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Record ID 268055
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Zimmerman's Solitude
Borrowed: 1824/1/2 (Friday).
Alexander Ireland
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Johann Georg Zimmermann (Male, born 1728, died 1795)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Zimmerman's Solitude
Confidence level: Certain
Johann Georg Zimmermann (Male, born 1728, died 1795)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Solitude considered, with respect to its influence upon the mind and the heart. Written originally in German by M. Zimmerman, Aulic Counsellor And Physician To His Britannic Majesty At Hanover. Translated from the French of J. B. Mercier.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T137212
Johann Georg Zimmermann (Male, born 1728, died 1795)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Solitude Considered with Respect to its Influence upon the Mind and the Heart
Borrowed: 1824/1/2 (Friday).
Borrower: Alexander Ireland
Author: Johann Georg Zimmermann (Male, born 1728, died 1795), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Solitude Considered with Respect to its Influence upon the Mind and the Heart
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 268079
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Encyclopeadia Britain v. 4
Borrowed: 1824/1/15 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
John Irving
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
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 264 times in 224 borrowing records
ESTC: N6642
Borrowed: 1824/1/15 (Thursday).
Borrower: John Irving
Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Record ID 268073
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hearne's Journey
Borrowed: 1823/11/4 (Tuesday).
John Irving
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Samuel Hearne (Male, born 1745, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
Hearne's Journey
Confidence level: Certain
Samuel Hearne (Male, born 1745, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
A journey from Prince of Wales's fort in Hudson's Bay, to the northern ocean. Undertaken by order of the Hudson's Bay Company, for the discovery of copper mines, a north west passage, &c. in the years 1769, 1770, 1771, & 1772.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1795. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 24 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: T146967
Samuel Hearne (Male, born 1745, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay, to the Northern Ocean
Borrowed: 1823/11/4 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John Irving
Author: Samuel Hearne (Male, born 1745, died 1792), Genre: Travel
Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay, to the Northern Ocean
Record ID 268112
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Alison on Taste
Borrowed: 1823/10.
Alexander Keddie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Archibald Alison (Male, born 1757, died 1839)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Alison on Taste
Confidence level: Certain
Archibald Alison (Male, born 1757, died 1839)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays on the Nature and Principles of Taste
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1790. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 38
ESTC: T143357
Archibald Alison (Male, born 1757, died 1839)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays on the Nature and Principles of Taste
Borrowed: 1823/10.
Borrower: Alexander Keddie
Author: Archibald Alison (Male, born 1757, died 1839), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 268142
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Arabian Nights v. 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1824/3/27 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Keddie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Fiction
Arabian Nights
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, 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: Montrose. Date of publication: 1798. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 65 times in 25 borrowing records
ESTC: T68153
Borrowed: 1824/3/27 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Keddie
Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 268118
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Parks v. 1
Borrowed: 1823/11/20 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Keddie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Parks
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the interior districts of Africa: performed under the Direction and Patronage of the African Association, in the years 1795, 1796, and 1797. By Mungo Park
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 221 times in 217 borrowing records
ESTC: N13836
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa, Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797
Borrowed: 1823/11/20 (Thursday).
Borrower: Alexander Keddie
Author: Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806), Genre: Travel
Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa, Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 268160
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Park's Travels
Borrowed: 1824/3/13 (Saturday).
Robert Keir
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Park's Travels
Confidence level: Speculative
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the interior districts of Africa: performed under the Direction and Patronage of the African Association, in the years 1795, 1796, and 1797. By Mungo Park
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 221 times in 217 borrowing records
ESTC: N13836
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa, Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797
Borrowed: 1824/3/13 (Saturday).
Borrower: Robert Keir
Author: Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806), Genre: Travel
Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa, Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797
Record ID 268163
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Modern Europe v. 3
Borrowed: 1824/3/27 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Robert Keir
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793)
Genre: History
Modern Europe
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
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 168 times in 152 borrowing records
ESTC: T117065
William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of Modern Europe
Borrowed: 1824/3/27 (Saturday).
Borrower: Robert Keir
Author: William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 268181
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Memoirs of Napoleon
Borrowed: 1824/2/28 (Saturday).
Patrick Small Keir
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Napoleon (Male, born 1769, died 1821)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Napoleon
Confidence level: Speculative
Napoleon (Male, born 1769, died 1821)
Genre: Lives
Authentic Memoirs of Bonaparte, First Consul of the French Republic, from his birth to the present time: including his parentage, military achievements, remarkable actions and speeches, battles, victories, assassinations, and peace with England. Interspersed with several curious and interesting anecdotes. Partly translated from the French [i.e. from Louis Dubroca's "Vie de Bonaparte"] with considerable additions, etc. [With a portrait.]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1802. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 2
Napoleon (Male, born 1769, died 1821)
Genre: Lives
Authentic Memoirs of Bonaparte
Borrowed: 1824/2/28 (Saturday).
Borrower: Patrick Small Keir
Record ID 268223
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Dodds on Death
Borrowed: 1824/3/27 (Saturday).
William Keir
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Dodd (Male, born 1729, died 1777)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology
Dodd on Death
Confidence level: Certain
William Dodd (Male, born 1729, died 1777)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology
Reflections on death. By William Dodd, LL.D. late chaplain to the Magdalen.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1794. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T170915
William Dodd (Male, born 1729, died 1777)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology
Reflections on Death
Borrowed: 1824/3/27 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Keir
Author: William Dodd (Male, born 1729, died 1777), Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology
Record ID 268202
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Russel's Ancient Europe v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
William Keir
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793)
Genre: History
Russell's Ancient Europe
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of ancient Europe; with a view of the revolutions in Asia and Africa. In a series of letters to a young nobleman.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1793. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 76 times in 69 borrowing records
ESTC: T130743
William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of Ancient Europe
Borrowed: 1823/11/5 (Wednesday).
Borrower: William Keir
Author: William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 268271
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Forster's Journey
Borrowed: 1824/6/29 (Tuesday).
Charles James Keir
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Forster's unclear
Confidence level: Speculative
Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
A journey from Bengal to England, through the northern part of India, Kashmire, Afghanistan, and Persia, and into Russia, by the Caspian-Sea.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1798. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 14 times in 11 borrowing records
ESTC: T105796
Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Journey from Bengal to England
Borrowed: 1824/6/29 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Charles James Keir
Author: Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794), Genre: Travel
Record ID 268328
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Coxe's Russia v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
John Knight
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Coxe's Russia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark. Interspersed with historical relations and political inquiries. Illustrated with charts and engravings. By William Coxe, A. M. F. R. S. fellow of King's College, Cambridge; and Chaplain to his grace the Duke of Marlborough. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 38 borrowing records
ESTC: N27892
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Knight
Author: William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828), Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 268349
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Arabian Nights v. 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1824/7/14 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
John Knight
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Fiction
Arabian Nights
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, 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: Montrose. Date of publication: 1798. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 65 times in 25 borrowing records
ESTC: T68153
Borrowed: 1824/7/14 (Wednesday).
Borrower: John Knight
Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 268367
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Chapman on Education
Borrowed: 1824/3/13 (Saturday).
George Lawrence
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
George Chapman (Male, born 1723, died 1806)
Genre: Education
Chapman on Education
Confidence level: Very likely
George Chapman (Male, born 1723, died 1806)
Genre: Education
A treatise on education. In two parts. With the author's method of instruction, while he taught the school of Dumfries; and a view of other books on education. The fifth edition, improved and enlarged. By George Chapman, LL.D.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1792. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T65455
George Chapman (Male, born 1723, died 1806)
Genre: Education
Treatise on Education with a Sketch of the Author's Method
Borrowed: 1824/3/13 (Saturday).
Borrower: George Lawrence
Author: George Chapman (Male, born 1723, died 1806), Genre: Education
Record ID 268370
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's Voyages v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/3/27 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
George Lawrence
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
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: 1824/3/27 (Saturday).
Borrower: George Lawrence
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 268385
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Encyclopedia v. 17
Borrowed: 1824/6/19 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
George Lawrence
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 17
Confidence level: Very likely
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 264 times in 224 borrowing records
ESTC: N6642
Borrowed: 1824/6/19 (Saturday).
Borrower: George Lawrence
Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 17
Record ID 268358
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Enyclopaedia Britannica v. 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
George Lawrence
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Reference Works
Enyclopaedia Britannica
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
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 264 times in 224 borrowing records
ESTC: N6642
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday).
Borrower: George Lawrence
Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 268361
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Vicar of Wakefield
Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday).
George Lawrence
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
Vicar of Wakefield
Confidence level: Certain
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
The vicar of Wakefield; a tale. By Dr Goldsmith. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1792. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 11
ESTC: T146201
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
Vicar of Wakefield
Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday).
Borrower: George Lawrence
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Fiction
Record ID 268388
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Park's Travels
Borrowed: 1824/7/10 (Saturday).
George Lawrence
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Park's Travels
Confidence level: Speculative
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the interior districts of Africa: performed under the Direction and Patronage of the African Association, in the years 1795, 1796, and 1797. By Mungo Park
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 221 times in 217 borrowing records
ESTC: N13836
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa, Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797
Borrowed: 1824/7/10 (Saturday).
Borrower: George Lawrence
Author: Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806), Genre: Travel
Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa, Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797
Record ID 268352
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Mavor's Voyage v. 6
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
George Lawrence
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Mavor's Voyage
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
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: 1823/11/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: George Lawrence
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 268382
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Gustavus Vassa
Borrowed: 1824/6/5 (Saturday).
George Lawrence
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Olaudah Equiano (Male, born 1745, died 1797)
Genre: Lives
Gustavus Vassa
Confidence level: Very likely
Olaudah Equiano (Male, born 1745, died 1797)
Genre: Lives
The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African. Written by himself.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1792. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 19
ESTC: N17046
Olaudah Equiano (Male, born 1745, died 1797)
Genre: Lives
Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
Borrowed: 1824/6/5 (Saturday).
Borrower: George Lawrence
Author: Olaudah Equiano (Male, born 1745, died 1797), Genre: Lives
Record ID 268424
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bankes' Geography v. 3
Borrowed: 1824/3/27 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
David Langland
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Bank's Geography
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
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: 1824/3/27 (Saturday).
Borrower: David Langland
Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 268412
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Gurney's Short Hand Writing
Borrowed: 1824/1/6 (Tuesday).
David Langland
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Gurney (Male, born 1705, died 1770)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Gurney's Short Hand Writing
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Gurney (Male, born 1705, died 1770)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Brachygraphy: or An easy and compendious system of short-hand, adapted to the various arts, sciences and professions; Improved after more than forty years practice & experience by Thomas Gurney: and brought still nearer to perfection upon the present method by Joseph Gurney.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1789. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T166677
Thomas Gurney (Male, born 1705, died 1770)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Brachygraphy
Borrowed: 1824/1/6 (Tuesday).
Borrower: David Langland
Author: Thomas Gurney (Male, born 1705, died 1770), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 268394
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Home's Rebellion
Borrowed: 1823/10.
David Langland
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Home (Male, born 1722, died 1808)
Genre: History
Home's Rebellion
Confidence level: Certain
John Home (Male, born 1722, died 1808)
Genre: History
The History of the Rebellion in the year 1745.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1802. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 34
John Home (Male, born 1722, died 1808)
Genre: History
History of the Rebellion in ... 1745
Borrowed: 1823/10.
Borrower: David Langland
Author: John Home (Male, born 1722, died 1808), Genre: History
Record ID 268448
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pinkerton's Scotland
Borrowed: 1824/2/26 (Thursday).
Henry Liddell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Pinkerton (Male, born 1758, died 1826)
Genre: History
Pinkerton's History of Scotland
Confidence level: Certain
John Pinkerton (Male, born 1758, died 1826)
Genre: History
The history of Scotland from the accession of the House of Stuart to that of Mary. With appendixes of original papers. By John Pinkerton. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1797. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 18 times in 15 borrowing records
ESTC: T95226
John Pinkerton (Male, born 1758, died 1826)
Genre: History
History of Scotland from the Accession of the House of Stuart to that of Mary
Borrowed: 1824/2/26 (Thursday).
Borrower: Henry Liddell
Author: John Pinkerton (Male, born 1758, died 1826), Genre: History
History of Scotland from the Accession of the House of Stuart to that of Mary
Record ID 268436
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pindar's Works v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1823/11/20 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Henry Liddell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Peter Pindar John Wolcot (Male, born 1738, died 1819)
Genre: Poetry
Pindar's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Peter Pindar John Wolcot (Male, born 1738, died 1819)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Peter Pindar, Esq. ...
Language: English . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1794. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 15 times in 7 borrowing records
ESTC: T63914
Peter Pindar John Wolcot (Male, born 1738, died 1819)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Peter Pindar
Borrowed: 1823/11/20 (Thursday).
Borrower: Henry Liddell
Author: Peter Pindar John Wolcot (Male, born 1738, died 1819), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 268511
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Wilson's Pelew Islands
Borrowed: 1824/5/18 (Tuesday).
George Lorimer
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Travel
Wilson's Pelew Islands
Confidence level: Certain
George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Travel
An account of the Pelew Islands, situated in the western part of the Pacific Ocean. Composed from the journals and communications of Captain Henry Wilson, and some of his officers, Who, In August 1783, Were There Shipwrecked, In The Antelope, A Packet Belonging To The Honourable East India Company, by George Keate, Esq. F. R. S. and S. A.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 49
ESTC: T122142
George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Travel
Account of the Pelew Islands
Borrowed: 1824/5/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: George Lorimer
Author: George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797), Genre: Travel
Record ID 268463
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Coxe's Switzerland v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/11/4 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
George Lorimer
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Coxe's Switzerland
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 52 times in 24 borrowing records
ESTC: T134278
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Switzerland
Borrowed: 1823/11/4 (Tuesday).
Borrower: George Lorimer
Author: William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 268469
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Park's Travels
Borrowed: 1823/12/4 (Thursday).
George Lorimer
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Park's Travels
Confidence level: Speculative
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the interior districts of Africa: performed under the Direction and Patronage of the African Association, in the years 1795, 1796, and 1797. By Mungo Park
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 221 times in 217 borrowing records
ESTC: N13836
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa, Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797
Borrowed: 1823/12/4 (Thursday).
Borrower: George Lorimer
Author: Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806), Genre: Travel
Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa, Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797
Record ID 268526
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Coxe's Russia v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/11. Returned: yes.
Andrew D McLagan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Coxe's Russia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark. Interspersed with historical relations and political inquiries. Illustrated with charts and engravings. By William Coxe, A. M. F. R. S. fellow of King's College, Cambridge; and Chaplain to his grace the Duke of Marlborough. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 38 borrowing records
ESTC: N27892
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Borrowed: 1823/11.
Borrower: Andrew D McLagan
Author: William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828), Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 268541
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Townsend's Travels v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Andrew D McLagan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Joseph Townsend (Male, born 1739, died 1816)
Genre: Travel
Townsend's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Joseph Townsend (Male, born 1739, died 1816)
Genre: Travel
A journey through Spain in the years 1786 and 1787; with particular attention to the agriculture, manufactures, commerce, population, taxes, and revenue of that country; and remarks in passing through a part of France. By Joseph Townsend, A. M. Rector of Pewsey, Wilts; and late of Clare-Hall, Cambridge. In three volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1792. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 81 times in 75 borrowing records
ESTC: T73275
Joseph Townsend (Male, born 1739, died 1816)
Genre: Travel
Journey through Spain in the Years 1786 and 1787
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: Andrew D McLagan
Author: Joseph Townsend (Male, born 1739, died 1816), Genre: Travel
Journey through Spain in the Years 1786 and 1787
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 268523
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Buffon's Natural History
Borrowed: 1823/10/21 (Tuesday).
Andrew D McLagan
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
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: 1823/10/21 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Andrew D McLagan
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
Record ID 268538
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Robertson's India
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Andrew D McLagan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Robertson's India
Confidence level: Certain
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
An historical disquisition concerning the knowledge which the ancients had of India; and the progress of trade with that country prior to the discovery of the passage to it by the Cape of Good Hope.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1791. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 29
ESTC: T78952
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Historical Disquisition Concerning the Knowledge which the Ancients had of India
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: Andrew D McLagan
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
Historical Disquisition Concerning the Knowledge which the Ancients had of India
Record ID 268580
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Mirror v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1824/4/29 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Francis Mackay
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Henry Mackenzie (Male, born 1745, died 1831)
Genre: Periodicals
Mirror
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Mackenzie (Male, born 1745, died 1831)
Genre: Periodicals
The mirror. A periodical paper, published at Edinburgh in the years 1779 and 1780. In three volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1794. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 15 borrowing records
ESTC: T124301
Henry Mackenzie (Male, born 1745, died 1831)
Genre: Periodicals
Mirror
Borrowed: 1824/4/29 (Thursday).
Borrower: Francis Mackay
Author: Henry Mackenzie (Male, born 1745, died 1831), Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 268589
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Coxe's Travels in Russia v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Charles McKay
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Coxe's Russia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark. Interspersed with historical relations and political inquiries. Illustrated with charts and engravings. By William Coxe, A. M. F. R. S. fellow of King's College, Cambridge; and Chaplain to his grace the Duke of Marlborough. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 38 borrowing records
ESTC: N27892
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: Charles McKay
Author: William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828), Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 268610
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Boswell's Tour
Borrowed: 1824/3/27 (Saturday).
Robert Andrew Macfie
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: 1824/3/27 (Saturday).
Borrower: Robert Andrew Macfie
Author: James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795), Genre: Travel
Record ID 268625
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Adam's Antiquities
Borrowed: 1823/11/24 (Monday).
Hugh McKean
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Alexander Adam (Male, born 1741, died 1809)
Genre: History
Adam's Antiquities
Confidence level: Likely
Alexander Adam (Male, born 1741, died 1809)
Genre: History
Roman antiquities: or, an account of the manners and customs of the Romans; Respecting their Government, Magistract, Laws, Judicial Proceedings, Religion, Games, Military and Naval Affairs, Dress, Exercises, Baths, Marriages, Divorces, Funerals, Weights and Measures, Coins, Method of Writing, Houses, Gardens, Agriculture, Carriages, Public Buildings, &c. &c. Designed chiefly to illustrate the Latin classics, by Explaining words and Phrases, from the Rites and Customs to which they Refer. By Alexander Adam, LL. D. Rector of the High School of Edinburgh. The Second Edition, Considerably Enlarged.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1792. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T88395
Alexander Adam (Male, born 1741, died 1809)
Genre: History
Roman Antiquities; or, an Account of the Manners and Customs of the Romans
Borrowed: 1823/11/24 (Monday).
Borrower: Hugh McKean
Author: Alexander Adam (Male, born 1741, died 1809), Genre: History
Roman Antiquities; or, an Account of the Manners and Customs of the Romans
Record ID 268661
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cottles Alfred
Borrowed: 1824/1/29 (Thursday).
William Oswald H McCheyne
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Joseph Cottle (Male, born 1770, died 1853)
Genre: Poetry
Cottle's Alfred
Confidence level: Certain
Joseph Cottle (Male, born 1770, died 1853)
Genre: Poetry
Alfred, an epic poem, in twenty-four books. By Joseph Cottle.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1800. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 7
ESTC: N2184
Joseph Cottle (Male, born 1770, died 1853)
Genre: Poetry
Alfred, an Epic Poem
Borrowed: 1824/1/29 (Thursday).
Borrower: William Oswald H McCheyne
Author: Joseph Cottle (Male, born 1770, died 1853), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 268670
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Sparman
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
William Oswald H McCheyne
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Sparman
Confidence level: Certain
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic polar circle, and round the world: but chiefly into the country of the Hottentots and Caffres, from the year 1772, to 1776.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Forster, Georg.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 105 times in 92 borrowing records
ESTC: T150219
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: William Oswald H McCheyne
Author: Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820), Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Record ID 268673
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Citizen of the World v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/3/25 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
William Oswald H McCheyne
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
Citizen of the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
The citizen of the world or letters from a Chinese philosopher residing in London to his friends in the east, by Oliver Goldsmith. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1792. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 24 times in 15 borrowing records
ESTC: T146040
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
Citizen of the World
Borrowed: 1824/3/25 (Thursday).
Borrower: William Oswald H McCheyne
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 268688
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Natural History of Insects
Borrowed: 1824/7/2 (Friday).
William Oswald H McCheyne
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History of Insects
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Natural Philosophy
The natural history of insects, compiled from Swammerdam, Brookes, Goldsmith, &c. Embellished with copper-plates. Intended as a companion to Buffon's Natural History
Language: English . Published: Perth. Date of publication: 1792. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T61273
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History of Insects, Compiled
Record ID 268646
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hoole's Tasso v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Oswald H McCheyne
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Torquato Tasso (Male, born 1544, died 1595)
Genre: Poetry
Hoole's Tasso
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Torquato Tasso (Male, born 1544, died 1595)
Genre: Poetry
Jerusalem delivered; an heroic poem: translated from the Italian of Torquato Tasso, by John Hoole.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Hoole, John, 1727-1803
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 30 times in 24 borrowing records
ESTC: N6701
Torquato Tasso (Male, born 1544, died 1595)
Genre: Poetry
Jerusalem Delivered
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Oswald H McCheyne
Author: Torquato Tasso (Male, born 1544, died 1595), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 268655
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Encyclopaedia v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1824/1/13 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
William Oswald H McCheyne
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Very likely
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 264 times in 224 borrowing records
ESTC: N6642
Borrowed: 1824/1/13 (Tuesday).
Borrower: William Oswald H McCheyne
Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 268712
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Encyclopedia v. 2
Borrowed: 1824/6. Returned: yes.
William Craig McLehose
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
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 264 times in 224 borrowing records
ESTC: N6642
Record ID 268700
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bank's Geography
Borrowed: 1824/1/27 (Tuesday).
William Craig McLehose
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Bank's Geography
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: 1824/1/27 (Tuesday).
Borrower: William Craig McLehose
Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography
Record ID 268715
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Encyclopedia Britannica v. 2
Borrowed: 1824/7/6 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
William Craig McLehose
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
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 264 times in 224 borrowing records
ESTC: N6642
Borrowed: 1824/7/6 (Tuesday).
Borrower: William Craig McLehose
Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 268691
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Sparman's Voyage v. 1
Borrowed: 1823/10/25 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Craig McLehose
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Sparman's Voyage
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic polar circle, and round the world: but chiefly into the country of the Hottentots and Caffres, from the year 1772, to 1776.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Forster, Georg.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 105 times in 92 borrowing records
ESTC: T150219
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Borrowed: 1823/10/25 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Craig McLehose
Author: Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820), Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 268742
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Sparman's Voyage v. 2
Borrowed: 1824/4/9 (Friday). Returned: yes.
John A McKenzie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Sparman's Voyage
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic polar circle, and round the world: but chiefly into the country of the Hottentots and Caffres, from the year 1772, to 1776.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Forster, Georg.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 105 times in 92 borrowing records
ESTC: T150219
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Borrowed: 1824/4/9 (Friday).
Borrower: John A McKenzie
Author: Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820), Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 268736
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hearne's Journey v. 1
Borrowed: 1824/2/24 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
John A McKenzie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Samuel Hearne (Male, born 1745, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
Hearne's Journey
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Samuel Hearne (Male, born 1745, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
A journey from Prince of Wales's fort in Hudson's Bay, to the northern ocean. Undertaken by order of the Hudson's Bay Company, for the discovery of copper mines, a north west passage, &c. in the years 1769, 1770, 1771, & 1772.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1795. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 24 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: T146967
Samuel Hearne (Male, born 1745, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay, to the Northern Ocean
Borrowed: 1824/2/24 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John A McKenzie
Author: Samuel Hearne (Male, born 1745, died 1792), Genre: Travel
Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay, to the Northern Ocean
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 268769
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pallas Travels v. 1
Borrowed: 1824/5/18 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
James McKnight
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Pallas' Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Travels through the southern provinces of the Russian Empire, in the years 1793 and 1794
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1802. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 63 times in 54 borrowing records
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Travels through the Southern Provinces of the Russian Empire in the Years 1793 and 1794
Borrowed: 1824/5/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James McKnight
Author: Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811), Genre: Travel
Travels through the Southern Provinces of the Russian Empire in the Years 1793 and 1794
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 268727
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pennant's Tour v. 1
Borrowed: 1823/12/18 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
John A McKenzie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Pennant's Tour
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
A tour in Scotland; MDCCLXIX.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 39 times in 27 borrowing records
ESTC: T110282
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Tour in Scotland, MDCCLXIX
Borrowed: 1823/12/18 (Thursday).
Borrower: John A McKenzie
Author: Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 268775
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Defence on Foot
Borrowed: 1824/6/29 (Tuesday).
James McKnight
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Charles Roworth (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Art of Defence on foot
Confidence level: Certain
Charles Roworth (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The art of defence on foot with the broad sword and sabre, uniting the Scotch and Austrian methods into one regular system. To which are added remarks on the Spadroon.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1798. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 10
ESTC: N16441
Charles Roworth (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Art of Defence on Foot with the Broad Sword and Sabre
Borrowed: 1824/6/29 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James McKnight
Author: Charles Roworth (Male), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 268733
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Sparman v. 1
Borrowed: 1824/1/29 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
John A McKenzie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Sparman
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic polar circle, and round the world: but chiefly into the country of the Hottentots and Caffres, from the year 1772, to 1776.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Forster, Georg.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 105 times in 92 borrowing records
ESTC: T150219
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Borrowed: 1824/1/29 (Thursday).
Borrower: John A McKenzie
Author: Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820), Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 268730
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Narchus Voyages
Borrowed: 1824/1/7 (Wednesday).
John A McKenzie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Arrian of Nicomedia (Male, born c.87)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Nearchus Voyages
Format: 4to.
Confidence level: Certain
Arrian of Nicomedia (Male, born c.87)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
The voyage of Nearchus from the Indus to the Euphrates, collected from the original journal preserved by Arrian, And Illustrated BY Authorities Ancient And Modern; containing an account of the first navigation attempted by Europeans in the Indian Ocean. By William Vincent, D.D. To which are added three dissertations: Two, on the Acronychal Rising of the Pleiades, By the Right Reverend Dr. Samuel Horsley, Lord Bishop of Rochester; And by Mr. William Wales, Master of the Royal Mathematical School in Christ's Hospital: And One by Mr. DE LA Rochette, On the First Meridian of Ptolemy.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1797. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 19
ESTC: T137592
Arrian of Nicomedia (Male, born c.87)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Voyage of Nearchus from the Indus to the Euphrates
Borrowed: 1824/1/7 (Wednesday).
Borrower: John A McKenzie
Author: Arrian of Nicomedia (Male, born c.87), Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Record ID 268781
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Staunton's Embassy v. 2, 3
Borrowed: 1823/11/20 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
John James McDonald
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Staunton's Embassy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
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 115 times in 71 borrowing records
ESTC: T103540
Genre: Travel
Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China
Borrowed: 1823/11/20 (Thursday).
Borrower: John James McDonald
Genre: Travel
Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 268796
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Buffon v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/12/20 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
James McNab
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
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
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: 1823/12/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: James McNab
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 1, Volume 2
Record ID 268787
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pennant's Tour v. 1
Borrowed: 1823/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
James McNab
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Pennant's Tour
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
A tour in Scotland; MDCCLXIX.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 39 times in 27 borrowing records
ESTC: T110282
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Tour in Scotland, MDCCLXIX
Borrowed: 1823/11/5 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James McNab
Author: Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 268793
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's Voyages
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday).
James McNab
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
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: 1823/12/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: James McNab
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Record ID 268844
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Kincaid's Edinburgh
Borrowed: 1824/3/29 (Monday).
Arthur McArthur
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Alexander Kincaid (Male)
Genre: History
Kincaid's Edinburgh
Confidence level: Certain
Alexander Kincaid (Male)
Genre: History
The history of Edinburgh, from the earliest accounts to the present time; by way of guide to the city and suburbs. To which is annexed, a gazetteer of the county. Embellished with a plan of the Town and Suburbs; as also, a map of the Environs, The Radius Eleven Miles East, South, and West.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 5
ESTC: T36367
Alexander Kincaid (Male)
Genre: History
History of Edinburgh, from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time
Borrowed: 1824/3/29 (Monday).
Borrower: Arthur McArthur
Author: Alexander Kincaid (Male), Genre: History
History of Edinburgh, from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time
Record ID 268835
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Gillies' History of Greece
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday).
Arthur McArthur
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Gillies (Male, born 1747, died 1836)
Genre: History
Gillies' History of Greece
Confidence level: Certain
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.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1792-1793. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 77 times in 40 borrowing records
ESTC: T97875
John Gillies (Male, born 1747, died 1836)
Genre: History
History of Ancient Greece, its Colonies and Conquests
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: Arthur McArthur
Author: John Gillies (Male, born 1747, died 1836), Genre: History
Record ID 268832
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Adventurer v. 2
Borrowed: 1823/10/25 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Arthur McArthur
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
The adventurer. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1794. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: N492796
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Borrowed: 1823/10/25 (Saturday).
Borrower: Arthur McArthur
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 268868
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pallas Travels v. 2
Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Kenneth D McKenzie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Pallas' Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Travels through the southern provinces of the Russian Empire, in the years 1793 and 1794
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1802. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 63 times in 54 borrowing records
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Travels through the Southern Provinces of the Russian Empire in the Years 1793 and 1794
Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday).
Borrower: Kenneth D McKenzie
Author: Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811), Genre: Travel
Travels through the Southern Provinces of the Russian Empire in the Years 1793 and 1794
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 268859
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pennant's Scotland
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday).
Kenneth D McKenzie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Pennant's Scotland
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
A tour in Scotland, and voyage to the Hebrides; MDCCLXXII.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 27 times in 18 borrowing records
ESTC: T110281
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Tour in Scotland, and Voyage to the Hebrides; MDCCLXXII
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: Kenneth D McKenzie
Author: Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798), Genre: Travel
Record ID 268856
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Arnot's Criminal Trials
Borrowed: 1823/11/5 (Wednesday).
Kenneth D McKenzie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: Law
Arnot's Criminal Trials
Confidence level: Certain
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: Law
A collection and abridgement of celebrated criminal trials in Scotland, from A.D. 1536, to 1784. With historical and critical remarks. By Hugo Arnot, Esq. Advocate.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 23
ESTC: T142881
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: Law
Collection and Abridgement of Celebrated Criminal Trials in Scotland
Borrowed: 1823/11/5 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Kenneth D McKenzie
Author: Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786), Genre: Law
Collection and Abridgement of Celebrated Criminal Trials in Scotland
Record ID 268862
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pallas and Pennant v. 2
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Kenneth D McKenzie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Pallas
Confidence level: Certain
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Travels through the southern provinces of the Russian Empire, in the years 1793 and 1794
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1802. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 63 times in 54 borrowing records
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Travels through the Southern Provinces of the Russian Empire in the Years 1793 and 1794
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: Kenneth D McKenzie
Author: Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811), Genre: Travel
Travels through the Southern Provinces of the Russian Empire in the Years 1793 and 1794
Record ID 388198
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pallas and Pennant v. 2
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday).
Kenneth D McKenzie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Pennant's Tour
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
A tour in Scotland; MDCCLXIX.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 39 times in 27 borrowing records
ESTC: T110282
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Tour in Scotland, MDCCLXIX
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: Kenneth D McKenzie
Author: Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 268904
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Blair's Lectures v. 1
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Thomas Marjoribanks
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Blair's Lectures
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on rhetoric and belles lettres.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 114 times in 83 borrowing records
ESTC: T143711
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday).
Borrower: Thomas Marjoribanks
Author: Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800), Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 268907
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Blair's Lectures v. 2
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Thomas Marjoribanks
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Blair's Lectures
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on rhetoric and belles lettres.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 114 times in 83 borrowing records
ESTC: T143711
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: Thomas Marjoribanks
Author: Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800), Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 268889
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
The Adventurer v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/4/6 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Peter Martin
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
The adventurer. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1794. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: N492796
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Borrowed: 1824/4/6 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Peter Martin
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 268943
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Encyclopedia Britannica v. 9
Borrowed: 1824/3/9 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Patrick Meik
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9
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 264 times in 224 borrowing records
ESTC: N6642
Borrowed: 1824/3/9 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Patrick Meik
Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9
Record ID 268937
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Encyclopedia Britannica v. 19
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Patrick Meik
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Volumes borrowed: Volume 19
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 264 times in 224 borrowing records
ESTC: N6642
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday).
Borrower: Patrick Meik
Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 19
Record ID 268982
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Philip of Macedonia
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday).
James Mellis
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Gillies (Male, born 1747, died 1836)
Genre: History
Philip of Macedonia
Confidence level: Certain
John Gillies (Male, born 1747, died 1836)
Genre: History
A view of the reign of Frederick II. of Prussia; with a parallel between that prince and Philip II. of Macedon.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1789. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T97884
John Gillies (Male, born 1747, died 1836)
Genre: History
View of the Reign of Frederick II. of Prussia
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Mellis
Author: John Gillies (Male, born 1747, died 1836), Genre: History
Record ID 269045
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's Voyages v. 2
Borrowed: 1824/4/14 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
David Melville
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
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: 1824/4/14 (Wednesday).
Borrower: David Melville
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 269039
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Buffon's Natural History v. 3, 4
Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
David Melville
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 3, 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: 1824/2/14 (Saturday).
Borrower: David Melville
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 3, Volume 4
Record ID 269063
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hindooh Rajah v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/1/17 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
John Mellis
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: 1824/1/17 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Mellis
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 269057
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Boswell's and Johnston v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/12/20 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
John Mellis
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
Boswell's and Johnson
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
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: 1823/12/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Mellis
Author: James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795), Genre: Travel
Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 269099
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Alison on Taste
Borrowed: 1824/1/19 (Monday).
John McK Mitchell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Archibald Alison (Male, born 1757, died 1839)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Alison on Taste
Confidence level: Certain
Archibald Alison (Male, born 1757, died 1839)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays on the Nature and Principles of Taste
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1790. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 38
ESTC: T143357
Archibald Alison (Male, born 1757, died 1839)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays on the Nature and Principles of Taste
Borrowed: 1824/1/19 (Monday).
Borrower: John McK Mitchell
Author: Archibald Alison (Male, born 1757, died 1839), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 269105
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Arabian Nights entertainments v. 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1823. Returned: yes.
James Moncriff
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Fiction
Arabian Nights Entertainments
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, 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: Montrose. Date of publication: 1798. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 65 times in 25 borrowing records
ESTC: T68153
Borrowed: 1823.
Borrower: James Moncriff
Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 269120
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Swinburne''s Travels v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/2/28 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
David Monro
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Henry Swinburne (Male, born 1743, died 1803)
Genre: Travel
Swinburne's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Swinburne (Male, born 1743, died 1803)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Spain, in the years 1775 and 1776. In which several monuments of Roman and Moorish architecture are illustrated by accurate drawings taken on the spot. By Henry Swinburne, Esq. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 118 times in 113 borrowing records
ESTC: T88895
Henry Swinburne (Male, born 1743, died 1803)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Spain, in the Years 1775 and 1776
Borrowed: 1824/2/28 (Saturday).
Borrower: David Monro
Author: Henry Swinburne (Male, born 1743, died 1803), Genre: Travel
Travels through Spain, in the Years 1775 and 1776
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 269117
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Heron's Scotland
Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday).
David Monro
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Robert Heron (Male, born 1764, died 1807)
Genre: Travel
Heron's Scotland
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Heron (Male, born 1764, died 1807)
Genre: Travel
Scotland described: or, a topographical description of all the counties of Scotland: With The Northern & Western Isles Belonging To IT. Containing: AN Account Of The Extent Of Each County; Of Its Mountains, Rivers, Vales, And General Aspect; Of Its Fossils, Woods, And Animals; Of The Rural Industry And The Manners Of Its Peasantry; Of Its Towns, Manufactures, And Trade; Of Its Antiquities, Elegant Mansion-Houses, Pleasure-Grounds; Of The Eminent Men BY Whom IT Has Been Illustrated, &c. By Robert Heron.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1797. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T133183
Robert Heron (Male, born 1764, died 1807)
Genre: Travel
Scotland Described: or, A Topographical Description of all the Counties of Scotland
Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday).
Borrower: David Monro
Author: Robert Heron (Male, born 1764, died 1807), Genre: Travel
Scotland Described: or, A Topographical Description of all the Counties of Scotland
Record ID 269138
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Buffon History v. 3
Borrowed: 1824/5/5 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
David Monro
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 3
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: 1824/5/5 (Wednesday).
Borrower: David Monro
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 3
Record ID 269126
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Views Of Nature v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/3/25 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
David Monro
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Richard Joseph Sullivan (Male)
Genre: Travel
Views Of Nature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Richard Joseph Sullivan (Male)
Genre: Travel
A view of nature, in letters to a traveller among the Alps. With reflections on Atheistical philosophy, now exemplified in France. By Richard Joseph Sulivan, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1794. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 5 borrowing records
ESTC: T100109
Richard Joseph Sullivan (Male)
Genre: Travel
View of Nature, in Letters to a Traveller Among the Alps
Borrowed: 1824/3/25 (Thursday).
Borrower: David Monro
Author: Richard Joseph Sullivan (Male), Genre: Travel
View of Nature, in Letters to a Traveller Among the Alps
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 269141
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Buffon's Natural History v. 4, 5
Borrowed: 1824/6/26 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
David Monro
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, 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: 1824/6/26 (Saturday).
Borrower: David Monro
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, Volume 5
Record ID 269147
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Encyclopedia v. 1
Borrowed: 1823/11. Returned: yes.
George Butterworth Moffat
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very likely
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 264 times in 224 borrowing records
ESTC: N6642
Borrowed: 1823/11.
Borrower: George Butterworth Moffat
Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 269189
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Arabian Nights
Borrowed: 1824/3/25 (Thursday).
George A Munro
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Fiction
Arabian Nights
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: Montrose. Date of publication: 1798. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 65 times in 25 borrowing records
ESTC: T68153
Record ID 269171
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bank's Geography v. 2
Borrowed: 1824/1/10 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
George A Munro
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: 1824/1/10 (Saturday).
Borrower: George A Munro
Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 269159
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Wilson's Pelew Islands
Borrowed: 1823/11/18 (Tuesday).
George A Munro
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Travel
Wilson's Pelew Islands
Confidence level: Certain
George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Travel
An account of the Pelew Islands, situated in the western part of the Pacific Ocean. Composed from the journals and communications of Captain Henry Wilson, and some of his officers, Who, In August 1783, Were There Shipwrecked, In The Antelope, A Packet Belonging To The Honourable East India Company, by George Keate, Esq. F. R. S. and S. A.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 49
ESTC: T122142
George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Travel
Account of the Pelew Islands
Borrowed: 1823/11/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: George A Munro
Author: George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797), Genre: Travel
Record ID 269246
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Encyclopedia Britannica v. 10
Borrowed: 1824/4/20 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Charles David Mylne
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Volumes borrowed: Volume 10
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 264 times in 224 borrowing records
ESTC: N6642
Borrowed: 1824/4/20 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Charles David Mylne
Genre: Reference Works
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 269291
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Seige of Gibraltar
Borrowed: 1824/5/18 (Tuesday).
John Neilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: History
Ansell's Siege of Gibraltar
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: History
An authentic and accurate journal of the late siege of Gibraltar; being a curcumstantial account of every material transaction relative to that memorable event, from the day on which the communication between that garrison and Spain was shut up, to the arrival of the Thetis frigate with the preliminary articles of peace.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 19
ESTC: T72997
Genre: History
Authentic and Accurate Journal of the Late Siege of Gibraltar
Borrowed: 1824/5/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John Neilson
Genre: History
Authentic and Accurate Journal of the Late Siege of Gibraltar
Record ID 269255
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Gustavus Vassa
Borrowed: 1823/11.
John Neilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Olaudah Equiano (Male, born 1745, died 1797)
Genre: Lives
Gustavus Vassa
Confidence level: Very likely
Olaudah Equiano (Male, born 1745, died 1797)
Genre: Lives
The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African. Written by himself.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1792. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 19
ESTC: N17046
Olaudah Equiano (Male, born 1745, died 1797)
Genre: Lives
Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
Borrowed: 1823/11.
Borrower: John Neilson
Author: Olaudah Equiano (Male, born 1745, died 1797), Genre: Lives
Record ID 269252
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's Voyages v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/10/21 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
John Neilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
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: 1823/10/21 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John Neilson
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 269261
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Campbell's Journey to India
Borrowed: 1823/12/4 (Thursday).
John Neilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Donald Campbell (Male, born 1751, died 1804)
Genre: Lives
Campbell's Journey to India
Confidence level: Very likely
Donald Campbell (Male, born 1751, died 1804)
Genre: Lives
A narrative of the extraordinary adventures, and sufferings by shipwreck & imprisonment, of Donald Campbell, Esq. of Barbreck: with the singular humours of his Tartar guide, Hassan Artaz: comprising The Occurrences of Four Years and Five Days, in an overland journey to India. Faithfully abstracted from Capt. Campbell's "letters to his son."
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1796. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 17
ESTC: T146296
Donald Campbell (Male, born 1751, died 1804)
Genre: Lives
Narrative of the Extraordinary Adventures, and Sufferings of Donald Campbell, Esq. of Barbreck
Borrowed: 1823/12/4 (Thursday).
Borrower: John Neilson
Author: Donald Campbell (Male, born 1751, died 1804), Genre: Lives
Narrative of the Extraordinary Adventures, and Sufferings of Donald Campbell, Esq. of Barbreck
Record ID 269324
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Modern Europe v. 4, 5
Borrowed: 1824/5/18 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Stewart Neilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793)
Genre: History
Modern Europe
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5
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 168 times in 152 borrowing records
ESTC: T117065
William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of Modern Europe
Borrowed: 1824/5/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Stewart Neilson
Author: William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5
Record ID 269330
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Ferguson's Roman History v. 2
Borrowed: 1824/5/4 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
George S Newbigging
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: History
Ferguson's Roman History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: History
The history of the progress and termination of the Roman republic.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 205 times in 130 borrowing records
ESTC: T77047
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: History
History of the Progress and Termination of the Roman Republic
Borrowed: 1824/5/4 (Tuesday).
Borrower: George S Newbigging
Author: Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816), Genre: History
History of the Progress and Termination of the Roman Republic
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 269360
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Juvenal Brewsters
Borrowed: 1824/6/15 (Tuesday).
Robert Oliphant
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Decimus Junius Juvenalis Juvenal (Male)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Juvenal Brewsters
Confidence level: Certain
Decimus Junius Juvenalis Juvenal (Male)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The satires of Juvenal, translated into English verse, with a correct copy of the original Latin ON The Opposite Page: Cleared Of All The Most Exceptionable Passages, And Illustrated With Marginal Notes From The Best Commentators. Also Dr. Brewster's Persius; With The Original ON The Opposite Page, and notes from Casaubon To Illustrate The Design And Method AS Well AS The Sense Of His Several Satires. In two volumes. By E. Owen, M. A. Rector of Warrington, And master of the free school in that Town.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T123539
Decimus Junius Juvenalis Juvenal (Male)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis
Borrowed: 1824/6/15 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Robert Oliphant
Author: Decimus Junius Juvenalis Juvenal (Male), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 269354
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Buffon's Natural History v. 4, 5
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Robert Oliphant
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, 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: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: Robert Oliphant
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, Volume 5
Record ID 269348
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiment v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/12/16 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Robert Oliphant
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiment
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The theory of moral sentiments; or, an essay towards an analysis of the principles by which men naturally judge concerning the conduct and character, first of their neighbours, and afterwards of themselves. To which is Added, A Dissertation on the Origin of Languages.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 16 times in 8 borrowing records
ESTC: T90661
Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Theory of Moral Sentiments
Borrowed: 1823/12/16 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Robert Oliphant
Author: Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2