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Page 183 of 291

Record ID 270293

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Description of the East Coast

Borrowed: 1823/11/20 (Thursday).


Borrower

David Smith
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Francis Douglas (Male, born c.1710, died c.1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Travel
Description of the East Coast

Record ID 270299

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Jerusalem Delivered v. 1, 2

Borrowed: 1823/12/18 (Thursday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

David Smith
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Torquato Tasso (Male, born 1544, died 1595)
Genre: Poetry
Jerusalem Delivered
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

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


Book Work

Torquato Tasso (Male, born 1544, died 1595)
Genre: Poetry
Jerusalem Delivered

Borrowed: 1823/12/18 (Thursday).

Borrower: David Smith

Author: Torquato Tasso (Male, born 1544, died 1595), Genre: Poetry

Jerusalem Delivered

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 270296

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Encyclopedia v. 1

Borrowed: 1823/12/2 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

David Smith
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

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 262 times in 223 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia Britannica

Borrowed: 1823/12/2 (Tuesday).

Borrower: David Smith

Genre: Reference Works

Encyclopaedia Britannica

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 270371

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Vicar of Wakefield

Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday).


Borrower

Alexander Souter
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
Vicar of Wakefield

Book Edition

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


Book Work

Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
Vicar of Wakefield

Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday).

Borrower: Alexander Souter

Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Fiction

Vicar of Wakefield

Record ID 270392

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Buffon's Birds v. 3, 4

Borrowed: 1824/3/27 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Alexander Souter
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Buffon's Birds
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
The natural history of birds. From the French of the Count de Buffon. Illustrated with engravings; and a preface, notes, and additions, by the translator. In nine volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1793. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 9v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 34 times in 17 borrowing records


Book Work

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History of Birds

Borrowed: 1824/3/27 (Saturday).

Borrower: Alexander Souter

Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy

Natural History of Birds

Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4

Record ID 270401

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Record ID 270419

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Dryden's Virgil

Borrowed: 1823/12/20 (Saturday).


Borrower

Thomas Steele
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Dryden's Virgil

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Virgil, translated by John Dryden, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Dryden, John
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 50 times in 44 borrowing records


Book Work

Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Virgil

Borrowed: 1823/12/20 (Saturday).

Borrower: Thomas Steele

Author: Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21), Genre: Poetry

Works of Virgil

Record ID 270404

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Natural History of Insects

Borrowed: 1823.


Borrower

Thomas Steele
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History of Insects

Record ID 270458

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Henry's Britain v. 1

Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

John Steele
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
Henry's History of Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
The history of Great Britain, from the first invasion of it by the Romans Under Julius Caesar.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771-1793. Format: 4to. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 301 times in 203 borrowing records


Book Work

Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
History of Great Britain [Robert Henry]

Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday).

Borrower: John Steele

Author: Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790), Genre: History

History of Great Britain [Robert Henry]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 270461

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Encyclopedia Brit. v. 14

Borrowed: 1824/3/4 (Thursday).


Borrower

John Steele
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Volumes borrowed: Volume 14

Book Edition

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 262 times in 223 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia Britannica

Borrowed: 1824/3/4 (Thursday).

Borrower: John Steele

Genre: Reference Works

Encyclopaedia Britannica

Volumes borrowed: Volume 14

Record ID 270452

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Encyclopedia Britannica v. 1

Borrowed: 1824/1/17 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

John Steele
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

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 262 times in 223 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia Britannica

Borrowed: 1824/1/17 (Saturday).

Borrower: John Steele

Genre: Reference Works

Encyclopaedia Britannica

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 270434

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Citizen of the World v. 1, 2

Borrowed: 1823/10/25 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

John Steele
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
Citizen of the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

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


Book Work

Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
Citizen of the World

Borrowed: 1823/10/25 (Saturday).

Borrower: John Steele

Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Fiction

Citizen of the World

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 270455

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Encyclopedia Britannica v. 4

Borrowed: 1824/1/27 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

John Steele
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4

Book Edition

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 262 times in 223 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia Britannica

Borrowed: 1824/1/27 (Tuesday).

Borrower: John Steele

Genre: Reference Works

Encyclopaedia Britannica

Volumes borrowed: Volume 4

Record ID 270503

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Swinburn's Travels v. 1, 2

Borrowed: 1824/3/25 (Thursday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

John Stronach
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Henry Swinburne (Male, born 1743, died 1803)
Genre: Travel
Swinburne's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

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


Book Work

Henry Swinburne (Male, born 1743, died 1803)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Spain, in the Years 1775 and 1776

Borrowed: 1824/3/25 (Thursday).

Borrower: John Stronach

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 270485

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Warton Poetry v. 1

Borrowed: 1824/1. Returned: yes.


Borrower

John Stronach
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Thomas Warton (Male, born 1728, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Warton Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Thomas Warton (Male, born 1728, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
The history of English poetry, from the close of the eleventh to the commencement of the eighteenth century.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774-1781. Format: 4to. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 43 times in 19 borrowing records


Book Work

Thomas Warton (Male, born 1728, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
History of English Poetry, from the Close of the Eleventh to the Commencement of the Eighteenth Century

Record ID 270500

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Leland's Philip of Macedonia v. 2

Borrowed: 1824/3/9 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

John Stronach
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Thomas Leland (Male, born 1722, died 1785)
Genre: History
Leland's Philip of Macedonia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Thomas Leland (Male, born 1722, died 1785)
Genre: History
The History of the Life and Reign of Philip King of Macedon; The father of Alexander. By Thomas Leland, D. D. Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin. In Two Volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 21 times in 12 borrowing records


Book Work

Thomas Leland (Male, born 1722, died 1785)
Genre: History
History of the Life and Reign of Philip King of Macedon

Borrowed: 1824/3/9 (Tuesday).

Borrower: John Stronach

Author: Thomas Leland (Male, born 1722, died 1785), Genre: History

History of the Life and Reign of Philip King of Macedon

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 270554

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Buffon's Natural History v. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Borrowed: 1824/5/18 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Alexander Stevenson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Buffon's Natural History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8

Book Edition

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


Book Work

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: 1824/5/18 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Alexander Stevenson

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, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8

Record ID 270536

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Bank's Geography v. 1

Borrowed: 1824/1/17 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Alexander Stevenson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Genre: Travel
Bank's Geography
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

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


Book Work

Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography

Record ID 270530

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Record ID 270578

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Buffon v. 3, 4

Borrowed: 1823/10/25 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Archibald Stewart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Buffon
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4

Book Edition

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


Book Work

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 270587

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Encyclopedia Britannica v. 1

Borrowed: 1823/12/20 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Archibald Stewart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

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 262 times in 223 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia Britannica

Borrowed: 1823/12/20 (Saturday).

Borrower: Archibald Stewart

Genre: Reference Works

Encyclopaedia Britannica

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 270602

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Encyclopedia Britannica v. 1

Borrowed: 1824/5/22 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Archibald Stewart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

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 262 times in 223 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia Britannica

Borrowed: 1824/5/22 (Saturday).

Borrower: Archibald Stewart

Genre: Reference Works

Encyclopaedia Britannica

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 270635

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Peter the Great ?

Borrowed: 1824/2/10 (Tuesday).


Borrower

John D Stewart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: History
Peter the Great

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: History
The history of the Russian empire under Peter the Great. Newly translated from the French of M. de Voltaire. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 29


Book Work

Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: History
History of the Russian Empire under Peter the Great

Record ID 270605

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Phipp's Voyages

Borrowed: 1823/10.


Borrower

John D Stewart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Constantine John Phipps Baron Mulgrave (Male, born 1744, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
Phipp's Voyages
Shelfmark: 199. Format: 4to.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Constantine John Phipps Baron Mulgrave (Male, born 1744, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
A voyage towards the North Pole undertaken by His Majesty’s command 1773.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 44


Book Work

Constantine John Phipps Baron Mulgrave (Male, born 1744, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
Voyage Towards the North Pole Undertaken by His Majesty’s Command 1773

Record ID 270626

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Conquest Canaan

Borrowed: 1824/1/6 (Tuesday).


Borrower

John D Stewart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

John Martin (Male, born 1741, died 1820)
Genre: Education, Genre: Theology
Conquest of Canaan

Borrowed: 1824/1/6 (Tuesday).

Borrower: John D Stewart

Author: John Martin (Male, born 1741, died 1820), Genre: Education, Genre: Theology

Conquest of Canaan

Record ID 270644

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Encyclopedia Britannica v. 12

Borrowed: 1824/5/6 (Thursday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

John D Stewart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Volumes borrowed: Volume 12

Book Edition

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 262 times in 223 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia Britannica

Borrowed: 1824/5/6 (Thursday).

Borrower: John D Stewart

Genre: Reference Works

Encyclopaedia Britannica

Volumes borrowed: Volume 12

Record ID 270668

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Phipp's Voyages

Borrowed: 1824/5/11 (Tuesday).


Borrower

Archibald Stewart Minor
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Constantine John Phipps Baron Mulgrave (Male, born 1744, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
Phipp's Voyages
Shelfmark: 199. Format: 4to.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Constantine John Phipps Baron Mulgrave (Male, born 1744, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
A voyage towards the North Pole undertaken by His Majesty’s command 1773.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 44


Book Work

Constantine John Phipps Baron Mulgrave (Male, born 1744, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
Voyage Towards the North Pole Undertaken by His Majesty’s Command 1773

Record ID 270722

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Non's Travels through Sicily v. 1, 2, 3

Borrowed: 1824/5/4 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Thomas Tod Stoddart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Vivant Denon (Male, born 1747, died 1825)
Genre: Travel
Non's Travels through Sicily
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Vivant Denon (Male, born 1747, died 1825)
Genre: Travel
Travels through sicily and malta: From the French of M. Denon, gentleman in ordinary to the King of France, and member of the Royal Academy of painting and sculpture.
Language: English . Published: Perth. Date of publication: 1790. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 3 times in 1 borrowing record


Book Work

Vivant Denon (Male, born 1747, died 1825)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Sicily and Malta

Borrowed: 1824/5/4 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Thomas Tod Stoddart

Author: Vivant Denon (Male, born 1747, died 1825), Genre: Travel

Travels through Sicily and Malta

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 270692

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Bank's Geography v. 1

Borrowed: 1823/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Thomas Tod Stoddart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Genre: Travel
Bank's Geography
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

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


Book Work

Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography

Record ID 270686

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Buffon Natural History v. 1, 2

Borrowed: 1823/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Thomas Tod Stoddart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Buffon's Natural History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

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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


Book Work

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 270725

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Gustavus Vassa

Borrowed: 1824/5/18 (Tuesday).


Borrower

Thomas Tod Stoddart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Olaudah Equiano (Male, born 1745, died 1797)
Genre: Lives
Gustavus Vassa

Book Edition

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


Book Work

Olaudah Equiano (Male, born 1745, died 1797)
Genre: Lives
Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano

Record ID 270680

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Pennant's Tour v. 1

Borrowed: 1823/10/25 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Thomas Tod Stoddart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Pennant's Tour
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

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


Book Work

Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Tour in Scotland, MDCCLXIX

Borrowed: 1823/10/25 (Saturday).

Borrower: Thomas Tod Stoddart

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

Tour in Scotland, MDCCLXIX

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 270710

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Boswell's Tour

Borrowed: 1824/2/26 (Thursday).


Borrower

Thomas Tod Stoddart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
Boswell's Tour

Borrowed: 1824/2/26 (Thursday).

Borrower: Thomas Tod Stoddart

Author: James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795), Genre: Travel

Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides

Record ID 270716

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Brydon's Tour

Borrowed: 1824/4/13 (Tuesday).


Borrower

Thomas Tod Stoddart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
Brydon's Tour

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
A tour through Sicily and Malta. In a series of letters to William Beckford, Esq. of Somerly in Suffolk; from P. Brydone, F.R.S. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 68 times in 66 borrowing records


Book Work

Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
Tour Through Sicily and Malta. In a Series of Letters to William Beckford

Record ID 270698

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Hawkesworth's Voyages v. 1

Borrowed: 1824/1. Returned: yes.


Borrower

Thomas Tod Stoddart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
Hawkesworth's Voyage
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 270779

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Arnot's Edinburgh

Borrowed: 1824/3.


Borrower

Robert Stein
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
Arnot's Edinburgh

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
The history of Edinburgh. By Hugo Arnot, Esq; Advocate.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 143


Book Work

Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
History of Edinburgh

Borrowed: 1824/3.

Borrower: Robert Stein

Author: Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786), Genre: History

History of Edinburgh

Record ID 270797

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

British Plutarch v. 9, 11, 12

Borrowed: 1824/6/15 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Robert Stein
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810)
Genre: Lives
British Plutarch
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9, Volume 11, Volume 12

Borrowed: 1824/6/15 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Robert Stein

Author: Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810), Genre: Lives

British Plutarch

Volumes borrowed: Volume 9, Volume 11, Volume 12

Record ID 270794

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Coxe's Switzerland v. 1, 2

Borrowed: 1824/6/1 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Robert Stein
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Coxe's Switzerland v. 1, 2
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

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 50 times in 23 borrowing records


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William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Switzerland

Borrowed: 1824/6/1 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Robert Stein

Author: William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828), Genre: Travel

Travels in Switzerland

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 270806

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Canaan

Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday).


Borrower

Alexander H Sinder
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

John Martin (Male, born 1741, died 1820)
Genre: Education, Genre: Theology
Conquest of Canaan

Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday).

Borrower: Alexander H Sinder

Author: John Martin (Male, born 1741, died 1820), Genre: Education, Genre: Theology

Conquest of Canaan

Record ID 270839

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Pennant's Scotland v. 1

Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

William Taylour
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Pennant's Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

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


Book Work

Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Tour in Scotland, and Voyage to the Hebrides; MDCCLXXII

Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday).

Borrower: William Taylour

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

Tour in Scotland, and Voyage to the Hebrides; MDCCLXXII

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 270857

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Bank's Geography v. 1

Borrowed: 1824/5/5 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

William Taylour
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Genre: Travel
Bank's Geography
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

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


Book Work

Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography

Record ID 270899

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Bank's Geography v. 2

Borrowed: 1824/5/5 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

David Taylour
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Genre: Travel
Bank's Geography
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

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


Book Work

Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography

Record ID 270959

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Encyclopedia Britannica v. 1, 2

Borrowed: 1824/4/20 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

John Thomson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

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 262 times in 223 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia Britannica

Borrowed: 1824/4/20 (Tuesday).

Borrower: John Thomson

Genre: Reference Works

Encyclopaedia Britannica

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 270920

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Goldsmith's Greece v. 1, 2

Borrowed: 1823/11. Returned: yes.


Borrower

John Thomson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
Goldsmith's History of Greece
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
The grecian history, from the earliest state to the death of Alexander the Great. By Dr. Goldsmith.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 205 times in 171 borrowing records


Book Work

Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
Grecian History, from the Earliest State to the Death of Alexander the Great

Borrowed: 1823/11.

Borrower: John Thomson

Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: History

Grecian History, from the Earliest State to the Death of Alexander the Great

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 270965

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Encyclopedia Britannica v. 7

Borrowed: 1824/5/18 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

John Thomson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7

Book Edition

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 262 times in 223 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia Britannica

Borrowed: 1824/5/18 (Tuesday).

Borrower: John Thomson

Genre: Reference Works

Encyclopaedia Britannica

Volumes borrowed: Volume 7

Record ID 270974

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Swinburne's Travels v. 2

Borrowed: 1824/6/19 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

John Thomson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Henry Swinburne (Male, born 1743, died 1803)
Genre: Travel
Swinburne's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

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


Book Work

Henry Swinburne (Male, born 1743, died 1803)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Spain, in the Years 1775 and 1776

Borrowed: 1824/6/19 (Saturday).

Borrower: John Thomson

Author: Henry Swinburne (Male, born 1743, died 1803), Genre: Travel

Travels through Spain, in the Years 1775 and 1776

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 270956

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Volney's Travels in Egypt v. 1, 2

Borrowed: 1824/4/9 (Friday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

John Thomson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Constantin François de Chasseboeuf Comte de Volney (Male, born 1757, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Volney's Travels in Egypt
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 270971

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Encyclopedia Britannica v. 5

Borrowed: 1824/6/5 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

John Thomson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5

Book Edition

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 262 times in 223 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia Britannica

Borrowed: 1824/6/5 (Saturday).

Borrower: John Thomson

Genre: Reference Works

Encyclopaedia Britannica

Volumes borrowed: Volume 5

Record ID 270938

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Brydon's Tour

Borrowed: 1824/1/27 (Tuesday).


Borrower

John Thomson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
Brydon's Tour

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
A tour through Sicily and Malta. In a series of letters to William Beckford, Esq. of Somerly in Suffolk; from P. Brydone, F.R.S. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 68 times in 66 borrowing records


Book Work

Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
Tour Through Sicily and Malta. In a Series of Letters to William Beckford

Record ID 270923

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Ferguson's History v. 1

Borrowed: 1823/11/18 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

John Thomson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: History
Ferguson's History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

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 195 times in 120 borrowing records


Book Work

Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: History
History of the Progress and Termination of the Roman Republic

Borrowed: 1823/11/18 (Tuesday).

Borrower: John Thomson

Author: Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816), Genre: History

History of the Progress and Termination of the Roman Republic

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 270998

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Curiosities of Britain v. 1, 2

Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Joseph Todd
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities of Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
The curiosities, natural and artificial, of the island of Great Britain.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: c.1775. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 60 times in 29 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities, Natural and Artificial, of the Island of Great Britain

Record ID 271004

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Buffon's Birds v. 1, 2

Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Joseph Todd
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Buffon's Birds
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
The natural history of birds. From the French of the Count de Buffon. Illustrated with engravings; and a preface, notes, and additions, by the translator. In nine volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1793. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 9v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 34 times in 17 borrowing records


Book Work

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History of Birds

Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).

Borrower: Joseph Todd

Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy

Natural History of Birds

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 271067

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Coxe's Switzerland v. 1, 2

Borrowed: 1824/7. Returned: yes.


Borrower

James French
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.


Book Holding

William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Coxe's Switzerland v. 1, 2
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

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 50 times in 23 borrowing records


Book Work

William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Switzerland

Borrowed: 1824/7.

Borrower: James French

Author: William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828), Genre: Travel

Travels in Switzerland

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 271025

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Watson ?

Borrowed: 1824/1/6 (Tuesday).


Borrower

James French
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.


Book Holding

Robert Watson (Male, born c.1730, died 1781)
Genre: History
Watson's History of Philip

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Robert Watson (Male, born c.1730, died 1781)
Genre: History
The history of the reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain. By Robert Watson, ... In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 143 times in 138 borrowing records


Book Work

Robert Watson (Male, born c.1730, died 1781)
Genre: History
History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain

Record ID 271046

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Sparman's Voyage v. 1

Borrowed: 1824/3/25 (Thursday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

James French
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.


Book Holding

Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Sparman's Voyage
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

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


Book Work

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 271013

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Encyclopedia Britannica v. 11

Borrowed: 1823/11/4 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

James French
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.


Book Holding

Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Volumes borrowed: Volume 11

Book Edition

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 262 times in 223 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia Britannica

Borrowed: 1823/11/4 (Tuesday).

Borrower: James French

Genre: Reference Works

Encyclopaedia Britannica

Volumes borrowed: Volume 11

Record ID 271028

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Record ID 271076

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Fool of Quality v. 1, 2, 3, 4

Borrowed: 1824/1/29 (Thursday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

John McK Walker
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
Fool of Quality
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
The fool of quality; or, the history of Henry Earl of Moreland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 103 times in 26 borrowing records


Book Work

Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
Fool of Quality, or, The History of Henry Earl of Moreland

Borrowed: 1824/1/29 (Thursday).

Borrower: John McK Walker

Author: Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783), Genre: Fiction

Fool of Quality, or, The History of Henry Earl of Moreland

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

Record ID 271079

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Gentle Shepherd

Borrowed: 1824/2/28 (Saturday).


Borrower

John McK Walker
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Allan Ramsay (Male, born 1685, died 1758)
Genre: Drama
Gentle Shepherd

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Allan Ramsay (Male, born 1685, died 1758)
Genre: Drama
The gentle shepherd: a Scots pastoral comedy. Adorned with cuts. By Allan Ramsay.
Language: English . Published: Perth. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 1


Book Work

Allan Ramsay (Male, born 1685, died 1758)
Genre: Drama
Gentle Shepherd

Borrowed: 1824/2/28 (Saturday).

Borrower: John McK Walker

Author: Allan Ramsay (Male, born 1685, died 1758), Genre: Drama

Gentle Shepherd

Record ID 271091

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Gustavus Vassa

Borrowed: 1824/4/24 (Saturday).


Borrower

John McK Walker
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Olaudah Equiano (Male, born 1745, died 1797)
Genre: Lives
Gustavus Vassa

Book Edition

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


Book Work

Olaudah Equiano (Male, born 1745, died 1797)
Genre: Lives
Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano

Record ID 271109

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Vicar of Wakefield

Borrowed: 1824/1/17 (Saturday).


Borrower

Peter Walker
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
Vicar of Wakefield

Book Edition

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


Book Work

Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
Vicar of Wakefield

Borrowed: 1824/1/17 (Saturday).

Borrower: Peter Walker

Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Fiction

Vicar of Wakefield

Record ID 271112

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Citizen of the World v. 1

Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Peter Walker
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
Citizen of the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

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


Book Work

Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
Citizen of the World

Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday).

Borrower: Peter Walker

Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Fiction

Citizen of the World

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 271151

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Swinburn's Travels v. 1, 2

Borrowed: 1824/4/9 (Friday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Patrick Walker
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Henry Swinburne (Male, born 1743, died 1803)
Genre: Travel
Swinburne's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

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


Book Work

Henry Swinburne (Male, born 1743, died 1803)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Spain, in the Years 1775 and 1776

Borrowed: 1824/4/9 (Friday).

Borrower: Patrick Walker

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 271175

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Leo 10th v. 3

Borrowed: 1824/3/27 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

David L Waugh
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Genre: Education
Leo 10th
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Record ID 271184

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Curiosities of Great Britain v. 3, 4

Borrowed: 1824/7. Returned: yes.


Borrower

David L Waugh
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities of Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
The curiosities, natural and artificial, of the island of Great Britain.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: c.1775. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 60 times in 29 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities, Natural and Artificial, of the Island of Great Britain

Record ID 271160

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Plutarch's Lives v. 1, 2

Borrowed: 1823/11/17 (Monday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

David L Waugh
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch's Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch’s lives, translated from the original Greek, with notes critical and historical, and a new life of Plutarch.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Langhorne, John; Langhorne, William
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 333 times in 303 borrowing records


Book Work

Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Lives [Plutarch]

Borrowed: 1823/11/17 (Monday).

Borrower: David L Waugh

Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives

Lives [Plutarch]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 271220

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Buffon's Birds v. 1, 2

Borrowed: 1823/10/25 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

John James Waterston
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Buffon's Birds
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
The natural history of birds. From the French of the Count de Buffon. Illustrated with engravings; and a preface, notes, and additions, by the translator. In nine volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1793. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 9v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 34 times in 17 borrowing records


Book Work

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History of Birds

Borrowed: 1823/10/25 (Saturday).

Borrower: John James Waterston

Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy

Natural History of Birds

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 271274

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Citizen of the World v. 1, 2

Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Robert Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
Citizen of the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

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


Book Work

Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
Citizen of the World

Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday).

Borrower: Robert Wilson

Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Fiction

Citizen of the World

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 271286

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Young's Spirit of Athens

Borrowed: 1824/3/13 (Saturday).


Borrower

Robert Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Sir William Young (Male, born 1749, died 1815)
Genre: History
Young's Spirit of Athens

Record ID 271307

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Fool of Quality v. 1, 2, 3, 4

Borrowed: 1824/6/5 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

William Thomas Wishart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
Fool of Quality
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
The fool of quality; or, the history of Henry Earl of Moreland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 103 times in 26 borrowing records


Book Work

Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
Fool of Quality, or, The History of Henry Earl of Moreland

Borrowed: 1824/6/5 (Saturday).

Borrower: William Thomas Wishart

Author: Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783), Genre: Fiction

Fool of Quality, or, The History of Henry Earl of Moreland

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

Record ID 271313

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Launcelot Greaves

Borrowed: 1823/11.


Borrower

Alexander Wishart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: Fiction
Launcelot Greaves

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: Fiction
The adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1792. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 3


Book Work

Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: Fiction
Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves

Borrowed: 1823/11.

Borrower: Alexander Wishart

Author: Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771), Genre: Fiction

Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves

Record ID 271361

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Phipp's Voyage

Borrowed: 1823/12/16 (Tuesday).


Borrower

James Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Constantine John Phipps Baron Mulgrave (Male, born 1744, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
Phipp's Voyage

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Constantine John Phipps Baron Mulgrave (Male, born 1744, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
A voyage towards the North Pole undertaken by His Majesty’s command 1773.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 44


Book Work

Constantine John Phipps Baron Mulgrave (Male, born 1744, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
Voyage Towards the North Pole Undertaken by His Majesty’s Command 1773

Record ID 271424

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Sparman's Voyage v. 1

Borrowed: 1824/2/26 (Thursday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Patrick Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Sparman's Voyage
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

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


Book Work

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 271412

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Bank's Geography

Borrowed: 1824/1/29 (Thursday).


Borrower

Patrick Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Genre: Travel
Bank's Geography

Book Edition

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


Book Work

Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography

Record ID 271427

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Sparman's Voyage v. 2

Borrowed: 1824/3/6 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Patrick Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Sparman's Voyage
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

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


Book Work

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 271400

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Bank's Geography v. 2

Borrowed: 1823/12/8 (Monday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Patrick Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Genre: Travel
Bank's Geography
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

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


Book Work

Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography

Record ID 271418

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Sparman

Borrowed: 1824/2/12 (Thursday).


Borrower

Patrick Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Sparman

Book Edition

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


Book Work

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 271436

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Hawkesworth's Voyages v. 1

Borrowed: 1824/4/10 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Patrick Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
Hawkesworth's Voyage
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 271484

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Holcroft's Family Picture

Borrowed: 1823/11/16 (Sunday).


Borrower

Andrew Wood
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Thomas Holcroft (Male, born 1745, died 1809)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Holcroft's Family Picture

Record ID 271502

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Farces 2 vols

Borrowed: 1824/4/22 (Thursday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Andrew Wood
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Genre: Drama
Farces
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Drama
A collection of the most esteemed farces and entertainments, performed on the British stage.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1792. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 6v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 3 times in 2 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Drama
Collection of the Most Esteemed Farces and Entertainments Performed on the British Stage

Record ID 271508

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Plutarch's Lives v. 4, 5

Borrowed: 1824/4/28 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Andrew Wood
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch's Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch’s lives, translated from the original Greek, with notes critical and historical, and a new life of Plutarch.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Langhorne, John; Langhorne, William
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 333 times in 303 borrowing records


Book Work

Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Lives [Plutarch]

Borrowed: 1824/4/28 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Andrew Wood

Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives

Lives [Plutarch]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5

Record ID 271511

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Farces 1 vol

Borrowed: 1824/5/27 (Thursday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Andrew Wood
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Genre: Drama
Farces
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Drama
A collection of the most esteemed farces and entertainments, performed on the British stage.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1792. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 6v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 3 times in 2 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Drama
Collection of the Most Esteemed Farces and Entertainments Performed on the British Stage

Record ID 271517

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Record ID 271514

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Arnot's Edinburgh

Borrowed: 1823/10.


Borrower

James L Woodman
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
Arnot's Edinburgh

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
The history of Edinburgh. By Hugo Arnot, Esq; Advocate.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 143


Book Work

Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
History of Edinburgh

Borrowed: 1823/10.

Borrower: James L Woodman

Author: Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786), Genre: History

History of Edinburgh

Record ID 271520

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Robertson's America v. 1, 2

Borrowed: 1824/2/28 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

James L Woodman
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Robertson's History of America
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of America. By William Robertson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 207 times in 188 borrowing records


Book Work

William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of America [William Robertson]

Borrowed: 1824/2/28 (Saturday).

Borrower: James L Woodman

Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History

History of America [William Robertson]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 271553

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Arnot's Trials

Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday).


Borrower

Kenneth McK Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: Law
Arnot's Criminal Trials

Book Edition

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


Book Work

Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: Law
Collection and Abridgement of Celebrated Criminal Trials in Scotland

Record ID 271568

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Dryden's Virgil

Borrowed: 1824/3/25 (Thursday).


Borrower

Kenneth McK Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Dryden's Virgil

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Virgil, translated by John Dryden, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Dryden, John
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 50 times in 44 borrowing records


Book Work

Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Virgil

Borrowed: 1824/3/25 (Thursday).

Borrower: Kenneth McK Young

Author: Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21), Genre: Poetry

Works of Virgil

Record ID 271580

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Chaucer's Canterbury Tales v. 1, 2, 3, 4

Borrowed: 1824/5/18 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

John Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400)
Genre: Poetry
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400)
Genre: Poetry
The poetical works of Geoff. Chaucer. In fourteen volumes. The miscellaneous pieces from Urry’s Edition 1721, The Canterbury Tales from Tyrwhitt’s Edition 1775.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 24mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 8 times in 2 borrowing records


Book Work

Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Geoffrey Chaucer

Borrowed: 1824/5/18 (Tuesday).

Borrower: John Young

Author: Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400), Genre: Poetry

Works of Geoffrey Chaucer

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

Record ID 271613

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Buffon's Natural History v. 1, 2

Borrowed: 1824/6/1 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Thomas Adam Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Buffon's Natural History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

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


Book Work

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 271625

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Bank's G. v. 2

Borrowed: 1824/1/18 (Sunday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Thomas Adam Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Genre: Travel
Bank's Geography
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

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


Book Work

Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography

Record ID 271622

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Buffon's Natural History v. 2, 3

Borrowed: 1824/7/13 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Thomas Adam Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Buffon's Natural History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

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


Book Work

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 271628

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Gurney's Handwriting

Borrowed: 1825/10/11 (Tuesday).


Borrower

Thomas Anderson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Thomas Gurney (Male, born 1705, died 1770)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Gurney's Handwriting

Record ID 271643

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Bank's Geography v. 2

Borrowed: 1826/1/18 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Thomas Anderson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Genre: Travel
Bank's Geography
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

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


Book Work

Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography

Record ID 271649

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:

Hawkesworth's Voyages v. 1

Borrowed: 1826/2/12 (Sunday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Thomas Anderson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
Hawkesworth's Voyage
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1