Clothing/Apparel.
Genre: Periodicals
The Critical review: or, Annals of literature. By a society of gentlemen.
Language: English. Genre: Review.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1 (January-April 1791)
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Critical review: or, Annals of literature. By a society of gentlemen.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1756-1817. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 13 times in 12 borrowing records
ESTC: P2114
Borrowed: 1799/2/16 (Saturday). Returned: 1799/3/1 (Friday).
Borrower: John McGill
Genre: Periodicals
Critical Review, or Annals of Literature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1 (January-April 1791)