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Record ID 271379
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
History of Charles 5th
Borrowed: 1824/6/5 (Saturday).
James Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Robertson's Charles 5th
Confidence level: Speculative
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of the reign of the Emperor Charles V. With a view of the progress of society in Europe, from the subversion of the Roman Empire, to the beginning of the sixteenth century.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 604 times in 453 borrowing records
ESTC: T71143
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V
Borrowed: 1824/6/5 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Wilson
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
Record ID 271361
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Phipp's Voyage
Borrowed: 1823/12/16 (Tuesday).
James Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Constantine John Phipps Baron Mulgrave (Male, born 1744, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
Phipp's Voyage
Confidence level: Certain
Constantine John Phipps Baron Mulgrave (Male, born 1744, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
A voyage towards the North Pole undertaken by His Majesty’s command 1773.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 44
ESTC: T152604
Constantine John Phipps Baron Mulgrave (Male, born 1744, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
Voyage Towards the North Pole Undertaken by His Majesty’s Command 1773
Borrowed: 1823/12/16 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James Wilson
Author: Constantine John Phipps Baron Mulgrave (Male, born 1744, died 1792), Genre: Travel
Voyage Towards the North Pole Undertaken by His Majesty’s Command 1773
Record ID 271358
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Damberger's Travels
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday).
James Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Christian Frederick Damberger (Male)
Genre: Travel
Damberger's Travels
Confidence level: Certain
Christian Frederick Damberger (Male)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the interior of Africa, from the Cape of Good Hope to Morocco, from the years 1781 to 1797; through Caffraria ... likewise across the great desert of Sahara, and the northern parts of Barbary
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1801. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 15
Christian Frederick Damberger (Male)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the Interior of Africa [Damberger]
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Wilson
Author: Christian Frederick Damberger (Male), Genre: Travel
Record ID 271373
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Dalrymple's Memoirs v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/4/20 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
James Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Alexander Dalrymple (Male, born 1737, died 1808)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Dalrymple's Memoirs
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Alexander Dalrymple (Male, born 1737, died 1808)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
A collection of charts and memoirs. Published by Alexander Dalrymple, Esq.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 19 times in 18 borrowing records
ESTC: T30900
Alexander Dalrymple (Male, born 1737, died 1808)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Collection of Charts and Memoirs
Borrowed: 1824/4/20 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James Wilson
Author: Alexander Dalrymple (Male, born 1737, died 1808), Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Collection of Charts and Memoirs
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 271376
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Annual Register 1806
Borrowed: 1824/5/11 (Tuesday).
James Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Periodicals
Annual Register 1806
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
Annual Register, Or A View Of History, Politics, And Literature, Of the Year 1806
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1807. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
Genre: Periodicals
Annual Register, or A View of the History, Politics, and Literature
Borrowed: 1824/5/11 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James Wilson
Genre: Periodicals
Annual Register, or A View of the History, Politics, and Literature
Record ID 271367
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pallas Travels v. 1
Borrowed: 1824/2/28 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
James Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Pallas' Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Travels through the southern provinces of the Russian Empire, in the years 1793 and 1794
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1802. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 63 times in 54 borrowing records
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Travels through the Southern Provinces of the Russian Empire in the Years 1793 and 1794
Borrowed: 1824/2/28 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Wilson
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 271388
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Gifford's Pitt v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
John Kay Wishart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Richard Green (Male)
Genre: Lives
Gifford's Pitt
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
John Richard Green (Male)
Genre: Lives
A History of the political life of W. Pitt; including some account of the times in which he lived.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1809. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 37 times in 21 borrowing records
John Richard Green (Male)
Genre: Lives
History of the Political Life of William Pitt
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Kay Wishart
Author: John Richard Green (Male), Genre: Lives
History of the Political Life of William Pitt
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 271418
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Sparman
Borrowed: 1824/2/12 (Thursday).
Patrick Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Sparman
Confidence level: Certain
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic polar circle, and round the world: but chiefly into the country of the Hottentots and Caffres, from the year 1772, to 1776.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Forster, Georg.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 105 times in 92 borrowing records
ESTC: T150219
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Borrowed: 1824/2/12 (Thursday).
Borrower: Patrick Wilson
Author: Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820), Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Record ID 271427
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Sparman's Voyage v. 2
Borrowed: 1824/3/6 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Patrick Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Sparman's Voyage
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic polar circle, and round the world: but chiefly into the country of the Hottentots and Caffres, from the year 1772, to 1776.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Forster, Georg.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 105 times in 92 borrowing records
ESTC: T150219
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Borrowed: 1824/3/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: Patrick Wilson
Author: Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820), Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 271412
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bank's Geography
Borrowed: 1824/1/29 (Thursday).
Patrick Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Bank's Geography
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A modern, authentic and com[plete] system of universal geography. Including all the late important discoveries made by the English, and other celebrated navigators of various nations, in the different hemispheres; and containing a genuine history and description of the whole world, as consisting of empires, ... With the various countries, cities, towns, .... Thoughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and America: together with their respective situations, extent, latitude, longitude, ... together with a complete history of every empire, kingdom, and state, ... The whole forming an authentic and entertaining account of every thing worthy of notice throughout the whole face of nature, both by land and water. In which is introduced, to illustrate the work, a considerable number of the most accurate whole sheet maps, forming a complete atlas. To which is added complete guide to geography, astronomy, ... with an account of the rise, progress, and present state of navigation throughout the known world. Likewise containing every important, interesting, and valuable discovery throughout the whole of Cook’s voyages. Together with all the discoveries made by other mariners since the time of that celebrated circumnavigator. Also, a particular description of the improved state of the new colony formed at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island, where the convicts are now settled. Including a particular account of the excursions and discoveries made in the interior parts of New Holland. The whole forming a complete collection of voyages and travels. By the Rev. Thomas Bankes, vicar of Dixton, in Monmouthshire, and author of the Christian’s family Bible. Embellished with near two hundred beautiful engravings, consisting of views, antiquities, customs, ceremonies, besides whole sheet maps, plans, charts, &c. executed in a much superior stile than any thing that has ever appeared in this kingdom.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: folio. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 27
ESTC: T173389
Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography
Borrowed: 1824/1/29 (Thursday).
Borrower: Patrick Wilson
Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography
Record ID 271394
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cecilia v. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Borrowed: 1823/10. Returned: yes.
Patrick Wilson
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: 1823/10.
Borrower: Patrick Wilson
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 271436
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hawkesworth's Voyages v. 1
Borrowed: 1824/4/10 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Patrick Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
Hawkesworth's Voyage
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, And successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, And Captain Cook, In the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour: Drawn up From the Journals which were kept by the several Commanders, And from the Papers of Joseph Banks, Esq.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 62 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T74467
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
Account of the Voyages undertaken by the Order of His present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere
Borrowed: 1824/4/10 (Saturday).
Borrower: Patrick Wilson
Author: John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 271397
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Gentleman's Magazine
Borrowed: 1823/11/20 (Thursday).
Patrick Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Periodicals
Gentleman's Magazine
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
Record ID 271421
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hume's History of [unclear]
Borrowed: 1824/2/11 (Wednesday).
Patrick Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
Hume's History of [unclear]
Confidence level: Speculative
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 110 times in 79 borrowing records
ESTC: T36369
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1824/2/11 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Patrick Wilson
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
Record ID 271400
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bank's Geography v. 2
Borrowed: 1823/12/8 (Monday). Returned: yes.
Patrick Wilson
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: 1823/12/8 (Monday).
Borrower: Patrick Wilson
Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 271424
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Sparman's Voyage v. 1
Borrowed: 1824/2/26 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Patrick Wilson
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: 1824/2/26 (Thursday).
Borrower: Patrick Wilson
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 271445
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cottles Alfred
Borrowed: 1823/11/5 (Wednesday).
Alexander Wood
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Joseph Cottle (Male, born 1770, died 1853)
Genre: Poetry
Cottle's Alfred
Confidence level: Certain
Joseph Cottle (Male, born 1770, died 1853)
Genre: Poetry
Alfred, an epic poem, in twenty-four books. By Joseph Cottle.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1800. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 7
ESTC: N2184
Joseph Cottle (Male, born 1770, died 1853)
Genre: Poetry
Alfred, an Epic Poem
Borrowed: 1823/11/5 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Alexander Wood
Author: Joseph Cottle (Male, born 1770, died 1853), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 271472
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Popular Tales v. 2
Borrowed: 1824/5/25 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Wood
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: 1824/5/25 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Alexander Wood
Author: Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849), Genre: Fiction
Popular Tales [Maria Edgeworth]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 271442
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Orlando v 2
Borrowed: 1823/10. Returned: yes.
Alexander Wood
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Lodovico Ariosto (Male, born 1474, died 1533)
Genre: Poetry
Orlando Furioso
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
Lodovico Ariosto (Male, born 1474, died 1533)
Genre: Poetry
Orlando furioso: translated from the Italian of Ludovico Ariosto; with notes: by John Hoole. In five volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 8vo.
Translators: John Hoole
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 92 times in 78 borrowing records
ESTC: T133398
Lodovico Ariosto (Male, born 1474, died 1533)
Genre: Poetry
Orlando Furioso
Borrowed: 1823/10.
Borrower: Alexander Wood
Author: Lodovico Ariosto (Male, born 1474, died 1533), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 271451
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Damberger Africa
Borrowed: 1823/12/16 (Tuesday).
Alexander Wood
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Christian Frederick Damberger (Male)
Genre: Travel
Damberger's Africa
Confidence level: Certain
Christian Frederick Damberger (Male)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the interior of Africa, from the Cape of Good Hope to Morocco, from the years 1781 to 1797; through Caffraria ... likewise across the great desert of Sahara, and the northern parts of Barbary
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1801. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 15
Christian Frederick Damberger (Male)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the Interior of Africa [Damberger]
Borrowed: 1823/12/16 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Alexander Wood
Author: Christian Frederick Damberger (Male), Genre: Travel
Record ID 271502
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Farces 2 vols
Borrowed: 1824/4/22 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Andrew Wood
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Drama
Farces
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Drama
A collection of the most esteemed farces and entertainments, performed on the British stage.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1792. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 6v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 3 times in 2 borrowing records
ESTC: T129309
Genre: Drama
Collection of the Most Esteemed Farces and Entertainments Performed on the British Stage
Borrowed: 1824/4/22 (Thursday).
Borrower: Andrew Wood
Genre: Drama
Collection of the Most Esteemed Farces and Entertainments Performed on the British Stage
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 271499
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hume's History of England v. 1
Borrowed: 1824/4/9 (Friday). Returned: yes.
Andrew Wood
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
Hume's History England
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 110 times in 79 borrowing records
ESTC: T36369
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1824/4/9 (Friday).
Borrower: Andrew Wood
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 271484
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Holcroft's Family Picture
Borrowed: 1823/11/16 (Sunday).
Andrew Wood
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Holcroft (Male, born 1745, died 1809)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Holcroft's Family Picture
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Holcroft (Male, born 1745, died 1809)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
The family picture; or, Domestic dialogues on amiable and interesting subjects; illustrated by histories, allegories, tales, fables, anecdotes, &c. Intended to strengthen and inform the mind. By Thomas Holcroft, author of Duplicity, a comedy. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 6
ESTC: T57335
Thomas Holcroft (Male, born 1745, died 1809)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Family Picture; or, Domestic Dialogues on Amiable and Interesting Subjects
Borrowed: 1823/11/16 (Sunday).
Borrower: Andrew Wood
Author: Thomas Holcroft (Male, born 1745, died 1809), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Family Picture; or, Domestic Dialogues on Amiable and Interesting Subjects
Record ID 271508
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Plutarch's Lives v. 4, 5
Borrowed: 1824/4/28 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Andrew Wood
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch's Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5
Confidence level: Speculative
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch’s lives, translated from the original Greek, with notes critical and historical, and a new life of Plutarch.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Langhorne, John; Langhorne, William
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 333 times in 303 borrowing records
ESTC: N20526
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Lives [Plutarch]
Borrowed: 1824/4/28 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Andrew Wood
Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5
Record ID 271511
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Farces 1 vol
Borrowed: 1824/5/27 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Andrew Wood
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Drama
Farces
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Drama
A collection of the most esteemed farces and entertainments, performed on the British stage.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1792. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 6v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 3 times in 2 borrowing records
ESTC: T129309
Genre: Drama
Collection of the Most Esteemed Farces and Entertainments Performed on the British Stage
Borrowed: 1824/5/27 (Thursday).
Borrower: Andrew Wood
Genre: Drama
Collection of the Most Esteemed Farces and Entertainments Performed on the British Stage
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 271487
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Tatler v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Andrew Wood
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: 1823/11/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: Andrew Wood
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 271514
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Arnot's Edinburgh
Borrowed: 1823/10.
James L Woodman
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: James L Woodman
Author: Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786), Genre: History
Record ID 271517
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's Voyages v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
James L Woodman
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: 1824/2/14 (Saturday).
Borrower: James L Woodman
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 271520
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Robertson's America v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/2/28 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
James L Woodman
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Robertson's History of America
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of America. By William Robertson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 207 times in 188 borrowing records
ESTC: T78964
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of America [William Robertson]
Borrowed: 1824/2/28 (Saturday).
Borrower: James L Woodman
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of America [William Robertson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 271547
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Evelina v. 1
Borrowed: 1824/1/7 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Kenneth McK Young
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: 1824/1/7 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Kenneth McK Young
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 271565
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Tatler v. 1, 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1824/3/13 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Kenneth McK Young
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: 1824/3/13 (Saturday).
Borrower: Kenneth McK Young
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 271538
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Montague's Letters
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday).
Kenneth McK Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (Female, born 1689, died 1762)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Montague's Letters
Confidence level: Certain
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (Female, born 1689, died 1762)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
The additional volume to the Letters of the Right Honourable Lady Mary Wortley Montague : written during her travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa, to persons of distinction, men of letters, &c. in different parts of Europe. : Which contain, among other curious relations, accounts of the policy, and manners of the Turks ; drawn from sources which have been inaccessible to other travellers : also poems on several occasions : and her celebrated defence of marriage
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 4
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (Female, born 1689, died 1762)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Letters of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: Kenneth McK Young
Author: Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (Female, born 1689, died 1762), Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Record ID 271553
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Arnot's Trials
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday).
Kenneth McK Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: Law
Arnot's Criminal Trials
Confidence level: Certain
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: Law
A collection and abridgement of celebrated criminal trials in Scotland, from A.D. 1536, to 1784. With historical and critical remarks. By Hugo Arnot, Esq. Advocate.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 23
ESTC: T142881
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: Law
Collection and Abridgement of Celebrated Criminal Trials in Scotland
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday).
Borrower: Kenneth McK Young
Author: Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786), Genre: Law
Collection and Abridgement of Celebrated Criminal Trials in Scotland
Record ID 271556
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cecilia v. 1, 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Kenneth McK Young
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
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: Kenneth McK Young
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
Record ID 271535
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pallas Travels v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/11/20 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Kenneth McK Young
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, 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: 1823/11/20 (Thursday).
Borrower: Kenneth McK Young
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, Volume 2
Record ID 271577
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Orlando Furioso v. 1
Borrowed: 1824/6/15 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Kenneth McK Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Lodovico Ariosto (Male, born 1474, died 1533)
Genre: Poetry
Orlando Furioso
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
Lodovico Ariosto (Male, born 1474, died 1533)
Genre: Poetry
Orlando furioso: translated from the Italian of Ludovico Ariosto; with notes: by John Hoole. In five volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 8vo.
Translators: John Hoole
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 92 times in 78 borrowing records
ESTC: T133398
Lodovico Ariosto (Male, born 1474, died 1533)
Genre: Poetry
Orlando Furioso
Borrowed: 1824/6/15 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Kenneth McK Young
Author: Lodovico Ariosto (Male, born 1474, died 1533), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 271568
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Dryden's Virgil
Borrowed: 1824/3/25 (Thursday).
Kenneth McK Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Dryden's Virgil
Confidence level: Speculative
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Virgil, translated by John Dryden, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Dryden, John
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 50 times in 44 borrowing records
ESTC: T145015
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Virgil
Borrowed: 1824/3/25 (Thursday).
Borrower: Kenneth McK Young
Author: Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 271580
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales v. 1, 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1824/5/18 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
John Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400)
Genre: Poetry
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400)
Genre: Poetry
The poetical works of Geoff. Chaucer. In fourteen volumes. The miscellaneous pieces from Urry’s Edition 1721, The Canterbury Tales from Tyrwhitt’s Edition 1775.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 24mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 8 times in 2 borrowing records
ESTC: T75497
Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Geoffrey Chaucer
Borrowed: 1824/5/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John Young
Author: Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 271613
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Buffon's Natural History v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/6/1 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Thomas Adam Young
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 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural history, general and particular; by the Count de Buffon, translated into English. Illustrated with three hundred and one copper-plates, and occasional notes and observations by the translator. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 455 times in 403 borrowing records
ESTC: N42265
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Borrowed: 1824/6/1 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Thomas Adam Young
Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 271622
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Buffon's Natural History v. 2, 3
Borrowed: 1824/7/13 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Thomas Adam Young
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 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Speculative
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural history, general and particular; by the Count de Buffon, translated into English. Illustrated with three hundred and one copper-plates, and occasional notes and observations by the translator. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 455 times in 403 borrowing records
ESTC: N42265
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Borrowed: 1824/7/13 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Thomas Adam Young
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 2, Volume 3
Record ID 271625
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bank's G. v. 2
Borrowed: 1824/1/18 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
Thomas Adam Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Bank's Geography
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A modern, authentic and com[plete] system of universal geography. Including all the late important discoveries made by the English, and other celebrated navigators of various nations, in the different hemispheres; and containing a genuine history and description of the whole world, as consisting of empires, ... With the various countries, cities, towns, .... Thoughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and America: together with their respective situations, extent, latitude, longitude, ... together with a complete history of every empire, kingdom, and state, ... The whole forming an authentic and entertaining account of every thing worthy of notice throughout the whole face of nature, both by land and water. In which is introduced, to illustrate the work, a considerable number of the most accurate whole sheet maps, forming a complete atlas. To which is added complete guide to geography, astronomy, ... with an account of the rise, progress, and present state of navigation throughout the known world. Likewise containing every important, interesting, and valuable discovery throughout the whole of Cook’s voyages. Together with all the discoveries made by other mariners since the time of that celebrated circumnavigator. Also, a particular description of the improved state of the new colony formed at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island, where the convicts are now settled. Including a particular account of the excursions and discoveries made in the interior parts of New Holland. The whole forming a complete collection of voyages and travels. By the Rev. Thomas Bankes, vicar of Dixton, in Monmouthshire, and author of the Christian’s family Bible. Embellished with near two hundred beautiful engravings, consisting of views, antiquities, customs, ceremonies, besides whole sheet maps, plans, charts, &c. executed in a much superior stile than any thing that has ever appeared in this kingdom.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: folio. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 27
ESTC: T173389
Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography
Borrowed: 1824/1/18 (Sunday).
Borrower: Thomas Adam Young
Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 271604
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hume's England v. 9, 10
Borrowed: 1824/5/1 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Thomas Adam Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
Hume's England
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9, Volume 10
Confidence level: Very likely
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 110 times in 79 borrowing records
ESTC: T36369
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1824/5/1 (Saturday).
Borrower: Thomas Adam Young
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9, Volume 10
Record ID 271595
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hume's England v. 4, 5
Borrowed: 1824/3/13 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Thomas Adam Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
Hume's England
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5
Confidence level: Very likely
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 110 times in 79 borrowing records
ESTC: T36369
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1824/3/13 (Saturday).
Borrower: Thomas Adam Young
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5
Record ID 271607
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hume's England v. 9
Borrowed: 1824/5/1 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Thomas Adam Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
Hume's England
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9
Confidence level: Very likely
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 110 times in 79 borrowing records
ESTC: T36369
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1824/5/1 (Saturday).
Borrower: Thomas Adam Young
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9
Record ID 271601
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hume's England v. 8, 10
Borrowed: 1824/4/22 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Thomas Adam Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
Hume's England
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8, Volume 10
Confidence level: Very likely
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 110 times in 79 borrowing records
ESTC: T36369
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1824/4/22 (Thursday).
Borrower: Thomas Adam Young
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8, Volume 10
Record ID 271598
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hume's England v. 6, 7
Borrowed: 1824/4/6 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Thomas Adam Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
Hume's England
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6, Volume 7
Confidence level: Very likely
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 110 times in 79 borrowing records
ESTC: T36369
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1824/4/6 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Thomas Adam Young
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6, Volume 7
Record ID 271592
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hume's England v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1824/1/29 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Thomas Adam Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
Hume's England
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Very likely
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 110 times in 79 borrowing records
ESTC: T36369
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1824/1/29 (Thursday).
Borrower: Thomas Adam Young
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 271634
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Macbean's Dictionary
Borrowed: 1825/11/21 (Monday).
Thomas Anderson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Alexander MacBean (died 1784)
Genre: History
Macbean's Dictionary
Confidence level: Certain
Alexander MacBean (died 1784)
Genre: History
A dictionary of ancient geography, explaining the local appellations in sacred, Grecian, and Roman history; exhibiting the extent of kingdoms, and situations of cities, &c. And illustrating the allusions and epithets in the Greek and Roman poets. The whole established by proper authorities, and designed for the use of schools
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
Alexander MacBean (died 1784)
Genre: History
Dictionary of Ancient Geography
Borrowed: 1825/11/21 (Monday).
Borrower: Thomas Anderson
Author: Alexander MacBean (died 1784), Genre: History
Record ID 271652
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Will & Jean
Borrowed: 1826/3/4 (Saturday).
Thomas Anderson
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: 1826/3/4 (Saturday).
Borrower: Thomas Anderson
Author: Hector Macneill (Male, born 1746, died 1818), Genre: Fiction
Record ID 271649
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hawkesworth's Voyages v. 1
Borrowed: 1826/2/12 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
Thomas Anderson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
Hawkesworth's Voyage
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, And successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, And Captain Cook, In the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour: Drawn up From the Journals which were kept by the several Commanders, And from the Papers of Joseph Banks, Esq.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 62 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T74467
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
Account of the Voyages undertaken by the Order of His present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere
Borrowed: 1826/2/12 (Sunday).
Borrower: Thomas Anderson
Author: John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 271655
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Campbell's India
Borrowed: 1826/3/8 (Wednesday).
Thomas Anderson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Donald Campbell (Male, born 1751, died 1804)
Genre: Travel
Campbell's India
Confidence level: Speculative
Donald Campbell (Male, born 1751, died 1804)
Genre: Travel
A journey over land to India, partly by a route never gone before by any European, by Donald Campbell, of Barbreck, Esq. Who Formerly Commanded A Regiment Of Cavalry In The Service Of His Highness The Nabob Of The Carnatic. In a series of letters to his son. Comprehending His Shipwreck And Imprisonment With Hyder Alli, And His Subsequent Negociations And Transactions In The East
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1795. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 70 times in 68 borrowing records
ESTC: T73540
Donald Campbell (Male, born 1751, died 1804)
Genre: Travel
Journey over Land to India
Borrowed: 1826/3/8 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Thomas Anderson
Author: Donald Campbell (Male, born 1751, died 1804), Genre: Travel
Record ID 271643
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bank's Geography v. 2
Borrowed: 1826/1/18 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Thomas Anderson
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: 1826/1/18 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Thomas Anderson
Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 271628
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Gurney's Handwriting
Borrowed: 1825/10/11 (Tuesday).
Thomas Anderson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Gurney (Male, born 1705, died 1770)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Gurney's Handwriting
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Gurney (Male, born 1705, died 1770)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
An easy and compendious system of shorthand; adapted to the arts and sciences, and to the learned professions. By Thomas Sarjeant. [Four lines of verse]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1789. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: W31357
Thomas Gurney (Male, born 1705, died 1770)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Easy and Compendious System of Shorthand
Borrowed: 1825/10/11 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Thomas Anderson
Author: Thomas Gurney (Male, born 1705, died 1770), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 271667
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Art of Defence on Foot
Borrowed: 1825/12/9 (Friday).
Henry Anderson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Charles Roworth (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Art of Defence on foot
Confidence level: Certain
Charles Roworth (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The art of defence on foot with the broad sword and sabre, uniting the Scotch and Austrian methods into one regular system. To which are added remarks on the Spadroon.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1798. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 10
ESTC: N16441
Charles Roworth (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Art of Defence on Foot with the Broad Sword and Sabre
Borrowed: 1825/12/9 (Friday).
Borrower: Henry Anderson
Author: Charles Roworth (Male), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 271682
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Home's History of Rebellion
Borrowed: 1826/3/4 (Saturday).
Henry Anderson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Home (Male, born 1722, died 1808)
Genre: History
Home's Rebellion
Confidence level: Certain
John Home (Male, born 1722, died 1808)
Genre: History
The History of the Rebellion in the year 1745.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1802. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 34
John Home (Male, born 1722, died 1808)
Genre: History
History of the Rebellion in ... 1745
Borrowed: 1826/3/4 (Saturday).
Borrower: Henry Anderson
Author: John Home (Male, born 1722, died 1808), Genre: History
Record ID 271724
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Edgeworth's Popular Tales
Borrowed: 1826/6/21 (Wednesday).
George Allan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
Edgeworth's Popular Tales
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: 1826/6/21 (Wednesday).
Borrower: George Allan
Author: Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849), Genre: Fiction
Record ID 271694
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Robertson's America v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1825/12/11 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
George Allan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Robertson's America
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of America. By William Robertson, D.D. Principal of the University of Edinburgh, Historiographer to his Majesty for Scotland, and Member of the Royal Academy of History at Madrid. In Three Volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London | Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1796. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 10 times in 6 borrowing records
ESTC: T78968
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of America [William Robertson]
Borrowed: 1825/12/11 (Sunday).
Borrower: George Allan
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of America [William Robertson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 271709
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Robertson's America v. 3, 4
Borrowed: 1826/3/15 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
George Allan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Robertson's History of America
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Speculative
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of America. By William Robertson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 207 times in 188 borrowing records
ESTC: T78964
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of America [William Robertson]
Borrowed: 1826/3/15 (Wednesday).
Borrower: George Allan
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of America [William Robertson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 388294
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
History of Britain 1
Borrowed: 1825/10/30 (Sunday).
George Allan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Whitaker (Male, born 1735, died 1808)
Genre: History
History of Britains
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
John Whitaker (Male, born 1735, died 1808)
Genre: History
The genuine history of the Britons asserted against Mr. Macpherson. The second edition, corrected. By the Rev. Mr. Whitaker, Author of the History of Manchester.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 11
ESTC: T82463
John Whitaker (Male, born 1735, died 1808)
Genre: History
Genuine History of the Britons Asserted
Borrowed: 1825/10/30 (Sunday).
Borrower: George Allan
Author: John Whitaker (Male, born 1735, died 1808), Genre: History
Genuine History of the Britons Asserted
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 271691
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Ferguson's Institute of Moral Philosophy
Borrowed: 1825/11/25 (Friday).
George Allan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Ferguson's Institute of Moral Philosophy
Confidence level: Certain
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Institutes of moral philosophy. By Adam Ferguson, LL. D. Professor of Moral Philosophy in the University of Edinburgh.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T76222
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Institutes of Moral Philosophy
Borrowed: 1825/11/25 (Friday).
Borrower: George Allan
Author: Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Record ID 271727
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Henry's Commentary [unclear]
Borrowed: 1826/6/21 (Wednesday).
George Allan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Matthew Henry (born 1662, died 1714)
Genre: Theology
Henry's Commentary [unclear]
Confidence level: Very likely
Matthew Henry (born 1662, died 1714)
Genre: Theology
Exposition of the Old and New Testaments : wherein each Chapter is summed up in its contents, the Sacred Text inserted at large in distinct paragraphs, each paragraph reduced to its proper heads, the Sense given, and largely illustrated with practical remarks and observations
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 1
Matthew Henry (born 1662, died 1714)
Genre: Theology
Exposition of the Old and New Testaments
Borrowed: 1826/6/21 (Wednesday).
Borrower: George Allan
Author: Matthew Henry (born 1662, died 1714), Genre: Theology
Record ID 271718
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Robertson's Charles 5th v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/5/14 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
George Allan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Robertson's Charles 5th
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of the reign of the Emperor Charles V. With a view of the progress of society in Europe, from the subversion of the Roman Empire, to the beginning of the sixteenth century.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 604 times in 453 borrowing records
ESTC: T71143
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V
Borrowed: 1826/5/14 (Sunday).
Borrower: George Allan
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 271751
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Curiosities of G. Britain v. 5, 6
Borrowed: 1826/2/5 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
James Thomas Alexander
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities of Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
The curiosities, natural and artificial, of the island of Great Britain.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: c.1775. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 60 times in 29 borrowing records
ESTC: T34503
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities, Natural and Artificial, of the Island of Great Britain
Borrowed: 1826/2/5 (Sunday).
Borrower: James Thomas Alexander
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities, Natural and Artificial, of the Island of Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6
Record ID 271736
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Robertson's America v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1825/11/27 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
James Thomas Alexander
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Robertson's History of America
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of America. By William Robertson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 207 times in 188 borrowing records
ESTC: T78964
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of America [William Robertson]
Borrowed: 1825/11/27 (Sunday).
Borrower: James Thomas Alexander
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of America [William Robertson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 271733
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Nearchus Voyages
Borrowed: 1825/10/13 (Thursday).
James Thomas Alexander
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Arrian of Nicomedia (Male, born c.87)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Nearchus Voyage
Confidence level: Very likely
Arrian of Nicomedia (Male, born c.87)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
The voyage of Nearchus from the Indus to the Euphrates, collected from the original journal preserved by Arrian, And Illustrated BY Authorities Ancient And Modern; containing an account of the first navigation attempted by Europeans in the Indian Ocean. By William Vincent, D.D. To which are added three dissertations: Two, on the Acronychal Rising of the Pleiades, By the Right Reverend Dr. Samuel Horsley, Lord Bishop of Rochester; And by Mr. William Wales, Master of the Royal Mathematical School in Christ’s Hospital: And One by Mr. DE LA Rochette, On the First Meridian of Ptolemy.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1797. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 19
ESTC: T137592
Arrian of Nicomedia (Male, born c.87)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Voyage of Nearchus from the Indus to the Euphrates
Borrowed: 1825/10/13 (Thursday).
Borrower: James Thomas Alexander
Author: Arrian of Nicomedia (Male, born c.87), Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Record ID 271754
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Popular Tales v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1826/2/19 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
James Thomas Alexander
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: 1826/2/19 (Sunday).
Borrower: James Thomas Alexander
Author: Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849), Genre: Fiction
Popular Tales [Maria Edgeworth]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 271742
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Park's Travels v. 1
Borrowed: 1825/12. Returned: yes.
James Thomas Alexander
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Park's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the interior districts of Africa: performed under the Direction and Patronage of the African Association, in the years 1795, 1796, and 1797. By Mungo Park
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 221 times in 217 borrowing records
ESTC: N13836
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa, Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797
Borrowed: 1825/12.
Borrower: James Thomas Alexander
Author: Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806), Genre: Travel
Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa, Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 271757
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Dryden's Virgil v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1826/3/19 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
James Thomas Alexander
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Dryden's Virgil
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Speculative
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Virgil, translated by John Dryden, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Dryden, John
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 50 times in 44 borrowing records
ESTC: T145015
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Virgil
Borrowed: 1826/3/19 (Sunday).
Borrower: James Thomas Alexander
Author: Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 271775
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Home's History of Rebellion
Borrowed: 1825/10/30 (Sunday).
Robert Forrest Ainslie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Home (Male, born 1722, died 1808)
Genre: History
Home's Rebellion
Confidence level: Certain
John Home (Male, born 1722, died 1808)
Genre: History
The History of the Rebellion in the year 1745.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1802. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 34
John Home (Male, born 1722, died 1808)
Genre: History
History of the Rebellion in ... 1745
Borrowed: 1825/10/30 (Sunday).
Borrower: Robert Forrest Ainslie
Author: John Home (Male, born 1722, died 1808), Genre: History
Record ID 271784
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cririe's Scottish Scenery
Borrowed: 1826/3/17 (Friday).
Robert Forrest Ainslie
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: 1826/3/17 (Friday).
Borrower: Robert Forrest Ainslie
Author: James Cririe (Male, born 1752, died 1835), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 271781
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Park's Travels
Borrowed: 1826/2/1 (Wednesday).
Robert Forrest Ainslie
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: 1826/2/1 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Robert Forrest Ainslie
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 271787
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Elegant Extracts
Borrowed: 1826/3/19 (Sunday).
Robert Forrest Ainslie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Education
Elegant Extracts
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Education
Elegant extracts: or useful and entertaining passages in prose Selected for the Improvement of Scholars at Classical & other Schools in the Art of Speaking, in Reading; Thinking, Composing; and in the Conduct of Life.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Compiled by Vicesimus Knox
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 8 borrowing records
ESTC: T127932
Genre: Education
Elegant Extracts
Record ID 271802
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Burn's Works v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1825/12/7 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
William Bernard Ainslie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Robert Burns (Male, born 1759-1-25, died 1796-7-21), Dr James Currie (Male, born 1756, died 1805)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Poetry
Burns' Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Robert Burns (Male, born 1759-1-25, died 1796-7-21), Dr James Currie (Male, born 1756, died 1805)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Poetry
The works of Robert Burns, with an account of his life, and a criticism on his writings, to which are prefixed, some observations on the character and condition of the Scottish peasantry
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1802. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 81 times in 68 borrowing records
Robert Burns (Male, born 1759-1-25, died 1796-7-21), Dr James Currie (Male, born 1756, died 1805)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Poetry
Works of Robert Burns
Borrowed: 1825/12/7 (Wednesday).
Borrower: William Bernard Ainslie
Author: Robert Burns (Male, born 1759-1-25, died 1796-7-21), Dr James Currie (Male, born 1756, died 1805), Genre: Lives, Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 271808
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's Voyages v. 2
Borrowed: 1826/2/21 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
William Bernard Ainslie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A new, authentic, and complete collection of voyages round the world, undertaken and performed by royal authority. Containing an authentic, ... history of Captain Cook’s first, second, third and last voyages, ... To which will be added, genuine narratives of other voyage ... It is proper to observe, that some other editions of these works ... would cost a purchaser ... upwards of twenty guineas; ... but the present edition, by being published in only eighty six-penny numbers, ... enables every person, ... to become familiary [sic] acquainted with those ... voyages ... Now publishing under the immediate direction of George William Anderson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784-1786. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 536 times in 506 borrowing records
ESTC: T134074
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Borrowed: 1826/2/21 (Tuesday).
Borrower: William Bernard Ainslie
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 271814
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bank's Geo. V. 1
Borrowed: 1826/6/21 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
William Bernard Ainslie
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: 1826/6/21 (Wednesday).
Borrower: William Bernard Ainslie
Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 271832
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Moore's Campaign
Borrowed: 1826/1/22 (Sunday).
James Anderson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
James Carrick Moore (Male, born 1763, died 1834)
Genre: History
Moore's Campaign
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: 1826/1/22 (Sunday).
Borrower: James Anderson
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 271841
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Forster's Journey
Borrowed: 1826/3/19 (Sunday).
James Anderson
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: 1826/3/19 (Sunday).
Borrower: James Anderson
Author: Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794), Genre: Travel
Record ID 271853
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Turner's Embassy
Borrowed: 1826/4/30 (Sunday).
James Anderson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Samuel Turner (born 1759, died 1802)
Genre: Travel
Turner's Embassy
Confidence level: Certain
Samuel Turner (born 1759, died 1802)
Genre: Travel
An account of an embassy to the court of the Teshoo Lama, in Tibet; containing a narrative of a journey through Bootan, and part of Tibet. By Captain Samuel Turner. To which are added, views taken on the spot, by Lieutenant Samuel Davis; and observations botanical, mineralogical, and medical, by Mr. Robert Saunders.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1800. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T136507
Samuel Turner (born 1759, died 1802)
Genre: Travel
Account of an Embassy to the Court of the Teshoo Lama, in Tibet
Borrowed: 1826/4/30 (Sunday).
Borrower: James Anderson
Author: Samuel Turner (born 1759, died 1802), Genre: Travel
Account of an Embassy to the Court of the Teshoo Lama, in Tibet
Record ID 271856
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Asiatic Register for 1800
Borrowed: 1826/5/14 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
James Anderson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Periodicals
Asiatic Register for 1800
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1800
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
Asiatic researches; or, transactions of the society, instituted in Bengal, for inquiring into the history and antiquities, the arts, sciences, and literature, of Asia. ... . Printed verbatim from the Calcutta edition.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799-1839. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T162631
Genre: Periodicals
Asiatick Researches; or, Transactions of the Society, instituted in Bengal
Borrowed: 1826/5/14 (Sunday).
Borrower: James Anderson
Genre: Periodicals
Asiatick Researches; or, Transactions of the Society, instituted in Bengal
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1800
Record ID 271835
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
De Tott's Memoirs
Borrowed: 1826/2/19 (Sunday).
James Anderson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Baron François Tott (Male, born 1733, died 1793)
Genre: Travel
Baron de Tott's Memoirs
Confidence level: Speculative
Baron François Tott (Male, born 1733, died 1793)
Genre: Travel
Memoirs of Baron de Tott. Containing the state of the Turkish Empire and the Crimea, during the late war with Russia.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 131 times in 103 borrowing records
ESTC: T121379
Baron François Tott (Male, born 1733, died 1793)
Genre: Travel
Memoirs of Baron de Tott. Containing the State of the Turkish Empire and the Crimea, during the Late War with Russia
Borrowed: 1826/2/19 (Sunday).
Borrower: James Anderson
Author: Baron François Tott (Male, born 1733, died 1793), Genre: Travel
Record ID 271886
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Encyclopedia Britannica v. 1
Borrowed: 1826/2/19 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
James Borrowman
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia britannica; or, A dictionary of arts, sciences, and miscellaneous literature.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788-1797. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 261 times in 222 borrowing records
ESTC: N6642
Borrowed: 1826/2/19 (Sunday).
Borrower: James Borrowman
Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 271883
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Coxe's Russia v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/2. Returned: yes.
James Borrowman
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Coxe's Russia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark. Interspersed with historical relations and political inquiries. Illustrated with charts and engravings. By William Coxe, A. M. F. R. S. fellow of King’s College, Cambridge; and Chaplain to his grace the Duke of Marlborough. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 38 borrowing records
ESTC: N27892
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Borrowed: 1826/2.
Borrower: James Borrowman
Author: William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828), Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 271895
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Anarchasus Travels v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/5/26 (Friday). Returned: yes.
James Borrowman
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Jean-Jacques Barthélemy (Male, born 1716, died 1795)
Genre: Fiction
Anacharsis Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Jean-Jacques Barthélemy (Male, born 1716, died 1795)
Genre: Fiction
Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece, during the middle of the fourth century before the Christian æra.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790-1791. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 370 times in 193 borrowing records
ESTC: T81133
Jean-Jacques Barthélemy (Male, born 1716, died 1795)
Genre: Fiction
Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece
Borrowed: 1826/5/26 (Friday).
Borrower: James Borrowman
Author: Jean-Jacques Barthélemy (Male, born 1716, died 1795), Genre: Fiction
Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 271916
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Curiosities of G. Britain
Borrowed: 1826/3/5 (Sunday).
Patrick Borrowman
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities of Great Britain
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
The curiosities, natural and artificial, of the island of Great Britain.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: c.1775. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 60 times in 29 borrowing records
ESTC: T34503
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities, Natural and Artificial, of the Island of Great Britain
Borrowed: 1826/3/5 (Sunday).
Borrower: Patrick Borrowman
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities, Natural and Artificial, of the Island of Great Britain
Record ID 271919
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pennant's Tour v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/3/15 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Patrick Borrowman
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Pennant's Tour
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
A tour in Scotland; MDCCLXIX.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 39 times in 27 borrowing records
ESTC: T110282
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Tour in Scotland, MDCCLXIX
Borrowed: 1826/3/15 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Patrick Borrowman
Author: Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 271931
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's Voyages v. 1
Borrowed: 1826/4/30 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
Patrick Borrowman
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
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: 1826/4/30 (Sunday).
Borrower: Patrick Borrowman
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 271904
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bingley's Animal Biography v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1825/12. Returned: yes.
Patrick Borrowman
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Bingley (Male, born 1774, died 1823)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Bingley's Animal 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: 1825/12.
Borrower: Patrick Borrowman
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 271964
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Harris' Treatise on Painting
Borrowed: 1826/5/14 (Sunday).
John Brown Junior
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Harris' Treatise on Painting
Confidence level: Certain
James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Three treatises the first concerning art the second concerning mvsic painting and poetry the third concerning happiness.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 6
ESTC: T146736
James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Three Treatises [James Harris]
Borrowed: 1826/5/14 (Sunday).
Borrower: John Brown Junior
Author: James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Record ID 271940
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Scottish Scenery
Borrowed: 1825/10/30 (Sunday).
John Brown Junior
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
James Cririe (Male, born 1752, died 1835)
Genre: Poetry
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: 1825/10/30 (Sunday).
Borrower: John Brown Junior
Author: James Cririe (Male, born 1752, died 1835), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 271943
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pallas Travels v. 1
Borrowed: 1825/10/13 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
John Brown Junior
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: 1825/10/13 (Thursday).
Borrower: John Brown Junior
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 271967
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Heron's Journey
Borrowed: 1826/5/26 (Friday).
John Brown Junior
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Carsten Niebuhr (Male, born 1733, died 1815)
Genre: Travel
Heron's Journey
Confidence level: Certain
Carsten Niebuhr (Male, born 1733, died 1815)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Arabia, and other countries in the East.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1792. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 39 times in 22 borrowing records
ESTC: T51605
Carsten Niebuhr (Male, born 1733, died 1815)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Arabia
Borrowed: 1826/5/26 (Friday).
Borrower: John Brown Junior
Author: Carsten Niebuhr (Male, born 1733, died 1815), Genre: Travel
Record ID 271955
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Ancell's Siege of Gibraltar
Borrowed: 1826/2/19 (Sunday).
John Brown Junior
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Samuel Ancell (Male, died 1802)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Ancell's Siege of 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: 1826/2/19 (Sunday).
Borrower: John Brown Junior
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 271976
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pennant's Tour
Borrowed: 1826/7/7 (Friday).
John Brown Junior
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Pennant's Tour
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
A tour in Scotland; MDCCLXIX.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 39 times in 27 borrowing records
ESTC: T110282
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Tour in Scotland, MDCCLXIX
Borrowed: 1826/7/7 (Friday).
Borrower: John Brown Junior
Author: Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798), Genre: Travel
Record ID 271973
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Nearchus Voyage
Borrowed: 1826/6/9 (Friday).
John Brown Junior
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Arrian of Nicomedia (Male, born c.87)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Nearchus Voyage
Confidence level: Very likely
Arrian of Nicomedia (Male, born c.87)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
The voyage of Nearchus from the Indus to the Euphrates, collected from the original journal preserved by Arrian, And Illustrated BY Authorities Ancient And Modern; containing an account of the first navigation attempted by Europeans in the Indian Ocean. By William Vincent, D.D. To which are added three dissertations: Two, on the Acronychal Rising of the Pleiades, By the Right Reverend Dr. Samuel Horsley, Lord Bishop of Rochester; And by Mr. William Wales, Master of the Royal Mathematical School in Christ’s Hospital: And One by Mr. DE LA Rochette, On the First Meridian of Ptolemy.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1797. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 19
ESTC: T137592
Arrian of Nicomedia (Male, born c.87)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Voyage of Nearchus from the Indus to the Euphrates
Borrowed: 1826/6/9 (Friday).
Borrower: John Brown Junior
Author: Arrian of Nicomedia (Male, born c.87), Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Record ID 271961
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cordiner's Antiquities
Borrowed: 1826/5/13 (Saturday).
John Brown Junior
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Charles Cordiner (Male, born c.1746, died 1794)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Cordiner's Antiquities
Confidence level: Certain
Charles Cordiner (Male, born c.1746, died 1794)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Antiquities & scenery of the North of Scotland, in a Series of Letters, to Thomas Pennant, Esqr. By the Revd. Chas. Cordiner, Minister of St. Andrew’s Chapel, Bamff.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 11 times in 10 borrowing records
ESTC: T56850
Charles Cordiner (Male, born c.1746, died 1794)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Antiquities and Scenery of the North of Scotland, in a Series of Letters, to Thomas Pennant
Borrowed: 1826/5/13 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Brown Junior
Author: Charles Cordiner (Male, born c.1746, died 1794), Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Antiquities and Scenery of the North of Scotland, in a Series of Letters, to Thomas Pennant
Record ID 271982
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Gentleman's Magazine v. 3
Borrowed: 1825/10/26 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
William Blackwood Minor
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Periodicals
Gentleman's Magazine
Volumes borrowed: 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: 1825/10/26 (Wednesday).
Borrower: William Blackwood Minor
Genre: Periodicals
Selection of Curious Articles from the Gentleman's Magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 271991
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pallas Travels v. 1
Borrowed: 1825/12. Returned: yes.
William Blackwood Minor
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: 1825/12.
Borrower: William Blackwood Minor
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 271985
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Curiosities of G Britain v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1825/11/27 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
William Blackwood Minor
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities of Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
The curiosities, natural and artificial, of the island of Great Britain.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: c.1775. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 60 times in 29 borrowing records
ESTC: T34503
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities, Natural and Artificial, of the Island of Great Britain
Borrowed: 1825/11/27 (Sunday).
Borrower: William Blackwood Minor
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities, Natural and Artificial, of the Island of Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 271988
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cooke v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1825/12/11 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
William Blackwood Minor
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: 1825/12/11 (Sunday).
Borrower: William Blackwood Minor
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 271994
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Laing's Scotland v. 2
Borrowed: 1826/1/8 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
William Blackwood Minor
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Malcolm Laing (Male, born 1762, died 1818)
Genre: History
Laing's History of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Malcolm Laing (Male, born 1762, died 1818)
Genre: History
The History of Scotland from the Union of the Crowns on the accession of James VI. to the throne of England, to the Union of the Kingdoms in the reign of Queen Anne [Laing, 1804]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1804. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 120 times in 77 borrowing records
Malcolm Laing (Male, born 1762, died 1818)
Genre: History
History of Scotland from the Union of the Crowns on the Accession of James VI to the Throne of England, to the Union of the Kingdoms in the Reign of Queen Anne
Borrowed: 1826/1/8 (Sunday).
Borrower: William Blackwood Minor
Author: Malcolm Laing (Male, born 1762, died 1818), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2