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Record ID 270782
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Campbells Journey to India
Borrowed: 1824/4/6 (Tuesday).
Robert Stein
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Donald Campbell (Male, born 1751, died 1804)
Genre: Travel
Campbells Journey to India
Confidence level: Likely
Donald Campbell (Male, born 1751, died 1804)
Genre: Travel
A journey over land to India, partly by a route never gone before by any European, by Donald Campbell, of Barbreck, Esq. Who Formerly Commanded A Regiment Of Cavalry In The Service Of His Highness The Nabob Of The Carnatic. In a series of letters to his son. Comprehending His Shipwreck And Imprisonment With Hyder Alli, And His Subsequent Negociations And Transactions In The East
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1795. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 70 times in 68 borrowing records
ESTC: T73540
Donald Campbell (Male, born 1751, died 1804)
Genre: Travel
Journey over Land to India
Borrowed: 1824/4/6 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Robert Stein
Author: Donald Campbell (Male, born 1751, died 1804), Genre: Travel
Record ID 270785
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Spectator v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/4/20 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Robert Stein
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Sir Richard Steele (Male, born 1672, died 1729)
Genre: Periodicals
Spectator
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Sir Richard Steele (Male, born 1672, died 1729)
Genre: Periodicals
The spectator. ... Carefully corrected.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1754. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 8v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 41 times in 32 borrowing records
ESTC: N24135
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Sir Richard Steele (Male, born 1672, died 1729)
Genre: Periodicals
Spectator
Borrowed: 1824/4/20 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Robert Stein
Author: Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Sir Richard Steele (Male, born 1672, died 1729), Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 270794
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Coxe's Switzerland v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/6/1 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Robert Stein
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Coxe's Switzerland v. 1, 2
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Switzerland. In a series of letters to William Melmoth, Esq. from William Coxe, ... In three volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1789. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 50 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: T134278
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Switzerland
Borrowed: 1824/6/1 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Robert Stein
Author: William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 270767
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Mavor v. 3, 4, 5
Borrowed: 1824/1/27 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Robert Stein
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Mavor
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Confidence level: Speculative
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: 1824/1/27 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Robert Stein
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 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Record ID 270779
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Arnot's Edinburgh
Borrowed: 1824/3.
Robert Stein
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: 1824/3.
Borrower: Robert Stein
Author: Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786), Genre: History
Record ID 270755
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Art of Defence on Foot
Borrowed: 1823/12/16 (Tuesday).
Robert Stein
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: 1823/12/16 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Robert Stein
Author: Charles Roworth (Male), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 270797
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
British Plutarch v. 9, 11, 12
Borrowed: 1824/6/15 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Robert Stein
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810)
Genre: Lives
British Plutarch
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9, Volume 11, Volume 12
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: 1824/6/15 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Robert Stein
Author: Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9, Volume 11, Volume 12
Record ID 270770
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Siege of Gibraltar
Borrowed: 1824/2/10 (Tuesday).
Robert Stein
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: History
Ansell's Siege of Gibraltar
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: History
An authentic and accurate journal of the late siege of Gibraltar; being a curcumstantial account of every material transaction relative to that memorable event, from the day on which the communication between that garrison and Spain was shut up, to the arrival of the Thetis frigate with the preliminary articles of peace.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 19
ESTC: T72997
Genre: History
Authentic and Accurate Journal of the Late Siege of Gibraltar
Borrowed: 1824/2/10 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Robert Stein
Genre: History
Authentic and Accurate Journal of the Late Siege of Gibraltar
Record ID 270824
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Berenger Horsemanship
Borrowed: 1823/11/5 (Wednesday).
Gordon Sinder
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Richard Berenger (Male, born c.1719, died 1782)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Berenger's Horsemanship
Confidence level: Certain
Richard Berenger (Male, born c.1719, died 1782)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The history and art of horsemanship.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 11 times in 9 borrowing records
ESTC: T127820
Richard Berenger (Male, born c.1719, died 1782)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
History and Art of Horsemanship
Borrowed: 1823/11/5 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Gordon Sinder
Author: Richard Berenger (Male, born c.1719, died 1782), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 270806
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Canaan
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday).
Alexander H Sinder
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Martin (Male, born 1741, died 1820)
Genre: Education, Genre: Theology
Conquest of Canaan
Confidence level: Certain
John Martin (Male, born 1741, died 1820)
Genre: Education, Genre: Theology
The conquest of Canaan: in which the natural and moral state of its inhabitants; the character of their conquerors; with The Manner and Design of their Conquest, are considered. In a series of letters from a Father to his Son. Intended for the Amusement and Instruction of Youth. By John Martin.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777-1778. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T93882
John Martin (Male, born 1741, died 1820)
Genre: Education, Genre: Theology
Conquest of Canaan
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander H Sinder
Author: John Martin (Male, born 1741, died 1820), Genre: Education, Genre: Theology
Record ID 270818
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Art of Defence on Foot
Borrowed: 1824/5/21 (Friday).
Alexander H Sinder
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: 1824/5/21 (Friday).
Borrower: Alexander H Sinder
Author: Charles Roworth (Male), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 270848
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hook's Roman History v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/3. Returned: yes.
William Taylour
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 1, Volume 2
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: 1824/3.
Borrower: William Taylour
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 1, Volume 2
Record ID 270839
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pennant's Scotland v. 1
Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Taylour
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Pennant's Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
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: 1824/2/14 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Taylour
Author: Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798), Genre: Travel
Tour in Scotland, and Voyage to the Hebrides; MDCCLXXII
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 270857
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bank's Geography v. 1
Borrowed: 1824/5/5 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
William Taylour
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Bank's Geography
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A modern, authentic and com[plete] system of universal geography. Including all the late important discoveries made by the English, and other celebrated navigators of various nations, in the different hemispheres; and containing a genuine history and description of the whole world, as consisting of empires, ... With the various countries, cities, towns, .... Thoughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and America: together with their respective situations, extent, latitude, longitude, ... together with a complete history of every empire, kingdom, and state, ... The whole forming an authentic and entertaining account of every thing worthy of notice throughout the whole face of nature, both by land and water. In which is introduced, to illustrate the work, a considerable number of the most accurate whole sheet maps, forming a complete atlas. To which is added complete guide to geography, astronomy, ... with an account of the rise, progress, and present state of navigation throughout the known world. Likewise containing every important, interesting, and valuable discovery throughout the whole of Cook’s voyages. Together with all the discoveries made by other mariners since the time of that celebrated circumnavigator. Also, a particular description of the improved state of the new colony formed at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island, where the convicts are now settled. Including a particular account of the excursions and discoveries made in the interior parts of New Holland. The whole forming a complete collection of voyages and travels. By the Rev. Thomas Bankes, vicar of Dixton, in Monmouthshire, and author of the Christian’s family Bible. Embellished with near two hundred beautiful engravings, consisting of views, antiquities, customs, ceremonies, besides whole sheet maps, plans, charts, &c. executed in a much superior stile than any thing that has ever appeared in this kingdom.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: folio. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 27
ESTC: T173389
Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography
Borrowed: 1824/5/5 (Wednesday).
Borrower: William Taylour
Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 270854
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Shakespeare v. 2, 4
Borrowed: 1824/4/21 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
William Taylour
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 2, 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: 1824/4/21 (Wednesday).
Borrower: William Taylour
Author: William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616), Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 4
Record ID 270878
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
History of England v. 13, 14
Borrowed: 1823/12/18 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
David Taylour
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England
Volumes borrowed: Volume 13, Volume 14
Confidence level: Likely
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688.
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: 1823/12/18 (Thursday).
Borrower: David Taylour
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 13, Volume 14
Record ID 270881
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hume's England v. 9, 10
Borrowed: 1824/1. Returned: yes.
David Taylour
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
Hume's England
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9, Volume 10
Confidence level: Very likely
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 110 times in 79 borrowing records
ESTC: T36369
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1824/1.
Borrower: David Taylour
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9, Volume 10
Record ID 270887
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hume's England v. 15, 16
Borrowed: 1824/2/26 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
David Taylour
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 15, Volume 16
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: 1824/2/26 (Thursday).
Borrower: David Taylour
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 15, Volume 16
Record ID 270902
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Robertson's Charles 5th v. 3
Borrowed: 1824/5. Returned: yes.
David Taylour
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 3
Confidence level: Speculative
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of the reign of the Emperor Charles V. With a view of the progress of society in Europe, from the subversion of the Roman Empire, to the beginning of the sixteenth century.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 604 times in 453 borrowing records
ESTC: T71143
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V
Borrowed: 1824/5.
Borrower: David Taylour
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 270875
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
History of England v. 5, 6, 7, 8
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
David Taylour
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8
Confidence level: Likely
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688.
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: 1823/11/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: David Taylour
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8
Record ID 270899
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bank's Geography v. 2
Borrowed: 1824/5/5 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
David Taylour
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Bank's Geography
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A modern, authentic and com[plete] system of universal geography. Including all the late important discoveries made by the English, and other celebrated navigators of various nations, in the different hemispheres; and containing a genuine history and description of the whole world, as consisting of empires, ... With the various countries, cities, towns, .... Thoughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and America: together with their respective situations, extent, latitude, longitude, ... together with a complete history of every empire, kingdom, and state, ... The whole forming an authentic and entertaining account of every thing worthy of notice throughout the whole face of nature, both by land and water. In which is introduced, to illustrate the work, a considerable number of the most accurate whole sheet maps, forming a complete atlas. To which is added complete guide to geography, astronomy, ... with an account of the rise, progress, and present state of navigation throughout the known world. Likewise containing every important, interesting, and valuable discovery throughout the whole of Cook’s voyages. Together with all the discoveries made by other mariners since the time of that celebrated circumnavigator. Also, a particular description of the improved state of the new colony formed at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island, where the convicts are now settled. Including a particular account of the excursions and discoveries made in the interior parts of New Holland. The whole forming a complete collection of voyages and travels. By the Rev. Thomas Bankes, vicar of Dixton, in Monmouthshire, and author of the Christian’s family Bible. Embellished with near two hundred beautiful engravings, consisting of views, antiquities, customs, ceremonies, besides whole sheet maps, plans, charts, &c. executed in a much superior stile than any thing that has ever appeared in this kingdom.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: folio. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 27
ESTC: T173389
Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography
Borrowed: 1824/5/5 (Wednesday).
Borrower: David Taylour
Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 270905
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Sullivan's Letters v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/6. Returned: yes.
David Taylour
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Richard Joseph Sullivan (Male)
Genre: Travel
Sullivan's Letters
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Richard Joseph Sullivan (Male)
Genre: Travel
A view of nature, in letters to a traveller among the Alps. With reflections on Atheistical philosophy, now exemplified in France. By Richard Joseph Sulivan, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1794. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 5 borrowing records
ESTC: T100109
Richard Joseph Sullivan (Male)
Genre: Travel
View of Nature, in Letters to a Traveller Among the Alps
Borrowed: 1824/6.
Borrower: David Taylour
Author: Richard Joseph Sullivan (Male), Genre: Travel
View of Nature, in Letters to a Traveller Among the Alps
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 270956
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Volney's Travels in Egypt v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/4/9 (Friday). Returned: yes.
John Thomson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Constantin François de Chasseboeuf Comte de Volney (Male, born 1757, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Volney's Travels in Egypt
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Constantin François de Chasseboeuf Comte de Volney (Male, born 1757, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Syria and Egypt, in the years 1783, 1784, and 1785. Containing the present natural and political state of those countries, their Productions, Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce; with Observations on the Manners, Customs, and Government of the Turks and Arabs. Illustrated with copper plates. By M. C-F. Volney. Translated from the French. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 264 times in 197 borrowing records
ESTC: T12217
Constantin François de Chasseboeuf Comte de Volney (Male, born 1757, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Syria and Egypt, in the Years 1783, 1784, and 1785
Borrowed: 1824/4/9 (Friday).
Borrower: John Thomson
Author: Constantin François de Chasseboeuf Comte de Volney (Male, born 1757, died 1820), Genre: Travel
Travels through Syria and Egypt, in the Years 1783, 1784, and 1785
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 270929
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pinkerton's History of Scotland v. 1
Borrowed: 1823/12/16 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
John Thomson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Pinkerton (Male, born 1758, died 1826)
Genre: History
Pinkerton's History of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
John Pinkerton (Male, born 1758, died 1826)
Genre: History
The history of Scotland from the accession of the House of Stuart to that of Mary. With appendixes of original papers. By John Pinkerton. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1797. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 18 times in 15 borrowing records
ESTC: T95226
John Pinkerton (Male, born 1758, died 1826)
Genre: History
History of Scotland from the Accession of the House of Stuart to that of Mary
Borrowed: 1823/12/16 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John Thomson
Author: John Pinkerton (Male, born 1758, died 1826), Genre: History
History of Scotland from the Accession of the House of Stuart to that of Mary
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 270965
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Encyclopedia Britannica v. 7
Borrowed: 1824/5/18 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
John Thomson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia britannica; or, A dictionary of arts, sciences, and miscellaneous literature.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788-1797. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 261 times in 222 borrowing records
ESTC: N6642
Borrowed: 1824/5/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John Thomson
Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7
Record ID 270938
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Brydon's Tour
Borrowed: 1824/1/27 (Tuesday).
John Thomson
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: 1824/1/27 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John Thomson
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 270971
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Encyclopedia Britannica v. 5
Borrowed: 1824/6/5 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
John Thomson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia britannica; or, A dictionary of arts, sciences, and miscellaneous literature.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788-1797. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 261 times in 222 borrowing records
ESTC: N6642
Borrowed: 1824/6/5 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Thomson
Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Record ID 270917
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Langhorn's Plutarch v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/10/21 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
John Thomson
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 1, Volume 2
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: 1823/10/21 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John Thomson
Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 270920
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Goldsmith's Greece v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/11. Returned: yes.
John Thomson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
Goldsmith's History of Greece
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
The grecian history, from the earliest state to the death of Alexander the Great. By Dr. Goldsmith.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 205 times in 171 borrowing records
ESTC: T146080
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
Grecian History, from the Earliest State to the Death of Alexander the Great
Borrowed: 1823/11.
Borrower: John Thomson
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: History
Grecian History, from the Earliest State to the Death of Alexander the Great
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 270959
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Encyclopedia Britannica v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/4/20 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
John Thomson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, 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 261 times in 222 borrowing records
ESTC: N6642
Borrowed: 1824/4/20 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John Thomson
Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 270974
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Swinburne's Travels v. 2
Borrowed: 1824/6/19 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
John Thomson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Henry Swinburne (Male, born 1743, died 1803)
Genre: Travel
Swinburne's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Swinburne (Male, born 1743, died 1803)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Spain, in the years 1775 and 1776. In which several monuments of Roman and Moorish architecture are illustrated by accurate drawings taken on the spot. By Henry Swinburne, Esq. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 118 times in 113 borrowing records
ESTC: T88895
Henry Swinburne (Male, born 1743, died 1803)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Spain, in the Years 1775 and 1776
Borrowed: 1824/6/19 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Thomson
Author: Henry Swinburne (Male, born 1743, died 1803), Genre: Travel
Travels through Spain, in the Years 1775 and 1776
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 270962
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hook's Roman History v. 7, 8
Borrowed: 1824/4/20 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
John Thomson
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 7, Volume 8
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: 1824/4/20 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John Thomson
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 7, Volume 8
Record ID 270923
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Ferguson's History v. 1
Borrowed: 1823/11/18 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
John Thomson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: History
Ferguson's History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: History
The history of the progress and termination of the Roman republic.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 201 times in 126 borrowing records
ESTC: T77047
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: History
History of the Progress and Termination of the Roman Republic
Borrowed: 1823/11/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John Thomson
Author: Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816), Genre: History
History of the Progress and Termination of the Roman Republic
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 270932
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Campbell's India
Borrowed: 1824/1.
John Thomson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Donald Campbell (Male, born 1751, died 1804)
Genre: Travel
Campbell's India
Confidence level: Speculative
Donald Campbell (Male, born 1751, died 1804)
Genre: Travel
A journey over land to India, partly by a route never gone before by any European, by Donald Campbell, of Barbreck, Esq. Who Formerly Commanded A Regiment Of Cavalry In The Service Of His Highness The Nabob Of The Carnatic. In a series of letters to his son. Comprehending His Shipwreck And Imprisonment With Hyder Alli, And His Subsequent Negociations And Transactions In The East
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1795. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 70 times in 68 borrowing records
ESTC: T73540
Donald Campbell (Male, born 1751, died 1804)
Genre: Travel
Journey over Land to India
Borrowed: 1824/1.
Borrower: John Thomson
Author: Donald Campbell (Male, born 1751, died 1804), Genre: Travel
Record ID 270986
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
McArthur on Fencing
Borrowed: 1824/6/19 (Saturday).
William Beveridge Thomson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John McArthur (Male, born 1755, died 1840)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
McArthur on Fencing
Confidence level: Certain
John McArthur (Male, born 1755, died 1840)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The army and navy gentleman’s companion; or a new and complete treatise on the theory and practice of fencing. Displaying the intricacies of small-sword play; ... Illustrated by mathematical figures, and adorned with elegant engravings ... A new edition revised with a glossary and improvements, by J. Mc.Arthur ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T118279
John McArthur (Male, born 1755, died 1840)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Army and Navy Gentleman’s Companion; or A New and Complete Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Fencing
Borrowed: 1824/6/19 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Beveridge Thomson
Author: John McArthur (Male, born 1755, died 1840), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 270998
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Curiosities of Britain v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Joseph Todd
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities of Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
The curiosities, natural and artificial, of the island of Great Britain.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: c.1775. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 60 times in 29 borrowing records
ESTC: T34503
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities, Natural and Artificial, of the Island of Great Britain
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: Joseph Todd
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities, Natural and Artificial, of the Island of Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 271004
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Buffon's Birds v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Joseph Todd
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Buffon's Birds
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
The natural history of birds. From the French of the Count de Buffon. Illustrated with engravings; and a preface, notes, and additions, by the translator. In nine volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1793. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 9v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 34 times in 17 borrowing records
ESTC: T139140
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History of Birds
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: Joseph Todd
Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 271046
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Sparman's Voyage v. 1
Borrowed: 1824/3/25 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
James French
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Sparman's Voyage
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic polar circle, and round the world: but chiefly into the country of the Hottentots and Caffres, from the year 1772, to 1776.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Forster, Georg.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 105 times in 92 borrowing records
ESTC: T150219
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Borrowed: 1824/3/25 (Thursday).
Borrower: James French
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 271013
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Encyclopedia Britannica v. 11
Borrowed: 1823/11/4 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
James French
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Volumes borrowed: Volume 11
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia britannica; or, A dictionary of arts, sciences, and miscellaneous literature.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788-1797. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 261 times in 222 borrowing records
ESTC: N6642
Borrowed: 1823/11/4 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James French
Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 11
Record ID 271052
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Nearchus Voyages
Borrowed: 1824/4/27 (Tuesday).
James French
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Arrian of Nicomedia (Male, born c.87)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Nearchus Voyage
Confidence level: Very likely
Arrian of Nicomedia (Male, born c.87)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
The voyage of Nearchus from the Indus to the Euphrates, collected from the original journal preserved by Arrian, And Illustrated BY Authorities Ancient And Modern; containing an account of the first navigation attempted by Europeans in the Indian Ocean. By William Vincent, D.D. To which are added three dissertations: Two, on the Acronychal Rising of the Pleiades, By the Right Reverend Dr. Samuel Horsley, Lord Bishop of Rochester; And by Mr. William Wales, Master of the Royal Mathematical School in Christ’s Hospital: And One by Mr. DE LA Rochette, On the First Meridian of Ptolemy.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1797. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 19
ESTC: T137592
Arrian of Nicomedia (Male, born c.87)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Voyage of Nearchus from the Indus to the Euphrates
Borrowed: 1824/4/27 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James French
Author: Arrian of Nicomedia (Male, born c.87), Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Record ID 271025
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Watson ?
Borrowed: 1824/1/6 (Tuesday).
James French
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Robert Watson (Male, born c.1730, died 1781)
Genre: History
Watson's History of Philip
Confidence level: Likely
Robert Watson (Male, born c.1730, died 1781)
Genre: History
The history of the reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain. By Robert Watson, ... In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 143 times in 138 borrowing records
ESTC: T211661
Robert Watson (Male, born c.1730, died 1781)
Genre: History
History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain
Borrowed: 1824/1/6 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James French
Author: Robert Watson (Male, born c.1730, died 1781), Genre: History
Record ID 271067
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Coxe's Switzerland v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/7. Returned: yes.
James French
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Coxe's Switzerland v. 1, 2
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Switzerland. In a series of letters to William Melmoth, Esq. from William Coxe, ... In three volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1789. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 50 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: T134278
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Switzerland
Borrowed: 1824/7.
Borrower: James French
Author: William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 271028
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's Voyages v. 4, 8
Borrowed: 1824/1/13 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
James French
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 8
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A new, authentic, and complete collection of voyages round the world, undertaken and performed by royal authority. Containing an authentic, ... history of Captain Cook’s first, second, third and last voyages, ... To which will be added, genuine narratives of other voyage ... It is proper to observe, that some other editions of these works ... would cost a purchaser ... upwards of twenty guineas; ... but the present edition, by being published in only eighty six-penny numbers, ... enables every person, ... to become familiary [sic] acquainted with those ... voyages ... Now publishing under the immediate direction of George William Anderson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784-1786. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 536 times in 506 borrowing records
ESTC: T134074
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Borrowed: 1824/1/13 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James French
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 8
Record ID 271079
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Gentle Shepherd
Borrowed: 1824/2/28 (Saturday).
John McK Walker
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Allan Ramsay (Male, born 1685, died 1758)
Genre: Drama
Gentle Shepherd
Confidence level: Certain
Allan Ramsay (Male, born 1685, died 1758)
Genre: Drama
The gentle shepherd: a Scots pastoral comedy. Adorned with cuts. By Allan Ramsay.
Language: English . Published: Perth. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T60185
Allan Ramsay (Male, born 1685, died 1758)
Genre: Drama
Gentle Shepherd
Borrowed: 1824/2/28 (Saturday).
Borrower: John McK Walker
Author: Allan Ramsay (Male, born 1685, died 1758), Genre: Drama
Record ID 271091
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Gustavus Vassa
Borrowed: 1824/4/24 (Saturday).
John McK Walker
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: 1824/4/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: John McK Walker
Author: Olaudah Equiano (Male, born 1745, died 1797), Genre: Lives
Record ID 271076
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Fool of Quality v. 1, 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1824/1/29 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
John McK Walker
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: 1824/1/29 (Thursday).
Borrower: John McK Walker
Author: Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783), Genre: Fiction
Fool of Quality, or, The History of Henry Earl of Moreland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 271088
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Mirror v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1824/4/9 (Friday). Returned: yes.
John McK Walker
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: 1824/4/9 (Friday).
Borrower: John McK Walker
Author: Henry Mackenzie (Male, born 1745, died 1831), Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 271112
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Citizen of the World v. 1
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Peter Walker
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
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: 1824/1/31 (Saturday).
Borrower: Peter Walker
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 271118
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Will & Jean
Borrowed: 1824/2/28 (Saturday).
Peter Walker
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Hector Macneill (Male, born 1746, died 1818)
Genre: Fiction
Will and Jean
Confidence level: Very likely
Hector Macneill (Male, born 1746, died 1818)
Genre: Fiction
Scotland’s skaith; or, the history o’ Will and Jean : Owre true a tale! Together with some additional poems, by the author of the Harp. Embellished with elegant engravings.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1795. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 9
ESTC: T126211
Hector Macneill (Male, born 1746, died 1818)
Genre: Fiction
Scotland’s Skaith; or, The History o’ Will and Jean
Borrowed: 1824/2/28 (Saturday).
Borrower: Peter Walker
Author: Hector Macneill (Male, born 1746, died 1818), Genre: Fiction
Record ID 271130
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Derham's Astro Theology
Borrowed: 1824/6/5 (Saturday).
Peter Walker
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Derham (Male, born 1657, died 1735)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Theology
Derham's Astro Theology
Confidence level: Certain
William Derham (Male, born 1657, died 1735)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Theology
Astro-Theology: or, a demonstration of the being and attributes of God, from a survey of the heavens. Illustrated with copper plates. By W. Derham, late Canon of Windsor, Rector of Upminster, in Essex, and F. R. S.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: N4306
William Derham (Male, born 1657, died 1735)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Theology
Astro-Theology: or, a Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God, from a Survey of the Heavens
Borrowed: 1824/6/5 (Saturday).
Borrower: Peter Walker
Author: William Derham (Male, born 1657, died 1735), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Theology
Astro-Theology: or, a Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God, from a Survey of the Heavens
Record ID 271106
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hume's History v. 2
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Peter Walker
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
Hume's History v. 2
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 110 times in 79 borrowing records
ESTC: T36369
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: Peter Walker
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 271109
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Vicar of Wakefield
Borrowed: 1824/1/17 (Saturday).
Peter Walker
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: 1824/1/17 (Saturday).
Borrower: Peter Walker
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Fiction
Record ID 271103
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hume's History of England v. 1
Borrowed: 1823/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Peter Walker
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
Hume's History England
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 110 times in 79 borrowing records
ESTC: T36369
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1823/11/5 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Peter Walker
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 271151
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Swinburn's Travels v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/4/9 (Friday). Returned: yes.
Patrick Walker
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Henry Swinburne (Male, born 1743, died 1803)
Genre: Travel
Swinburne's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Swinburne (Male, born 1743, died 1803)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Spain, in the years 1775 and 1776. In which several monuments of Roman and Moorish architecture are illustrated by accurate drawings taken on the spot. By Henry Swinburne, Esq. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 118 times in 113 borrowing records
ESTC: T88895
Henry Swinburne (Male, born 1743, died 1803)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Spain, in the Years 1775 and 1776
Borrowed: 1824/4/9 (Friday).
Borrower: Patrick Walker
Author: Henry Swinburne (Male, born 1743, died 1803), Genre: Travel
Travels through Spain, in the Years 1775 and 1776
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 271181
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Boswell's Tour through Corsica
Borrowed: 1824/6/1 (Tuesday).
David L Waugh
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Boswell's Tour through Corsica
Confidence level: Certain
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
An account of Corsica, the journal of a tour to that island; and memoirs of Pascal Paoli.
Language: English . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 85 times in 83 borrowing records
ESTC: T26157
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Account of Corsica, the Journal of a Tour to that Island; and Memoirs of Pascal Paoli
Borrowed: 1824/6/1 (Tuesday).
Borrower: David L Waugh
Author: James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795), Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Account of Corsica, the Journal of a Tour to that Island; and Memoirs of Pascal Paoli
Record ID 271184
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Curiosities of Great Britain v. 3, 4
Borrowed: 1824/7. Returned: yes.
David L Waugh
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: 1824/7.
Borrower: David L Waugh
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities, Natural and Artificial, of the Island of Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 271175
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Leo 10th v. 3
Borrowed: 1824/3/27 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
David L Waugh
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Education
Leo 10th
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Likely
Genre: Education
The Lilliputian magazine: or, the young gentleman and lady’s golden library. Being an attempt to mend the world, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: N72182
Genre: Education
Lilliputian Magazine: or, The Young Gentleman and Lady’s Golden Library
Borrowed: 1824/3/27 (Saturday).
Borrower: David L Waugh
Genre: Education
Lilliputian Magazine: or, The Young Gentleman and Lady’s Golden Library
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 271154
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bellisarius
Borrowed: 1823/10/21 (Tuesday).
David L Waugh
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Jean-François Marmontel (Male, born 1723, died 1799)
Genre: Fiction
Belisarius
Confidence level: Certain
Jean-François Marmontel (Male, born 1723, died 1799)
Genre: Fiction
Belisarius. By M. Marmontel, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 9
ESTC: T61500
Jean-François Marmontel (Male, born 1723, died 1799)
Genre: Fiction
Belisarius [Jean-François Marmontel]
Borrowed: 1823/10/21 (Tuesday).
Borrower: David L Waugh
Author: Jean-François Marmontel (Male, born 1723, died 1799), Genre: Fiction
Record ID 271160
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Plutarch's Lives v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/11/17 (Monday). Returned: yes.
David L Waugh
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch's Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch’s lives, translated from the original Greek, with notes critical and historical, and a new life of Plutarch.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Langhorne, John; Langhorne, William
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 333 times in 303 borrowing records
ESTC: N20526
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Lives [Plutarch]
Borrowed: 1823/11/17 (Monday).
Borrower: David L Waugh
Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 271205
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Arabian Nights v. 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1824/5/19 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
James Watson
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: 1824/5/19 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Watson
Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 271208
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Martial Achievements v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1824/6/5 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
James Watson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
Abercromby's Martial Achievements
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
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: 1824/6/5 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Watson
Author: Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716), Genre: Lives
Martial Atchievements of the Scots Nation
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 271220
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Buffon's Birds v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/10/25 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
John James Waterston
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Buffon's Birds
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
The natural history of birds. From the French of the Count de Buffon. Illustrated with engravings; and a preface, notes, and additions, by the translator. In nine volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1793. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 9v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 34 times in 17 borrowing records
ESTC: T139140
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History of Birds
Borrowed: 1823/10/25 (Saturday).
Borrower: John James Waterston
Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 271244
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Remarkable ?
Borrowed: 1824/2/11 (Wednesday).
John James Waterston
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Lives
Remarkable Passages
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: 1824/2/11 (Wednesday).
Borrower: John James Waterston
Genre: Lives
Account of Some Remarkable Passages in the Life of a Private Gentleman
Record ID 271247
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Mavor's Voyages v. 13, 4, 10
Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
John James Waterston
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Mavor's Voyages
Shelfmark: 776.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 10, Volume 13
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: 1824/2/14 (Saturday).
Borrower: John James Waterston
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 4, Volume 10, Volume 13
Record ID 271226
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Will and Jean
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday).
John James Waterston
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Hector Macneill (Male, born 1746, died 1818)
Genre: Fiction
Will and Jean
Confidence level: Very likely
Hector Macneill (Male, born 1746, died 1818)
Genre: Fiction
Scotland’s skaith; or, the history o’ Will and Jean : Owre true a tale! Together with some additional poems, by the author of the Harp. Embellished with elegant engravings.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1795. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 9
ESTC: T126211
Hector Macneill (Male, born 1746, died 1818)
Genre: Fiction
Scotland’s Skaith; or, The History o’ Will and Jean
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: John James Waterston
Author: Hector Macneill (Male, born 1746, died 1818), Genre: Fiction
Record ID 271256
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Campbell's Journey to India
Borrowed: 1823/11/4 (Tuesday).
James Weir
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Donald Campbell (Male, born 1751, died 1804)
Genre: Lives
Campbell's Journey to India
Confidence level: Very likely
Donald Campbell (Male, born 1751, died 1804)
Genre: Lives
A narrative of the extraordinary adventures, and sufferings by shipwreck & imprisonment, of Donald Campbell, Esq. of Barbreck: with the singular humours of his Tartar guide, Hassan Artaz: comprising The Occurrences of Four Years and Five Days, in an overland journey to India. Faithfully abstracted from Capt. Campbell’s "letters to his son."
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1796. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 17
ESTC: T146296
Donald Campbell (Male, born 1751, died 1804)
Genre: Lives
Narrative of the Extraordinary Adventures, and Sufferings of Donald Campbell, Esq. of Barbreck
Borrowed: 1823/11/4 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James Weir
Author: Donald Campbell (Male, born 1751, died 1804), Genre: Lives
Narrative of the Extraordinary Adventures, and Sufferings of Donald Campbell, Esq. of Barbreck
Record ID 271274
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Citizen of the World v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Robert Wilson
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: 1823/12/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: Robert Wilson
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 271286
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Young's Spirit of Athens
Borrowed: 1824/3/13 (Saturday).
Robert Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Sir William Young (Male, born 1749, died 1815)
Genre: History
Young's Spirit of Athens
Confidence level: Certain
Sir William Young (Male, born 1749, died 1815)
Genre: History
The spirit of Athens. Being a political and philosophical investigation of the history of that republic. By William Young, Esq;
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T49760
Sir William Young (Male, born 1749, died 1815)
Genre: History
Spirit of Athens. Being a Political and Philosophical Investigation of the History of that Republic
Borrowed: 1824/3/13 (Saturday).
Borrower: Robert Wilson
Author: Sir William Young (Male, born 1749, died 1815), Genre: History
Spirit of Athens. Being a Political and Philosophical Investigation of the History of that Republic
Record ID 271265
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Swift's Works v. 1
Borrowed: 1823/10/21 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Robert Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Swift's Works
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: London. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 54 times in 39 borrowing records
ESTC: T143502
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Jonathan Swift
Borrowed: 1823/10/21 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Robert Wilson
Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 271307
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Fool of Quality v. 1, 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1824/6/5 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Thomas Wishart
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: 1824/6/5 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Thomas Wishart
Author: Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783), Genre: Fiction
Fool of Quality, or, The History of Henry Earl of Moreland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 271313
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Launcelot Greaves
Borrowed: 1823/11.
Alexander Wishart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: Fiction
Launcelot Greaves
Confidence level: Likely
Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: Fiction
The adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1792. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T300071
Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: Fiction
Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves
Borrowed: 1823/11.
Borrower: Alexander Wishart
Author: Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771), Genre: Fiction
Record ID 271322
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Letters of a Hindooh Royal v. 2, 4
Borrowed: 1823/12/16 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Wishart
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 2, Volume 4
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 129 times in 67 borrowing records
ESTC: T56854
Elizabeth Hamilton (Female, born c.1756, died 1816)
Genre: Fiction
Translation of the Letters of a Hindoo Rajah
Borrowed: 1823/12/16 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Alexander Wishart
Author: Elizabeth Hamilton (Female, born c.1756, died 1816), Genre: Fiction
Translation of the Letters of a Hindoo Rajah
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 4
Record ID 271343
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Letters of a Rajah v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/3. Returned: yes.
Alexander Wishart
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 129 times in 67 borrowing records
ESTC: T56854
Elizabeth Hamilton (Female, born c.1756, died 1816)
Genre: Fiction
Translation of the Letters of a Hindoo Rajah
Borrowed: 1824/3.
Borrower: Alexander Wishart
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 271349
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Mavor's Voyages v. 13
Borrowed: 1824/6/19 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Wishart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Mavor's Voyages
Shelfmark: 776.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 13
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: 1824/6/19 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Wishart
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 13
Record ID 271355
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bank's Letters
Borrowed: 1823/11.
James Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Lives
Bank's Letters
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
An epistle from Mr. Banks, voyager, monster-hunter, and amoroso, to Oberea, Queen of Otaheite. Transfused by A. B. C. Esq. ... Enriched with the finest passages of the Queen’s letter to Mr. Banks.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 7
ESTC: N30904
Genre: Travel
Epistle from Mr. Banks, Voyager, Monster-Hunter, and Amoroso, to Oberea, Queen of Otaheite
Borrowed: 1823/11.
Borrower: James Wilson
Genre: Lives
Epistle from Mr. Banks, Voyager, Monster-Hunter, and Amoroso, to Oberea, Queen of Otaheite
Record ID 271379
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
History of Charles 5th
Borrowed: 1824/6/5 (Saturday).
James Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Robertson's Charles 5th
Confidence level: Speculative
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of the reign of the Emperor Charles V. With a view of the progress of society in Europe, from the subversion of the Roman Empire, to the beginning of the sixteenth century.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 604 times in 453 borrowing records
ESTC: T71143
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V
Borrowed: 1824/6/5 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Wilson
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
Record ID 271361
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Phipp's Voyage
Borrowed: 1823/12/16 (Tuesday).
James Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Constantine John Phipps Baron Mulgrave (Male, born 1744, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
Phipp's Voyage
Confidence level: Certain
Constantine John Phipps Baron Mulgrave (Male, born 1744, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
A voyage towards the North Pole undertaken by His Majesty’s command 1773.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 44
ESTC: T152604
Constantine John Phipps Baron Mulgrave (Male, born 1744, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
Voyage Towards the North Pole Undertaken by His Majesty’s Command 1773
Borrowed: 1823/12/16 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James Wilson
Author: Constantine John Phipps Baron Mulgrave (Male, born 1744, died 1792), Genre: Travel
Voyage Towards the North Pole Undertaken by His Majesty’s Command 1773
Record ID 271373
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Dalrymple's Memoirs v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/4/20 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
James Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Alexander Dalrymple (Male, born 1737, died 1808)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Dalrymple's Memoirs
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Alexander Dalrymple (Male, born 1737, died 1808)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
A collection of charts and memoirs. Published by Alexander Dalrymple, Esq.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 19 times in 18 borrowing records
ESTC: T30900
Alexander Dalrymple (Male, born 1737, died 1808)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Collection of Charts and Memoirs
Borrowed: 1824/4/20 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James Wilson
Author: Alexander Dalrymple (Male, born 1737, died 1808), Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Collection of Charts and Memoirs
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 271391
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Voltaire's Works v. 28, 29
Borrowed: 1823/12/20 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
John Kay Wishart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Voltaire's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 28, Volume 29
Confidence level: Speculative
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The works of M. de Voltaire. Translated from the French. With notes, historical and critical. By Dr. Smollet, and others. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1761-1765. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 25v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 15 times in 13 borrowing records
ESTC: T52773
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Works of Voltaire
Borrowed: 1823/12/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Kay Wishart
Author: Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Volumes borrowed: Volume 28, Volume 29
Record ID 271418
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Sparman
Borrowed: 1824/2/12 (Thursday).
Patrick Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Sparman
Confidence level: Certain
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic polar circle, and round the world: but chiefly into the country of the Hottentots and Caffres, from the year 1772, to 1776.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Forster, Georg.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 105 times in 92 borrowing records
ESTC: T150219
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Borrowed: 1824/2/12 (Thursday).
Borrower: Patrick Wilson
Author: Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820), Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Record ID 271427
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Sparman's Voyage v. 2
Borrowed: 1824/3/6 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Patrick Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Sparman's Voyage
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic polar circle, and round the world: but chiefly into the country of the Hottentots and Caffres, from the year 1772, to 1776.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Forster, Georg.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 105 times in 92 borrowing records
ESTC: T150219
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Borrowed: 1824/3/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: Patrick Wilson
Author: Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820), Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 271412
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bank's Geography
Borrowed: 1824/1/29 (Thursday).
Patrick Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Bank's Geography
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A modern, authentic and com[plete] system of universal geography. Including all the late important discoveries made by the English, and other celebrated navigators of various nations, in the different hemispheres; and containing a genuine history and description of the whole world, as consisting of empires, ... With the various countries, cities, towns, .... Thoughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and America: together with their respective situations, extent, latitude, longitude, ... together with a complete history of every empire, kingdom, and state, ... The whole forming an authentic and entertaining account of every thing worthy of notice throughout the whole face of nature, both by land and water. In which is introduced, to illustrate the work, a considerable number of the most accurate whole sheet maps, forming a complete atlas. To which is added complete guide to geography, astronomy, ... with an account of the rise, progress, and present state of navigation throughout the known world. Likewise containing every important, interesting, and valuable discovery throughout the whole of Cook’s voyages. Together with all the discoveries made by other mariners since the time of that celebrated circumnavigator. Also, a particular description of the improved state of the new colony formed at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island, where the convicts are now settled. Including a particular account of the excursions and discoveries made in the interior parts of New Holland. The whole forming a complete collection of voyages and travels. By the Rev. Thomas Bankes, vicar of Dixton, in Monmouthshire, and author of the Christian’s family Bible. Embellished with near two hundred beautiful engravings, consisting of views, antiquities, customs, ceremonies, besides whole sheet maps, plans, charts, &c. executed in a much superior stile than any thing that has ever appeared in this kingdom.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: folio. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 27
ESTC: T173389
Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography
Borrowed: 1824/1/29 (Thursday).
Borrower: Patrick Wilson
Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography
Record ID 271436
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hawkesworth's Voyages v. 1
Borrowed: 1824/4/10 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Patrick Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
Hawkesworth's Voyage
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, And successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, And Captain Cook, In the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour: Drawn up From the Journals which were kept by the several Commanders, And from the Papers of Joseph Banks, Esq.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 62 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T74467
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
Account of the Voyages undertaken by the Order of His present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere
Borrowed: 1824/4/10 (Saturday).
Borrower: Patrick Wilson
Author: John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 271421
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hume's History of [unclear]
Borrowed: 1824/2/11 (Wednesday).
Patrick Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
Hume's History of [unclear]
Confidence level: Speculative
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 110 times in 79 borrowing records
ESTC: T36369
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1824/2/11 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Patrick Wilson
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
Record ID 271400
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bank's Geography v. 2
Borrowed: 1823/12/8 (Monday). Returned: yes.
Patrick Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Bank's Geography
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A modern, authentic and com[plete] system of universal geography. Including all the late important discoveries made by the English, and other celebrated navigators of various nations, in the different hemispheres; and containing a genuine history and description of the whole world, as consisting of empires, ... With the various countries, cities, towns, .... Thoughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and America: together with their respective situations, extent, latitude, longitude, ... together with a complete history of every empire, kingdom, and state, ... The whole forming an authentic and entertaining account of every thing worthy of notice throughout the whole face of nature, both by land and water. In which is introduced, to illustrate the work, a considerable number of the most accurate whole sheet maps, forming a complete atlas. To which is added complete guide to geography, astronomy, ... with an account of the rise, progress, and present state of navigation throughout the known world. Likewise containing every important, interesting, and valuable discovery throughout the whole of Cook’s voyages. Together with all the discoveries made by other mariners since the time of that celebrated circumnavigator. Also, a particular description of the improved state of the new colony formed at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island, where the convicts are now settled. Including a particular account of the excursions and discoveries made in the interior parts of New Holland. The whole forming a complete collection of voyages and travels. By the Rev. Thomas Bankes, vicar of Dixton, in Monmouthshire, and author of the Christian’s family Bible. Embellished with near two hundred beautiful engravings, consisting of views, antiquities, customs, ceremonies, besides whole sheet maps, plans, charts, &c. executed in a much superior stile than any thing that has ever appeared in this kingdom.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: folio. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 27
ESTC: T173389
Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography
Borrowed: 1823/12/8 (Monday).
Borrower: Patrick Wilson
Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 271424
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Sparman's Voyage v. 1
Borrowed: 1824/2/26 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Patrick Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Sparman's Voyage
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic polar circle, and round the world: but chiefly into the country of the Hottentots and Caffres, from the year 1772, to 1776.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Forster, Georg.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 105 times in 92 borrowing records
ESTC: T150219
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Borrowed: 1824/2/26 (Thursday).
Borrower: Patrick Wilson
Author: Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820), Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 271433
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Remarkable Passages
Borrowed: 1824/4/9 (Friday).
Patrick Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Lives
Remarkable Passages
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: 1824/4/9 (Friday).
Borrower: Patrick Wilson
Genre: Lives
Account of Some Remarkable Passages in the Life of a Private Gentleman
Record ID 271502
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Farces 2 vols
Borrowed: 1824/4/22 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Andrew Wood
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Drama
Farces
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Drama
A collection of the most esteemed farces and entertainments, performed on the British stage.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1792. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 6v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 3 times in 2 borrowing records
ESTC: T129309
Genre: Drama
Collection of the Most Esteemed Farces and Entertainments Performed on the British Stage
Borrowed: 1824/4/22 (Thursday).
Borrower: Andrew Wood
Genre: Drama
Collection of the Most Esteemed Farces and Entertainments Performed on the British Stage
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 271499
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hume's History of England v. 1
Borrowed: 1824/4/9 (Friday). Returned: yes.
Andrew Wood
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
Hume's History England
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 110 times in 79 borrowing records
ESTC: T36369
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1824/4/9 (Friday).
Borrower: Andrew Wood
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 271484
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Holcroft's Family Picture
Borrowed: 1823/11/16 (Sunday).
Andrew Wood
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Holcroft (Male, born 1745, died 1809)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Holcroft's Family Picture
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Holcroft (Male, born 1745, died 1809)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
The family picture; or, Domestic dialogues on amiable and interesting subjects; illustrated by histories, allegories, tales, fables, anecdotes, &c. Intended to strengthen and inform the mind. By Thomas Holcroft, author of Duplicity, a comedy. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 6
ESTC: T57335
Thomas Holcroft (Male, born 1745, died 1809)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Family Picture; or, Domestic Dialogues on Amiable and Interesting Subjects
Borrowed: 1823/11/16 (Sunday).
Borrower: Andrew Wood
Author: Thomas Holcroft (Male, born 1745, died 1809), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Family Picture; or, Domestic Dialogues on Amiable and Interesting Subjects
Record ID 271508
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Plutarch's Lives v. 4, 5
Borrowed: 1824/4/28 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Andrew Wood
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch's Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5
Confidence level: Speculative
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch’s lives, translated from the original Greek, with notes critical and historical, and a new life of Plutarch.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Langhorne, John; Langhorne, William
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 333 times in 303 borrowing records
ESTC: N20526
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Lives [Plutarch]
Borrowed: 1824/4/28 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Andrew Wood
Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5
Record ID 271511
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Farces 1 vol
Borrowed: 1824/5/27 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Andrew Wood
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Drama
Farces
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Drama
A collection of the most esteemed farces and entertainments, performed on the British stage.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1792. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 6v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 3 times in 2 borrowing records
ESTC: T129309
Genre: Drama
Collection of the Most Esteemed Farces and Entertainments Performed on the British Stage
Borrowed: 1824/5/27 (Thursday).
Borrower: Andrew Wood
Genre: Drama
Collection of the Most Esteemed Farces and Entertainments Performed on the British Stage
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 271514
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Arnot's Edinburgh
Borrowed: 1823/10.
James L Woodman
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
Arnot's Edinburgh
Confidence level: Certain
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
The history of Edinburgh. By Hugo Arnot, Esq; Advocate.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 143
ESTC: T142880
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
History of Edinburgh
Borrowed: 1823/10.
Borrower: James L Woodman
Author: Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786), Genre: History
Record ID 271517
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's Voyages v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
James L Woodman
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A new, authentic, and complete collection of voyages round the world, undertaken and performed by royal authority. Containing an authentic, ... history of Captain Cook’s first, second, third and last voyages, ... To which will be added, genuine narratives of other voyage ... It is proper to observe, that some other editions of these works ... would cost a purchaser ... upwards of twenty guineas; ... but the present edition, by being published in only eighty six-penny numbers, ... enables every person, ... to become familiary [sic] acquainted with those ... voyages ... Now publishing under the immediate direction of George William Anderson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784-1786. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 536 times in 506 borrowing records
ESTC: T134074
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday).
Borrower: James L Woodman
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 271520
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Robertson's America v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/2/28 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
James L Woodman
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Robertson's History of America
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of America. By William Robertson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 207 times in 188 borrowing records
ESTC: T78964
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of America [William Robertson]
Borrowed: 1824/2/28 (Saturday).
Borrower: James L Woodman
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of America [William Robertson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 271529
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pope's Works v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/10. Returned: yes.
Kenneth McK Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30)
Genre: Poetry
Pope's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Alexander Pope Esq. In nine volumes, complete. With his last corrections, additions, and improvements; as they were delivered to the editor a little before his death: together with the commentary and notes of Mr. Warburton.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1760. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 32 times in 26 borrowing records
ESTC: T5439
Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Alexander Pope
Borrowed: 1823/10.
Borrower: Kenneth McK Young
Author: Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 271538
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Montague's Letters
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday).
Kenneth McK Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (Female, born 1689, died 1762)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Montague's Letters
Confidence level: Certain
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (Female, born 1689, died 1762)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
The additional volume to the Letters of the Right Honourable Lady Mary Wortley Montague : written during her travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa, to persons of distinction, men of letters, &c. in different parts of Europe. : Which contain, among other curious relations, accounts of the policy, and manners of the Turks ; drawn from sources which have been inaccessible to other travellers : also poems on several occasions : and her celebrated defence of marriage
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 4
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (Female, born 1689, died 1762)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Letters of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: Kenneth McK Young
Author: Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (Female, born 1689, died 1762), Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Record ID 271562
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Belisarius
Borrowed: 1824/2/28 (Saturday).
Kenneth McK Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Jean-François Marmontel (Male, born 1723, died 1799)
Genre: Fiction
Belisarius
Confidence level: Certain
Jean-François Marmontel (Male, born 1723, died 1799)
Genre: Fiction
Belisarius. By M. Marmontel, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 9
ESTC: T61500
Jean-François Marmontel (Male, born 1723, died 1799)
Genre: Fiction
Belisarius [Jean-François Marmontel]
Borrowed: 1824/2/28 (Saturday).
Borrower: Kenneth McK Young
Author: Jean-François Marmontel (Male, born 1723, died 1799), Genre: Fiction
Record ID 271553
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Arnot's Trials
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday).
Kenneth McK Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: Law
Arnot's Criminal Trials
Confidence level: Certain
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: Law
A collection and abridgement of celebrated criminal trials in Scotland, from A.D. 1536, to 1784. With historical and critical remarks. By Hugo Arnot, Esq. Advocate.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 23
ESTC: T142881
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: Law
Collection and Abridgement of Celebrated Criminal Trials in Scotland
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday).
Borrower: Kenneth McK Young
Author: Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786), Genre: Law
Collection and Abridgement of Celebrated Criminal Trials in Scotland
Record ID 271568
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Dryden's Virgil
Borrowed: 1824/3/25 (Thursday).
Kenneth McK Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Dryden's Virgil
Confidence level: Speculative
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Virgil, translated by John Dryden, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Dryden, John
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 50 times in 44 borrowing records
ESTC: T145015
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Virgil
Borrowed: 1824/3/25 (Thursday).
Borrower: Kenneth McK Young
Author: Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21), Genre: Poetry