An Analysis of Scottish Borrowers' Registers
You performed an Advanced Search for:
Year of publication: 1776-1814
Your search matched 50001 borrowing records.
Press on a bar to view borrowings in the decade.Full
Record ID 269414
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bingley's Biography v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/12/18 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
William C R Patrick
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Bingley (Male, born 1774, died 1823)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Bingley's Biography
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William Bingley (Male, born 1774, died 1823)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Animal biography, or, Authentic anecdotes of the lives, manners, and economy, of the animal creation : arranged according to the system of Linnæus : in three volumes
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1804. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 97 times in 90 borrowing records
William Bingley (Male, born 1774, died 1823)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Animal Biography; or, Authentic Anecdotes of the Lives, Manners and Economy, of the Animal Creation
Borrowed: 1823/12/18 (Thursday).
Borrower: William C R Patrick
Author: William Bingley (Male, born 1774, died 1823), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Animal Biography; or, Authentic Anecdotes of the Lives, Manners and Economy, of the Animal Creation
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 269423
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's Voyages v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/4/12 (Monday). Returned: yes.
William C R Patrick
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A new, authentic, and complete collection of voyages round the world, undertaken and performed by royal authority. Containing an authentic, ... history of Captain Cook’s first, second, third and last voyages, ... To which will be added, genuine narratives of other voyage ... It is proper to observe, that some other editions of these works ... would cost a purchaser ... upwards of twenty guineas; ... but the present edition, by being published in only eighty six-penny numbers, ... enables every person, ... to become familiary [sic] acquainted with those ... voyages ... Now publishing under the immediate direction of George William Anderson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784-1786. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 536 times in 506 borrowing records
ESTC: T134074
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Borrowed: 1824/4/12 (Monday).
Borrower: William C R Patrick
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 269408
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
British Plutarch v. 9, 11, 2
Borrowed: 1823/11/20 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
William C R Patrick
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810)
Genre: Lives
British Plutarch
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 9, Volume 11
Confidence level: Speculative
Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810)
Genre: Lives
The British Plutarch, containing the lives of the most eminent statesmen, patriots, divines, warriors, philosophers, poets, and artists, of Great Britain and Ireland, from the accession of Henry Viii. to the present time. Including, a Complete History of England from that Aera. In six volumes. Ornamented with elegant frontispieces. Vol. I. A new edition, revised, corrected, and considerably enlarged, by the editor, T. Mortimer, Esq;
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 207 times in 162 borrowing records
ESTC: T107370
Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810)
Genre: Lives
British Plutarch
Borrowed: 1823/11/20 (Thursday).
Borrower: William C R Patrick
Author: Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 9, Volume 11
Record ID 269435
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Arabian Nights v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Jeffrey Pattison
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Fiction
Arabian Nights
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Fiction
Arabian nights entertainments: consisting of one thousand and one stories told by the Sultaness of the Indies, to divert the Sultan from the Execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a lady every day and have her cut off next Morning, to avenge himself for the disloyalty of his first Sultaness, &c. Containing A better account of the customs, Manners and religion of the Eastern Nations, viz. Tartars, Persians and Indians, than is to be met with in any author hitherto published. Translated into French from the Arabian Mss. by M. Galland of the Royal Academy; and now done into English from the last Paris edition. ...
Language: English . Published: Montrose. Date of publication: 1798. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 65 times in 25 borrowing records
ESTC: T68153
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Jeffrey Pattison
Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 269450
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Waverley v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1824/2/19 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Thomas H Patison
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Waverley
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Likely
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Waverley : or, 'tis sixty years since ; in three volumes
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1814. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 71 times in 25 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Waverley; or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since
Borrowed: 1824/2/19 (Thursday).
Borrower: Thomas H Patison
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 269441
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pinkerton's Scotland v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/10/21 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Thomas H Patison
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Pinkerton (Male, born 1758, died 1826)
Genre: History
Pinkerton's History of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
John Pinkerton (Male, born 1758, died 1826)
Genre: History
The history of Scotland from the accession of the House of Stuart to that of Mary. With appendixes of original papers. By John Pinkerton. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1797. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 18 times in 15 borrowing records
ESTC: T95226
John Pinkerton (Male, born 1758, died 1826)
Genre: History
History of Scotland from the Accession of the House of Stuart to that of Mary
Borrowed: 1823/10/21 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Thomas H Patison
Author: John Pinkerton (Male, born 1758, died 1826), Genre: History
History of Scotland from the Accession of the House of Stuart to that of Mary
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 269459
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pindar v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1824/5/19 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Thomas H Patison
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Peter Pindar John Wolcot (Male, born 1738, died 1819)
Genre: Poetry
Pindar
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Peter Pindar John Wolcot (Male, born 1738, died 1819)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Peter Pindar, Esq. ...
Language: English . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1794. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 15 times in 7 borrowing records
ESTC: T63914
Peter Pindar John Wolcot (Male, born 1738, died 1819)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Peter Pindar
Borrowed: 1824/5/19 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Thomas H Patison
Author: Peter Pindar John Wolcot (Male, born 1738, died 1819), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 269471
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Gentleman's Magazine v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1824/1/6 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Andrew Paterson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Periodicals
Gentleman's Magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Periodicals
A selection of curious articles from the Gentleman's magazine
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1809. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3v.
Editors: John Walker
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 40 times in 26 borrowing records
Genre: Periodicals
Selection of Curious Articles from the Gentleman's Magazine
Borrowed: 1824/1/6 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Andrew Paterson
Genre: Periodicals
Selection of Curious Articles from the Gentleman's Magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 269474
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Self Control v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1824/2. Returned: yes.
Andrew Paterson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Mary Brunton (Female, born 1778, died 1818)
Genre: Fiction
Self Control
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Mary Brunton (Female, born 1778, died 1818)
Genre: Fiction
Self-Control: a novel. [By Mary Brunton.] Fourth edition.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1812. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 136 times in 46 borrowing records
Mary Brunton (Female, born 1778, died 1818)
Genre: Fiction
Self-Control: A Novel
Borrowed: 1824/2.
Borrower: Andrew Paterson
Author: Mary Brunton (Female, born 1778, died 1818), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 269507
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Sparman's Voyage v. 1
Borrowed: 1823/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Thomas Pender
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Sparman's Voyage
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic polar circle, and round the world: but chiefly into the country of the Hottentots and Caffres, from the year 1772, to 1776.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Forster, Georg.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 105 times in 92 borrowing records
ESTC: T150219
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Borrowed: 1823/12/4 (Thursday).
Borrower: Thomas Pender
Author: Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820), Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 269522
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Campbell's Rhetoric v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/2/24 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Thomas Hamilton Pillans
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
George Campbell (Male, born 1719, died 1796)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Campbell's Rhetoric
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
George Campbell (Male, born 1719, died 1796)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The philosophy of rhetoric. By George Campbell, ... In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 142 times in 87 borrowing records
ESTC: T145750
George Campbell (Male, born 1719, died 1796)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Philosophy of Rhetoric
Borrowed: 1824/2/24 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Thomas Hamilton Pillans
Author: George Campbell (Male, born 1719, died 1796), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 269519
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Gillies Greece
Borrowed: 1824/1/17 (Saturday).
Thomas Hamilton Pillans
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Gillies (Male, born 1747, died 1836)
Genre: History
Gillies' History of Greece
Confidence level: Certain
John Gillies (Male, born 1747, died 1836)
Genre: History
The history of ancient Greece, its colonies, and conquests; from the earliest accounts till the division of the Macedonian Empire in the east Including the History of Literature, Philosophy, and the Fine Arts.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1792-1793. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 77 times in 40 borrowing records
ESTC: T97875
John Gillies (Male, born 1747, died 1836)
Genre: History
History of Ancient Greece, its Colonies and Conquests
Borrowed: 1824/1/17 (Saturday).
Borrower: Thomas Hamilton Pillans
Author: John Gillies (Male, born 1747, died 1836), Genre: History
Record ID 269528
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cecilia v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1824/4/12 (Monday). Returned: yes.
Thomas Hamilton Pillans
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Cecilia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Very likely
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Cecilia ... By the author of Evelina [i.e. Frances Burney, afterwards d'Arblay] ... The ninth edition.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1809. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 221 times in 61 borrowing records
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Cecilia, or Memoirs of an Heiress
Borrowed: 1824/4/12 (Monday).
Borrower: Thomas Hamilton Pillans
Author: Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840), Genre: Fiction
Cecilia, or Memoirs of an Heiress
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 269588
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bank's Geography v. 2
Borrowed: 1824/7. Returned: yes.
George K Pitcairn
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Bank's Geography
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A modern, authentic and com[plete] system of universal geography. Including all the late important discoveries made by the English, and other celebrated navigators of various nations, in the different hemispheres; and containing a genuine history and description of the whole world, as consisting of empires, ... With the various countries, cities, towns, .... Thoughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and America: together with their respective situations, extent, latitude, longitude, ... together with a complete history of every empire, kingdom, and state, ... The whole forming an authentic and entertaining account of every thing worthy of notice throughout the whole face of nature, both by land and water. In which is introduced, to illustrate the work, a considerable number of the most accurate whole sheet maps, forming a complete atlas. To which is added complete guide to geography, astronomy, ... with an account of the rise, progress, and present state of navigation throughout the known world. Likewise containing every important, interesting, and valuable discovery throughout the whole of Cook’s voyages. Together with all the discoveries made by other mariners since the time of that celebrated circumnavigator. Also, a particular description of the improved state of the new colony formed at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island, where the convicts are now settled. Including a particular account of the excursions and discoveries made in the interior parts of New Holland. The whole forming a complete collection of voyages and travels. By the Rev. Thomas Bankes, vicar of Dixton, in Monmouthshire, and author of the Christian’s family Bible. Embellished with near two hundred beautiful engravings, consisting of views, antiquities, customs, ceremonies, besides whole sheet maps, plans, charts, &c. executed in a much superior stile than any thing that has ever appeared in this kingdom.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: folio. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 27
ESTC: T173389
Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography
Borrowed: 1824/7.
Borrower: George K Pitcairn
Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 269552
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Scot's Magazine v. 3, 4
Borrowed: 1823/12/16 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
George K Pitcairn
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Periodicals
Scots Magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Scots magazine.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1739-1803. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 306 times in 185 borrowing records
ESTC: P1945
Genre: Periodicals
Scots Magazine
Borrowed: 1823/12/16 (Tuesday).
Borrower: George K Pitcairn
Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 269582
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bank's Geography
Borrowed: 1824/6.
George K Pitcairn
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Bank's Geography
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A modern, authentic and com[plete] system of universal geography. Including all the late important discoveries made by the English, and other celebrated navigators of various nations, in the different hemispheres; and containing a genuine history and description of the whole world, as consisting of empires, ... With the various countries, cities, towns, .... Thoughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and America: together with their respective situations, extent, latitude, longitude, ... together with a complete history of every empire, kingdom, and state, ... The whole forming an authentic and entertaining account of every thing worthy of notice throughout the whole face of nature, both by land and water. In which is introduced, to illustrate the work, a considerable number of the most accurate whole sheet maps, forming a complete atlas. To which is added complete guide to geography, astronomy, ... with an account of the rise, progress, and present state of navigation throughout the known world. Likewise containing every important, interesting, and valuable discovery throughout the whole of Cook’s voyages. Together with all the discoveries made by other mariners since the time of that celebrated circumnavigator. Also, a particular description of the improved state of the new colony formed at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island, where the convicts are now settled. Including a particular account of the excursions and discoveries made in the interior parts of New Holland. The whole forming a complete collection of voyages and travels. By the Rev. Thomas Bankes, vicar of Dixton, in Monmouthshire, and author of the Christian’s family Bible. Embellished with near two hundred beautiful engravings, consisting of views, antiquities, customs, ceremonies, besides whole sheet maps, plans, charts, &c. executed in a much superior stile than any thing that has ever appeared in this kingdom.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: folio. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 27
ESTC: T173389
Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography
Borrowed: 1824/6.
Borrower: George K Pitcairn
Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography
Record ID 269570
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cririe's Scottish Scenery
Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday).
George K Pitcairn
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
James Cririe (Male, born 1752, died 1835)
Genre: Poetry
Cririe's Scottish Scenery
Confidence level: Certain
James Cririe (Male, born 1752, died 1835)
Genre: Poetry
Scottish scenery : or, Sketches in verse, descriptive of scenes chiefly in the Highlands of Scotland
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1803. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 22
James Cririe (Male, born 1752, died 1835)
Genre: Poetry
Scottish Scenery : or, Sketches in Verse
Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday).
Borrower: George K Pitcairn
Author: James Cririe (Male, born 1752, died 1835), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 269546
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Scots Magazine v. 7
Borrowed: 1823/12/2 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
George K Pitcairn
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Periodicals
Scots Magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Scots magazine.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1739-1803. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 306 times in 185 borrowing records
ESTC: P1945
Genre: Periodicals
Scots Magazine
Borrowed: 1823/12/2 (Tuesday).
Borrower: George K Pitcairn
Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7
Record ID 269600
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bank's Geography v. 2
Borrowed: 1824/6. Returned: yes.
Alexander Pitcairn
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Bank's Geography
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A modern, authentic and com[plete] system of universal geography. Including all the late important discoveries made by the English, and other celebrated navigators of various nations, in the different hemispheres; and containing a genuine history and description of the whole world, as consisting of empires, ... With the various countries, cities, towns, .... Thoughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and America: together with their respective situations, extent, latitude, longitude, ... together with a complete history of every empire, kingdom, and state, ... The whole forming an authentic and entertaining account of every thing worthy of notice throughout the whole face of nature, both by land and water. In which is introduced, to illustrate the work, a considerable number of the most accurate whole sheet maps, forming a complete atlas. To which is added complete guide to geography, astronomy, ... with an account of the rise, progress, and present state of navigation throughout the known world. Likewise containing every important, interesting, and valuable discovery throughout the whole of Cook’s voyages. Together with all the discoveries made by other mariners since the time of that celebrated circumnavigator. Also, a particular description of the improved state of the new colony formed at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island, where the convicts are now settled. Including a particular account of the excursions and discoveries made in the interior parts of New Holland. The whole forming a complete collection of voyages and travels. By the Rev. Thomas Bankes, vicar of Dixton, in Monmouthshire, and author of the Christian’s family Bible. Embellished with near two hundred beautiful engravings, consisting of views, antiquities, customs, ceremonies, besides whole sheet maps, plans, charts, &c. executed in a much superior stile than any thing that has ever appeared in this kingdom.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: folio. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 27
ESTC: T173389
Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography
Borrowed: 1824/6.
Borrower: Alexander Pitcairn
Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 269627
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Lady of the Lake
Borrowed: 1824/3/9 (Tuesday).
Charles Prentice
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Poetry
Lady of the Lake
Confidence level: Speculative
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Poetry
The Lady of the Lake; a poem.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1810. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 68
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Poetry
Lady of the Lake, a Poem
Borrowed: 1824/3/9 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Charles Prentice
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 269606
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Will and Jean
Borrowed: 1823/11/4 (Tuesday).
Charles Prentice
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Hector Macneill (Male, born 1746, died 1818)
Genre: Fiction
Will and Jean
Confidence level: Very likely
Hector Macneill (Male, born 1746, died 1818)
Genre: Fiction
Scotland’s skaith; or, the history o’ Will and Jean : Owre true a tale! Together with some additional poems, by the author of the Harp. Embellished with elegant engravings.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1795. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 9
ESTC: T126211
Hector Macneill (Male, born 1746, died 1818)
Genre: Fiction
Scotland’s Skaith; or, The History o’ Will and Jean
Borrowed: 1823/11/4 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Charles Prentice
Author: Hector Macneill (Male, born 1746, died 1818), Genre: Fiction
Record ID 269639
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Marmion
Borrowed: 1824/5/5 (Wednesday).
Charles Prentice
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Poetry
Marmion
Confidence level: Very likely
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Poetry
Marmion : a tale of Flodden Field
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1811. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 43
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Poetry
Marmion; A Tale of Flodden Field
Borrowed: 1824/5/5 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Charles Prentice
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 269621
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Evelina v. 1
Borrowed: 1824/2/11 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Charles Prentice
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Evelina
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Evelina : or, the history of a young lady's entrance into the world / by the author of Cecilia and Camilla ; in two volumes
Language: English . Published: Cupar-Fife. Date of publication: 1804.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 90 times in 59 borrowing records
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Evelina, or, The History of a Young Lady’s Entrance into the World
Borrowed: 1824/2/11 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Charles Prentice
Author: Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840), Genre: Fiction
Evelina, or, The History of a Young Lady’s Entrance into the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 269603
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Arnot's Edinburgh
Borrowed: 1823/10.
Charles Prentice
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
Arnot's Edinburgh
Confidence level: Certain
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
The history of Edinburgh. By Hugo Arnot, Esq; Advocate.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 143
ESTC: T142880
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
History of Edinburgh
Borrowed: 1823/10.
Borrower: Charles Prentice
Author: Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786), Genre: History
Record ID 269663
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Shipwrecks
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday).
Hugh Ramsay
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Graham Dalyell (Male, born 1775, died 1851)
Genre: Travel
Shipwrecks
Confidence level: Very likely
John Graham Dalyell (Male, born 1775, died 1851)
Genre: Travel
Shipwrecks and Disasters at Sea; or historical narratives of the most noted calamities and providential deliverances, which have resulted from maritime enterprize: with a sketch of various expedients for preserving the lives of mariners.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1812. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 32 times in 29 borrowing records
John Graham Dalyell (Male, born 1775, died 1851)
Genre: Travel
Shipwrecks and Disasters at Sea
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: Hugh Ramsay
Author: John Graham Dalyell (Male, born 1775, died 1851), Genre: Travel
Record ID 269696
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bruce's Travels v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/6. Returned: yes.
Hugh Ramsay
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Bruce's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 and 1773. [1813]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1813. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 287 times in 170 borrowing records
James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile [James Bruce]
Borrowed: 1824/6.
Borrower: Hugh Ramsay
Author: James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794), Genre: Travel
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile [James Bruce]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 269657
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pallas Travels v. 1
Borrowed: 1823/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Hugh Ramsay
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Pallas' Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Travels through the southern provinces of the Russian Empire, in the years 1793 and 1794
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1802. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 63 times in 54 borrowing records
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Travels through the Southern Provinces of the Russian Empire in the Years 1793 and 1794
Borrowed: 1823/11/5 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Hugh Ramsay
Author: Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811), Genre: Travel
Travels through the Southern Provinces of the Russian Empire in the Years 1793 and 1794
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 269684
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/2/28 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Hugh Ramsay
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
George Cook (Male, born 1772, died 1845)
Genre: History, Genre: Theology
Cook's Reformation
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
George Cook (Male, born 1772, died 1845)
Genre: History, Genre: Theology
History of the Reformation in Scotland: with an introductory book and an appendix.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1811. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 85 times in 43 borrowing records
George Cook (Male, born 1772, died 1845)
Genre: History, Genre: Theology
History of the Reformation in Scotland [George Cook]
Borrowed: 1824/2/28 (Saturday).
Borrower: Hugh Ramsay
Author: George Cook (Male, born 1772, died 1845), Genre: History, Genre: Theology
History of the Reformation in Scotland [George Cook]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 269654
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Shaw's Travels v. 1
Borrowed: 1823/10. Returned: yes.
Hugh Ramsay
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Shaw (Male, born 1694, died 1751)
Genre: Travel
Shaw's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Shaw (Male, born 1694, died 1751)
Genre: Travel
Travels : or observations relating to several parts of Barbary and the Levant
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1808. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 36 times in 33 borrowing records
Thomas Shaw (Male, born 1694, died 1751)
Genre: Travel
Travels, or Observations Relating to Several Parts of Barbary and the Levant
Borrowed: 1823/10.
Borrower: Hugh Ramsay
Author: Thomas Shaw (Male, born 1694, died 1751), Genre: Travel
Travels, or Observations Relating to Several Parts of Barbary and the Levant
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 269705
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's Voyages v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1824/5. Returned: yes.
William R Ramsay
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A new, authentic, and complete collection of voyages round the world, undertaken and performed by royal authority. Containing an authentic, ... history of Captain Cook’s first, second, third and last voyages, ... To which will be added, genuine narratives of other voyage ... It is proper to observe, that some other editions of these works ... would cost a purchaser ... upwards of twenty guineas; ... but the present edition, by being published in only eighty six-penny numbers, ... enables every person, ... to become familiary [sic] acquainted with those ... voyages ... Now publishing under the immediate direction of George William Anderson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784-1786. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 536 times in 506 borrowing records
ESTC: T134074
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Borrowed: 1824/5.
Borrower: William R Ramsay
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 269708
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Moor's Travels
Borrowed: 1824/6/15 (Tuesday).
William R Ramsay
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Dr John Moore (Male, born 1729, died 1802)
Genre: Travel
Moor's Travels
Confidence level: Speculative
Dr John Moore (Male, born 1729, died 1802)
Genre: Travel
A view of society and manners in France, Switzerland, and Germany: with anecdotes relating to some eminent characters. By John Moore, M.D. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 68 times in 66 borrowing records
ESTC: T177839
Dr John Moore (Male, born 1729, died 1802)
Genre: Travel
View of Society and Manners in France, Switzerland, and Germany
Borrowed: 1824/6/15 (Tuesday).
Borrower: William R Ramsay
Author: Dr John Moore (Male, born 1729, died 1802), Genre: Travel
View of Society and Manners in France, Switzerland, and Germany
Record ID 269723
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Henry's G Britain
Borrowed: 1824/3/25 (Thursday).
Hugh Redpath
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
Henry's History of Britain
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
The history of Great Britain, from the first invasion of it by the Romans Under Julius Caesar.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771-1793. Format: 4to. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 362 times in 250 borrowing records
ESTC: T93697
Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
History of Great Britain [Robert Henry]
Borrowed: 1824/3/25 (Thursday).
Borrower: Hugh Redpath
Author: Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790), Genre: History
Record ID 269714
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Park's Travels
Borrowed: 1823/10/25 (Saturday).
Hugh Redpath
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Park's Travels
Confidence level: Speculative
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the interior districts of Africa: performed under the Direction and Patronage of the African Association, in the years 1795, 1796, and 1797. By Mungo Park
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 221 times in 217 borrowing records
ESTC: N13836
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa, Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797
Borrowed: 1823/10/25 (Saturday).
Borrower: Hugh Redpath
Author: Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806), Genre: Travel
Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa, Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797
Record ID 269729
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Popular Tales v. 2
Borrowed: 1824/6/17 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Hugh Redpath
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
Popular Tales
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
Popular tales ... Third edition.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1807. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 284 times in 179 borrowing records
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
Popular Tales [Maria Edgeworth]
Borrowed: 1824/6/17 (Thursday).
Borrower: Hugh Redpath
Author: Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849), Genre: Fiction
Popular Tales [Maria Edgeworth]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 269720
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Ancell's Gibraltar
Borrowed: 1824/2/26 (Thursday).
Hugh Redpath
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Samuel Ancell (Male, died 1802)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Ancell's Gibraltar
Confidence level: Certain
Samuel Ancell (Male, died 1802)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
A journal of the late and important blockade and siege of Gibraltar, from the twelfth of September 1779, to the third day of February 1783. Containing A minute Detail of the memorable and interesting Transactions, Naval and Military Operations; Interspersed With historical Accounts of the Garrison, genuine and entertaining Anecdotes, &c. &c. By Samuel Ancell, Clerk to the 58th Regiment, In a Series of Letters wrote on the Spot
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1786. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 46
ESTC: T97134
Samuel Ancell (Male, died 1802)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Journal of the Late and Important Blockade and Siege of Gibraltar
Borrowed: 1824/2/26 (Thursday).
Borrower: Hugh Redpath
Author: Samuel Ancell (Male, died 1802), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Journal of the Late and Important Blockade and Siege of Gibraltar
Record ID 269753
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Encyclopedia
Borrowed: 1824/3/13 (Saturday).
Walter Reid
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia britannica; or, A dictionary of arts, sciences, and miscellaneous literature.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788-1797. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 261 times in 222 borrowing records
ESTC: N6642
Record ID 269744
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Waverley v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Walter Reid
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Waverley
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Likely
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Waverley : or, 'tis sixty years since ; in three volumes
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1814. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 71 times in 25 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Waverley; or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday).
Borrower: Walter Reid
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 269768
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Adventurer v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/6/5 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Walter Reid
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
The adventurer. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1794. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: N492796
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Borrowed: 1824/6/5 (Saturday).
Borrower: Walter Reid
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 269759
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Siege of Gibraltar
Borrowed: 1824/4/10 (Saturday).
Walter Reid
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: History
Ansell's Siege of Gibraltar
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: History
An authentic and accurate journal of the late siege of Gibraltar; being a curcumstantial account of every material transaction relative to that memorable event, from the day on which the communication between that garrison and Spain was shut up, to the arrival of the Thetis frigate with the preliminary articles of peace.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 19
ESTC: T72997
Genre: History
Authentic and Accurate Journal of the Late Siege of Gibraltar
Borrowed: 1824/4/10 (Saturday).
Borrower: Walter Reid
Genre: History
Authentic and Accurate Journal of the Late Siege of Gibraltar
Record ID 269756
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Mirror v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1824/3/29 (Monday). Returned: yes.
Walter Reid
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Henry Mackenzie (Male, born 1745, died 1831)
Genre: Periodicals
Mirror
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Mackenzie (Male, born 1745, died 1831)
Genre: Periodicals
The mirror. A periodical paper, published at Edinburgh in the years 1779 and 1780. In three volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1794. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 15 borrowing records
ESTC: T124301
Henry Mackenzie (Male, born 1745, died 1831)
Genre: Periodicals
Mirror
Borrowed: 1824/3/29 (Monday).
Borrower: Walter Reid
Author: Henry Mackenzie (Male, born 1745, died 1831), Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 269798
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Buffon Natural History v. 5, 6
Borrowed: 1824/4/24 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
John Ross
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Buffon's Natural History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6
Confidence level: Speculative
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural history, general and particular; by the Count de Buffon, translated into English. Illustrated with three hundred and one copper-plates, and occasional notes and observations by the translator. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 455 times in 403 borrowing records
ESTC: N42265
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Borrowed: 1824/4/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Ross
Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6
Record ID 269786
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Tatler v. 1, 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
John Ross
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Alexander Chalmers (Male, born 1759, died 1834), Sir Richard Steele (Male, born 1672, died 1729)
Genre: Periodicals
Tatler
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Alexander Chalmers (Male, born 1759, died 1834), Sir Richard Steele (Male, born 1672, died 1729)
Genre: Periodicals
The Tatler : with prefaces historical and biographical
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1806. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 18 borrowing records
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Alexander Chalmers (Male, born 1759, died 1834), Sir Richard Steele (Male, born 1672, died 1729)
Genre: Periodicals
Tatler
Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Ross
Author: Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Alexander Chalmers (Male, born 1759, died 1834), Sir Richard Steele (Male, born 1672, died 1729), Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 269789
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Scott's Minstrelsy v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1824/2/28 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
John Ross
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Poetry
Scott's Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Poetry
Minstrelsy of the Scottish border : consisting of historical and romantic ballads, collected in the southern counties of Scotland with a few of modern date, founded upon local tradition
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1810. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 83 times in 50 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Poetry
Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border
Borrowed: 1824/2/28 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Ross
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Poetry
Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 269780
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Park's Travels
Borrowed: 1824/1/17 (Saturday).
John Ross
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Park's Travels
Confidence level: Speculative
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the interior districts of Africa: performed under the Direction and Patronage of the African Association, in the years 1795, 1796, and 1797. By Mungo Park
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 221 times in 217 borrowing records
ESTC: N13836
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa, Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797
Borrowed: 1824/1/17 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Ross
Author: Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806), Genre: Travel
Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa, Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797
Record ID 269783
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bruce's Travels v. 3, 4
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
John Ross
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Bruce's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 and 1773. [1813]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1813. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 287 times in 170 borrowing records
James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile [James Bruce]
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Ross
Author: James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794), Genre: Travel
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile [James Bruce]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 269837
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Khan's Travels v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/2/26 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Daniel Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Abū Ṭālib Khān (Male, born 1752, died c.1806)
Genre: Travel
Khan's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Abū Ṭālib Khān (Male, born 1752, died c.1806)
Genre: Travel
The Travels of Mirza Abu Taleb Khan, in Asia, Africa, and Europe, during the years 1799, 1800, 1801, 1802, and 1803. Written by himself, in the Persian language.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1810. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Stewart, Charles 1764-1837
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 19 times in 11 borrowing records
Abū Ṭālib Khān (Male, born 1752, died c.1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels of Mirza Abu Taleb Khan, in Asia, Africa, and Europe
Borrowed: 1824/2/26 (Thursday).
Borrower: Daniel Robertson
Author: Abū Ṭālib Khān (Male, born 1752, died c.1806), Genre: Travel
Travels of Mirza Abu Taleb Khan, in Asia, Africa, and Europe
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 269843
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bingley's Biography v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/4/9 (Friday). Returned: yes.
Daniel Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Bingley (Male, born 1774, died 1823)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Bingley's Biography
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William Bingley (Male, born 1774, died 1823)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Animal biography, or, Authentic anecdotes of the lives, manners, and economy, of the animal creation : arranged according to the system of Linnæus : in three volumes
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1804. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 97 times in 90 borrowing records
William Bingley (Male, born 1774, died 1823)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Animal Biography; or, Authentic Anecdotes of the Lives, Manners and Economy, of the Animal Creation
Borrowed: 1824/4/9 (Friday).
Borrower: Daniel Robertson
Author: William Bingley (Male, born 1774, died 1823), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Animal Biography; or, Authentic Anecdotes of the Lives, Manners and Economy, of the Animal Creation
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 269825
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
A View of Spain v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/12/18 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Daniel Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Comte Alexandre Laborde (Male, born 1773, died 1842)
Genre: Travel
A View of Spain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Comte Alexandre Laborde (Male, born 1773, died 1842)
Genre: Travel
A View of Spain; comprising a descriptive itinerary of each province, and a general statistical account of the country.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1809. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 4 borrowing records
Comte Alexandre Laborde (Male, born 1773, died 1842)
Genre: Travel
View of Spain
Borrowed: 1823/12/18 (Thursday).
Borrower: Daniel Robertson
Author: Comte Alexandre Laborde (Male, born 1773, died 1842), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 269840
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cecilia v. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Daniel Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Cecilia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Confidence level: Very likely
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Cecilia ... By the author of Evelina [i.e. Frances Burney, afterwards d'Arblay] ... The ninth edition.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1809. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 221 times in 61 borrowing records
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Cecilia, or Memoirs of an Heiress
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: Daniel Robertson
Author: Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840), Genre: Fiction
Cecilia, or Memoirs of an Heiress
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Record ID 269864
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Shipwrecks
Borrowed: 1823/11/18 (Tuesday).
Archibald Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Graham Dalyell (Male, born 1775, died 1851)
Genre: Travel
Shipwrecks
Confidence level: Very likely
John Graham Dalyell (Male, born 1775, died 1851)
Genre: Travel
Shipwrecks and Disasters at Sea; or historical narratives of the most noted calamities and providential deliverances, which have resulted from maritime enterprize: with a sketch of various expedients for preserving the lives of mariners.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1812. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 32 times in 29 borrowing records
John Graham Dalyell (Male, born 1775, died 1851)
Genre: Travel
Shipwrecks and Disasters at Sea
Borrowed: 1823/11/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Archibald Robertson
Author: John Graham Dalyell (Male, born 1775, died 1851), Genre: Travel
Record ID 269870
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Arabian Nights v. 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1823/12/17 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Archibald Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Fiction
Arabian Nights
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Fiction
Arabian nights entertainments: consisting of one thousand and one stories told by the Sultaness of the Indies, to divert the Sultan from the Execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a lady every day and have her cut off next Morning, to avenge himself for the disloyalty of his first Sultaness, &c. Containing A better account of the customs, Manners and religion of the Eastern Nations, viz. Tartars, Persians and Indians, than is to be met with in any author hitherto published. Translated into French from the Arabian Mss. by M. Galland of the Royal Academy; and now done into English from the last Paris edition. ...
Language: English . Published: Montrose. Date of publication: 1798. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 65 times in 25 borrowing records
ESTC: T68153
Borrowed: 1823/12/17 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Archibald Robertson
Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 269888
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Evelina v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/2/26 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Archibald Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Evelina
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Evelina : or, the history of a young lady's entrance into the world / by the author of Cecilia and Camilla ; in two volumes
Language: English . Published: Cupar-Fife. Date of publication: 1804.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 90 times in 59 borrowing records
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Evelina, or, The History of a Young Lady’s Entrance into the World
Borrowed: 1824/2/26 (Thursday).
Borrower: Archibald Robertson
Author: Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840), Genre: Fiction
Evelina, or, The History of a Young Lady’s Entrance into the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 269885
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cecilia v. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Archibald Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Cecilia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Confidence level: Very likely
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Cecilia ... By the author of Evelina [i.e. Frances Burney, afterwards d'Arblay] ... The ninth edition.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1809. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 221 times in 61 borrowing records
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Cecilia, or Memoirs of an Heiress
Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday).
Borrower: Archibald Robertson
Author: Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840), Genre: Fiction
Cecilia, or Memoirs of an Heiress
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Record ID 269915
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
View of Spain v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/12/18 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
David Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Comte Alexandre Laborde (Male, born 1773, died 1842)
Genre: Travel
View of Spain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Comte Alexandre Laborde (Male, born 1773, died 1842)
Genre: Travel
A View of Spain; comprising a descriptive itinerary of each province, and a general statistical account of the country.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1809. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 4 borrowing records
Comte Alexandre Laborde (Male, born 1773, died 1842)
Genre: Travel
View of Spain
Borrowed: 1823/12/18 (Thursday).
Borrower: David Robertson
Author: Comte Alexandre Laborde (Male, born 1773, died 1842), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 269927
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Patronage v. 1, 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1824/1/27 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
David Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
Patronage
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
Patronage. [A novel.]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1814. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 303 times in 82 borrowing records
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
Patronage
Borrowed: 1824/1/27 (Tuesday).
Borrower: David Robertson
Author: Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 269936
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Waverley v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1824/3/9 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
David Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Waverley
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Likely
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Waverley : or, 'tis sixty years since ; in three volumes
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1814. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 71 times in 25 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Waverley; or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since
Borrowed: 1824/3/9 (Tuesday).
Borrower: David Robertson
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 269921
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Forester's Journey
Borrowed: 1824/1/15 (Thursday).
David Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Forster's unclear
Confidence level: Speculative
Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
A journey from Bengal to England, through the northern part of India, Kashmire, Afghanistan, and Persia, and into Russia, by the Caspian-Sea.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1798. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 14 times in 11 borrowing records
ESTC: T105796
Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Journey from Bengal to England
Borrowed: 1824/1/15 (Thursday).
Borrower: David Robertson
Author: Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794), Genre: Travel
Record ID 269939
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Coxe's Switzerland v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/4/26 (Monday). Returned: yes.
David Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Coxe's Switzerland v. 1, 2
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Switzerland. In a series of letters to William Melmoth, Esq. from William Coxe, ... In three volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1789. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 50 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: T134278
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Switzerland
Borrowed: 1824/4/26 (Monday).
Borrower: David Robertson
Author: William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 269900
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/11/1 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
David Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
George Cook (Male, born 1772, died 1845)
Genre: History, Genre: Theology
Cook's Reformation
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
George Cook (Male, born 1772, died 1845)
Genre: History, Genre: Theology
History of the Reformation in Scotland: with an introductory book and an appendix.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1811. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 85 times in 43 borrowing records
George Cook (Male, born 1772, died 1845)
Genre: History, Genre: Theology
History of the Reformation in Scotland [George Cook]
Borrowed: 1823/11/1 (Saturday).
Borrower: David Robertson
Author: George Cook (Male, born 1772, died 1845), Genre: History, Genre: Theology
History of the Reformation in Scotland [George Cook]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 269954
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Adventurer v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/1/27 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Peter Ritchie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
The adventurer. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1794. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: N492796
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Borrowed: 1824/1/27 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Peter Ritchie
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 269945
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Smollett's Travels
Borrowed: 1823/11/6 (Thursday).
Peter Ritchie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: Travel
Smollet's Travels
Confidence level: Certain
Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: Travel
Travels through France and Italy. In two volumes. Containing observations on Character, Customs, Religion, Government, Police, Commerce, Arts, and Antiquities. With a particular description of the town, territory, and climate of Nice. To which is added, a register of the weather, kept during a residence of eighteen months in that city. By T. Smollett, M.D. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T55400
Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: Travel
Travels through France and Italy
Borrowed: 1823/11/6 (Thursday).
Borrower: Peter Ritchie
Author: Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771), Genre: Travel
Record ID 269966
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Wilson's Pelew Islands
Borrowed: 1824/4/12 (Monday).
Peter Ritchie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Travel
Wilson's Pelew Islands
Confidence level: Certain
George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Travel
An account of the Pelew Islands, situated in the western part of the Pacific Ocean. Composed from the journals and communications of Captain Henry Wilson, and some of his officers, Who, In August 1783, Were There Shipwrecked, In The Antelope, A Packet Belonging To The Honourable East India Company, by George Keate, Esq. F. R. S. and S. A.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 49
ESTC: T122142
George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Travel
Account of the Pelew Islands
Borrowed: 1824/4/12 (Monday).
Borrower: Peter Ritchie
Author: George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797), Genre: Travel
Record ID 269948
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Buffon's Birds v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Peter Ritchie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Buffon's Birds
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
The natural history of birds. From the French of the Count de Buffon. Illustrated with engravings; and a preface, notes, and additions, by the translator. In nine volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1793. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 9v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 34 times in 17 borrowing records
ESTC: T139140
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History of Birds
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: Peter Ritchie
Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 269957
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Arnot's Edinburgh
Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday).
Peter Ritchie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
Arnot's Edinburgh
Confidence level: Certain
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
The history of Edinburgh. By Hugo Arnot, Esq; Advocate.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 143
ESTC: T142880
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
History of Edinburgh
Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday).
Borrower: Peter Ritchie
Author: Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786), Genre: History
Record ID 269972
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Coxe's Russia v. 3, 4
Borrowed: 1824/2/28 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
John Russel
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Coxe's Russia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Very likely
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark. Interspersed with historical relations and political inquiries. Illustrated with charts and engravings. By William Coxe, A. M. F. R. S. fellow of King’s College, Cambridge; and Chaplain to his grace the Duke of Marlborough. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 38 borrowing records
ESTC: N27892
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Borrowed: 1824/2/28 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Russel
Author: William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828), Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 269993
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Johnston's Works v. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Borrowed: 1824/7. Returned: yes.
James Ryrie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Johnston's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Confidence level: Certain
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. In thirteen volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo. Pagination: vols 12-13.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 47 times in 15 borrowing records
ESTC: T144270
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Samuel Johnson
Borrowed: 1824/7.
Borrower: James Ryrie
Author: Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Record ID 269975
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Popular Tales v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1823/10/21 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
James Ryrie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
Popular Tales
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
Popular tales ... Third edition.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1807. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 284 times in 179 borrowing records
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
Popular Tales [Maria Edgeworth]
Borrowed: 1823/10/21 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James Ryrie
Author: Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849), Genre: Fiction
Popular Tales [Maria Edgeworth]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 269987
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Life of Vassa
Borrowed: 1823/12/4 (Thursday).
James Ryrie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Olaudah Equiano (Male, born 1745, died 1797)
Genre: Lives
Life of Gustavus Vassa
Confidence level: Certain
Olaudah Equiano (Male, born 1745, died 1797)
Genre: Lives
The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African. Written by himself.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1792. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 19
ESTC: N17046
Olaudah Equiano (Male, born 1745, died 1797)
Genre: Lives
Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
Borrowed: 1823/12/4 (Thursday).
Borrower: James Ryrie
Author: Olaudah Equiano (Male, born 1745, died 1797), Genre: Lives
Record ID 270020
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Evelina v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/2/26 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Donald H Ryrie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Evelina
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Evelina : or, the history of a young lady's entrance into the world / by the author of Cecilia and Camilla ; in two volumes
Language: English . Published: Cupar-Fife. Date of publication: 1804.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 90 times in 59 borrowing records
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Evelina, or, The History of a Young Lady’s Entrance into the World
Borrowed: 1824/2/26 (Thursday).
Borrower: Donald H Ryrie
Author: Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840), Genre: Fiction
Evelina, or, The History of a Young Lady’s Entrance into the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 270023
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bruce's Travels v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/2/26 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Donald H Ryrie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Bruce's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 and 1773. [1813]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1813. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 287 times in 170 borrowing records
James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile [James Bruce]
Borrowed: 1824/2/26 (Thursday).
Borrower: Donald H Ryrie
Author: James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794), Genre: Travel
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile [James Bruce]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 270005
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Sheridan on Elocution
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday).
Donald H Ryrie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Sheridan (Male, born 1719, died 1788)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Sheridan on Elocution
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Sheridan (Male, born 1719, died 1788)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
A course of lectures on elocution. By Thomas Sheridan, A.M.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1796. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T138775
Thomas Sheridan (Male, born 1719, died 1788)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Course of Lectures on Elocution
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: Donald H Ryrie
Author: Thomas Sheridan (Male, born 1719, died 1788), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Record ID 270038
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Waverley v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1824/6/5 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Donald H Ryrie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Waverley
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Likely
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Waverley : or, 'tis sixty years since ; in three volumes
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1814. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 71 times in 25 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Waverley; or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since
Borrowed: 1824/6/5 (Saturday).
Borrower: Donald H Ryrie
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 270032
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Idler
Borrowed: 1824/5/11 (Tuesday).
Donald H Ryrie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Idler
Confidence level: Certain
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
The idler; by the author of The rambler. With additional essays. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1795. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: N16880
Borrowed: 1824/5/11 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Donald H Ryrie
Author: Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Record ID 269999
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Gentleman's Magazine v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Donald H Ryrie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Periodicals
Gentleman's Magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Periodicals
A selection of curious articles from the Gentleman's magazine
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1809. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3v.
Editors: John Walker
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 40 times in 26 borrowing records
Genre: Periodicals
Selection of Curious Articles from the Gentleman's Magazine
Borrowed: 1823/11/5 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Donald H Ryrie
Genre: Periodicals
Selection of Curious Articles from the Gentleman's Magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 270014
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Tatler v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1824/1/8 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Donald H Ryrie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Alexander Chalmers (Male, born 1759, died 1834), Sir Richard Steele (Male, born 1672, died 1729)
Genre: Periodicals
Tatler
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Alexander Chalmers (Male, born 1759, died 1834), Sir Richard Steele (Male, born 1672, died 1729)
Genre: Periodicals
The Tatler : with prefaces historical and biographical
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1806. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 18 borrowing records
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Alexander Chalmers (Male, born 1759, died 1834), Sir Richard Steele (Male, born 1672, died 1729)
Genre: Periodicals
Tatler
Borrowed: 1824/1/8 (Thursday).
Borrower: Donald H Ryrie
Author: Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Alexander Chalmers (Male, born 1759, died 1834), Sir Richard Steele (Male, born 1672, died 1729), Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 270035
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Mirror v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1824/5/22 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Donald H Ryrie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Henry Mackenzie (Male, born 1745, died 1831)
Genre: Periodicals
Mirror
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Mackenzie (Male, born 1745, died 1831)
Genre: Periodicals
The mirror. A periodical paper, published at Edinburgh in the years 1779 and 1780. In three volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1794. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 15 borrowing records
ESTC: T124301
Henry Mackenzie (Male, born 1745, died 1831)
Genre: Periodicals
Mirror
Borrowed: 1824/5/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: Donald H Ryrie
Author: Henry Mackenzie (Male, born 1745, died 1831), Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 270002
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Encyclopedia v. 2
Borrowed: 1823/11/20 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Donald H Ryrie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia britannica; or, A dictionary of arts, sciences, and miscellaneous literature.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788-1797. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 261 times in 222 borrowing records
ESTC: N6642
Borrowed: 1823/11/20 (Thursday).
Borrower: Donald H Ryrie
Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 270029
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cecilia v. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Borrowed: 1824/4/10 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Donald H Ryrie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Cecilia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Confidence level: Very likely
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Cecilia ... By the author of Evelina [i.e. Frances Burney, afterwards d'Arblay] ... The ninth edition.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1809. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 221 times in 61 borrowing records
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Cecilia, or Memoirs of an Heiress
Borrowed: 1824/4/10 (Saturday).
Borrower: Donald H Ryrie
Author: Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840), Genre: Fiction
Cecilia, or Memoirs of an Heiress
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Record ID 270041
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Self Control v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1824/6/13 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
Donald H Ryrie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Mary Brunton (Female, born 1778, died 1818)
Genre: Fiction
Self Control
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Mary Brunton (Female, born 1778, died 1818)
Genre: Fiction
Self-Control: a novel. [By Mary Brunton.] Fourth edition.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1812. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 136 times in 46 borrowing records
Mary Brunton (Female, born 1778, died 1818)
Genre: Fiction
Self-Control: A Novel
Borrowed: 1824/6/13 (Sunday).
Borrower: Donald H Ryrie
Author: Mary Brunton (Female, born 1778, died 1818), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 270053
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Adams on Horsemanship
Borrowed: 1824/6/15 (Tuesday).
William R Sands
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Adams (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Adam's Treatise on Horsemanship
Confidence level: Certain
John Adams (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Analysis of horsemanship; Teaching the whole art of riding, in the manege, military, hunting, racing, or travelling system. Together with the method of breaking horses, and dressing them, to all kinds of manege.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 5
ESTC: T162587
John Adams (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Analysis of Horsemanship
Borrowed: 1824/6/15 (Tuesday).
Borrower: William R Sands
Author: John Adams (Male), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 270050
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Clarke's Travels v. 1
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William R Sands
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Edward Daniel Clarke (Male, born 1769, died 1822)
Genre: Travel
Clarke's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Daniel Clarke (Male, born 1769, died 1822)
Genre: Travel
Travels in various countries of Europe, Asia and Africa
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1813. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 64 times in 58 borrowing records
Edward Daniel Clarke (Male, born 1769, died 1822)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia and Africa
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: William R Sands
Author: Edward Daniel Clarke (Male, born 1769, died 1822), Genre: Travel
Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia and Africa
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 270068
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bingley Biography v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/7/26 (Monday). Returned: yes.
James Scott
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Bingley (Male, born 1774, died 1823)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Bingley Biography
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William Bingley (Male, born 1774, died 1823)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Animal biography, or, Authentic anecdotes of the lives, manners, and economy, of the animal creation : arranged according to the system of Linnæus : in three volumes
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1804. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 97 times in 90 borrowing records
William Bingley (Male, born 1774, died 1823)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Animal Biography; or, Authentic Anecdotes of the Lives, Manners and Economy, of the Animal Creation
Borrowed: 1824/7/26 (Monday).
Borrower: James Scott
Author: William Bingley (Male, born 1774, died 1823), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Animal Biography; or, Authentic Anecdotes of the Lives, Manners and Economy, of the Animal Creation
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 270065
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Edgeworth's Tales v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1824/6. Returned: yes.
Alexander Scott
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
Edgeworth's Tales
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of Fashionable Life. [With a preface by R. L. Edgeworth.]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1809-1812. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 290 times in 130 borrowing records
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of Fashionable Life
Borrowed: 1824/6.
Borrower: Alexander Scott
Author: Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 270071
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Scottish Minstresly v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/10/25 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander William Shaw
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Poetry
Scottish Minstrelsy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Poetry
Minstrelsy of the Scottish border : consisting of historical and romantic ballads, collected in the southern counties of Scotland with a few of modern date, founded upon local tradition
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1810. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 83 times in 50 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Poetry
Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border
Borrowed: 1823/10/25 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander William Shaw
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Poetry
Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 270092
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Kerr Voyage v. 3, 4
Borrowed: 1824/1/17 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander William Shaw
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Robert Kerr (Male, born 1755, died 1813)
Genre: Travel
Kerr's Voyage
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Kerr (Male, born 1755, died 1813)
Genre: Travel
A general history and collection of voyages and travels, arranged in systematic order: forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1811. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 18v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 116 times in 63 borrowing records
Robert Kerr (Male, born 1755, died 1813)
Genre: Travel
General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels [Kerr]
Borrowed: 1824/1/17 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander William Shaw
Author: Robert Kerr (Male, born 1755, died 1813), Genre: Travel
General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels [Kerr]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 270119
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Dryden's
Borrowed: 1823/12/4 (Thursday).
Henry C Sheriff
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Dryden (Male, born 1631, died 1700)
Genre: Poetry
Dryden's
Confidence level: Certain
John Dryden (Male, born 1631, died 1700)
Genre: Poetry
Original poems, and translations, in two volumes. The author, John Dryden, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 11 times in 10 borrowing records
ESTC: N11041
John Dryden (Male, born 1631, died 1700)
Genre: Poetry
Original Poems [John Dryden]
Borrowed: 1823/12/4 (Thursday).
Borrower: Henry C Sheriff
Author: John Dryden (Male, born 1631, died 1700), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 270116
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bank's Geography v. 1
Borrowed: 1823/11/20 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Henry C Sheriff
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Bank's Geography
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A modern, authentic and com[plete] system of universal geography. Including all the late important discoveries made by the English, and other celebrated navigators of various nations, in the different hemispheres; and containing a genuine history and description of the whole world, as consisting of empires, ... With the various countries, cities, towns, .... Thoughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and America: together with their respective situations, extent, latitude, longitude, ... together with a complete history of every empire, kingdom, and state, ... The whole forming an authentic and entertaining account of every thing worthy of notice throughout the whole face of nature, both by land and water. In which is introduced, to illustrate the work, a considerable number of the most accurate whole sheet maps, forming a complete atlas. To which is added complete guide to geography, astronomy, ... with an account of the rise, progress, and present state of navigation throughout the known world. Likewise containing every important, interesting, and valuable discovery throughout the whole of Cook’s voyages. Together with all the discoveries made by other mariners since the time of that celebrated circumnavigator. Also, a particular description of the improved state of the new colony formed at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island, where the convicts are now settled. Including a particular account of the excursions and discoveries made in the interior parts of New Holland. The whole forming a complete collection of voyages and travels. By the Rev. Thomas Bankes, vicar of Dixton, in Monmouthshire, and author of the Christian’s family Bible. Embellished with near two hundred beautiful engravings, consisting of views, antiquities, customs, ceremonies, besides whole sheet maps, plans, charts, &c. executed in a much superior stile than any thing that has ever appeared in this kingdom.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: folio. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 27
ESTC: T173389
Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography
Borrowed: 1823/11/20 (Thursday).
Borrower: Henry C Sheriff
Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 270155
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hobhouse Journey
Borrowed: 1824/6.
Henry C Sheriff
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Cam Hobhouse Baron Broughton (Male, born 1786, died 1869)
Genre: Travel
Hobhouse's Journal
Confidence level: Certain
John Cam Hobhouse Baron Broughton (Male, born 1786, died 1869)
Genre: Travel
A Journey through Albania and other provinces of Turkey in Europe and Asia, to Constantinople, during the years 1809 and 1810.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1813. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 21 times in 16 borrowing records
John Cam Hobhouse Baron Broughton (Male, born 1786, died 1869)
Genre: Travel
Journey through Albania and other provinces of Turkey in Europe and Asia
Borrowed: 1824/6.
Borrower: Henry C Sheriff
Author: John Cam Hobhouse Baron Broughton (Male, born 1786, died 1869), Genre: Travel
Journey through Albania and other provinces of Turkey in Europe and Asia
Record ID 270149
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Marmontel?
Borrowed: 1824/5/19 (Wednesday).
Henry C Sheriff
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Jean-François Marmontel (Male, born 1723, died 1799)
Genre: Lives
Marmontel
Confidence level: Certain
Jean-François Marmontel (Male, born 1723, died 1799)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Marmontel
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1805. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 68 times in 42 borrowing records
Jean-François Marmontel (Male, born 1723, died 1799)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Marmontel, Written by Himself
Borrowed: 1824/5/19 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Henry C Sheriff
Author: Jean-François Marmontel (Male, born 1723, died 1799), Genre: Lives
Record ID 270143
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Clarke's Travels v. 3
Borrowed: 1824/4/12 (Monday). Returned: yes.
Henry C Sheriff
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Edward Daniel Clarke (Male, born 1769, died 1822)
Genre: Travel
Clarke's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Daniel Clarke (Male, born 1769, died 1822)
Genre: Travel
Travels in various countries of Europe, Asia and Africa
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1813. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 64 times in 58 borrowing records
Edward Daniel Clarke (Male, born 1769, died 1822)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia and Africa
Borrowed: 1824/4/12 (Monday).
Borrower: Henry C Sheriff
Author: Edward Daniel Clarke (Male, born 1769, died 1822), Genre: Travel
Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia and Africa
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 270137
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Coxe's Switzerland v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1824/2/26 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Henry C Sheriff
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Coxe's Switzerland v. 1, 2, 3
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Switzerland. In a series of letters to William Melmoth, Esq. from William Coxe, ... In three volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1789. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 50 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: T134278
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Switzerland
Borrowed: 1824/2/26 (Thursday).
Borrower: Henry C Sheriff
Author: William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 270110
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bruce's Travels v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/10/21 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Henry C Sheriff
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Bruce's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 and 1773. [1813]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1813. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 287 times in 170 borrowing records
James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile [James Bruce]
Borrowed: 1823/10/21 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Henry C Sheriff
Author: James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794), Genre: Travel
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile [James Bruce]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 270167
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Shipwrecks
Borrowed: 1823/12/20 (Saturday).
Robert Sheriff
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Graham Dalyell (Male, born 1775, died 1851)
Genre: Travel
Shipwrecks
Confidence level: Very likely
John Graham Dalyell (Male, born 1775, died 1851)
Genre: Travel
Shipwrecks and Disasters at Sea; or historical narratives of the most noted calamities and providential deliverances, which have resulted from maritime enterprize: with a sketch of various expedients for preserving the lives of mariners.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1812. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 32 times in 29 borrowing records
John Graham Dalyell (Male, born 1775, died 1851)
Genre: Travel
Shipwrecks and Disasters at Sea
Borrowed: 1823/12/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: Robert Sheriff
Author: John Graham Dalyell (Male, born 1775, died 1851), Genre: Travel
Record ID 270185
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
India Recreations v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/2/28 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Robert Sheriff
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Tennant (Male, born 1758, died 1813)
Genre: Travel
Indian Recreations
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William Tennant (Male, born 1758, died 1813)
Genre: Travel
Indian recreations, consisting of strictures on the domestic and rural economy of the Mahommedans and Hindoos
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1803. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 18 times in 16 borrowing records
William Tennant (Male, born 1758, died 1813)
Genre: Travel
Indian Recreations
Borrowed: 1824/2/28 (Saturday).
Borrower: Robert Sheriff
Author: William Tennant (Male, born 1758, died 1813), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 270182
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Wilson's Pelew Islands
Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday).
Robert Sheriff
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Travel
Wilson's Pelew Islands
Confidence level: Certain
George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Travel
An account of the Pelew Islands, situated in the western part of the Pacific Ocean. Composed from the journals and communications of Captain Henry Wilson, and some of his officers, Who, In August 1783, Were There Shipwrecked, In The Antelope, A Packet Belonging To The Honourable East India Company, by George Keate, Esq. F. R. S. and S. A.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 49
ESTC: T122142
George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Travel
Account of the Pelew Islands
Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday).
Borrower: Robert Sheriff
Author: George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797), Genre: Travel
Record ID 270200
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Moore's Campaign Spain
Borrowed: 1824/5/22 (Saturday).
Robert Sheriff
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
James Carrick Moore (Male, born 1763, died 1834)
Genre: History
Moore's Campaign in Spain
Confidence level: Certain
James Carrick Moore (Male, born 1763, died 1834)
Genre: History
A Narrative of the Campaign of the British Army in Spain, commanded by Sir John Moore; authenticated by official papers.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1809. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 46
James Carrick Moore (Male, born 1763, died 1834)
Genre: History
Narrative of the Campaign of the British Army in Spain, Commanded by Sir John Moore
Borrowed: 1824/5/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: Robert Sheriff
Author: James Carrick Moore (Male, born 1763, died 1834), Genre: History
Narrative of the Campaign of the British Army in Spain, Commanded by Sir John Moore
Record ID 270197
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Adam's Life
Borrowed: 1824/4/24 (Saturday).
Robert Sheriff
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Alexander Henderson (Male)
Genre: Lives
Adam's Life
Confidence level: Certain
Alexander Henderson (Male)
Genre: Lives
An account of the life and character of Alexander Adam, LL. D., rector of the High School of Edinburgh
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1810. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 12
Alexander Henderson (Male)
Genre: Lives
Account of the Life and Character of Alexander Adam
Borrowed: 1824/4/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: Robert Sheriff
Author: Alexander Henderson (Male), Genre: Lives
Record ID 270161
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pallas Travels v. 2
Borrowed: 1823/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Robert Sheriff
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Pallas' Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Travels through the southern provinces of the Russian Empire, in the years 1793 and 1794
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1802. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 63 times in 54 borrowing records
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Travels through the Southern Provinces of the Russian Empire in the Years 1793 and 1794
Borrowed: 1823/11/5 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Robert Sheriff
Author: Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811), Genre: Travel
Travels through the Southern Provinces of the Russian Empire in the Years 1793 and 1794
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 270179
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's Voyages v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Robert Sheriff
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A new, authentic, and complete collection of voyages round the world, undertaken and performed by royal authority. Containing an authentic, ... history of Captain Cook’s first, second, third and last voyages, ... To which will be added, genuine narratives of other voyage ... It is proper to observe, that some other editions of these works ... would cost a purchaser ... upwards of twenty guineas; ... but the present edition, by being published in only eighty six-penny numbers, ... enables every person, ... to become familiary [sic] acquainted with those ... voyages ... Now publishing under the immediate direction of George William Anderson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784-1786. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 536 times in 506 borrowing records
ESTC: T134074
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday).
Borrower: Robert Sheriff
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 270206
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Lay of the Last Minstrel
Borrowed: 1824/2/11 (Wednesday).
Pringle Shortreed
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Poetry
Lay of the Last Minstrel
Confidence level: Certain
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: 1824/2/11 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Pringle Shortreed
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Poetry