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Record ID 268274
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Langhorn's Plutarch v. 3, 4
Borrowed: 1823/11/20 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
William Kidd
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Langhorn's Plutarch
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Likely
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. By John Langhorne, D.D. and William Langhorne, M.A. In six volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Langhorne, John and Langhorne, William
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 252 times in 163 borrowing records
ESTC: T107379
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Lives [Plutarch]
Borrowed: 1823/11/20 (Thursday).
Borrower: William Kidd
Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 268283
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Ernesti Tacitus
Borrowed: 1824/5/5 (Wednesday).
William Kidd
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Ernesti Tacitus
Confidence level: Speculative
Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
M. Tullii Ciceronis opera omnia ex recensione Io. Augusti Ernesti cum eiusdem notis et clave Ciceroniana.
Language: Latin . Published: Halle. Date of publication: 1773-1777. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Ernest, Johann August, 1707-1781.
Number of borrowings: 2
Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Works of Cicero
Borrowed: 1824/5/5 (Wednesday).
Borrower: William Kidd
Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Record ID 268328
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Coxe's Russia v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
John Knight
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Coxe's Russia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark. Interspersed with historical relations and political inquiries. Illustrated with charts and engravings. By William Coxe, A. M. F. R. S. fellow of King’s College, Cambridge; and Chaplain to his grace the Duke of Marlborough. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 38 borrowing records
ESTC: N27892
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Knight
Author: William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828), Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 268349
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Arabian Nights v. 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1824/7/14 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
John Knight
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Fiction
Arabian Nights
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Fiction
Arabian nights entertainments: consisting of one thousand and one stories told by the Sultaness of the Indies, to divert the Sultan from the Execution of a bloody vow he had made to marry a lady every day and have her cut off next Morning, to avenge himself for the disloyalty of his first Sultaness, &c. Containing A better account of the customs, Manners and religion of the Eastern Nations, viz. Tartars, Persians and Indians, than is to be met with in any author hitherto published. Translated into French from the Arabian Mss. by M. Galland of the Royal Academy; and now done into English from the last Paris edition. ...
Language: English . Published: Montrose. Date of publication: 1798. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 65 times in 25 borrowing records
ESTC: T68153
Borrowed: 1824/7/14 (Wednesday).
Borrower: John Knight
Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 268325
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Life of a Private Gentleman
Borrowed: 1824/1/6 (Tuesday).
John Knight
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Lives
Life of a Private Gentleman
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Lives
An Account of some remarkable passages in the life of a private gentleman: With reflections thereon. In three parts. Relating to trouble of mind, some violent temptations, and a recovery; in order to awaken the presumptuous, and encourage the despondent. Left under his own hand, to be communicated to the public after his decease.
Language: English . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1765. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 8
ESTC: T163882
Genre: Lives
Account of Some Remarkable Passages in the Life of a Private Gentleman
Borrowed: 1824/1/6 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John Knight
Genre: Lives
Account of Some Remarkable Passages in the Life of a Private Gentleman
Record ID 268367
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Chapman on Education
Borrowed: 1824/3/13 (Saturday).
George Lawrence
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
George Chapman (Male, born 1723, died 1806)
Genre: Education
Chapman on Education
Confidence level: Very likely
George Chapman (Male, born 1723, died 1806)
Genre: Education
A treatise on education. In two parts. With the author’s method of instruction, while he taught the school of Dumfries; and a view of other books on education. The fifth edition, improved and enlarged. By George Chapman, LL.D.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1792. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T65455
George Chapman (Male, born 1723, died 1806)
Genre: Education
Treatise on Education with a Sketch of the Author’s Method
Borrowed: 1824/3/13 (Saturday).
Borrower: George Lawrence
Author: George Chapman (Male, born 1723, died 1806), Genre: Education
Record ID 268370
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's Voyages v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/3/27 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
George Lawrence
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A new, authentic, and complete collection of voyages round the world, undertaken and performed by royal authority. Containing an authentic, ... history of Captain Cook’s first, second, third and last voyages, ... To which will be added, genuine narratives of other voyage ... It is proper to observe, that some other editions of these works ... would cost a purchaser ... upwards of twenty guineas; ... but the present edition, by being published in only eighty six-penny numbers, ... enables every person, ... to become familiary [sic] acquainted with those ... voyages ... Now publishing under the immediate direction of George William Anderson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784-1786. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 536 times in 506 borrowing records
ESTC: T134074
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Borrowed: 1824/3/27 (Saturday).
Borrower: George Lawrence
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 268385
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Encyclopedia v. 17
Borrowed: 1824/6/19 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
George Lawrence
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 17
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia britannica; or, A dictionary of arts, sciences, and miscellaneous literature.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788-1797. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 262 times in 223 borrowing records
ESTC: N6642
Borrowed: 1824/6/19 (Saturday).
Borrower: George Lawrence
Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 17
Record ID 268364
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Fool of Quality v. 1, 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1824/2/28 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
George Lawrence
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
Fool of Quality
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
The fool of quality; or, the history of Henry Earl of Moreland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 103 times in 26 borrowing records
ESTC: T144135
Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
Fool of Quality, or, The History of Henry Earl of Moreland
Borrowed: 1824/2/28 (Saturday).
Borrower: George Lawrence
Author: Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783), Genre: Fiction
Fool of Quality, or, The History of Henry Earl of Moreland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 268352
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Mavor's Voyage v. 6
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
George Lawrence
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Mavor's Voyage
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Confidence level: Certain
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Historical account of the most celebrated voyages, travels, and discoveries, from the time of Columbus to the present period. By William Mavor, LL.D. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1796-1797. Format: 18mo. Pagination: 20 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1042 times in 955 borrowing records
ESTC: T77044
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries [William Fordyce Mavor]
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: George Lawrence
Author: William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837), Genre: Travel
Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries [William Fordyce Mavor]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Record ID 268361
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Vicar of Wakefield
Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday).
George Lawrence
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
Vicar of Wakefield
Confidence level: Certain
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
The vicar of Wakefield; a tale. By Dr Goldsmith. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1792. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 11
ESTC: T146201
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
Vicar of Wakefield
Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday).
Borrower: George Lawrence
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Fiction
Record ID 268358
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Enyclopaedia Britannica v. 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
George Lawrence
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Reference Works
Enyclopaedia Britannica
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia britannica; or, A dictionary of arts, sciences, and miscellaneous literature.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788-1797. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 262 times in 223 borrowing records
ESTC: N6642
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday).
Borrower: George Lawrence
Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 268355
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hume's History v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
George Lawrence
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
Hume's History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
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: 1823/12/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: George Lawrence
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 268382
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Gustavus Vassa
Borrowed: 1824/6/5 (Saturday).
George Lawrence
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Olaudah Equiano (Male, born 1745, died 1797)
Genre: Lives
Gustavus Vassa
Confidence level: Very likely
Olaudah Equiano (Male, born 1745, died 1797)
Genre: Lives
The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African. Written by himself.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1792. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 19
ESTC: N17046
Olaudah Equiano (Male, born 1745, died 1797)
Genre: Lives
Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
Borrowed: 1824/6/5 (Saturday).
Borrower: George Lawrence
Author: Olaudah Equiano (Male, born 1745, died 1797), Genre: Lives
Record ID 268412
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Gurney's Short Hand Writing
Borrowed: 1824/1/6 (Tuesday).
David Langland
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Gurney (Male, born 1705, died 1770)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Gurney's Short Hand Writing
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Gurney (Male, born 1705, died 1770)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Brachygraphy: or An easy and compendious system of short-hand, adapted to the various arts, sciences and professions; Improved after more than forty years practice & experience by Thomas Gurney: and brought still nearer to perfection upon the present method by Joseph Gurney.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1789. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T166677
Thomas Gurney (Male, born 1705, died 1770)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Brachygraphy
Borrowed: 1824/1/6 (Tuesday).
Borrower: David Langland
Author: Thomas Gurney (Male, born 1705, died 1770), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 268424
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bankes' Geography v. 3
Borrowed: 1824/3/27 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
David Langland
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Bank's Geography
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A modern, authentic and com[plete] system of universal geography. Including all the late important discoveries made by the English, and other celebrated navigators of various nations, in the different hemispheres; and containing a genuine history and description of the whole world, as consisting of empires, ... With the various countries, cities, towns, .... Thoughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and America: together with their respective situations, extent, latitude, longitude, ... together with a complete history of every empire, kingdom, and state, ... The whole forming an authentic and entertaining account of every thing worthy of notice throughout the whole face of nature, both by land and water. In which is introduced, to illustrate the work, a considerable number of the most accurate whole sheet maps, forming a complete atlas. To which is added complete guide to geography, astronomy, ... with an account of the rise, progress, and present state of navigation throughout the known world. Likewise containing every important, interesting, and valuable discovery throughout the whole of Cook’s voyages. Together with all the discoveries made by other mariners since the time of that celebrated circumnavigator. Also, a particular description of the improved state of the new colony formed at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island, where the convicts are now settled. Including a particular account of the excursions and discoveries made in the interior parts of New Holland. The whole forming a complete collection of voyages and travels. By the Rev. Thomas Bankes, vicar of Dixton, in Monmouthshire, and author of the Christian’s family Bible. Embellished with near two hundred beautiful engravings, consisting of views, antiquities, customs, ceremonies, besides whole sheet maps, plans, charts, &c. executed in a much superior stile than any thing that has ever appeared in this kingdom.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: folio. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 27
ESTC: T173389
Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography
Borrowed: 1824/3/27 (Saturday).
Borrower: David Langland
Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 268415
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Arnot's Edinburgh
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday).
David Langland
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
Arnot's Edinburgh
Confidence level: Certain
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
The history of Edinburgh. By Hugo Arnot, Esq; Advocate.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 143
ESTC: T142880
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
History of Edinburgh
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday).
Borrower: David Langland
Author: Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786), Genre: History
Record ID 268400
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Adams on the Globe
Borrowed: 1823/11/20 (Thursday).
David Langland
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
George Adams (Male, born 1709, died 1772)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Adams on the Globe
Confidence level: Certain
George Adams (Male, born 1709, died 1772)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
A treatise describing the construction, and Explaining the use, of New Celestial and Terrestrial globes. Designed to illustrate, In the most Easy and Natural Manner, The Phoenomena of the Earth and Heavens, And to shew the Correspondence of the Two Spheres. With a great Variety of Astronomical and Geographical problems. By George Adams, Mathematical Instrument-Maker to His Majesty.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 5
ESTC: T53466
George Adams (Male, born 1709, died 1772)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Treatise Describing and Explaining the Construction and Use of New Celestial and Terrestrial Globes
Borrowed: 1823/11/20 (Thursday).
Borrower: David Langland
Author: George Adams (Male, born 1709, died 1772), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Treatise Describing and Explaining the Construction and Use of New Celestial and Terrestrial Globes
Record ID 268409
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Abercrombie's Martial Achievements v. 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1824/1/6 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
David Langland
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
Abercormby's Martial Achievements
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
The martial atchievements [sic] of the Scots nation: ... By Patrick Abercromby, ... In four volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 257 times in 200 borrowing records
ESTC: N34973
Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
Martial Atchievements of the Scots Nation
Borrowed: 1824/1/6 (Tuesday).
Borrower: David Langland
Author: Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716), Genre: Lives
Martial Atchievements of the Scots Nation
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 268448
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pinkerton's Scotland
Borrowed: 1824/2/26 (Thursday).
Henry Liddell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Pinkerton (Male, born 1758, died 1826)
Genre: History
Pinkerton's History of Scotland
Confidence level: Certain
John Pinkerton (Male, born 1758, died 1826)
Genre: History
The history of Scotland from the accession of the House of Stuart to that of Mary. With appendixes of original papers. By John Pinkerton. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1797. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 18 times in 15 borrowing records
ESTC: T95226
John Pinkerton (Male, born 1758, died 1826)
Genre: History
History of Scotland from the Accession of the House of Stuart to that of Mary
Borrowed: 1824/2/26 (Thursday).
Borrower: Henry Liddell
Author: John Pinkerton (Male, born 1758, died 1826), Genre: History
History of Scotland from the Accession of the House of Stuart to that of Mary
Record ID 268454
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hume's England v. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Borrowed: 1824/5/27 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Henry Liddell
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 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, 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: 1824/5/27 (Thursday).
Borrower: Henry Liddell
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7
Record ID 268430
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Robertson's Charles 5th v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/10/20 (Monday). Returned: yes.
Henry Liddell
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 603 times in 452 borrowing records
ESTC: T71143
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V
Borrowed: 1823/10/20 (Monday).
Borrower: Henry Liddell
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 268436
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pindar's Works v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1823/11/20 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Henry Liddell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Peter Pindar John Wolcot (Male, born 1738, died 1819)
Genre: Poetry
Pindar's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Peter Pindar John Wolcot (Male, born 1738, died 1819)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Peter Pindar, Esq. ...
Language: English . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1794. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 15 times in 7 borrowing records
ESTC: T63914
Peter Pindar John Wolcot (Male, born 1738, died 1819)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Peter Pindar
Borrowed: 1823/11/20 (Thursday).
Borrower: Henry Liddell
Author: Peter Pindar John Wolcot (Male, born 1738, died 1819), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 268511
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Wilson's Pelew Islands
Borrowed: 1824/5/18 (Tuesday).
George Lorimer
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Travel
Wilson's Pelew Islands
Confidence level: Certain
George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Travel
An account of the Pelew Islands, situated in the western part of the Pacific Ocean. Composed from the journals and communications of Captain Henry Wilson, and some of his officers, Who, In August 1783, Were There Shipwrecked, In The Antelope, A Packet Belonging To The Honourable East India Company, by George Keate, Esq. F. R. S. and S. A.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 49
ESTC: T122142
George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Travel
Account of the Pelew Islands
Borrowed: 1824/5/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: George Lorimer
Author: George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797), Genre: Travel
Record ID 268475
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
British Plutarch
Borrowed: 1823/12/20 (Saturday).
George Lorimer
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810)
Genre: Lives
British Plutarch
Confidence level: Speculative
Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810)
Genre: Lives
The British Plutarch, containing the lives of the most eminent statesmen, patriots, divines, warriors, philosophers, poets, and artists, of Great Britain and Ireland, from the accession of Henry Viii. to the present time. Including, a Complete History of England from that Aera. In six volumes. Ornamented with elegant frontispieces. Vol. I. A new edition, revised, corrected, and considerably enlarged, by the editor, T. Mortimer, Esq;
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 207 times in 162 borrowing records
ESTC: T107370
Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810)
Genre: Lives
British Plutarch
Borrowed: 1823/12/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: George Lorimer
Author: Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810), Genre: Lives
Record ID 268493
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Feuds of the clans
Borrowed: 1824/2/26 (Thursday).
George Lorimer
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: History
Feuds of the clans
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: History
The history of the feuds and conflicts among the clans in the northern parts of Scotland and in the western isles; from the year M.XXXI. unto M.DC.XIX. Now first published from a manuscript, wrote in the reign of King James VI.
Language: English . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 8
ESTC: T83141
Genre: History
History of the Feuds and Conflicts among the Clans in the Northern Parts of Scotland
Record ID 268499
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Abercrombie Achievements
Borrowed: 1824/3/27 (Saturday).
George Lorimer
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
Abercormby's Martial Achievements
Confidence level: Certain
Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
The martial atchievements [sic] of the Scots nation: ... By Patrick Abercromby, ... In four volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 257 times in 200 borrowing records
ESTC: N34973
Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
Martial Atchievements of the Scots Nation
Borrowed: 1824/3/27 (Saturday).
Borrower: George Lorimer
Author: Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716), Genre: Lives
Record ID 268463
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Coxe's Switzerland v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/11/4 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
George Lorimer
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Coxe's Switzerland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Switzerland. In a series of letters to William Melmoth, Esq. from William Coxe, ... In three volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1789. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 50 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: T134278
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Switzerland
Borrowed: 1823/11/4 (Tuesday).
Borrower: George Lorimer
Author: William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 268472
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hawkesworth v. 1, 3
Borrowed: 1823/12/20 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
George Lorimer
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
Hawkesworth
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 3
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: 1823/12/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: George Lorimer
Author: John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 3
Record ID 268478
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hawkesworth's Voyage v. 3
Borrowed: 1824/1/7 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
George Lorimer
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 3
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: 1824/1/7 (Wednesday).
Borrower: George Lorimer
Author: John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 268487
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Phipp
Borrowed: 1824/1/29 (Thursday).
George Lorimer
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Constantine John Phipps Baron Mulgrave (Male, born 1744, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
Phipp
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: 1824/1/29 (Thursday).
Borrower: George Lorimer
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 268460
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hawkesworth's Voyage
Borrowed: 1823/10.
George Lorimer
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
Hawkesworth's Voyage
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: 1823/10.
Borrower: George Lorimer
Author: John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773), Genre: Travel
Record ID 268526
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Coxe's Russia v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/11. Returned: yes.
Andrew D McLagan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Coxe's Russia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark. Interspersed with historical relations and political inquiries. Illustrated with charts and engravings. By William Coxe, A. M. F. R. S. fellow of King’s College, Cambridge; and Chaplain to his grace the Duke of Marlborough. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 38 borrowing records
ESTC: N27892
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Borrowed: 1823/11.
Borrower: Andrew D McLagan
Author: William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828), Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 268541
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Townsend's Travels v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Andrew D McLagan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Joseph Townsend (Male, born 1739, died 1816)
Genre: Travel
Townsend's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Joseph Townsend (Male, born 1739, died 1816)
Genre: Travel
A journey through Spain in the years 1786 and 1787; with particular attention to the agriculture, manufactures, commerce, population, taxes, and revenue of that country; and remarks in passing through a part of France. By Joseph Townsend, A. M. Rector of Pewsey, Wilts; and late of Clare-Hall, Cambridge. In three volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1792. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 81 times in 75 borrowing records
ESTC: T73275
Joseph Townsend (Male, born 1739, died 1816)
Genre: Travel
Journey through Spain in the Years 1786 and 1787
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: Andrew D McLagan
Author: Joseph Townsend (Male, born 1739, died 1816), Genre: Travel
Journey through Spain in the Years 1786 and 1787
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 268523
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Buffon's Natural History
Borrowed: 1823/10/21 (Tuesday).
Andrew D McLagan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Buffon's Natural History
Confidence level: Speculative
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural history, general and particular; by the Count de Buffon, translated into English. Illustrated with three hundred and one copper-plates, and occasional notes and observations by the translator. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 455 times in 403 borrowing records
ESTC: N42265
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Borrowed: 1823/10/21 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Andrew D McLagan
Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Record ID 268538
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Robertson's India
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Andrew D McLagan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Robertson's India
Confidence level: Certain
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
An historical disquisition concerning the knowledge which the ancients had of India; and the progress of trade with that country prior to the discovery of the passage to it by the Cape of Good Hope.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1791. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 26
ESTC: T78952
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Historical Disquisition Concerning the Knowledge which the Ancients had of India
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: Andrew D McLagan
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
Historical Disquisition Concerning the Knowledge which the Ancients had of India
Record ID 268580
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Mirror v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1824/4/29 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Francis Mackay
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Henry Mackenzie (Male, born 1745, died 1831)
Genre: Periodicals
Mirror
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Mackenzie (Male, born 1745, died 1831)
Genre: Periodicals
The mirror. A periodical paper, published at Edinburgh in the years 1779 and 1780. In three volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1794. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 15 borrowing records
ESTC: T124301
Henry Mackenzie (Male, born 1745, died 1831)
Genre: Periodicals
Mirror
Borrowed: 1824/4/29 (Thursday).
Borrower: Francis Mackay
Author: Henry Mackenzie (Male, born 1745, died 1831), Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 268568
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Abercrombie's Martial Achievements
Borrowed: 1824/2/10 (Tuesday).
Francis Mackay
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
Abercormby's Martial Achievements
Confidence level: Certain
Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
The martial atchievements [sic] of the Scots nation: ... By Patrick Abercromby, ... In four volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 257 times in 200 borrowing records
ESTC: N34973
Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
Martial Atchievements of the Scots Nation
Borrowed: 1824/2/10 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Francis Mackay
Author: Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716), Genre: Lives
Record ID 268577
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Curiosities of G. Britain v. 3, 4
Borrowed: 1824/4/9 (Friday). Returned: yes.
Francis Mackay
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities of Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
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: 1824/4/9 (Friday).
Borrower: Francis Mackay
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities, Natural and Artificial, of the Island of Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 268562
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Robertson's America v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/12/16 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Francis Mackay
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: 1823/12/16 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Francis Mackay
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of America [William Robertson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 268589
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Coxe's Travels in Russia v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Charles McKay
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Coxe's Russia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark. Interspersed with historical relations and political inquiries. Illustrated with charts and engravings. By William Coxe, A. M. F. R. S. fellow of King’s College, Cambridge; and Chaplain to his grace the Duke of Marlborough. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 38 borrowing records
ESTC: N27892
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: Charles McKay
Author: William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828), Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 268604
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Swift v. 1
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Robert Andrew Macfie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Swift
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very likely
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, dean of St. Patrick’s Dublin.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1756. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 78 times in 47 borrowing records
ESTC: N31193
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Jonathan Swift
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday).
Borrower: Robert Andrew Macfie
Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 268607
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Brydone's Tour
Borrowed: 1824/2/12 (Thursday).
Robert Andrew Macfie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
Brydone's Tour
Confidence level: Certain
Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
A tour through Sicily and Malta. In a series of letters to William Beckford, Esq. of Somerly in Suffolk; from P. Brydone, F.R.S. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 68 times in 66 borrowing records
ESTC: T88892
Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
Tour Through Sicily and Malta. In a Series of Letters to William Beckford
Borrowed: 1824/2/12 (Thursday).
Borrower: Robert Andrew Macfie
Author: Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818), Genre: Travel
Tour Through Sicily and Malta. In a Series of Letters to William Beckford
Record ID 268592
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Arnot's Edinburgh
Borrowed: 1823/10/21 (Tuesday).
Robert Andrew Macfie
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: 1823/10/21 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Robert Andrew Macfie
Author: Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786), Genre: History
Record ID 268610
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Boswell's Tour
Borrowed: 1824/3/27 (Saturday).
Robert Andrew Macfie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
Boswell's Tour
Confidence level: Certain
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
The journal of a tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D. By James Boswell, Esq. containing Some Poetical Pieces by Dr. Johnson, relative to the Tour, and never before published; A Series of his Conversation, Literary Anecdotes, and Opinions of Men and Books: with an authentick account of The Distresses and Escape of the Grandson of King James II. in the Year 1746.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 99 times in 98 borrowing records
ESTC: T53594
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides
Borrowed: 1824/3/27 (Saturday).
Borrower: Robert Andrew Macfie
Author: James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795), Genre: Travel
Record ID 268625
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Adam's Antiquities
Borrowed: 1823/11/24 (Monday).
Hugh McKean
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Alexander Adam (Male, born 1741, died 1809)
Genre: History
Adam's Antiquities
Confidence level: Likely
Alexander Adam (Male, born 1741, died 1809)
Genre: History
Roman antiquities: or, an account of the manners and customs of the Romans; Respecting their Government, Magistract, Laws, Judicial Proceedings, Religion, Games, Military and Naval Affairs, Dress, Exercises, Baths, Marriages, Divorces, Funerals, Weights and Measures, Coins, Method of Writing, Houses, Gardens, Agriculture, Carriages, Public Buildings, &c. &c. Designed chiefly to illustrate the Latin classics, by Explaining words and Phrases, from the Rites and Customs to which they Refer. By Alexander Adam, LL. D. Rector of the High School of Edinburgh. The Second Edition, Considerably Enlarged.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1792. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T88395
Alexander Adam (Male, born 1741, died 1809)
Genre: History
Roman Antiquities; or, an Account of the Manners and Customs of the Romans
Borrowed: 1823/11/24 (Monday).
Borrower: Hugh McKean
Author: Alexander Adam (Male, born 1741, died 1809), Genre: History
Roman Antiquities; or, an Account of the Manners and Customs of the Romans
Record ID 268628
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Fool of Quality v. 1, 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1824/3/13 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Hugh McKean
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
Fool of Quality
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
The fool of quality; or, the history of Henry Earl of Moreland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 103 times in 26 borrowing records
ESTC: T144135
Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
Fool of Quality, or, The History of Henry Earl of Moreland
Borrowed: 1824/3/13 (Saturday).
Borrower: Hugh McKean
Author: Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783), Genre: Fiction
Fool of Quality, or, The History of Henry Earl of Moreland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 268670
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Sparman
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
William Oswald H McCheyne
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Sparman
Confidence level: Certain
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic polar circle, and round the world: but chiefly into the country of the Hottentots and Caffres, from the year 1772, to 1776.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Forster, Georg.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 105 times in 92 borrowing records
ESTC: T150219
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: William Oswald H McCheyne
Author: Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820), Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Record ID 268658
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Fool of Quality v. 1, 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1824/1/15 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
William Oswald H McCheyne
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
Fool of Quality
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
The fool of quality; or, the history of Henry Earl of Moreland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 103 times in 26 borrowing records
ESTC: T144135
Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
Fool of Quality, or, The History of Henry Earl of Moreland
Borrowed: 1824/1/15 (Thursday).
Borrower: William Oswald H McCheyne
Author: Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783), Genre: Fiction
Fool of Quality, or, The History of Henry Earl of Moreland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 268673
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Citizen of the World v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/3/25 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
William Oswald H McCheyne
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
Citizen of the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
The citizen of the world or letters from a Chinese philosopher residing in London to his friends in the east, by Oliver Goldsmith. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1792. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 24 times in 15 borrowing records
ESTC: T146040
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
Citizen of the World
Borrowed: 1824/3/25 (Thursday).
Borrower: William Oswald H McCheyne
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 268688
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Natural History of Insects
Borrowed: 1824/7/2 (Friday).
William Oswald H McCheyne
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History of Insects
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Natural Philosophy
The natural history of insects, compiled from Swammerdam, Brookes, Goldsmith, &c. Embellished with copper-plates. Intended as a companion to Buffon’s Natural History
Language: English . Published: Perth. Date of publication: 1792. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T61273
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History of Insects, Compiled
Record ID 268646
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hoole's Tasso v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Oswald H McCheyne
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Torquato Tasso (Male, born 1544, died 1595)
Genre: Poetry
Hoole's Tasso
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Torquato Tasso (Male, born 1544, died 1595)
Genre: Poetry
Jerusalem delivered; an heroic poem: translated from the Italian of Torquato Tasso, by John Hoole.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Hoole, John, 1727-1803
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 30 times in 24 borrowing records
ESTC: N6701
Torquato Tasso (Male, born 1544, died 1595)
Genre: Poetry
Jerusalem Delivered
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Oswald H McCheyne
Author: Torquato Tasso (Male, born 1544, died 1595), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 268655
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Encyclopaedia v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1824/1/13 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
William Oswald H McCheyne
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia britannica; or, A dictionary of arts, sciences, and miscellaneous literature.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788-1797. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 262 times in 223 borrowing records
ESTC: N6642
Borrowed: 1824/1/13 (Tuesday).
Borrower: William Oswald H McCheyne
Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 268712
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Encyclopedia v. 2
Borrowed: 1824/6. Returned: yes.
William Craig McLehose
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia britannica; or, A dictionary of arts, sciences, and miscellaneous literature.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788-1797. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 262 times in 223 borrowing records
ESTC: N6642
Record ID 268700
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bank's Geography
Borrowed: 1824/1/27 (Tuesday).
William Craig McLehose
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Bank's Geography
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A modern, authentic and com[plete] system of universal geography. Including all the late important discoveries made by the English, and other celebrated navigators of various nations, in the different hemispheres; and containing a genuine history and description of the whole world, as consisting of empires, ... With the various countries, cities, towns, .... Thoughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and America: together with their respective situations, extent, latitude, longitude, ... together with a complete history of every empire, kingdom, and state, ... The whole forming an authentic and entertaining account of every thing worthy of notice throughout the whole face of nature, both by land and water. In which is introduced, to illustrate the work, a considerable number of the most accurate whole sheet maps, forming a complete atlas. To which is added complete guide to geography, astronomy, ... with an account of the rise, progress, and present state of navigation throughout the known world. Likewise containing every important, interesting, and valuable discovery throughout the whole of Cook’s voyages. Together with all the discoveries made by other mariners since the time of that celebrated circumnavigator. Also, a particular description of the improved state of the new colony formed at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island, where the convicts are now settled. Including a particular account of the excursions and discoveries made in the interior parts of New Holland. The whole forming a complete collection of voyages and travels. By the Rev. Thomas Bankes, vicar of Dixton, in Monmouthshire, and author of the Christian’s family Bible. Embellished with near two hundred beautiful engravings, consisting of views, antiquities, customs, ceremonies, besides whole sheet maps, plans, charts, &c. executed in a much superior stile than any thing that has ever appeared in this kingdom.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: folio. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 27
ESTC: T173389
Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography
Borrowed: 1824/1/27 (Tuesday).
Borrower: William Craig McLehose
Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography
Record ID 268715
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Encyclopedia Britannica v. 2
Borrowed: 1824/7/6 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
William Craig McLehose
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia britannica; or, A dictionary of arts, sciences, and miscellaneous literature.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788-1797. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 262 times in 223 borrowing records
ESTC: N6642
Borrowed: 1824/7/6 (Tuesday).
Borrower: William Craig McLehose
Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 268691
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Sparman's Voyage v. 1
Borrowed: 1823/10/25 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Craig McLehose
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Sparman's Voyage
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic polar circle, and round the world: but chiefly into the country of the Hottentots and Caffres, from the year 1772, to 1776.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Forster, Georg.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 105 times in 92 borrowing records
ESTC: T150219
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Borrowed: 1823/10/25 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Craig McLehose
Author: Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820), Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 268745
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Brydon's Tour
Borrowed: 1824/4/9 (Friday).
John A McKenzie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
Brydon's Tour
Confidence level: Likely
Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
A tour through Sicily and Malta. In a series of letters to William Beckford, Esq. of Somerly in Suffolk; from P. Brydone, F.R.S. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 68 times in 66 borrowing records
ESTC: T88892
Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
Tour Through Sicily and Malta. In a Series of Letters to William Beckford
Borrowed: 1824/4/9 (Friday).
Borrower: John A McKenzie
Author: Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818), Genre: Travel
Tour Through Sicily and Malta. In a Series of Letters to William Beckford
Record ID 268742
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Sparman's Voyage v. 2
Borrowed: 1824/4/9 (Friday). Returned: yes.
John A McKenzie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Sparman's Voyage
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic polar circle, and round the world: but chiefly into the country of the Hottentots and Caffres, from the year 1772, to 1776.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Forster, Georg.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 105 times in 92 borrowing records
ESTC: T150219
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Borrowed: 1824/4/9 (Friday).
Borrower: John A McKenzie
Author: Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820), Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 268736
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hearne's Journey v. 1
Borrowed: 1824/2/24 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
John A McKenzie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Samuel Hearne (Male, born 1745, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
Hearne's Journey
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Samuel Hearne (Male, born 1745, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
A journey from Prince of Wales’s fort in Hudson’s Bay, to the northern ocean. Undertaken by order of the Hudson’s Bay Company, for the discovery of copper mines, a north west passage, &c. in the years 1769, 1770, 1771, & 1772.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1795. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 24 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: T146967
Samuel Hearne (Male, born 1745, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
Journey from Prince of Wales’s Fort in Hudson’s Bay, to the Northern Ocean
Borrowed: 1824/2/24 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John A McKenzie
Author: Samuel Hearne (Male, born 1745, died 1792), Genre: Travel
Journey from Prince of Wales’s Fort in Hudson’s Bay, to the Northern Ocean
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 268727
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pennant's Tour v. 1
Borrowed: 1823/12/18 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
John A McKenzie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Pennant's Tour
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
A tour in Scotland; MDCCLXIX.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 39 times in 27 borrowing records
ESTC: T110282
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Tour in Scotland, MDCCLXIX
Borrowed: 1823/12/18 (Thursday).
Borrower: John A McKenzie
Author: Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 268775
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Defence on Foot
Borrowed: 1824/6/29 (Tuesday).
James McKnight
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Charles Roworth (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Art of Defence on foot
Confidence level: Certain
Charles Roworth (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The art of defence on foot with the broad sword and sabre, uniting the Scotch and Austrian methods into one regular system. To which are added remarks on the Spadroon.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1798. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 10
ESTC: N16441
Charles Roworth (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Art of Defence on Foot with the Broad Sword and Sabre
Borrowed: 1824/6/29 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James McKnight
Author: Charles Roworth (Male), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 268733
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Sparman v. 1
Borrowed: 1824/1/29 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
John A McKenzie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Sparman
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic polar circle, and round the world: but chiefly into the country of the Hottentots and Caffres, from the year 1772, to 1776.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Forster, Georg.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 105 times in 92 borrowing records
ESTC: T150219
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Borrowed: 1824/1/29 (Thursday).
Borrower: John A McKenzie
Author: Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820), Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 268730
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Narchus Voyages
Borrowed: 1824/1/7 (Wednesday).
John A McKenzie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Arrian of Nicomedia (Male, born c.87)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Nearchus Voyages
Format: 4to.
Confidence level: Certain
Arrian of Nicomedia (Male, born c.87)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
The voyage of Nearchus from the Indus to the Euphrates, collected from the original journal preserved by Arrian, And Illustrated BY Authorities Ancient And Modern; containing an account of the first navigation attempted by Europeans in the Indian Ocean. By William Vincent, D.D. To which are added three dissertations: Two, on the Acronychal Rising of the Pleiades, By the Right Reverend Dr. Samuel Horsley, Lord Bishop of Rochester; And by Mr. William Wales, Master of the Royal Mathematical School in Christ’s Hospital: And One by Mr. DE LA Rochette, On the First Meridian of Ptolemy.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1797. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 19
ESTC: T137592
Arrian of Nicomedia (Male, born c.87)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Voyage of Nearchus from the Indus to the Euphrates
Borrowed: 1824/1/7 (Wednesday).
Borrower: John A McKenzie
Author: Arrian of Nicomedia (Male, born c.87), Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Record ID 268718
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Brydon's Tour
Borrowed: 1823/10.
John A McKenzie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
Brydon's Tour
Confidence level: Likely
Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
A tour through Sicily and Malta. In a series of letters to William Beckford, Esq. of Somerly in Suffolk; from P. Brydone, F.R.S. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 68 times in 66 borrowing records
ESTC: T88892
Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
Tour Through Sicily and Malta. In a Series of Letters to William Beckford
Borrowed: 1823/10.
Borrower: John A McKenzie
Author: Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818), Genre: Travel
Tour Through Sicily and Malta. In a Series of Letters to William Beckford
Record ID 268721
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Richardson's Tour v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
John A McKenzie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Daniel Defoe (Male, born c.1661, died 1731), Samuel Richardson (Male, born 1689, died 1761)
Genre: Travel
Richardson's Tour
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Daniel Defoe (Male, born c.1661, died 1731), Samuel Richardson (Male, born 1689, died 1761)
Genre: Travel
A tour through the whole island of Great Britain. Divided into circuits or journies. Containing I. A description of the principal cities and towns, ... Originally begun by the celebrated Daniel De Foe, continued by the late Mr. Richardson.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vol.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 141 times in 117 borrowing records
ESTC: T70855
Daniel Defoe (Male, born c.1661, died 1731), Samuel Richardson (Male, born 1689, died 1761)
Genre: Travel
Tour through the Whole Island of Great Britain
Borrowed: 1823/12/4 (Thursday).
Borrower: John A McKenzie
Author: Daniel Defoe (Male, born c.1661, died 1731), Samuel Richardson (Male, born 1689, died 1761), Genre: Travel
Tour through the Whole Island of Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 268781
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Staunton's Embassy v. 2, 3
Borrowed: 1823/11/20 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
John James McDonald
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Staunton's Embassy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Travel
An authentic account of an embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China; including cursory observations made, and Information Obtained, in travelling through that ancient empire, and a Small Part of Chinese Tartary.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1797. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 111 times in 68 borrowing records
ESTC: T103540
Genre: Travel
Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China
Borrowed: 1823/11/20 (Thursday).
Borrower: John James McDonald
Genre: Travel
Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 268796
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Buffon v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/12/20 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
James McNab
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Buffon
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural history, general and particular; by the Count de Buffon, translated into English. Illustrated with three hundred and one copper-plates, and occasional notes and observations by the translator. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 455 times in 403 borrowing records
ESTC: N42265
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Borrowed: 1823/12/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: James McNab
Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 268802
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Dalrymple's Memoirs v. 1
Borrowed: 1824/1/17 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
James McNab
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
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: 1824/1/17 (Saturday).
Borrower: James McNab
Author: Alexander Dalrymple (Male, born 1737, died 1808), Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Collection of Charts and Memoirs
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 268790
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Curiosities of Great Britain v. 3, 4
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
James McNab
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities of Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
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: 1823/11/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: James McNab
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities, Natural and Artificial, of the Island of Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 268799
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hamilton's Poems
Borrowed: 1824/1/6 (Tuesday).
James McNab
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Hamilton of Bangour (Male, born 1704, died 1754)
Genre: Poetry
Hamilton's Poems
Confidence level: Speculative
William Hamilton of Bangour (Male, born 1704, died 1754)
Genre: Poetry
Poems on several occasions. By William Hamilton Of Bangour, Esquire.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1760. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T115286
William Hamilton of Bangour (Male, born 1704, died 1754)
Genre: Poetry
Poems on Several Occasions [William Hamilton]
Borrowed: 1824/1/6 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James McNab
Author: William Hamilton of Bangour (Male, born 1704, died 1754), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 268793
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's Voyages
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday).
James McNab
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A new, authentic, and complete collection of voyages round the world, undertaken and performed by royal authority. Containing an authentic, ... history of Captain Cook’s first, second, third and last voyages, ... To which will be added, genuine narratives of other voyage ... It is proper to observe, that some other editions of these works ... would cost a purchaser ... upwards of twenty guineas; ... but the present edition, by being published in only eighty six-penny numbers, ... enables every person, ... to become familiary [sic] acquainted with those ... voyages ... Now publishing under the immediate direction of George William Anderson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784-1786. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 536 times in 506 borrowing records
ESTC: T134074
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: James McNab
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Record ID 268787
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pennant's Tour v. 1
Borrowed: 1823/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
James McNab
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Pennant's Tour
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
A tour in Scotland; MDCCLXIX.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 39 times in 27 borrowing records
ESTC: T110282
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Tour in Scotland, MDCCLXIX
Borrowed: 1823/11/5 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James McNab
Author: Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 268844
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Kincaid's Edinburgh
Borrowed: 1824/3/29 (Monday).
Arthur McArthur
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Alexander Kincaid (Male)
Genre: History
Kincaid's Edinburgh
Confidence level: Certain
Alexander Kincaid (Male)
Genre: History
The history of Edinburgh, from the earliest accounts to the present time; by way of guide to the city and suburbs. To which is annexed, a gazetteer of the county. Embellished with a plan of the Town and Suburbs; as also, a map of the Environs, The Radius Eleven Miles East, South, and West.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 5
ESTC: T36367
Alexander Kincaid (Male)
Genre: History
History of Edinburgh, from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time
Borrowed: 1824/3/29 (Monday).
Borrower: Arthur McArthur
Author: Alexander Kincaid (Male), Genre: History
History of Edinburgh, from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time
Record ID 268835
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Gillies' History of Greece
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday).
Arthur McArthur
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Gillies (Male, born 1747, died 1836)
Genre: History
Gillies' History of Greece
Confidence level: Certain
John Gillies (Male, born 1747, died 1836)
Genre: History
The history of ancient Greece, its colonies, and conquests; from the earliest accounts till the division of the Macedonian Empire in the east Including the History of Literature, Philosophy, and the Fine Arts.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1792-1793. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 64 times in 32 borrowing records
ESTC: T97875
John Gillies (Male, born 1747, died 1836)
Genre: History
History of Ancient Greece, its Colonies and Conquests
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: Arthur McArthur
Author: John Gillies (Male, born 1747, died 1836), Genre: History
Record ID 268832
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Adventurer v. 2
Borrowed: 1823/10/25 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Arthur McArthur
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
The adventurer. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1794. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: N492796
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Borrowed: 1823/10/25 (Saturday).
Borrower: Arthur McArthur
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 268838
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bowles Postchaise
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday).
Arthur McArthur
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Carington Bowles (Male, born 1724, died 1793)
Genre: Travel
Bowles Postchaise Companion
Confidence level: Very likely
Carington Bowles (Male, born 1724, died 1793)
Genre: Travel
Bowles’s post-chaise companion; or, traveller’s directory through England and Wales: being an actual survey of all the ... roads, ... together with the circuits of the judges, and an exact ... list of all the fairs, ... In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 5 times in 3 borrowing records
ESTC: T210592
Carington Bowles (Male, born 1724, died 1793)
Genre: Travel
Bowles’s Post-Chaise Companion; or, Traveller’s Directory through England and Wales
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: Arthur McArthur
Author: Carington Bowles (Male, born 1724, died 1793), Genre: Travel
Bowles’s Post-Chaise Companion; or, Traveller’s Directory through England and Wales
Record ID 268841
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Connoisseur v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Arthur McArthur
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
George Colman (Male, born 1732, died 1794), Bonnell Thornton (Male, born 1724, died 1768)
Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: Periodicals
Connoisseur
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
George Colman (Male, born 1732, died 1794), Bonnell Thornton (Male, born 1724, died 1768)
Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: Periodicals
The connoisseur. By Mr. Town, critic and censor-general. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1761. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 19 times in 17 borrowing records
ESTC: T144201
George Colman (Male, born 1732, died 1794), Bonnell Thornton (Male, born 1724, died 1768)
Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: Periodicals
Connoisseur. By Mr Town, Critic and Censor-General
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: Arthur McArthur
Author: George Colman (Male, born 1732, died 1794), Bonnell Thornton (Male, born 1724, died 1768), Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: Periodicals
Connoisseur. By Mr Town, Critic and Censor-General
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 268874
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hoyles Games
Borrowed: 1824/6/15 (Tuesday).
Kenneth D McKenzie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Hoyles' Games
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Mr. Hoyle’s games of whist, quadrille, piquet, chess, and back-gammon complete.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: c.1763. Format: 18mo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T88036
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Mr Hoyle’s Games of Whist, Quadrille, Piquet, Chess, and Back-gammon complete
Record ID 268859
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pennant's Scotland
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday).
Kenneth D McKenzie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Pennant's Scotland
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
A tour in Scotland, and voyage to the Hebrides; MDCCLXXII.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 27 times in 18 borrowing records
ESTC: T110281
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Tour in Scotland, and Voyage to the Hebrides; MDCCLXXII
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: Kenneth D McKenzie
Author: Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798), Genre: Travel
Record ID 268856
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Arnot's Criminal Trials
Borrowed: 1823/11/5 (Wednesday).
Kenneth D McKenzie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: Law
Arnot's Criminal Trials
Confidence level: Certain
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: Law
A collection and abridgement of celebrated criminal trials in Scotland, from A.D. 1536, to 1784. With historical and critical remarks. By Hugo Arnot, Esq. Advocate.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 23
ESTC: T142881
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: Law
Collection and Abridgement of Celebrated Criminal Trials in Scotland
Borrowed: 1823/11/5 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Kenneth D McKenzie
Author: Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786), Genre: Law
Collection and Abridgement of Celebrated Criminal Trials in Scotland
Record ID 388198
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pallas and Pennant v. 2
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday).
Kenneth D McKenzie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Pennant's Tour
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
A tour in Scotland; MDCCLXIX.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 39 times in 27 borrowing records
ESTC: T110282
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Tour in Scotland, MDCCLXIX
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: Kenneth D McKenzie
Author: Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 268901
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hooke's Roman History v. 14
Borrowed: 1823/12/20 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Thomas Marjoribanks
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763)
Genre: History
Hook's Roman History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 14
Confidence level: Certain
Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763)
Genre: History
The Roman history, from the building of Rome to the ruin of the Commonwealth. Illustrated with maps and other plates. Vol. IV. By N. Hooke, Esq;
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 316 times in 291 borrowing records
ESTC: T71735
Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763)
Genre: History
Roman History, from the Building of Rome to the Ruin of the Commonwealth
Borrowed: 1823/12/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: Thomas Marjoribanks
Author: Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763), Genre: History
Roman History, from the Building of Rome to the Ruin of the Commonwealth
Volumes borrowed: Volume 14
Record ID 268907
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Blair's Lectures v. 2
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Thomas Marjoribanks
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Blair's Lectures
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on rhetoric and belles lettres.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 112 times in 82 borrowing records
ESTC: T143711
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: Thomas Marjoribanks
Author: Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800), Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 268889
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
The Adventurer v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/4/6 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Peter Martin
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
The adventurer. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1794. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: N492796
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Borrowed: 1824/4/6 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Peter Martin
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 268904
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Blair's Lectures v. 1
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Thomas Marjoribanks
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Blair's Lectures
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on rhetoric and belles lettres.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 112 times in 82 borrowing records
ESTC: T143711
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday).
Borrower: Thomas Marjoribanks
Author: Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800), Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 268943
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Encyclopedia Britannica v. 9
Borrowed: 1824/3/9 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Patrick Meik
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia britannica; or, A dictionary of arts, sciences, and miscellaneous literature.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788-1797. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 262 times in 223 borrowing records
ESTC: N6642
Borrowed: 1824/3/9 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Patrick Meik
Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9
Record ID 268928
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Fool of Quality v. 1, 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1824/1/6 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Patrick Meik
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
Fool of Quality
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
The fool of quality; or, the history of Henry Earl of Moreland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 103 times in 26 borrowing records
ESTC: T144135
Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
Fool of Quality, or, The History of Henry Earl of Moreland
Borrowed: 1824/1/6 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Patrick Meik
Author: Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783), Genre: Fiction
Fool of Quality, or, The History of Henry Earl of Moreland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 268946
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Shakespeare v. 3, 4
Borrowed: 1824/3/20 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Patrick Meik
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Shakespeare
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Likely
William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
The works of Shakespear. In which the beauties observed by Pope, Warburton, and Dodd, are pointed out. Together with the author’s life; a glossary; copious indexes; and, a list of the various readings. In eight volumes
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1753. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 8v..
Editors: Hugh Blair
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 136 times in 98 borrowing records
ESTC: T138602
William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Works of William Shakespeare
Borrowed: 1824/3/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: Patrick Meik
Author: William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616), Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 268937
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Encyclopedia Britannica v. 19
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Patrick Meik
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Volumes borrowed: Volume 19
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia britannica; or, A dictionary of arts, sciences, and miscellaneous literature.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788-1797. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 262 times in 223 borrowing records
ESTC: N6642
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday).
Borrower: Patrick Meik
Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 19
Record ID 268982
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Philip of Macedonia
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday).
James Mellis
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Gillies (Male, born 1747, died 1836)
Genre: History
Philip of Macedonia
Confidence level: Certain
John Gillies (Male, born 1747, died 1836)
Genre: History
A view of the reign of Frederick II. of Prussia; with a parallel between that prince and Philip II. of Macedon.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1789. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T97884
John Gillies (Male, born 1747, died 1836)
Genre: History
View of the Reign of Frederick II. of Prussia
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Mellis
Author: John Gillies (Male, born 1747, died 1836), Genre: History
Record ID 269000
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Canterbury Tales v. 1, 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
James Mellis
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400)
Genre: Poetry
Canterbury Tales
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400)
Genre: Poetry
The Canterbury tales of Chaucer.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1775-1778. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 5 vols.
Editors: Tyrwhitt, Thomas
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 71 times in 24 borrowing records
ESTC: T76319
Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400)
Genre: Poetry
Canterbury Tales
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Mellis
Author: Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2 3, Volume 4
Record ID 269036
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hawkesworth v. 1
Borrowed: 1824/1/17 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
David Melville
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
Hawkesworth
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: 1824/1/17 (Saturday).
Borrower: David Melville
Author: John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 269045
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's Voyages v. 2
Borrowed: 1824/4/14 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
David Melville
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A new, authentic, and complete collection of voyages round the world, undertaken and performed by royal authority. Containing an authentic, ... history of Captain Cook’s first, second, third and last voyages, ... To which will be added, genuine narratives of other voyage ... It is proper to observe, that some other editions of these works ... would cost a purchaser ... upwards of twenty guineas; ... but the present edition, by being published in only eighty six-penny numbers, ... enables every person, ... to become familiary [sic] acquainted with those ... voyages ... Now publishing under the immediate direction of George William Anderson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784-1786. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 536 times in 506 borrowing records
ESTC: T134074
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Borrowed: 1824/4/14 (Wednesday).
Borrower: David Melville
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 269039
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Buffon's Natural History v. 3, 4
Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
David Melville
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Buffon's Natural History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Speculative
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural history, general and particular; by the Count de Buffon, translated into English. Illustrated with three hundred and one copper-plates, and occasional notes and observations by the translator. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 455 times in 403 borrowing records
ESTC: N42265
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday).
Borrower: David Melville
Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 269051
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hawkesworth's Voyage v. 1
Borrowed: 1823/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
John Mellis
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: 1823/11/5 (Wednesday).
Borrower: John Mellis
Author: John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 269063
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hindooh Rajah v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/1/17 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
John Mellis
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Elizabeth Hamilton (Female, born c.1756, died 1816)
Genre: Fiction
Letters of a Hindooh Rajah
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Elizabeth Hamilton (Female, born c.1756, died 1816)
Genre: Fiction
Translation of the letters of a Hindoo Rajah; written previous to, and during the period of his residence in England. To which is prefixed a preliminary dissertation on the History, Religion, and Manners, of the Hindoos.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1796. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 128 times in 66 borrowing records
ESTC: T56854
Elizabeth Hamilton (Female, born c.1756, died 1816)
Genre: Fiction
Translation of the Letters of a Hindoo Rajah
Borrowed: 1824/1/17 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Mellis
Author: Elizabeth Hamilton (Female, born c.1756, died 1816), Genre: Fiction
Translation of the Letters of a Hindoo Rajah
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 269048
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Dalrymple's Memoirs v. 1
Borrowed: 1823/10. Returned: yes.
John Mellis
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
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: 1823/10.
Borrower: John Mellis
Author: Alexander Dalrymple (Male, born 1737, died 1808), Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Collection of Charts and Memoirs
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 269057
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Boswell's and Johnston v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/12/20 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
John Mellis
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
Boswell's and Johnson
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
The journal of a tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D. By James Boswell, Esq. containing Some Poetical Pieces by Dr. Johnson, relative to the Tour, and never before published; A Series of his Conversation, Literary Anecdotes, and Opinions of Men and Books: with an authentick account of The Distresses and Escape of the Grandson of King James II. in the Year 1746.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 99 times in 98 borrowing records
ESTC: T53594
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides
Borrowed: 1823/12/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Mellis
Author: James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795), Genre: Travel
Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 269099
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Alison on Taste
Borrowed: 1824/1/19 (Monday).
John McK Mitchell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Archibald Alison (Male, born 1757, died 1839)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Alison on Taste
Confidence level: Certain
Archibald Alison (Male, born 1757, died 1839)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays on the Nature and Principles of Taste
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1790. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 36
ESTC: T143357
Archibald Alison (Male, born 1757, died 1839)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays on the Nature and Principles of Taste
Borrowed: 1824/1/19 (Monday).
Borrower: John McK Mitchell
Author: Archibald Alison (Male, born 1757, died 1839), Genre: Belles Lettres