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Record ID 411239
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 32
No50 Quarterly Review
Borrowed: 1821/11/6 (Tuesday). Returned: 1822/2/5 (Tuesday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Genre: Periodicals
Quarterly Review
Volumes borrowed: Volume 50
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Quarterly Review
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1809-1967. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 634 times in 565 borrowing records
Genre: Periodicals
Quarterly Review
Borrowed: 1821/11/6 (Tuesday). Returned: 1822/2/5 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 50
Record ID 411509
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 34
1vol. Hawkesworths Voyages
Borrowed: 1821/12/3 (Monday). Returned: 1822/1/25 (Friday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern hemisphere [Hawkesworth | Byron]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern hemisphere
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1809. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 43 times in 32 borrowing records
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
Account of the Voyages undertaken by the Order of His present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere
Borrowed: 1821/12/3 (Monday). Returned: 1822/1/25 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Author: John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 412682
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 44
Lay of last Minstrel
Borrowed: 1822/3/12 (Tuesday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Poetry
The Lay of the Last Minstrel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Poetry
The lay of the last minstrel, a poem
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1810. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 29
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Poetry
Lay of the Last Minstrel, a Poem
Borrowed: 1822/3/12 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Poetry
Lay of the Last Minstrel, a Poem
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 412703
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 44
3Vols Marriage
Borrowed: 1822/3/15 (Friday). Returned: 1822/4/12 (Friday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Susan Ferrier (Female, born 1782, died 1854)
Genre: Fiction
Marriage : a novel in three volumes
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Very likely
Susan Ferrier (Female, born 1782, died 1854)
Genre: Fiction
Marriage, a novel. In three volumes. [Ferrier]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1818. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 117 times in 42 borrowing records
Susan Ferrier (Female, born 1782, died 1854)
Genre: Fiction
Marriage, a Novel
Borrowed: 1822/3/15 (Friday). Returned: 1822/4/12 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Author: Susan Ferrier (Female, born 1782, died 1854), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 412658
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 44
4vol Saxon & Gael
Borrowed: 1822/3/12 (Tuesday). Returned: 1822/3/22 (Friday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Christian Isobel Johnstone (Female, born 1781, died 1857)
Genre: Fiction
The Saxon and the Gael; or, the Northern Metropolis: including a view of the Lowland and Highland character.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Christian Isobel Johnstone (Female, born 1781, died 1857)
Genre: Fiction
The Saxon and the Gael; or, the Northern Metropolis: including a view of the Lowland and Highland character. (1814)
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1814. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 272 times in 74 borrowing records
Christian Isobel Johnstone (Female, born 1781, died 1857)
Genre: Fiction
Saxon and the Gael; or, The Northern Metropolis: including a View of the Lowland and Highland Character
Borrowed: 1822/3/12 (Tuesday). Returned: 1822/3/22 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Author: Christian Isobel Johnstone (Female, born 1781, died 1857), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 412784
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 45
1 De Foe's History
Borrowed: 1822/3/19 (Tuesday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Daniel Defoe (Male, born c.1661, died 1731)
Genre: History
The history of the union between England and Scotland, by Daniel de-Foe
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Daniel Defoe (Male, born c.1661, died 1731)
Genre: History
The history of the union between England and Scotland, by Daniel de-Foe
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1786. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T71932
Daniel Defoe (Male, born c.1661, died 1731)
Genre: History
History of the Union of Great Britain
Borrowed: 1822/3/19 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Author: Daniel Defoe (Male, born c.1661, died 1731), Genre: History
History of the Union of Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 412754
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 45
1 Howison's Canada
Borrowed: 1822/3/19 (Tuesday). Returned: 1822/6/11 (Tuesday).
Mr Samuel Laing of Papdale
Gender: Male. Address: Papdale, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Politics/Office Holders > Lord Provost/Provost.
John Howison (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Travel
Sketches of Upper Canada, domestic, local, and characteristic [Howison]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
John Howison (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Travel
Sketches of Upper Canada. ... To which are added, Practical Details for the information of Emigrants of every Class; and some Recollections of the United States of America.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1821. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 30
John Howison (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Travel
Sketches of Upper Canada ... To which are added, Practical Details for the information of Emigrants of Every Class
Borrowed: 1822/3/19 (Tuesday). Returned: 1822/6/11 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Samuel Laing of Papdale
Author: John Howison (Male), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 412787
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 45
1&2 Tales of my Landlord (3 Series)
Borrowed: 1822/3/19 (Tuesday). Returned: 1822/4/2 (Tuesday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord [Third Series]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord, Third Series / collected and arranged by Jedediah Cleishbotham.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1819. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 391 times in 127 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord [Third Series]
Borrowed: 1822/3/19 (Tuesday). Returned: 1822/4/2 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord [Third Series]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 412733
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 45
1 Views of Society in America
Borrowed: 1822/3/19 (Tuesday). Returned: 1822/6/14 (Friday).
Mr Samuel Laing of Papdale
Gender: Male. Address: Papdale, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Politics/Office Holders > Lord Provost/Provost.
Frances Wright (Female, born 1795, died 1852)
Genre: Travel
Views of society and manners in America : in a series of letters from that country to a friend in England, during the years 1818, 1819, and 1820
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very likely
Frances Wright (Female, born 1795, died 1852)
Genre: Travel
Views of society and manners in America: in a series of letters from that country to a friend in England, during the years 1818, 1819, and 1820.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1821. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 14
Frances Wright (Female, born 1795, died 1852)
Genre: Travel
Views of Society and Manners in America ... during the Years 1818, 1819, and 1820
Borrowed: 1822/3/19 (Tuesday). Returned: 1822/6/14 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Samuel Laing of Papdale
Author: Frances Wright (Female, born 1795, died 1852), Genre: Travel
Views of Society and Manners in America ... during the Years 1818, 1819, and 1820
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 412916
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 46
3rdS4Tales of my Landlord
Borrowed: 1822/4/2 (Tuesday). Returned: 1822/4/4 (Thursday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord [Third Series]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord, Third Series / collected and arranged by Jedediah Cleishbotham.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1819. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 391 times in 127 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord [Third Series]
Borrowed: 1822/4/2 (Tuesday). Returned: 1822/4/4 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord [Third Series]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 413030
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 47
25.26.29 Theatre
Borrowed: 1822/4/12 (Friday). Returned: 1822/5/7 (Tuesday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Mrs Elizabeth Inchbald (Female, born 1753, died 1821)
Genre: Drama
The British Theatre; or, a Collection of plays ... acted at the Theatre Royal ... Printed ... from the prompt books. With biographical and critical remarks by Mrs. Inchbald.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 25
Confidence level: Speculative
Mrs Elizabeth Inchbald (Female, born 1753, died 1821)
Genre: Drama
The British Theatre; or, a Collection of plays ... acted at the Theatre Royal ... Printed ... from the prompt books. With biographical and critical remarks by Mrs. Inchbald.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1808. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 668 times in 358 borrowing records
Mrs Elizabeth Inchbald (Female, born 1753, died 1821)
Genre: Drama
British Theatre; or, a Collection of Plays ... acted at the Theatre Royal
Borrowed: 1822/4/12 (Friday). Returned: 1822/5/7 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Author: Mrs Elizabeth Inchbald (Female, born 1753, died 1821), Genre: Drama
British Theatre; or, a Collection of Plays ... acted at the Theatre Royal
Volumes borrowed: Volume 25
Record ID 413192
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 49
6&7 Essayist
Borrowed: 1822/5/3 (Friday). Returned: 1822/5/7 (Tuesday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Genre: Belles Lettres
The British essayists
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6, Volume 7
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres
The British essayists (1807-8)
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1808.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 276 times in 129 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1822/5/3 (Friday). Returned: 1822/5/7 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6, Volume 7
Record ID 413219
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 49
8&9 Essayist
Borrowed: 1822/5/7 (Tuesday). Returned: 1822/7/2 (Tuesday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Genre: Belles Lettres
The British essayists
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8, Volume 9
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres
The British essayists (1807-8)
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1808.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 276 times in 129 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1822/5/7 (Tuesday). Returned: 1822/7/2 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8, Volume 9
Record ID 414560
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 62
1VolsGulliver's Travels
Borrowed: 1822/11/12 (Tuesday). Returned: 1822/12/9 (Monday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Fiction
Gulliver's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Fiction
The travels of Lemuel Gulliver, into several remote nations of the world. Who was first a surgeon, and then a captain of several ships.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1793. Format: 18mo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 22 times in 12 borrowing records
ESTC: T176319
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Fiction
Gulliver's Travels
Borrowed: 1822/11/12 (Tuesday). Returned: 1822/12/9 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 414737
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 64
2. Williams Travels
Borrowed: 1822/12/3 (Tuesday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Hugh William Williams (Male, born 1773, died 1829)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Italy, Greece and the Ionian Islands : in a series of letters, descriptive of manners, scenery, and the fine arts [Williams]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Hugh William Williams (Male, born 1773, died 1829)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Italy, Greece, and the Ionian Islands in a series of letters descriptive of manners, scenery, and the fine arts.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1820. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 40 times in 23 borrowing records
Hugh William Williams (Male, born 1773, died 1829)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Italy, Greece, and the Ionian Islands in a Series of Letters Descriptive of Manners, Scenery, and the Fine Arts
Borrowed: 1822/12/3 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Author: Hugh William Williams (Male, born 1773, died 1829), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 414863
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 65
2d.vol. Parks Travels
Borrowed: 1822/12/17 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/2.
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the interior districts of Africa: performed in the years 1795, 1796, and 1797. [Park]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the interior districts of Africa: performed in the years 1795, 1796, and 1797. [1817]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1817. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 90 times in 67 borrowing records
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa, Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797
Borrowed: 1822/12/17 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/2.
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Author: Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806), Genre: Travel
Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa, Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 414866
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 65
1. History of New York
Borrowed: 1822/12/18 (Wednesday). Returned: 1822/12/31 (Tuesday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Washington Irving (Male, born 1783, died 1859)
Genre: Belles Lettres
A History of New York, from the beginning of the world to the end of the Dutch Dynasty [Knickerbocker | Irving]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very likely
Washington Irving (Male, born 1783, died 1859)
Genre: Belles Lettres
A history of New York, from the beginning of the world to the end of the Dutch dynasty, etc.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1820. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 31
Washington Irving (Male, born 1783, died 1859)
Genre: Belles Lettres
History of New York, from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty
Borrowed: 1822/12/18 (Wednesday). Returned: 1822/12/31 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Author: Washington Irving (Male, born 1783, died 1859), Genre: Belles Lettres
History of New York, from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 414869
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 65
1&2 Fieldings works
Borrowed: 1822/12/17 (Tuesday). Returned: 1822/12/31 (Tuesday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
Select works of Henry Fielding
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
Select works of Henry Fielding
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1812. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 114 times in 66 borrowing records
Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
Select works of Henry Fielding
Borrowed: 1822/12/17 (Tuesday). Returned: 1822/12/31 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Author: Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754), Genre: Fiction
Select works of Henry Fielding
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 414959
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 66
Murrays Asia Vol 1st
Borrowed: 1822/12/31 (Tuesday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Hugh Murray (Male, born 1779, died 1846)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Historical account of discoveries and travels in Asia, from the earliest ages to the present time [Murray]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Hugh Murray (Male, born 1779, died 1846)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Historical account of discoveries and travels in Asia, from the earliest ages to the present time.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1820. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 77 times in 50 borrowing records
Hugh Murray (Male, born 1779, died 1846)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Historical Account of Discoveries and Travels and Asia
Borrowed: 1822/12/31 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Author: Hugh Murray (Male, born 1779, died 1846), Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Historical Account of Discoveries and Travels and Asia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 414956
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 66
Constable for May
Borrowed: 1822/12/31 (Tuesday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Genre: Periodicals
Constable's Magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume May 1822
Borrowed: 1822/12/31 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume May 1822
Record ID 415265
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 69
1 vol. Clarendons Hist
Borrowed: 1823/2/11 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/3/18 (Tuesday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon (Male, born 1609, died 1674)
Genre: History
The history of the rebellion and civil wars in England, begun in the year 1641. [Clarendon]
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified
Confidence level: Likely
Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon (Male, born 1609, died 1674)
Genre: History
The history of the rebellion and civil wars in England, begun in the year 1641. With the precedent passages, and actions, that contributed thereunto, and the happy end, and conclusion thereof by the King’s blessed restoration, and return, upon the 29th of May, in the year 1660. Written by the Right Honourable Edward Earl of Clarendon, late Lord High Chancellor of England, Privy Counsellor in the reigns of King Charles the First and the Second.
Language: English . Published: Oxford. Date of publication: 1707. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 11 times in 7 borrowing records
ESTC: T53943
Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon (Male, born 1609, died 1674)
Genre: History
History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641
Borrowed: 1823/2/11 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/3/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Author: Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon (Male, born 1609, died 1674), Genre: History
History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified
Record ID 415268
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 69
3 Rob Roy
Borrowed: 1823/2/11 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/3/18 (Tuesday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Rob Roy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Very likely
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Rob Roy.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh | London. Date of publication: 1818. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 310 times in 114 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Rob Roy
Borrowed: 1823/2/11 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/3/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 415256
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 69
Murrays Asia
Borrowed: 1823/2/7 (Friday). Returned: 1823/2/11 (Tuesday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Hugh Murray (Male, born 1779, died 1846)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Historical account of discoveries and travels in Asia, from the earliest ages to the present time [Murray]
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified
Confidence level: Certain
Hugh Murray (Male, born 1779, died 1846)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Historical account of discoveries and travels in Asia, from the earliest ages to the present time.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1820. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 77 times in 50 borrowing records
Hugh Murray (Male, born 1779, died 1846)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Historical Account of Discoveries and Travels and Asia
Borrowed: 1823/2/7 (Friday). Returned: 1823/2/11 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Author: Hugh Murray (Male, born 1779, died 1846), Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Historical Account of Discoveries and Travels and Asia
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified
Record ID 415253
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 69
Parks travels vol.2
Borrowed: 1823/2/7 (Friday). Returned: 1823/2/11 (Tuesday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the interior districts of Africa: performed in the years 1795, 1796, and 1797. [Park]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the interior districts of Africa: performed in the years 1795, 1796, and 1797. [1817]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1817. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 90 times in 67 borrowing records
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa, Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797
Borrowed: 1823/2/7 (Friday). Returned: 1823/2/11 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Author: Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806), Genre: Travel
Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa, Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 415262
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 69
3 vols Plutarchs lives
Borrowed: 1823/2/11 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/2/18 (Tuesday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch's Lives. : Translated from the original Greek ; with notes critical and historical, and a life of Plutarch
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch's Lives. Translated from the original Greek; with notes historical and critical, and a new life of Plutarch.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1811. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 6 vols.
Translators: Langhorne, John; Langhorne, William
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 75 times in 28 borrowing records
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Lives [Plutarch]
Borrowed: 1823/2/11 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/2/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 415409
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 70
3 vol. The Weaverly.
Borrowed: 1823/2/21 (Friday). Returned: 1823/3/18 (Tuesday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Waverley [Scott]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Waverley; or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since [1814]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1814. Format: 18mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 382 times in 136 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Waverley; or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since
Borrowed: 1823/2/21 (Friday). Returned: 1823/3/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction
Waverley; or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 415367
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 70
1 Old English Baron
Borrowed: 1823/2/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/2/21 (Friday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
The old English baron: a Gothic story. By Clara Reeve.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
The old English baron: a Gothic story. By Clara Reeve. (T129762)
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 37
ESTC: T129762
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
Old English Baron: A Gothic Story
Borrowed: 1823/2/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/2/21 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Author: Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807), Genre: Fiction
Old English Baron: A Gothic Story
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 415361
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 70
1 Parks' Travels
Borrowed: 1823/2/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/2/21 (Friday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the interior districts of Africa: performed in the years 1795, 1796, and 1797. [Park]
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified
Confidence level: Certain
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the interior districts of Africa: performed in the years 1795, 1796, and 1797. [1817]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1817. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 90 times in 67 borrowing records
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa, Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797
Borrowed: 1823/2/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/2/21 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Author: Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806), Genre: Travel
Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa, Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified
Record ID 415364
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 70
Castle of Otranto
Borrowed: 1823/2/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/3/18 (Tuesday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Horace Walpole (Male, born 1717, died 1797)
Genre: Fiction
The Castle of Otranto
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Horace Walpole (Male, born 1717, died 1797)
Genre: Fiction
The Castle of Otranto; a Gothic Story
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh | London. Date of publication: 1811.
Number of borrowings: 33
Horace Walpole (Male, born 1717, died 1797)
Genre: Fiction
The Castle of Otranto
Borrowed: 1823/2/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/3/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Author: Horace Walpole (Male, born 1717, died 1797), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 415493
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 71
1vol Clarendon History part 2nd.
Borrowed: 1823/2/28 (Friday). Returned: 1823/6/3 (Tuesday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon (Male, born 1609, died 1674)
Genre: History
The history of the rebellion and civil wars in England, begun in the year 1641. [Clarendon]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon (Male, born 1609, died 1674)
Genre: History
The history of the rebellion and civil wars in England, begun in the year 1641. With the precedent passages, and actions, that contributed thereunto, and the happy end, and conclusion thereof by the King’s blessed restoration, and return, upon the 29th of May, in the year 1660. Written by the Right Honourable Edward Earl of Clarendon, late Lord High Chancellor of England, Privy Counsellor in the reigns of King Charles the First and the Second.
Language: English . Published: Oxford. Date of publication: 1707. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 11 times in 7 borrowing records
ESTC: T53943
Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon (Male, born 1609, died 1674)
Genre: History
History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641
Borrowed: 1823/2/28 (Friday). Returned: 1823/6/3 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Author: Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon (Male, born 1609, died 1674), Genre: History
History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 415598
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 72
Febry Edinr Magazine
Borrowed: 1823/3/11 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/4/11 (Friday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Genre: Periodicals
Edinburgh Magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume February 1823
Borrowed: 1823/3/11 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/4/11 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume February 1823
Record ID 415871
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 75
1 Bell's Travels
Borrowed: 1823/4/4 (Friday). Returned: 1823/4/11 (Friday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
John Bell (Male, born 1691, died 1780)
Genre: Travel
Travels from St. Petersburgh in Russia, to various parts of Asia. By John Bell, of Antermony.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
John Bell (Male, born 1691, died 1780)
Genre: Travel
Travels from St. Petersburgh in Russia, to various parts of Asia.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 142 times in 120 borrowing records
ESTC: T99654
John Bell (Male, born 1691, died 1780)
Genre: Travel
Travels from St Petersburg in Russia, to Diverse Parts of Asia
Borrowed: 1823/4/4 (Friday). Returned: 1823/4/11 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Author: John Bell (Male, born 1691, died 1780), Genre: Travel
Travels from St Petersburg in Russia, to Diverse Parts of Asia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 415916
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 75
1. Battle of Waterloo
Borrowed: 1823/4/18 (Friday). Returned: 1823/6/3 (Tuesday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
John Booth (Male)
Genre: History
The battle of Waterloo, containing the series of accounts published by authority, British and foreign, with circumstantial details, relative to the battle, from a variety of authentic and original sources, with relative official documents, forming an historical record of the operations in the campaign of the Netherlands, 1815
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
John Booth (Male)
Genre: History
The battle of Waterloo, containing the series of accounts published by authority, British and foreign, with circumstantial details, relative to the battle, from a variety of authentic and original sources, with relative official documents, forming an historical record of the operations in the campaign of the Netherlands, 1815
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1815.
Number of borrowings: 33
John Booth (Male)
Genre: History
The battle of Waterloo
Borrowed: 1823/4/18 (Friday). Returned: 1823/6/3 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Author: John Booth (Male), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 415883
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 75
1 Smolletts work vol1st
Borrowed: 1823/4/11 (Friday). Returned: 1823/4/18 (Friday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: Fiction, Genre: Lives
The miscellaneous works: With memoirs of his life and writings [Smollett]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: Fiction, Genre: Lives
The miscellaneous works of Tobias Smollett, M.D. : with memoirs of his life and writings
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1811. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 158 times in 113 borrowing records
Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: Fiction, Genre: Lives
Miscellaneous Works of Tobias Smollett
Borrowed: 1823/4/11 (Friday). Returned: 1823/4/18 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Author: Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771), Genre: Fiction, Genre: Lives
Miscellaneous Works of Tobias Smollett
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 416000
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 76
N75 Edinr. Review
Borrowed: 1823/4/22 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/5/20 (Tuesday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review, or, Critical journal.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 75
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review, or, Critical journal.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1802-1929. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Jeffrey, Francis
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1070 times in 886 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1823/4/22 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/5/20 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Genre: Periodicals
Edinburgh Review, or, Critical Journal
Volumes borrowed: Volume 75
Record ID 416315
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 79
1 Naval Heroes
Borrowed: 1823/6/3 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/6/24 (Tuesday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Genre: Lives
Lives of the most eminent British naval heroes; comprehending details of their achievements, in various quarters of the globe, forming a complete naval history, from the reign of Henry VII. to the present time
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Lives
Lives of the most eminent British naval heroes; comprehending details of their achievements, in various quarters of the globe, forming a complete naval history, from the reign of Henry VII. to the present time
Language: English . Published: Leith. Date of publication: 1809. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 14
Borrowed: 1823/6/3 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/6/24 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Genre: Lives
Lives of the Most Eminent British Naval Heroes
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 416336
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 80
1 Clarendon's History vol 1st.
Borrowed: 1823/6/3 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/6/3 (Tuesday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon (Male, born 1609, died 1674)
Genre: History
The history of the rebellion and civil wars in England, begun in the year 1641. [Clarendon]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon (Male, born 1609, died 1674)
Genre: History
The history of the rebellion and civil wars in England, begun in the year 1641. With the precedent passages, and actions, that contributed thereunto, and the happy end, and conclusion thereof by the King’s blessed restoration, and return, upon the 29th of May, in the year 1660. Written by the Right Honourable Edward Earl of Clarendon, late Lord High Chancellor of England, Privy Counsellor in the reigns of King Charles the First and the Second.
Language: English . Published: Oxford. Date of publication: 1707. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 11 times in 7 borrowing records
ESTC: T53943
Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon (Male, born 1609, died 1674)
Genre: History
History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641
Borrowed: 1823/6/3 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/6/3 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Author: Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon (Male, born 1609, died 1674), Genre: History
History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 416480
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 81
1 Pinkerton's Enquiryvol1st.
Borrowed: 1823/6/27 (Friday). Returned: 1823/7/29 (Tuesday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
John Pinkerton (Male, born 1758, died 1826)
Genre: History
An enquiry into the history of Scotland. Vol I & II : preceding the reign of Malcolm III, or the year 1056 including the authentic history of that period / by John Pinkerton.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
John Pinkerton (Male, born 1758, died 1826)
Genre: History
An enquiry into the history of Scotland, preceding the reign of Malcolm III, or the year 1056, including the authentic history of that period
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1814. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 21 times in 12 borrowing records
John Pinkerton (Male, born 1758, died 1826)
Genre: History
Enquiry into the History of Scotland Preceding the Reign of Malcom III
Borrowed: 1823/6/27 (Friday). Returned: 1823/7/29 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Author: John Pinkerton (Male, born 1758, died 1826), Genre: History
Enquiry into the History of Scotland Preceding the Reign of Malcom III
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 416672
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 83
1 Stewart's Sketches vol1
Borrowed: 1823/7/29 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/8/5 (Tuesday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Major General David Stewart (Male, born 1772, died 1829)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Sketches of the character, manners, and present state of the Highlanders of Scotland [Stewart]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very likely
Major General David Stewart (Male, born 1772, died 1829)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Sketches of the character, manners, and present state of the Highlanders of Scotland: with details of the Military Service of the Highland Regiments.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1822. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 69 times in 50 borrowing records
Major General David Stewart (Male, born 1772, died 1829)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Sketches of the Character, Manners, and Present State of the Highlanders of Scotland
Borrowed: 1823/7/29 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/8/5 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Author: Major General David Stewart (Male, born 1772, died 1829), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Sketches of the Character, Manners, and Present State of the Highlanders of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 416720
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 83
1 Travels in Englandvol1st.
Borrowed: 1823/8/5 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/8/8 (Friday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Louis Simond (Male, born 1767, died 1831)
Genre: Travel
Travels in England: journal of a tour and residence in Great Britain, during the years 1810 and 1811
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Louis Simond (Male, born 1767, died 1831)
Genre: Travel
Travels in England: journal of a tour and residence in Great Britain, during the years 1810 and 1811
Published: New York. Date of publication: 1815. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 110 times in 71 borrowing records
Louis Simond (Male, born 1767, died 1831)
Genre: Travel
Travels in England
Borrowed: 1823/8/5 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/8/8 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Author: Louis Simond (Male, born 1767, died 1831), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 417092
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 87
1 Quarterly Review N 55
Borrowed: 1823/9/27 (Saturday). Returned: 1823/10/3 (Friday).
Mr Samuel Laing of Papdale
Gender: Male. Address: Papdale, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Politics/Office Holders > Lord Provost/Provost.
Genre: Periodicals
Quarterly Review
Volumes borrowed: Volume 55
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Quarterly Review
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1809-1967. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 634 times in 565 borrowing records
Genre: Periodicals
Quarterly Review
Borrowed: 1823/9/27 (Saturday). Returned: 1823/10/3 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Samuel Laing of Papdale
Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 55
Record ID 417095
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 87
July Blackwoods Magazine
Borrowed: 1823/9/27 (Saturday). Returned: 1823/10/3 (Friday).
Mr Samuel Laing of Papdale
Gender: Male. Address: Papdale, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Politics/Office Holders > Lord Provost/Provost.
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume July 1823
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1817-1905. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2527 times in 2041 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1823/9/27 (Saturday). Returned: 1823/10/3 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Samuel Laing of Papdale
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume July 1823
Record ID 417383
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 88
1 Edinr Magazine may 1822.
Borrowed: 1823/10/7 (Tuesday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Genre: Periodicals
Edinburgh Magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume May 1822
Borrowed: 1823/10/7 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume May 1822
Record ID 417371
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 88
1 Edinr Review N76
Borrowed: 1823/10/7 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/10/10 (Friday).
Mr Samuel Laing of Papdale
Gender: Male. Address: Papdale, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Politics/Office Holders > Lord Provost/Provost.
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review, or, Critical journal.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 76
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review, or, Critical journal.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1802-1929. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Jeffrey, Francis
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1070 times in 886 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1823/10/7 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/10/10 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Samuel Laing of Papdale
Genre: Periodicals
Edinburgh Review, or, Critical Journal
Volumes borrowed: Volume 76
Record ID 417380
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 88
1 Laing's Scotland vol3rd
Borrowed: 1823/10/7 (Tuesday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Malcolm Laing (Male, born 1762, died 1818)
Genre: History
The History of Scotland from the Union of the Crowns on the accession of James VI. to the throne of England, to the Union of the Kingdoms in the reign of Queen Anne [Laing]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Malcolm Laing (Male, born 1762, died 1818)
Genre: History
The History of Scotland from the Union of the Crowns on the accession of James VI. to the throne of England, to the Union of the Kingdoms in the reign of Queen Anne [Laing, 1804]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1804. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 120 times in 77 borrowing records
Malcolm Laing (Male, born 1762, died 1818)
Genre: History
History of Scotland from the Union of the Crowns on the Accession of James VI to the Throne of England, to the Union of the Kingdoms in the Reign of Queen Anne
Borrowed: 1823/10/7 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Author: Malcolm Laing (Male, born 1762, died 1818), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 417494
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 89
Do Christian Instructor
Borrowed: 1823/10/14 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/10/15 (Wednesday).
Mr Samuel Laing of Papdale
Gender: Male. Address: Papdale, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Politics/Office Holders > Lord Provost/Provost.
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh Christian Instructor
Volumes borrowed: Volume August 1823
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh Christian Instructor
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1810-1835.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 734 times in 583 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1823/10/14 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/10/15 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Samuel Laing of Papdale
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh Christian Instructor
Volumes borrowed: Volume August 1823
Record ID 417491
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 89
Augt Blackwoods Magazine
Borrowed: 1823/10/14 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/10/24 (Friday).
Mr Samuel Laing of Papdale
Gender: Male. Address: Papdale, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Politics/Office Holders > Lord Provost/Provost.
Genre: Periodicals
Edinburgh Magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume August 1823
Borrowed: 1823/10/14 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/10/24 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Samuel Laing of Papdale
Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume August 1823
Record ID 418034
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 92
Sept Edinr Magazine
Borrowed: 1823/11/14 (Friday). Returned: 1823/11/15 (Saturday).
Mr Samuel Laing of Papdale
Gender: Male. Address: Papdale, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Politics/Office Holders > Lord Provost/Provost.
Genre: Periodicals
Edinburgh Magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume September 1823
Borrowed: 1823/11/14 (Friday). Returned: 1823/11/15 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Samuel Laing of Papdale
Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume September 1823
Record ID 418049
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 93
3 Ivanhoe
Borrowed: 1823/11/14 (Friday). Returned: 1823/11/21 (Friday).
Mr Samuel Laing of Papdale
Gender: Male. Address: Papdale, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Politics/Office Holders > Lord Provost/Provost.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Ivanhoe : a romance
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Ivanhoe; a romance. By the author of “Waverley.”
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1820. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 545 times in 194 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Ivanhoe; a Romance
Borrowed: 1823/11/14 (Friday). Returned: 1823/11/21 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Samuel Laing of Papdale
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 418052
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-05 (1820-1824, Type: Town). Page: 93
Octor Blackwoods Magazine
Borrowed: 1823/11/14 (Friday). Returned: 1823/12/2 (Tuesday).
Mr Samuel Laing of Papdale
Gender: Male. Address: Papdale, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Politics/Office Holders > Lord Provost/Provost.
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume October 1823
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1817-1905. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2527 times in 2041 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1823/11/14 (Friday). Returned: 1823/12/2 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Samuel Laing of Papdale
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume October 1823
Record ID 423627
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 18
6 vols. of Pamphlets. Bound.
Borrowed: 1830/5/11 (Tuesday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Pamphlets (unidentifiable)
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified/unclear
Borrowed: 1830/5/11 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified/unclear
Record ID 423564
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 18
1 Keith's "
Borrowed: 1830/4/30 (Friday). Returned: 1830/5/18 (Tuesday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Robert Keith (Male, born 1681, died 1757)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy, Genre: Theology
The history of the affairs of church and state in Scotland, from the beginning of the Reformation in the reign of King James V. to the retreat of Queen Mary into England, anno 1568 [Keith]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Keith (Male, born 1681, died 1757)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy, Genre: Theology
The history of the affairs of church and state in Scotland, from the beginning of the Reformation in the reign of King James V. to the retreat of Queen Mary into England, anno 1568.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1734. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 29
ESTC: T121562
Robert Keith (Male, born 1681, died 1757)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy, Genre: Theology
History of the Affairs of Church and State in Scotland
Borrowed: 1830/4/30 (Friday). Returned: 1830/5/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Author: Robert Keith (Male, born 1681, died 1757), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy, Genre: Theology
History of the Affairs of Church and State in Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 423621
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 18
1 Edmonston's Zetland 2d.
Borrowed: 1830/5/11 (Tuesday). Returned: 1830/5/13 (Thursday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Arthur Edmondston (Male, born c.1776, died 1841)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
A view of the ancient and present state of the Zetland Islands. Vol. I & II [Edmondston]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Arthur Edmondston (Male, born c.1776, died 1841)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
A View of the ancient and present state of the Zetland Islands, including their civil, political, and natural history, etc.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1809. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 53 times in 30 borrowing records
Arthur Edmondston (Male, born c.1776, died 1841)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
View of the Ancient and Present State of the Zetland Islands
Borrowed: 1830/5/11 (Tuesday). Returned: 1830/5/13 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Author: Arthur Edmondston (Male, born c.1776, died 1841), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
View of the Ancient and Present State of the Zetland Islands
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 423561
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 18
Petrie's History of the Church
Borrowed: 1830/4/30 (Friday). Returned: 1830/5/18 (Tuesday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Alexander Petrie (Male, born c.1594, died 1662)
Genre: Theology
A compendious history of the Catholick church, from the year 600 untill the year 1600. Shewing her deformation and reformation
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Alexander Petrie (Male, born c.1594, died 1662)
Genre: Theology
A compendious history of the Catholick church, from the year 600 untill the year 1600. Shewing her deformation and reformation
Language: English . Published: Hague. Date of publication: 1662. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: R4555
Alexander Petrie (Male, born c.1594, died 1662)
Genre: Theology
Compendious History of the Catholic Church, from the year 600 untill the year 1600
Borrowed: 1830/4/30 (Friday). Returned: 1830/5/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Author: Alexander Petrie (Male, born c.1594, died 1662), Genre: Theology
Compendious History of the Catholic Church, from the year 600 untill the year 1600
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 423567
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 18
1 Spotiswood
Borrowed: 1830/4/30 (Friday). Returned: 1830/5/18 (Tuesday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
John Spottiswood (Male, born 1565, died 1639)
Genre: History
The history of the Church of Scotland, beginning the year of our Lord 203, and continued to the end of the reign of King James the VI. of ever blessed memory. [Spottiswood]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
John Spottiswood (Male, born 1565, died 1639)
Genre: History
The history of the Church of Scotland, beginning the year of our Lord 203, and continued to the end of the reign of King James the VI. of ever blessed memory.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1666. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 22
ESTC: R15423
John Spottiswood (Male, born 1565, died 1639)
Genre: History
History of the Church of Scotland, Beginning the Year of our Lord 203, and Continued to the End of the Reign of King James the VI
Borrowed: 1830/4/30 (Friday). Returned: 1830/5/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Author: John Spottiswood (Male, born 1565, died 1639), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 423675
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 19
2 Edmonstones Zetland
Borrowed: 1830/5/14 (Friday). Returned: 1830/5/18 (Tuesday).
Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Sheriff.
Arthur Edmondston (Male, born c.1776, died 1841)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
A view of the ancient and present state of the Zetland Islands. Vol. I & II [Edmondston]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Arthur Edmondston (Male, born c.1776, died 1841)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
A View of the ancient and present state of the Zetland Islands, including their civil, political, and natural history, etc.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1809. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 53 times in 30 borrowing records
Arthur Edmondston (Male, born c.1776, died 1841)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
View of the Ancient and Present State of the Zetland Islands
Borrowed: 1830/5/14 (Friday). Returned: 1830/5/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Peterkin Esquire
Author: Arthur Edmondston (Male, born c.1776, died 1841), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
View of the Ancient and Present State of the Zetland Islands
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 435669
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 110
June Blackd.
Borrowed: 1832/7/13 (Friday). Returned: 1832/7/17 (Tuesday).
Mr Samuel Laing of Papdale
Gender: Male. Address: Papdale, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Politics/Office Holders > Lord Provost/Provost.
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume June 1832
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1817-1905. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2527 times in 2041 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1832/7/13 (Friday). Returned: 1832/7/17 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Samuel Laing of Papdale
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume June 1832
Record ID 436296
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 114
1 Conder 10
Borrowed: 1832/9/11 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/10/2 (Tuesday).
Mr Samuel Laing of Papdale
Gender: Male. Address: Papdale, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Politics/Office Holders > Lord Provost/Provost.
Josiah Conder (Male, born 1789, died 1855)
Genre: Travel
The modern traveller [Conder]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 10
Confidence level: Very likely
Josiah Conder (Male, born 1789, died 1855)
Genre: Travel
The modern traveller
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1830-1834. Pagination: 33 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 168 times in 106 borrowing records
Josiah Conder (Male, born 1789, died 1855)
Genre: Travel
Modern Traveller
Borrowed: 1832/9/11 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/10/2 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Samuel Laing of Papdale
Author: Josiah Conder (Male, born 1789, died 1855), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 10
Record ID 436293
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 114
1 Lander 1
Borrowed: 1832/9/11 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/10/2 (Tuesday).
Mr Samuel Laing of Papdale
Gender: Male. Address: Papdale, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Politics/Office Holders > Lord Provost/Provost.
John Lander (Male, born 1806, died 1839), Richard Lemon Lander (Male, born 1804, died 1834)
Genre: Travel
Journal of an expedition to explore the course and termination of the Niger : with a narrative of a voyage down that river to its termination [Lander]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
John Lander (Male, born 1806, died 1839), Richard Lemon Lander (Male, born 1804, died 1834)
Genre: Travel
Journal of an expedition to explore the course and termination of the Niger : with a narrative of a voyage down that river to its termination
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1832. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 55 times in 30 borrowing records
John Lander (Male, born 1806, died 1839), Richard Lemon Lander (Male, born 1804, died 1834)
Genre: Travel
Journal of an Expedition to Explore the Course and Termination of the Niger
Borrowed: 1832/9/11 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/10/2 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Samuel Laing of Papdale
Author: John Lander (Male, born 1806, died 1839), Richard Lemon Lander (Male, born 1804, died 1834), Genre: Travel
Journal of an Expedition to Explore the Course and Termination of the Niger
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 436290
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 114
Edinr. Rev 109
Borrowed: 1832/9/11 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/9/21 (Friday).
Mr Samuel Laing of Papdale
Gender: Male. Address: Papdale, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Politics/Office Holders > Lord Provost/Provost.
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review, or, Critical journal.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 109
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review, or, Critical journal.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1802-1929. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Jeffrey, Francis
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1070 times in 886 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1832/9/11 (Tuesday). Returned: 1832/9/21 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Samuel Laing of Papdale
Genre: Periodicals
Edinburgh Review, or, Critical Journal
Volumes borrowed: Volume 109
Record ID 217214
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Terence Westerhov 2vol
Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Terence (Male)
Genre: Drama
Terentius Westerhov
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Terence (Male)
Genre: Drama
... Comoediae sex... Commentario perpetuo illustratae. Accedunt interpretes vetustiores Aelius Donatus, Eugraphius, Calphurnius... F. Lindenbruchii observationes... Curavit A.H. Westerhovius...
Language: Latin . Published: The Hague. Date of publication: 1726. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 14 times in 10 borrowing records
Terence (Male)
Genre: Drama
Comedies [Terence]
Record ID 217151
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Middleton's Life of Cicero
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Conyers Middleton (Male, born 1683, died 1750)
Genre: Lives
Middleton's Life of Cicero
Confidence level: Likely
Conyers Middleton (Male, born 1683, died 1750)
Genre: Lives
The history of the life of Marcus Tullius Cicero. In three volumes. By Conyers Middleton, D. D. Principal Library-Keeper of the University of Cambridge.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1742. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 12
ESTC: T125495
Conyers Middleton (Male, born 1683, died 1750)
Genre: Lives
History of the Life of Marcus Tullius Cicero
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Conyers Middleton (Male, born 1683, died 1750), Genre: Lives
Record ID 217157
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Terenti com. Not. Bent.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Aesop (Male, born c.BCE620, died BCE564), Syrus Publilius (Male), Terence (Male)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Drama, Genre: Fiction
Terentius cum notis Bentleii
Confidence level: Certain
Aesop (Male, born c.BCE620, died BCE564), Syrus Publilius (Male), Terence (Male)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Drama, Genre: Fiction
Publii Terentii Afri comoediae, Phaedri fabulae Aesopiae, Publii Syri et aliorum veterum sententiae, ex recensione et cum notis Richard Bentleii.
Language: Latin . Published: Cambridge. Date of publication: 1726. Format: 4to.
Editors: Bentley, Richard, 1662-1742.
Number of borrowings: 6
ESTC: T147530
Aesop (Male, born c.BCE620, died BCE564), Syrus Publilius (Male), Terence (Male)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Drama, Genre: Fiction
Publii Terentii Afri Comoediae : Phaedri Fabulae Aesopiae, Publii Syri et aliorum Veterum Sententiae
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Aesop (Male, born c.BCE620, died BCE564), Syrus Publilius (Male), Terence (Male), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Drama, Genre: Fiction
Publii Terentii Afri Comoediae : Phaedri Fabulae Aesopiae, Publii Syri et aliorum Veterum Sententiae
Record ID 217139
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Salmons Gazeteer
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Thomas Salmon (Male, born 1679, died 1767)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Travel
Salmon's Gazeteer
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Salmon (Male, born 1679, died 1767)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Travel
The modern gazetteer: or, A short view of the several nations of the world. Absolutely necessary for rendering the public news, and other historical occurrences, intelligible and entertaining. Containing, I. An introduction to geography; with directions for the use of the terrestrial globe. II. The situation and extent of all the empires, kingdoms, states, provinces, and chief towns, in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America: also, a description of the most considerable seas, lakes, rivers and mountains, all rang’d in alphabetical order. III. The produce, manufactures, trade, constitution, forces, revenues, and religion, of the several countries. IV. The genealogies and families of the emperors, kings, and princes, now reigning. By Mr. Salmon.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1758. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: N22214
Thomas Salmon (Male, born 1679, died 1767)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Travel
Modern Gazetteer: or, A Short View of the Several Nations of the World
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Thomas Salmon (Male, born 1679, died 1767), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Travel
Modern Gazetteer: or, A Short View of the Several Nations of the World
Record ID 217142
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Salmons Grammar
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Thomas Salmon (Male, born 1679, died 1767)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Salmon's Geographical Grammar
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Salmon (Male, born 1679, died 1767)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A new geographical and historical grammar: wherein the geographical part is truly modern; and the present state of the several Kingdoms of the world is so interspersed, as to render the study of geography both entertaining and instructive, Containing, I. A Description of the Figure and Motion of the Earth. II. Geographical Definitions and Problems, being a necessary introduction to this study. III. A general division of the Globe into Land and Water. IV. The situation and extent of the several countries contained in each quarter of the world: their cities, chief towns, history, present state, respective forms of government, forces, revenues, taxes, revolutions, and memorable events. Together with An account of the Air, Soil, Produce, Traffic, Curiosities, Arms, Religion, Language, Universities, Bishoprics, Manners, Customs, Habits, and Coins, in use in the several Kingdoms and States described. By Mr Salmon. Illustrated with a new set of Maps of the Countries described, and other Copper-Plates, ten whereof were not in any former edition. A new edition, with large additions, which bring the history down to the present time.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T69008
Thomas Salmon (Male, born 1679, died 1767)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
New Geographical and Historical Grammar
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Thomas Salmon (Male, born 1679, died 1767), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 217166
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Becmanni de origin lat linguae
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Record ID 217199
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Heinecius
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Record ID 217136
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Trap's Virgil vol 1st
Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Trapp's Virgil
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Virgil: translated into English blank verse. With large explanatory notes, and critical observations. By Joseph Trapp D. D. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1731. Format: 12mo.
Translators: Joseph Trapp
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 18 times in 16 borrowing records
ESTC: T139433
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Virgil
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 217169
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Buclou Thesaurus ptoras poet
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Record ID 217163
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Pareus Lexicon
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
David Pareus (Male, born 1548, died 1622)
Genre: Reference Works
Pareus Lexicon
Confidence level: Certain
David Pareus (Male, born 1548, died 1622)
Genre: Reference Works
Lexicon criticum, siue Thesaurus linguae Latinae: ex omnibus linguae Latinae classicis authoribus, iurisconsultis, historicis, antiquariis, criticis, oratoribus, & poëtis, aerumnabili plurium annorum labore congestus a Philippo Pareo
Language: Latin . Published: Nuremberg. Date of publication: 1645. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
David Pareus (Male, born 1548, died 1622)
Genre: Reference Works
Lexicon Criticum, Siue Thesaurus Linguae Latinae
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: David Pareus (Male, born 1548, died 1622), Genre: Reference Works
Record ID 217196
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Trap's Virgil
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Trapp's Virgil
Confidence level: Certain
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Virgil: translated into English blank verse. With large explanatory notes, and critical observations. By Joseph Trapp D. D. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1731. Format: 12mo.
Translators: Joseph Trapp
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 18 times in 16 borrowing records
ESTC: T139433
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Virgil
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 217175
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Vossii Gram. Lat
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Record ID 217160
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Idim Lib Westerhov vol 1st
Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Terence (Male)
Genre: Drama
Westerhavii
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Terence (Male)
Genre: Drama
... Comoediae sex... Commentario perpetuo illustratae. Accedunt interpretes vetustiores Aelius Donatus, Eugraphius, Calphurnius... F. Lindenbruchii observationes... Curavit A.H. Westerhovius...
Language: Latin . Published: The Hague. Date of publication: 1726. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 14 times in 10 borrowing records
Terence (Male)
Genre: Drama
Comedies [Terence]
Record ID 217208
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Montesquieu sur l'academie? & Sharp
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Record ID 217184
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Dr Prat Gram
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Samuel Prat (Male, born c.1659, died 1723)
Genre: Education
Pratt's Grammar
Confidence level: Certain
Samuel Prat (Male, born c.1659, died 1723)
Genre: Education
Grammatica latina in usum principis juventutis Britannicæ; cum notis, necnon conjecturis, tam veterum, quam aliorum grammaticorum jugitèr, atqui seorsùm, subjunctis. Authore Sam. Prat, S. T. P. Dec. Roffens.
Language: Latin . Published: London. Date of publication: 1722. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T144389
Samuel Prat (Male, born c.1659, died 1723)
Genre: Education
Grammatica Latina in Usum Principis Juventutis Britannicae
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Samuel Prat (Male, born c.1659, died 1723), Genre: Education
Record ID 217148
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Schefferus de re navali
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Johannes Scheffer (Male, born 1621, died 1679)
Genre: History
Schefferus de re navali
Confidence level: Certain
Johannes Scheffer (Male, born 1621, died 1679)
Genre: History
Joannis Schefferi ... De militia navali veterum libri quatuor, etc
Language: Latin . Published: Uppsala. Date of publication: 1654. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 1
Johannes Scheffer (Male, born 1621, died 1679)
Genre: History
De Militia Navali Veterum
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Johannes Scheffer (Male, born 1621, died 1679), Genre: History
Record ID 217154
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Valerius Maximus
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Valerius Maximus (Male)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Valerius Maximus
Confidence level: Certain
Valerius Maximus (Male)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Valerius Maximi Exemplorum memorabilium libri novem
Language: Latin . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1679. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 1
Valerius Maximus (Male)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Libri Novem Factorum Dictorumque Memorabilium
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Valerius Maximus (Male), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 217145
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Schefferus de re vehiculari
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Johannes Scheffer (Male, born 1621, died 1679)
Genre: History
Schefferus de re vehiculari
Confidence level: Certain
Johannes Scheffer (Male, born 1621, died 1679)
Genre: History
Joannis Schefferi Argentoratensis De re vehiculari veterum libri duo : accedit Pyrrhi Ligorii. V.C. De vehiculis fragmentum nunquam ante publicatum ex bibliogtheca Sereniss. Reg. Christinæ cum ejusdem I. Schefferi Arg. annotationibus
Language: Latin . Published: Frankfurt. Date of publication: 1671. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 1
Johannes Scheffer (Male, born 1621, died 1679)
Genre: History
De Re Vehiculari Veterum
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Johannes Scheffer (Male, born 1621, died 1679), Genre: History
Record ID 217190
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Hermes
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780)
Genre: Education
Hermes
Confidence level: Likely
James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780)
Genre: Education
Hermes: or, a philosophical inquiry concerning language and universal grammar.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 8 borrowing records
ESTC: T106496
James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780)
Genre: Education
Hermes, or, A Philosophical Inquiry Concerning Universal Grammar
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780), Genre: Education
Hermes, or, A Philosophical Inquiry Concerning Universal Grammar
Record ID 217178
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Johnson's Gram. Lat.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Richard Johnson (Male, born c.1656, died 1721)
Genre: Education
Johnson's Grammar Latin
Confidence level: Speculative
Richard Johnson (Male, born c.1656, died 1721)
Genre: Education
Grammatical commentaries: being an apparatus to a new national grammar: by way of animadversion upon the falsities, obscurities, redundancies, and defects of Lilly’s system now in use. In which also many errors of the most eminent grammarians, ... are corrected, ... With a alphabetical index ... By Richard Johnson M.A.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1706. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T95765
Richard Johnson (Male, born c.1656, died 1721)
Genre: Education
Grammatical Commentaries: Being an Apparatus to a New National Grammar
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Richard Johnson (Male, born c.1656, died 1721), Genre: Education
Grammatical Commentaries: Being an Apparatus to a New National Grammar
Record ID 217217
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Coleman 2v
Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Terence (Male)
Genre: Drama
Coleman
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
Terence (Male)
Genre: Drama
The comedies of Terence, translated into familiar blank verse. By George Colman. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: Dublin. Date of publication: 1766. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2 times in 1 borrowing record
ESTC: T137837
Terence (Male)
Genre: Drama
Comedies [Terence]
Record ID 217202
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Gesneri Thesaurus 2 vol
Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Guesneri Thesaurus
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 217187
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Collection of Travels
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Record ID 217205
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Livy Rudimanni vol 1
Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Livy (Male, born c.BCE64, died 12)
Genre: History
Livy Rudimanni
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Livy (Male, born c.BCE64, died 12)
Genre: History
Titi Livii patavini historiarum ab urbe condita libri qui supersunt· Cum omnium epitomis, ac deperditorum fragmentis: ad optimas editiones castigati, accurante Tho. Ruddimanno, A.M. ...
Language: Latin . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1752. Format: 12mo.
Editors: Thomas Ruddiman
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: N64639
Livy (Male, born c.BCE64, died 12)
Genre: History
History of Rome [Livy]
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Livy (Male, born c.BCE64, died 12), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 217181
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Port Royal Gram
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Record ID 217133
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Olivet's Cicero vol 1st
Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Oliveti Cicero
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
M. Tulli Ciceronis opera, cum delectu commentariorum, ex editione Josephi Oliveti
Language: Latin . Published: Amsterdam. Date of publication: 1745-1747. Format: 4to. Pagination: 9 vols.
Editors: Olivet, Pierre-Joseph Thoulier
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 17 times in 10 borrowing records
Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Works of Cicero
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 217172
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Nieuport's Antiquities
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Record ID 217130
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Burmanni Virgil vol 2d & 3d
Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Burmanni Virgil
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Publii Virgilii Maronis Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis. Ex editione Petri Burmanni. ...
Language: Latin . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1778. Format: folio. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 10 times in 7 borrowing records
ESTC: N22205
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Pastorals and Georgics of Virgil
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21), Genre: Poetry
Pastorals and Georgics of Virgil
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 217211
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Francis Horace
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Genre: Poetry
Francis Horace
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Poetry
A poetical translation of the works of Horace: with the original text, and notes collected from the best Latin and French commentators on that author. By the Revd Mr. Philip Francis, ... In four volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747. Format: 12mo.
Translators: Revd. Mr Philip Francis
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 22 times in 17 borrowing records
ESTC: T42740
Genre: Poetry
Works of Horace
Record ID 217265
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 3
Hume's Hist. 8
Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England (original title)
Hume's History (standardised title)
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8
Confidence level: Likely
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688. In eight volumes. By David Hume, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1009 times in 824 borrowing records
ESTC: N504610
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8
Record ID 217259
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 3
L'Esprit de Loi
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Baron Charles de Secondat Montesquieu (Male, born 1689, died 1755)
L'Esprit de Loi
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Baron Charles de Secondat Montesquieu (Male, born 1689, died 1755)
Record ID 217244
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 3
Young's Dictionary
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
William Young (Male, died 1757)
Genre: Reference Works
Young's Dictionary
Confidence level: Certain
William Young (Male, died 1757)
Genre: Reference Works
A new Latin-English dictionary: containing all the words proper for reading the classic writers, with the Authorities subjoined to each Word and Phrase. To which is prefixed, a new English-Latin dictionary, carefully compiled from The best Authors in our Language. Both Parts greatly improved, beyond all the preceding Works of the same Nature; supplying their Deficiencies, and comprising whatever is useful and valuable in all former Dictionaries. The second edition, corrected and improved. By the King’s Authority. Designed for the General Use of Schools and Private Gentlemen. By the Rev. Mr. William Young, Editor of Ainsworth’s Dictionary.
Language: English | Latin . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T78096
William Young (Male, died 1757)
Genre: Reference Works
New Latin-English Dictionary: Containing all the Words proper for Reading the Classic Writers
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: William Young (Male, died 1757), Genre: Reference Works
New Latin-English Dictionary: Containing all the Words proper for Reading the Classic Writers
Record ID 217280
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 3
Travels v 5
Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Genre: Travel
Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5 [Genre: Travel],
Record ID 217268
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 3
Sharp on the Structure of the Greek
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Record ID 217247
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 3
Trap's Virgil
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Trapp's Virgil
Confidence level: Certain
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Virgil: translated into English blank verse. With large explanatory notes, and critical observations. By Joseph Trapp D. D. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1731. Format: 12mo.
Translators: Joseph Trapp
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 18 times in 16 borrowing records
ESTC: T139433
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Virgil
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 217283
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 3
Horatius Varior
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Record ID 217274
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 3
Origin of Laws v. 1
Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Antoine Yves Goguet (Male, born 1716, died 1758)
Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: History, Genre: Law
Origin of Laws
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Antoine Yves Goguet (Male, born 1716, died 1758)
Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: History, Genre: Law
The origin of laws, arts, and sciences, and their progress among the most ancient nations.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1761. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 31 times in 15 borrowing records
ESTC: T98203
Antoine Yves Goguet (Male, born 1716, died 1758)
Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: History, Genre: Law
Origin of Laws, Arts, and Sciences, and their Progress among the Most Ancient Nations
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Antoine Yves Goguet (Male, born 1716, died 1758), Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: History, Genre: Law
Origin of Laws, Arts, and Sciences, and their Progress among the Most Ancient Nations
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 217298
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 3
Terent. Westerhov v. 1
Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Terence (Male)
Genre: Drama
Terentius Westerhov
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Terence (Male)
Genre: Drama
... Comoediae sex... Commentario perpetuo illustratae. Accedunt interpretes vetustiores Aelius Donatus, Eugraphius, Calphurnius... F. Lindenbruchii observationes... Curavit A.H. Westerhovius...
Language: Latin . Published: The Hague. Date of publication: 1726. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 14 times in 10 borrowing records
Terence (Male)
Genre: Drama
Comedies [Terence]
Record ID 217277
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 3
World Displayed v. 19
Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Genre: Travel
World Displayed
Volumes borrowed: Volume 19
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Travel
The world displayed; or, A curious collection of voyages and travels, selected from the writers of all nations. In which the conjectures and interpolations of several vain editors and translators are expunged, every relation is made concise and plain, and the divisions of countries and kingdoms are clearly and distinctly noted.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759-1761. Format: 12mo.
Editors: Compiled by Christopher Smart, Oliver Goldsmith and Samuel Johnson; introduction by Samuel Johnson.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1944 times in 1812 borrowing records
ESTC: T113545
Genre: Travel
World Displayed; or, A Curious Collection of Voyages and Travels, Selected from the Writers of All Nations
Record ID 217271
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 3
Banier's Mythology v. 1, 2
Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
M. l’abbé Antoine Banier (Male, born 1673, died 1741)
Genre: History, Genre: Theology
Banier's Mythology
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
M. l’abbé Antoine Banier (Male, born 1673, died 1741)
Genre: History, Genre: Theology
The mythology and fables of the ancients, explain’d from history. By the Abbé Banier, Member of the Royal Academy of Inscriptions and Belles-Lettres. ... . Translated from the original French. Containing I. The History of the Gods of the Chaldeans, Babylonians, Syrians, Persians, &c. II. Of the Divinities of the Greeks and Romans, divided into three Classes, viz. the Celestial Gods, the Gods of the Waters, and those of the Earth. The first contains the History of Jupiter, Juno, Saturn, Minerva, Mars, Venus, Vulcan, Mercury, Apollo, Diana, Bacchus, &c. together with an historical Explanation of all the poetical Fables relating to these several Divinities. Under the second Class is the History of Demogorgon, Cybele, Vesta, Terminus, Flora, the Satyrs, &c. The third contains the History of Neptune, Amphitrite, Nereus, Proteus, the Nymphs; with a curious Enquiry into the Foundation and Nature of that Worship which was paid them.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1739-1740. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 51 times in 35 borrowing records
ESTC: N35253
M. l’abbé Antoine Banier (Male, born 1673, died 1741)
Genre: History, Genre: Theology
Mythology and Fables of the Ancients, Explain’d from History
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: M. l’abbé Antoine Banier (Male, born 1673, died 1741), Genre: History, Genre: Theology
Mythology and Fables of the Ancients, Explain’d from History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2