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Record ID 265217
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Seige of Gibraltar
Borrowed: 1824/1.
William Bain
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: 1824/1.
Borrower: William Bain
Genre: History
Authentic and Accurate Journal of the Late Siege of Gibraltar
Record ID 265211
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Nearchus Voyage
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday).
William Bain
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Arrian of Nicomedia (Male, born c.87)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Nearchus Voyage
Confidence level: Very likely
Arrian of Nicomedia (Male, born c.87)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
The voyage of Nearchus from the Indus to the Euphrates, collected from the original journal preserved by Arrian, And Illustrated BY Authorities Ancient And Modern; containing an account of the first navigation attempted by Europeans in the Indian Ocean. By William Vincent, D.D. To which are added three dissertations: Two, on the Acronychal Rising of the Pleiades, By the Right Reverend Dr. Samuel Horsley, Lord Bishop of Rochester; And by Mr. William Wales, Master of the Royal Mathematical School in Christ’s Hospital: And One by Mr. DE LA Rochette, On the First Meridian of Ptolemy.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1797. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 19
ESTC: T137592
Arrian of Nicomedia (Male, born c.87)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Voyage of Nearchus from the Indus to the Euphrates
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Bain
Author: Arrian of Nicomedia (Male, born c.87), Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Record ID 265229
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Arnot's Edinburgh
Borrowed: 1824/4/9 (Friday).
William Bain
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: 1824/4/9 (Friday).
Borrower: William Bain
Author: Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786), Genre: History
Record ID 265220
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Coxe's History v. 3 & 5
Borrowed: 1824/1/10 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Bain
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Coxe's History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 5
Confidence level: Likely
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Account of the Russian discoveries between Asia and America.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 11 borrowing records
ESTC: T134277
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Account of the Russian Discoveries between Asia and America
Borrowed: 1824/1/10 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Bain
Author: William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828), Genre: Travel
Account of the Russian Discoveries between Asia and America
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 5
Record ID 265238
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pallas Travels
Borrowed: 1824/6/19 (Saturday).
William Bain
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Pallas' Travels
Confidence level: Certain
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Travels through the southern provinces of the Russian Empire, in the years 1793 and 1794
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1802. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 63 times in 54 borrowing records
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Travels through the Southern Provinces of the Russian Empire in the Years 1793 and 1794
Borrowed: 1824/6/19 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Bain
Author: Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811), Genre: Travel
Travels through the Southern Provinces of the Russian Empire in the Years 1793 and 1794
Record ID 265223
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Wilson's Pelew Islands
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday).
William Bain
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Travel
Wilson's Pelew Islands
Confidence level: Certain
George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Travel
An account of the Pelew Islands, situated in the western part of the Pacific Ocean. Composed from the journals and communications of Captain Henry Wilson, and some of his officers, Who, In August 1783, Were There Shipwrecked, In The Antelope, A Packet Belonging To The Honourable East India Company, by George Keate, Esq. F. R. S. and S. A.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 49
ESTC: T122142
George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Travel
Account of the Pelew Islands
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Bain
Author: George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797), Genre: Travel
Record ID 265277
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pallas Travels v. 2
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Basil Bell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Pallas' Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Travels through the southern provinces of the Russian Empire, in the years 1793 and 1794
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1802. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 63 times in 54 borrowing records
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Travels through the Southern Provinces of the Russian Empire in the Years 1793 and 1794
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday).
Borrower: Basil Bell
Author: Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811), Genre: Travel
Travels through the Southern Provinces of the Russian Empire in the Years 1793 and 1794
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 265292
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Langhorn's Plutarch
Borrowed: 1824/4/10 (Saturday).
Basil Bell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Langhorn's Plutarch
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: 1824/4/10 (Saturday).
Borrower: Basil Bell
Record ID 265283
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Park's Travels
Borrowed: 1824/2/21 (Saturday).
Basil Bell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Park's Travels
Confidence level: Speculative
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the interior districts of Africa: performed under the Direction and Patronage of the African Association, in the years 1795, 1796, and 1797. By Mungo Park
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 221 times in 217 borrowing records
ESTC: N13836
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa, Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797
Borrowed: 1824/2/21 (Saturday).
Borrower: Basil Bell
Author: Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806), Genre: Travel
Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa, Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797
Record ID 265280
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Watson's Philip v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/2/10 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Basil Bell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Robert Watson (Male, born c.1730, died 1781)
Genre: History
Watson's History of Philip
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
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: 1824/2/10 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Basil Bell
Author: Robert Watson (Male, born c.1730, died 1781), Genre: History
History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 265271
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Family Picture
Borrowed: 1823/12/20 (Saturday).
Basil Bell
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: 1823/12/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: Basil Bell
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 265313
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Coxe's Switzerland v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/12/18 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Benjamin William Bell
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: 1823/12/18 (Thursday).
Borrower: Benjamin William Bell
Author: William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 265316
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Edward's West Indies v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/10/25 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
James Bell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Bryan Edwards (Male, born 1743, died 1800)
Genre: History
Edward's West Indies
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Bryan Edwards (Male, born 1743, died 1800)
Genre: History
The history, civil and commercial, of the British colonies in the West Indies.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1793. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 15 times in 10 borrowing records
ESTC: T137074
Bryan Edwards (Male, born 1743, died 1800)
Genre: History
History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies
Borrowed: 1823/10/25 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Bell
Author: Bryan Edwards (Male, born 1743, died 1800), Genre: History
History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 265340
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Siege of Gibralatar
Borrowed: 1823/12/4 (Thursday).
Benjamin Robert Bell
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: 1823/12/4 (Thursday).
Borrower: Benjamin Robert Bell
Genre: History
Authentic and Accurate Journal of the Late Siege of Gibraltar
Record ID 265334
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Swinburne's
Borrowed: 1823/10.
Benjamin Robert Bell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Henry Swinburne (Male, born 1743, died 1803)
Genre: Travel
Swinburne's Travels
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: 1823/10.
Borrower: Benjamin Robert Bell
Author: Henry Swinburne (Male, born 1743, died 1803), Genre: Travel
Record ID 265349
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Arnot's Edinburgh
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday).
John Birnie
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: 1823/12/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Birnie
Author: Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786), Genre: History
Record ID 265352
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Will and Jean
Borrowed: 1824/1/17 (Saturday).
John Birnie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Hector Macneill (Male, born 1746, died 1818)
Genre: Fiction
Will and Jean
Confidence level: Certain
Hector Macneill (Male, born 1746, died 1818)
Genre: Fiction
The waes o’ war: or, The upshot o’ the history O’ Will and Jean. In four parts.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1796. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T2357
Hector Macneill (Male, born 1746, died 1818)
Genre: Fiction
Waes o’ war: or, The Upshot O’ the History O’ Will and Jean
Borrowed: 1824/1/17 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Birnie
Author: Hector Macneill (Male, born 1746, died 1818), Genre: Fiction
Record ID 265358
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Mavor's Voyages v. 2
Borrowed: 1824/2/28 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
John Birnie
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 2
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: 1824/2/28 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Birnie
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 2
Record ID 265385
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Robertson's America v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/3/27 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Blackwood
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: 1824/3/27 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Blackwood
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of America [William Robertson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 265397
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
History of Charles 5th
Borrowed: 1824/5/21 (Friday).
William Blackwood
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: 1824/5/21 (Friday).
Borrower: William Blackwood
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
Record ID 265403
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Voltaire's Peter the Great
Borrowed: 1824/6/19 (Saturday).
William Blackwood
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: History
Voltaire's Peter the Great
Confidence level: Speculative
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: History
The history of the Russian empire under Peter the Great. Newly translated from the French of M. de Voltaire. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 29
ESTC: N18015
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: History
History of the Russian Empire under Peter the Great
Borrowed: 1824/6/19 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Blackwood
Author: Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778), Genre: History
Record ID 265379
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Citizens of the World
Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday).
William Blackwood
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
Citizen of the World
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: 1824/2/14 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Blackwood
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Fiction
Record ID 265394
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Shakespeare v. 5, 6
Borrowed: 1824/4/24 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Blackwood
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 5, Volume 6
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: 1824/4/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Blackwood
Author: William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616), Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6
Record ID 265415
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Dalrymple's Memoirs
Borrowed: 1824/1.
Archibald Campbell Black
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Alexander Dalrymple (Male, born 1737, died 1808)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Dalrymple's Memoirs
Confidence level: Very likely
Alexander Dalrymple (Male, born 1737, died 1808)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
A collection of charts and memoirs. Published by Alexander Dalrymple, Esq.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 19 times in 18 borrowing records
ESTC: T30900
Alexander Dalrymple (Male, born 1737, died 1808)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Collection of Charts and Memoirs
Borrowed: 1824/1.
Borrower: Archibald Campbell Black
Author: Alexander Dalrymple (Male, born 1737, died 1808), Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Record ID 265475
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Campbell's Admirals
Borrowed: 1824/6/17 (Thursday).
James Borrowman
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Campbell's Admirals
Confidence level: Very likely
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Lives of the British admirals: containing a new and accurate naval history, from the earliest periods.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 40 borrowing records
ESTC: T127102
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Lives of the British Admirals: Containing a New and Accurate Naval History
Borrowed: 1824/6/17 (Thursday).
Borrower: James Borrowman
Author: John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775), Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Lives of the British Admirals: Containing a New and Accurate Naval History
Record ID 265442
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Siege of Gibralatar
Borrowed: 1823/11/20 (Thursday).
James Borrowman
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: 1823/11/20 (Thursday).
Borrower: James Borrowman
Genre: History
Authentic and Accurate Journal of the Late Siege of Gibraltar
Record ID 265469
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hearne's Journey
Borrowed: 1824/4/14 (Wednesday).
James Borrowman
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Samuel Hearne (Male, born 1745, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
Hearne's Journey
Confidence level: Certain
Samuel Hearne (Male, born 1745, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
A journey from Prince of Wales’s fort in Hudson’s Bay, to the northern ocean. Undertaken by order of the Hudson’s Bay Company, for the discovery of copper mines, a north west passage, &c. in the years 1769, 1770, 1771, & 1772.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1795. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 24 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: T146967
Samuel Hearne (Male, born 1745, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
Journey from Prince of Wales’s Fort in Hudson’s Bay, to the Northern Ocean
Borrowed: 1824/4/14 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Borrowman
Author: Samuel Hearne (Male, born 1745, died 1792), Genre: Travel
Journey from Prince of Wales’s Fort in Hudson’s Bay, to the Northern Ocean
Record ID 265460
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hindooh Rajah v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/2/12 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
James Borrowman
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: 1824/2/12 (Thursday).
Borrower: James Borrowman
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 265439
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Arnot's Edinburgh
Borrowed: 1823/11/4 (Tuesday).
James Borrowman
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: 1823/11/4 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James Borrowman
Author: Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786), Genre: History
Record ID 265520
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Virgilli Opera Burmanni v. 3
Borrowed: 1824/5/2 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
Andrew Alexander Bonar
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Opera Burmanni
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Publii Virgilii Maronis Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis. Ex editione Petri Burmanni. ...
Language: Latin . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1778. Format: folio. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 10 times in 7 borrowing records
ESTC: N22205
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Pastorals and Georgics of Virgil
Borrowed: 1824/5/2 (Sunday).
Borrower: Andrew Alexander Bonar
Author: Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21), Genre: Poetry
Pastorals and Georgics of Virgil
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 265484
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Goldsmith's Animated Nature v. 1
Borrowed: 1823/11. Returned: yes.
Andrew Alexander Bonar
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Goldsmith's Animated Nature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
An history of the earth, and animated nature: by Oliver Goldsmith. In eight volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 722 times in 470 borrowing records
ESTC: T146096
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
History of the Earth, and Animated Nature
Borrowed: 1823/11.
Borrower: Andrew Alexander Bonar
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Natural Philosophy
History of the Earth, and Animated Nature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 265499
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Critical Reflections
Borrowed: 1824/1/17 (Saturday).
Andrew Alexander Bonar
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Abbé Jean-Baptiste Dubos (Male, born 1670, died 1742)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Critical Reflections
Confidence level: Certain
Abbé Jean-Baptiste Dubos (Male, born 1670, died 1742)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Critical reflections on poetry, painting and music. With an inquiry into the rise and progress of the theatrical entertainments of the ancients.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1748. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 15 times in 8 borrowing records
ESTC: N3253
Abbé Jean-Baptiste Dubos (Male, born 1670, died 1742)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Critical Reflections on Poetry, Painting and Music
Borrowed: 1824/1/17 (Saturday).
Borrower: Andrew Alexander Bonar
Author: Abbé Jean-Baptiste Dubos (Male, born 1670, died 1742), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 265502
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Anacharsis Travels v. 1, 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1824/1/27 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Andrew Alexander Bonar
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Jean-Jacques Barthélemy (Male, born 1716, died 1795)
Genre: Fiction
Anacharsis Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Speculative
Jean-Jacques Barthélemy (Male, born 1716, died 1795)
Genre: Fiction
Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece, during the middle of the fourth century before the Christian æra.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790-1791. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 370 times in 193 borrowing records
ESTC: T81133
Jean-Jacques Barthélemy (Male, born 1716, died 1795)
Genre: Fiction
Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece
Borrowed: 1824/1/27 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Andrew Alexander Bonar
Author: Jean-Jacques Barthélemy (Male, born 1716, died 1795), Genre: Fiction
Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 265487
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Mavor v. 20
Borrowed: 1823/11/18 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Andrew Alexander Bonar
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Mavor
Volumes borrowed: Volume 20
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: 1823/11/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Andrew Alexander Bonar
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 20
Record ID 265496
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Russell's Ancient Europe v. 2
Borrowed: 1823/12/16 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Andrew Alexander Bonar
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793)
Genre: History
Russell's Ancient Europe
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of ancient Europe; with a view of the revolutions in Asia and Africa. In a series of letters to a young nobleman.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1793. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 76 times in 69 borrowing records
ESTC: T130743
William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of Ancient Europe
Borrowed: 1823/12/16 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Andrew Alexander Bonar
Author: William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 265490
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Mavor v. 26
Borrowed: 1823/11/18 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Andrew Alexander Bonar
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Mavor
Volumes borrowed: Volume 26
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: 1823/11/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Andrew Alexander Bonar
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 26
Record ID 265562
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Forster's Journey
Borrowed: 1824/2/11 (Wednesday).
John Sanderman Boswell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Forster's unclear
Confidence level: Speculative
Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
A journey from Bengal to England, through the northern part of India, Kashmire, Afghanistan, and Persia, and into Russia, by the Caspian-Sea.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1798. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 14 times in 11 borrowing records
ESTC: T105796
Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Journey from Bengal to England
Borrowed: 1824/2/11 (Wednesday).
Borrower: John Sanderman Boswell
Author: Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794), Genre: Travel
Record ID 265550
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cririe's History of the Scotts
Borrowed: 1823/11/20 (Thursday).
John Sanderman Boswell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
James Cririe (Male, born 1752, died 1835)
Genre: Poetry
Cririe's History of the Scotts
Confidence level: Likely
James Cririe (Male, born 1752, died 1835)
Genre: Poetry
Scottish scenery : or, Sketches in verse, descriptive of scenes chiefly in the Highlands of Scotland
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1803. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 22
James Cririe (Male, born 1752, died 1835)
Genre: Poetry
Scottish Scenery : or, Sketches in Verse
Borrowed: 1823/11/20 (Thursday).
Borrower: John Sanderman Boswell
Author: James Cririe (Male, born 1752, died 1835), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 265571
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Gibbon's Roman Empire
Borrowed: 1824/6.
John Sanderman Boswell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Confidence level: Speculative
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
The history of the decline and fall of the Roman empire. By Edward Gibbon, Esq; ... A new edition
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1792-1797. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 12 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 195 times in 150 borrowing records
ESTC: N33264
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Borrowed: 1824/6.
Borrower: John Sanderman Boswell
Author: Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794), Genre: History
Record ID 265568
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Gibbon's Roman Empire
Borrowed: 1824/4/22 (Thursday).
John Sanderman Boswell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Confidence level: Speculative
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
The history of the decline and fall of the Roman empire. By Edward Gibbon, Esq; ... A new edition
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1792-1797. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 12 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 195 times in 150 borrowing records
ESTC: N33264
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Borrowed: 1824/4/22 (Thursday).
Borrower: John Sanderman Boswell
Author: Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794), Genre: History
Record ID 265559
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Coxe's Travels v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/1/7 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
John Sanderman Boswell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Coxe's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark. Interspersed with historical relations and political inquiries. Illustrated with charts and engravings. By William Coxe, A. M. F. R. S. fellow of King’s College, Cambridge; and Chaplain to his grace the Duke of Marlborough. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 38 borrowing records
ESTC: N27892
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Borrowed: 1824/1/7 (Wednesday).
Borrower: John Sanderman Boswell
Author: William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828), Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 265565
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Gibbon's Works
Borrowed: 1824/2.
John Sanderman Boswell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Gibbon's Works
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Miscellaneous works of Edward Gibbon, Esquire. With Memoirs of his Life and Writings, composed by himself; illustrated from his letters.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1796. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Editors: Sheffield, John Holroyd, Earl of, 1735-1821
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 72 times in 35 borrowing records
ESTC: T79696
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Miscellaneous Works of Edward Gibbon
Borrowed: 1824/2.
Borrower: John Sanderman Boswell
Author: Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Record ID 265556
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Buffon's Natural History v. 7, 8
Borrowed: 1823/12/18 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
John Sanderman Boswell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Buffon's Natural History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7, Volume 8
Confidence level: Speculative
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural history, general and particular; by the Count de Buffon, translated into English. Illustrated with three hundred and one copper-plates, and occasional notes and observations by the translator. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 455 times in 403 borrowing records
ESTC: N42265
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Borrowed: 1823/12/18 (Thursday).
Borrower: John Sanderman Boswell
Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7, Volume 8
Record ID 265598
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's Voyages v. 1
Borrowed: 1824/3/27 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Edward Bouthorn
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A new, authentic, and complete collection of voyages round the world, undertaken and performed by royal authority. Containing an authentic, ... history of Captain Cook’s first, second, third and last voyages, ... To which will be added, genuine narratives of other voyage ... It is proper to observe, that some other editions of these works ... would cost a purchaser ... upwards of twenty guineas; ... but the present edition, by being published in only eighty six-penny numbers, ... enables every person, ... to become familiary [sic] acquainted with those ... voyages ... Now publishing under the immediate direction of George William Anderson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784-1786. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 536 times in 506 borrowing records
ESTC: T134074
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Borrowed: 1824/3/27 (Saturday).
Borrower: Edward Bouthorn
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 265592
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Encyclopaedia Brit. v.1, 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Edward Bouthorn
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia britannica; or, A dictionary of arts, sciences, and miscellaneous literature.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788-1797. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 261 times in 222 borrowing records
ESTC: N6642
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday).
Borrower: Edward Bouthorn
Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 265589
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Canterbury Tales
Borrowed: 1824/1/17 (Saturday).
Edward Bouthorn
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400)
Genre: Poetry
Canterbury Tales
Confidence level: Certain
Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400)
Genre: Poetry
The Canterbury tales of Chaucer.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1775-1778. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 5 vols.
Editors: Tyrwhitt, Thomas
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 71 times in 24 borrowing records
ESTC: T76319
Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400)
Genre: Poetry
Canterbury Tales
Borrowed: 1824/1/17 (Saturday).
Borrower: Edward Bouthorn
Author: Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 265613
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Abercrombie's Achievements v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1824/6/19 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Edward Bouthorn
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
Abercormby's Martial Achievements
Volumes borrowed: Volume 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: 1824/6/19 (Saturday).
Borrower: Edward Bouthorn
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 265577
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pennantl's Tour v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Edward Bouthorn
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Pennant's Tour
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
A tour in Scotland; MDCCLXIX.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 39 times in 27 borrowing records
ESTC: T110282
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Tour in Scotland, MDCCLXIX
Borrowed: 1823/11/5 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Edward Bouthorn
Author: Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 265607
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Voltaire's Works v. 28, 29
Borrowed: 1824/5/22 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Edward Bouthorn
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: 1824/5/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: Edward Bouthorn
Author: Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Volumes borrowed: Volume 28, Volume 29
Record ID 265595
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Biographical Dictionary
Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday).
Edward Bouthorn
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Lives, Genre: Reference Works
Biographical Dictionary
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Lives, Genre: Reference Works
A new and general biographical dictionary; containing an historical and critical account of the lives and writings of the most eminent persons in every nation; Particularly The British And Irish; From the earliest Accounts of time to the present period. Wherein Their remarkable Actions and Sufferings, Their Virtues, Parts, and Learning, Are Accurately Displayed. With a Catalogue of their Literary Productions.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 12v.
Number of borrowings: 10
ESTC: T133607
Genre: Lives, Genre: Reference Works
New and General Biographical Dictionary
Record ID 265580
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Park's Travels
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday).
Edward Bouthorn
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Park's Travels
Confidence level: Speculative
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the interior districts of Africa: performed under the Direction and Patronage of the African Association, in the years 1795, 1796, and 1797. By Mungo Park
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 221 times in 217 borrowing records
ESTC: N13836
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa, Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: Edward Bouthorn
Author: Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806), Genre: Travel
Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa, Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797
Record ID 265622
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Gregory's Education
Borrowed: 1823/11/20 (Thursday).
John Marshall Brown
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield (Male, born 1694, died 1773)
Genre: Education, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Gregory's Education
Confidence level: Very likely
Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield (Male, born 1694, died 1773)
Genre: Education, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The elements of a polite education; carefully selected from the letters of the late Right Honble Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, to his son. By G. Gregory, D. D. Author of Essays Historical and Moral; of the Economy of Nature, &c. &c.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1800. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T101771
Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield (Male, born 1694, died 1773)
Genre: Education, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Elements of a Polite Education
Borrowed: 1823/11/20 (Thursday).
Borrower: John Marshall Brown
Author: Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield (Male, born 1694, died 1773), Genre: Education, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Record ID 265616
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Kaimes' Elements v. 3
Borrowed: 1823/10. Returned: yes.
John Marshall Brown
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Kaimes' Elements
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Speculative
Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Elements of criticism. In three volumes.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh | London. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 364 times in 198 borrowing records
ESTC: T32597
Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Elements of Criticism
Borrowed: 1823/10.
Borrower: John Marshall Brown
Author: Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 265649
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Goldsmith's Greece v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/1/27 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
John Brown
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: 1824/1/27 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John Brown
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 265688
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Farmer's Boy
Borrowed: 1824/1/7 (Wednesday).
James Bryce
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Robert Bloomfield (Male, born 1766, died 1823)
Genre: Poetry
Farmer's Boy
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Bloomfield (Male, born 1766, died 1823)
Genre: Poetry
The farmer's boy ; a rural poem ... The third edition
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1800. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 15
Robert Bloomfield (Male, born 1766, died 1823)
Genre: Poetry
Farmer’s Boy; A Rural Poem
Borrowed: 1824/1/7 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Bryce
Author: Robert Bloomfield (Male, born 1766, died 1823), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 265685
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Turner's Embasy
Borrowed: 1823/12/2 (Tuesday).
James Bryce
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Samuel Turner (born 1759, died 1802)
Genre: Travel
Turner's Embasy
Confidence level: Speculative
Samuel Turner (born 1759, died 1802)
Genre: Travel
An account of an embassy to the court of the Teshoo Lama, in Tibet; containing a narrative of a journey through Bootan, and part of Tibet. By Captain Samuel Turner. To which are added, views taken on the spot, by Lieutenant Samuel Davis; and observations botanical, mineralogical, and medical, by Mr. Robert Saunders.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1800. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T136507
Samuel Turner (born 1759, died 1802)
Genre: Travel
Account of an Embassy to the Court of the Teshoo Lama, in Tibet
Borrowed: 1823/12/2 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James Bryce
Author: Samuel Turner (born 1759, died 1802), Genre: Travel
Account of an Embassy to the Court of the Teshoo Lama, in Tibet
Record ID 265691
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Peter the Great
Borrowed: 1824/3/13 (Saturday).
James Bryce
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: History
Peter the Great
Confidence level: Speculative
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: History
The history of the Russian empire under Peter the Great. Newly translated from the French of M. de Voltaire. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 29
ESTC: N18015
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: History
History of the Russian Empire under Peter the Great
Borrowed: 1824/3/13 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Bryce
Author: Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778), Genre: History
Record ID 265676
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Wilson's Islands
Borrowed: 1823/10.
James Bryce
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Travel
Wilson's Pelew Islands
Confidence level: Certain
George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Travel
An account of the Pelew Islands, situated in the western part of the Pacific Ocean. Composed from the journals and communications of Captain Henry Wilson, and some of his officers, Who, In August 1783, Were There Shipwrecked, In The Antelope, A Packet Belonging To The Honourable East India Company, by George Keate, Esq. F. R. S. and S. A.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 49
ESTC: T122142
George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Travel
Account of the Pelew Islands
Borrowed: 1823/10.
Borrower: James Bryce
Author: George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797), Genre: Travel
Record ID 265700
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Orlando Furioso v. 1
Borrowed: 1824/1/27 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Thomas Hunter Broadfoot
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Lodovico Ariosto (Male, born 1474, died 1533)
Genre: Poetry
Orlando Furioso
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
Lodovico Ariosto (Male, born 1474, died 1533)
Genre: Poetry
Orlando furioso: translated from the Italian of Ludovico Ariosto; with notes: by John Hoole. In five volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 8vo.
Translators: John Hoole
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 92 times in 78 borrowing records
ESTC: T133398
Lodovico Ariosto (Male, born 1474, died 1533)
Genre: Poetry
Orlando Furioso
Borrowed: 1824/1/27 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Thomas Hunter Broadfoot
Author: Lodovico Ariosto (Male, born 1474, died 1533), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 265703
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Camilla v. 2, 3, 4, 5
Borrowed: 1823/11/4 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
James Ranald Burt
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Camilla
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Confidence level: Certain
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Camilla: or, a picture of youth.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1796. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 255 times in 61 borrowing records
ESTC: T144705
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Camilla: or, A Picture of Youth
Borrowed: 1823/11/4 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James Ranald Burt
Author: Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840), Genre: Fiction
Camilla: or, A Picture of Youth
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Record ID 265754
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pallas Travels v. 1
Borrowed: 1824/1/17 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
John Burn
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Pallas' Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Travels through the southern provinces of the Russian Empire, in the years 1793 and 1794
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1802. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 63 times in 54 borrowing records
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Travels through the Southern Provinces of the Russian Empire in the Years 1793 and 1794
Borrowed: 1824/1/17 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Burn
Author: Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811), Genre: Travel
Travels through the Southern Provinces of the Russian Empire in the Years 1793 and 1794
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 265772
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Swift's Works v. 2, 3
Borrowed: 1824/7. Returned: yes.
John Burn
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 2, Volume 3
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: 1824/7.
Borrower: John Burn
Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 265757
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Sully's Memoirs v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/2/12 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
John Burn
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Pierre Mathurin de L'Ecluse des Loges (Male, born 1716, died c.1783)
Genre: Lives
Sully's Memoirs
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
Pierre Mathurin de L'Ecluse des Loges (Male, born 1716, died c.1783)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Maximilian de Bethune, Duke of Sully, prime minister of Henry the Great. Newly translated from the French edition of M. de L’Ecluse. To which is annexed, the trial of Francis Ravaillac, for the murder of Henry the Great. In five volumes. Volume I.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1773.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 73 times in 68 borrowing records
ESTC: N21985
Pierre Mathurin de L'Ecluse des Loges (Male, born 1716, died c.1783)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully
Borrowed: 1824/2/12 (Thursday).
Borrower: John Burn
Author: Pierre Mathurin de L'Ecluse des Loges (Male, born 1716, died c.1783), Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 265763
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Wilson's Pelew Islands
Borrowed: 1824/3/27 (Saturday).
John Burn
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Travel
Wilson's Pelew Islands
Confidence level: Certain
George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Travel
An account of the Pelew Islands, situated in the western part of the Pacific Ocean. Composed from the journals and communications of Captain Henry Wilson, and some of his officers, Who, In August 1783, Were There Shipwrecked, In The Antelope, A Packet Belonging To The Honourable East India Company, by George Keate, Esq. F. R. S. and S. A.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 49
ESTC: T122142
George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Travel
Account of the Pelew Islands
Borrowed: 1824/3/27 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Burn
Author: George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797), Genre: Travel
Record ID 265748
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cririe's Scottish Scenery
Borrowed: 1823/12/18 (Thursday).
John Burn
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
James Cririe (Male, born 1752, died 1835)
Genre: Poetry
Cririe's Scottish Scenery
Confidence level: Certain
James Cririe (Male, born 1752, died 1835)
Genre: Poetry
Scottish scenery : or, Sketches in verse, descriptive of scenes chiefly in the Highlands of Scotland
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1803. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 22
James Cririe (Male, born 1752, died 1835)
Genre: Poetry
Scottish Scenery : or, Sketches in Verse
Borrowed: 1823/12/18 (Thursday).
Borrower: John Burn
Author: James Cririe (Male, born 1752, died 1835), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 265778
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Townsend's Travels
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday).
Robert Cameron
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Joseph Townsend (Male, born 1739, died 1816)
Genre: Travel
Townsend's Travels
Confidence level: Very likely
Joseph Townsend (Male, born 1739, died 1816)
Genre: Travel
A journey through Spain in the years 1786 and 1787; with particular attention to the agriculture, manufactures, commerce, population, taxes, and revenue of that country; and remarks in passing through a part of France. By Joseph Townsend, A. M. Rector of Pewsey, Wilts; and late of Clare-Hall, Cambridge. In three volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1792. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 81 times in 75 borrowing records
ESTC: T73275
Joseph Townsend (Male, born 1739, died 1816)
Genre: Travel
Journey through Spain in the Years 1786 and 1787
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: Robert Cameron
Author: Joseph Townsend (Male, born 1739, died 1816), Genre: Travel
Record ID 265781
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Young's Spirit of Athens
Borrowed: 1823/11/20 (Thursday).
Alexander H Cairns
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: 1823/11/20 (Thursday).
Borrower: Alexander H Cairns
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 265784
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Gregory's Philosophical and Literary Essays v. 1
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander H Cairns
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
James Gregory (Male, born 1753, died 1821)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Gregory's Philosophical and Literary Essays
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
James Gregory (Male, born 1753, died 1821)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Philosophical and literary essays [Gregory].
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1792. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 18 times in 10 borrowing records
ESTC: T74563
James Gregory (Male, born 1753, died 1821)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Philosophical and Literary Essays [James Gregory]
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander H Cairns
Author: James Gregory (Male, born 1753, died 1821), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Philosophical and Literary Essays [James Gregory]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 265811
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Citizen of World
Borrowed: 1824/3/13 (Saturday).
Alexander H Cairns
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
Citizen of the World
Confidence level: Certain
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
The citizen of the world or letters from a Chinese philosopher residing in London to his friends in the east, by Oliver Goldsmith. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1792. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 24 times in 15 borrowing records
ESTC: T146040
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
Citizen of the World
Borrowed: 1824/3/13 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander H Cairns
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Fiction
Record ID 265787
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Gregory's Philosophical and Literary Essays v. 2
Borrowed: 1823/12/16 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Alexander H Cairns
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
James Gregory (Male, born 1753, died 1821)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Gregory's Philosophical and Literary Essays
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
James Gregory (Male, born 1753, died 1821)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Philosophical and literary essays [Gregory].
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1792. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 18 times in 10 borrowing records
ESTC: T74563
James Gregory (Male, born 1753, died 1821)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Philosophical and Literary Essays [James Gregory]
Borrowed: 1823/12/16 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Alexander H Cairns
Author: James Gregory (Male, born 1753, died 1821), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Philosophical and Literary Essays [James Gregory]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 265802
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Vicar of Wakefield
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday).
Alexander H Cairns
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: 1824/1/31 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander H Cairns
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Fiction
Record ID 265790
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Park's Travels
Borrowed: 1823/12/20 (Saturday).
Alexander H Cairns
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Park's Travels
Confidence level: Speculative
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the interior districts of Africa: performed under the Direction and Patronage of the African Association, in the years 1795, 1796, and 1797. By Mungo Park
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 221 times in 217 borrowing records
ESTC: N13836
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa, Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797
Borrowed: 1823/12/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander H Cairns
Author: Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806), Genre: Travel
Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa, Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797
Record ID 265796
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bruce with plates
Borrowed: 1824/1/15 (Thursday).
Alexander H Cairns
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Bruce with plates
Confidence level: Speculative
James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
An interesting narrative of the travels of James Bruce, Esq. into Abyssinia, to discover the source of the Nile. Abridged from the original work. The second edition. By Samuel Shaw, Esq.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 13
ESTC: T223024
James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile [James Bruce]
Borrowed: 1824/1/15 (Thursday).
Borrower: Alexander H Cairns
Author: James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794), Genre: Travel
Record ID 265835
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Fool Of Quality v. 1, 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1823/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Samson Cameron
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: 1823/12/4 (Thursday).
Borrower: Samson Cameron
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 265853
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Coxe's Russia
Borrowed: 1824/5/18 (Tuesday).
Samson Cameron
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Coxe's Russia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark. Interspersed with historical relations and political inquiries. Illustrated with charts and engravings. By William Coxe, A. M. F. R. S. fellow of King’s College, Cambridge; and Chaplain to his grace the Duke of Marlborough. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 38 borrowing records
ESTC: N27892
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Borrowed: 1824/5/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Samson Cameron
Author: William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828), Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 265847
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Art of Speaking
Borrowed: 1824/2/12 (Thursday).
Samson Cameron
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
James Burgh (Male, born 1714, died 1775)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Art of Speaking
Confidence level: Speculative
James Burgh (Male, born 1714, died 1775)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The art of speaking. Containing I. An essay; in which are given rules for expressing properly the principal passions and humours, which occur in Reading, or public Speaking; and II. Lessons taken from the antients and moderns (with Additions and Alterations, where thought useful) exhibiting a Variety of Matter for Practice; the emphatical Words printed in Italics; with Notes of Direction referring to the Essay. To which are added a Table of the Lessons; and an Index of the various Passions and Humours in the Essay and Lessons.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1761. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T102411
James Burgh (Male, born 1714, died 1775)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Art of Speaking
Borrowed: 1824/2/12 (Thursday).
Borrower: Samson Cameron
Author: James Burgh (Male, born 1714, died 1775), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 265826
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Campbell's India
Borrowed: 1823/10.
Samson Cameron
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: 1823/10.
Borrower: Samson Cameron
Author: Donald Campbell (Male, born 1751, died 1804), Genre: Travel
Record ID 265871
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hawkesworth v. 1
Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Caddell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
Hawkesworth
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, And successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, And Captain Cook, In the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour: Drawn up From the Journals which were kept by the several Commanders, And from the Papers of Joseph Banks, Esq.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 62 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T74467
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
Account of the Voyages undertaken by the Order of His present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere
Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Caddell
Author: John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 265880
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hawkesworth v. 3
Borrowed: 1824/4/26 (Monday). Returned: yes.
William Caddell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
Hawkesworth
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, And successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, And Captain Cook, In the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour: Drawn up From the Journals which were kept by the several Commanders, And from the Papers of Joseph Banks, Esq.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 62 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T74467
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
Account of the Voyages undertaken by the Order of His present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere
Borrowed: 1824/4/26 (Monday).
Borrower: William Caddell
Author: John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 265874
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Neauchus Voyage
Borrowed: 1824/2/28 (Saturday).
William Caddell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Arrian of Nicomedia (Male, born c.87)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Nearchus Voyage
Confidence level: Very likely
Arrian of Nicomedia (Male, born c.87)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
The voyage of Nearchus from the Indus to the Euphrates, collected from the original journal preserved by Arrian, And Illustrated BY Authorities Ancient And Modern; containing an account of the first navigation attempted by Europeans in the Indian Ocean. By William Vincent, D.D. To which are added three dissertations: Two, on the Acronychal Rising of the Pleiades, By the Right Reverend Dr. Samuel Horsley, Lord Bishop of Rochester; And by Mr. William Wales, Master of the Royal Mathematical School in Christ’s Hospital: And One by Mr. DE LA Rochette, On the First Meridian of Ptolemy.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1797. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 19
ESTC: T137592
Arrian of Nicomedia (Male, born c.87)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Voyage of Nearchus from the Indus to the Euphrates
Borrowed: 1824/2/28 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Caddell
Author: Arrian of Nicomedia (Male, born c.87), Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Record ID 265865
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Dalrymple's Memoirs v. 1
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Caddell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Alexander Dalrymple (Male, born 1737, died 1808)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Dalrymple's Memoirs
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very likely
Alexander Dalrymple (Male, born 1737, died 1808)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
A collection of charts and memoirs. Published by Alexander Dalrymple, Esq.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 19 times in 18 borrowing records
ESTC: T30900
Alexander Dalrymple (Male, born 1737, died 1808)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Collection of Charts and Memoirs
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Caddell
Author: Alexander Dalrymple (Male, born 1737, died 1808), Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Collection of Charts and Memoirs
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 265925
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Coxe's Russia v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/2/12 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Walter Kennedy Child
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Coxe's Russia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark. Interspersed with historical relations and political inquiries. Illustrated with charts and engravings. By William Coxe, A. M. F. R. S. fellow of King’s College, Cambridge; and Chaplain to his grace the Duke of Marlborough. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 38 borrowing records
ESTC: N27892
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Borrowed: 1824/2/12 (Thursday).
Borrower: Walter Kennedy Child
Author: William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828), Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 265916
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pallas Travels v. 1
Borrowed: 1824/1/10 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Walter Kennedy Child
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Pallas' Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Travels through the southern provinces of the Russian Empire, in the years 1793 and 1794
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1802. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 63 times in 54 borrowing records
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Travels through the Southern Provinces of the Russian Empire in the Years 1793 and 1794
Borrowed: 1824/1/10 (Saturday).
Borrower: Walter Kennedy Child
Author: Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811), Genre: Travel
Travels through the Southern Provinces of the Russian Empire in the Years 1793 and 1794
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 265922
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Boswell's Tour
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday).
Walter Kennedy Child
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
Boswell's Tour
Confidence level: Certain
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
The journal of a tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D. By James Boswell, Esq. containing Some Poetical Pieces by Dr. Johnson, relative to the Tour, and never before published; A Series of his Conversation, Literary Anecdotes, and Opinions of Men and Books: with an authentick account of The Distresses and Escape of the Grandson of King James II. in the Year 1746.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 99 times in 98 borrowing records
ESTC: T53594
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday).
Borrower: Walter Kennedy Child
Author: James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795), Genre: Travel
Record ID 265889
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Buchanan's Scotland v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
George Todd Chiene
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
George Buchanan (Male, born 1506, died 1582)
Genre: History
Buchanan's History of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
George Buchanan (Male, born 1506, died 1582)
Genre: History
Buchanan’s history of Scotland. In twenty books. Containing, I. An account of its several situations; and the nature of its soil and climate. II. The antient names, manners, laws, and customs of the country, and what people inhabited the island from the very beginning. III. A chronicle of all its kings; in an exact series of succession, from Fergus, the first founder of the Scottish monarchy, to the reign of King James VI. of Scotland, and I. of England. The fourth edition. Translated from the Latin original. Wherein several errors in the English editions are corrected. To which is added, an appendix, containing a genealogy of all the kings from Fergus I. to James VI. In two volumes. Adorned with copper-plates, and a map of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 71 times in 54 borrowing records
ESTC: N15167
George Buchanan (Male, born 1506, died 1582)
Genre: History
History of Scotland [George Buchanan]
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: George Todd Chiene
Author: George Buchanan (Male, born 1506, died 1582), Genre: History
History of Scotland [George Buchanan]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 265883
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Gurney's Short Hand
Borrowed: 1823/10/25 (Saturday).
George Todd Chiene
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Gurney (Male, born 1705, died 1770)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Gurney's Shorthand
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Gurney (Male, born 1705, died 1770)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
An easy and compendious system of shorthand; adapted to the arts and sciences, and to the learned professions. By Thomas Sarjeant. [Four lines of verse]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1789. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: W31357
Thomas Gurney (Male, born 1705, died 1770)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Easy and Compendious System of Shorthand
Borrowed: 1823/10/25 (Saturday).
Borrower: George Todd Chiene
Author: Thomas Gurney (Male, born 1705, died 1770), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 265937
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Wilson's Pelew Islands
Borrowed: 1824/7/7 (Wednesday).
Walter Kennedy Child
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Travel
Wilson's Pelew Islands
Confidence level: Certain
George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Travel
An account of the Pelew Islands, situated in the western part of the Pacific Ocean. Composed from the journals and communications of Captain Henry Wilson, and some of his officers, Who, In August 1783, Were There Shipwrecked, In The Antelope, A Packet Belonging To The Honourable East India Company, by George Keate, Esq. F. R. S. and S. A.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 49
ESTC: T122142
George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Travel
Account of the Pelew Islands
Borrowed: 1824/7/7 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Walter Kennedy Child
Author: George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797), Genre: Travel
Record ID 265919
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pallas Travels v. 2
Borrowed: 1824/1/15 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Walter Kennedy Child
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Pallas' Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Travels through the southern provinces of the Russian Empire, in the years 1793 and 1794
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1802. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 63 times in 54 borrowing records
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Travels through the Southern Provinces of the Russian Empire in the Years 1793 and 1794
Borrowed: 1824/1/15 (Thursday).
Borrower: Walter Kennedy Child
Author: Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811), Genre: Travel
Travels through the Southern Provinces of the Russian Empire in the Years 1793 and 1794
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 265907
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Robertson's America v. 1, 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1824/6/5 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
George Todd Chiene
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, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Speculative
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of America. By William Robertson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 207 times in 188 borrowing records
ESTC: T78964
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of America [William Robertson]
Borrowed: 1824/6/5 (Saturday).
Borrower: George Todd Chiene
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of America [William Robertson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 265898
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Adventurer v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
George Todd Chiene
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
The adventurer. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1794. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: N492796
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: George Todd Chiene
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 265886
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Art of Defence on foot
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday).
George Todd Chiene
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: 1823/11/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: George Todd Chiene
Author: Charles Roworth (Male), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 265940
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Adventurer v. 3, 4
Borrowed: 1823/10/25 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Cleghorn
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
The adventurer. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1794. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: N492796
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Borrowed: 1823/10/25 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Cleghorn
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 265958
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's Voyages v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Colin Clark
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: 1823/12/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Colin Clark
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 265964
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Camilla v. 1, 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1824/3/13 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Colin Clark
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Camilla
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Camilla: or, a picture of youth.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1796. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 255 times in 61 borrowing records
ESTC: T144705
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Camilla: or, A Picture of Youth
Borrowed: 1824/3/13 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Colin Clark
Author: Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840), Genre: Fiction
Camilla: or, A Picture of Youth
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 265961
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Robertson' America v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/1/29 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
William Colin Clark
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: 1824/1/29 (Thursday).
Borrower: William Colin Clark
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of America [William Robertson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 265946
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Will and Jean
Borrowed: 1823/10.
William Colin Clark
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: 1823/10.
Borrower: William Colin Clark
Author: Hector Macneill (Male, born 1746, died 1818), Genre: Fiction
Record ID 265976
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Citizen of World
Borrowed: 1823/10/28 (Tuesday).
John Couper
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
Citizen of the World
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: 1823/10/28 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John Couper
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Fiction
Record ID 265991
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Arnot's Edinburgh
Borrowed: 1823/12/20 (Saturday).
John Couper
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: 1823/12/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Couper
Author: Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786), Genre: History
Record ID 265997
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Franklin's Works v.1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/1/24 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
John Couper
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Franklin's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Works of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin : consisting of his Life: together with Essays, humorous, moral, and literary
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1803. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 19 times in 14 borrowing records
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin
Borrowed: 1824/1/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Couper
Author: Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 265985
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Curiosities of Britain v. 4
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
John Couper
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities of Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
The curiosities, natural and artificial, of the island of Great Britain.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: c.1775. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 60 times in 29 borrowing records
ESTC: T34503
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities, Natural and Artificial, of the Island of Great Britain
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Couper
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities, Natural and Artificial, of the Island of Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4