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Record ID 276041
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hawkesworth's Voyages v. 1, 3
Borrowed: 1825/10/28 (Friday). Returned: yes.
Joseph Todd
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
Hawkesworth's Voyage
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, 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: 1825/10/28 (Friday).
Borrower: Joseph Todd
Author: John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 3
Record ID 276050
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's Voyages v. 1
Borrowed: 1826/3/5 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
Joseph Todd
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A new, authentic, and complete collection of voyages round the world, undertaken and performed by royal authority. Containing an authentic, ... history of Captain Cook’s first, second, third and last voyages, ... To which will be added, genuine narratives of other voyage ... It is proper to observe, that some other editions of these works ... would cost a purchaser ... upwards of twenty guineas; ... but the present edition, by being published in only eighty six-penny numbers, ... enables every person, ... to become familiary [sic] acquainted with those ... voyages ... Now publishing under the immediate direction of George William Anderson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784-1786. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 536 times in 506 borrowing records
ESTC: T134074
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Borrowed: 1826/3/5 (Sunday).
Borrower: Joseph Todd
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 276047
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pallas Travels
Borrowed: 1826/2/5 (Sunday).
Joseph Todd
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: 1826/2/5 (Sunday).
Borrower: Joseph Todd
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 276059
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Rollin's Roman History v. 6
Borrowed: 1825/12/11 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
James Thomson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Rollin's Roman History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Confidence level: Certain
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
The Roman History from the Foundation of Rome to the Battle of Actium: that is, To the end of the Commonwealth. By Mr. Rollin, late Principal of the University of Paris, Professor of Eloquence in the Royal College, and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Inscriptions and Belles Lettres. Translated from the French.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1739-1750. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1241 times in 806 borrowing records
ESTC: N48133
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Roman History from the Foundation of Rome to the Battle of Actium [Charles Rollin]
Borrowed: 1825/12/11 (Sunday).
Borrower: James Thomson
Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: History
Roman History from the Foundation of Rome to the Battle of Actium [Charles Rollin]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Record ID 276080
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Penns. Tour v. 3
Returned: yes.
William Taylor
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 3
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
Borrower: William Taylor
Author: Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 276074
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Buffon's Birds v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1825/11/27 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
Walter Tunrbull
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Buffon's Birds
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
The natural history of birds. From the French of the Count de Buffon. Illustrated with engravings; and a preface, notes, and additions, by the translator. In nine volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1793. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 9v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 34 times in 17 borrowing records
ESTC: T139140
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History of Birds
Borrowed: 1825/11/27 (Sunday).
Borrower: Walter Tunrbull
Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 276071
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Rollin's R. History v. 5
Borrowed: 1826/3/17 (Friday). Returned: yes.
James Thomson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Rollin's Roman History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Confidence level: Certain
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
The Roman History from the Foundation of Rome to the Battle of Actium: that is, To the end of the Commonwealth. By Mr. Rollin, late Principal of the University of Paris, Professor of Eloquence in the Royal College, and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Inscriptions and Belles Lettres. Translated from the French.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1739-1750. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1241 times in 806 borrowing records
ESTC: N48133
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Roman History from the Foundation of Rome to the Battle of Actium [Charles Rollin]
Borrowed: 1826/3/17 (Friday).
Borrower: James Thomson
Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: History
Roman History from the Foundation of Rome to the Battle of Actium [Charles Rollin]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Record ID 276089
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Haselden's Seaman's Daily Assistant
Borrowed: 1825/12/7 (Wednesday).
Thomas Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Haselden (Male, died 1740)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Travel
Haselden's Seaman's Daily Assistant
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Haselden (Male, died 1740)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Travel
The seaman’s daily assistant new modelled: being a short, easy, and plain method of keeping a journal at sea. In which are contained rules for working the cases in plane, middle latitude, and mercator’s sailing. Also, Rules shewing how the allowances for Leeway, Variation, Heave of the Sea, set of Currents, &c. are to be made, and to correct the Dead-Reckoning by an Observation, in all Cases: And, also, all the Tables that are any ways necessary for the Seaman’s use in keeping a Journal. Likewise, Rules for finding the Latitude by the Meridian Altitude of the Sun, Moon, and Fixed Stars: And, also, the method of determining the Latitude by two Altitudes of the Sun, with the help of the Solar Tables. To which is added, a new mercator’s chart of the wester ocean. By Thomas Haselden, Late Teacher of the Mathematics in the Royal Navy. The whole raised and corrected, with many additions, by A. Smyth, Mathematician.
Language: English . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T66605
Thomas Haselden (Male, died 1740)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Travel
Seaman’s Daily Assistant New Modelled
Borrowed: 1825/12/7 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Thomas Wilson
Author: Thomas Haselden (Male, died 1740), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Travel
Record ID 276101
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Curiosities of Great Britain v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/3/17 (Friday). Returned: yes.
Thomas Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities of Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
The curiosities, natural and artificial, of the island of Great Britain.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: c.1775. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 60 times in 29 borrowing records
ESTC: T34503
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities, Natural and Artificial, of the Island of Great Britain
Borrowed: 1826/3/17 (Friday).
Borrower: Thomas Wilson
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities, Natural and Artificial, of the Island of Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 276104
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Siege of Gibraltar
Borrowed: 1826/4/16 (Sunday).
Thomas Wilson
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: 1826/4/16 (Sunday).
Borrower: Thomas Wilson
Genre: History
Authentic and Accurate Journal of the Late Siege of Gibraltar
Record ID 276110
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Curiosities of G. Britain v. 6
Borrowed: 1826/5/27 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Thomas Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities of Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
The curiosities, natural and artificial, of the island of Great Britain.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: c.1775. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 60 times in 29 borrowing records
ESTC: T34503
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities, Natural and Artificial, of the Island of Great Britain
Borrowed: 1826/5/27 (Saturday).
Borrower: Thomas Wilson
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities, Natural and Artificial, of the Island of Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Record ID 276092
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Abercormby's Martial Achievements v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1825/12. Returned: yes.
Thomas Wilson
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: 1825/12.
Borrower: Thomas Wilson
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 276134
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Home's Rebellion
Borrowed: 1826/4/2 (Sunday).
Alexander Walker
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Home (Male, born 1722, died 1808)
Genre: History
Home's Rebellion
Confidence level: Certain
John Home (Male, born 1722, died 1808)
Genre: History
The History of the Rebellion in the year 1745.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1802. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 34
John Home (Male, born 1722, died 1808)
Genre: History
History of the Rebellion in ... 1745
Borrowed: 1826/4/2 (Sunday).
Borrower: Alexander Walker
Author: John Home (Male, born 1722, died 1808), Genre: History
Record ID 276140
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's Voyages v. 3
Borrowed: 1826/5/14 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Walker
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A new, authentic, and complete collection of voyages round the world, undertaken and performed by royal authority. Containing an authentic, ... history of Captain Cook’s first, second, third and last voyages, ... To which will be added, genuine narratives of other voyage ... It is proper to observe, that some other editions of these works ... would cost a purchaser ... upwards of twenty guineas; ... but the present edition, by being published in only eighty six-penny numbers, ... enables every person, ... to become familiary [sic] acquainted with those ... voyages ... Now publishing under the immediate direction of George William Anderson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784-1786. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 536 times in 506 borrowing records
ESTC: T134074
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Borrowed: 1826/5/14 (Sunday).
Borrower: Alexander Walker
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 276119
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Shakespeare v. 2, 4
Borrowed: 1825/12/11 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Walker
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Shakespeare
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 4
Confidence level: Likely
William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
The works of Shakespear. In which the beauties observed by Pope, Warburton, and Dodd, are pointed out. Together with the author’s life; a glossary; copious indexes; and, a list of the various readings. In eight volumes
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1753. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 8v..
Editors: Hugh Blair
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 136 times in 98 borrowing records
ESTC: T138602
William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Works of William Shakespeare
Borrowed: 1825/12/11 (Sunday).
Borrower: Alexander Walker
Author: William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616), Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 4
Record ID 276131
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Fool of Quality v. 1, 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1826/3/19 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Walker
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
Fool of Quality
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
The fool of quality; or, the history of Henry Earl of Moreland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 103 times in 26 borrowing records
ESTC: T144135
Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
Fool of Quality, or, The History of Henry Earl of Moreland
Borrowed: 1826/3/19 (Sunday).
Borrower: Alexander Walker
Author: Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783), Genre: Fiction
Fool of Quality, or, The History of Henry Earl of Moreland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 276137
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Butler's Hudibras
Borrowed: 1826/4/10 (Monday).
Alexander Walker
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Samuel Butler (Male, born 1612, died 1680)
Genre: Poetry
Butler's Hudibras
Confidence level: Certain
Samuel Butler (Male, born 1612, died 1680)
Genre: Poetry
Hudibras: in three parts. Written in the time of the late wars. By Samuel Butler. With a complete index. A new edition. Adorned with cuts.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1784. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T1927
Samuel Butler (Male, born 1612, died 1680)
Genre: Poetry
Hudibras
Borrowed: 1826/4/10 (Monday).
Borrower: Alexander Walker
Author: Samuel Butler (Male, born 1612, died 1680), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 276164
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Shakespeare's Works v. 5, 6
Borrowed: 1826/2/5 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
John Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Shakespeare's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6
Confidence level: Speculative
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: 1826/2/5 (Sunday).
Borrower: John Wilson
Author: William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616), Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6
Record ID 276176
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Knox's Reformation
Borrowed: 1826/4/2 (Sunday).
John Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Knox (Male, born 1505, died 1572)
Genre: History, Genre: Theology
Knox's Reformation
Confidence level: Certain
John Knox (Male, born 1505, died 1572)
Genre: History, Genre: Theology
The history of the reformation of religion within the realm of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1761. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T121687
John Knox (Male, born 1505, died 1572)
Genre: History, Genre: Theology
Historie of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland
Borrowed: 1826/4/2 (Sunday).
Borrower: John Wilson
Author: John Knox (Male, born 1505, died 1572), Genre: History, Genre: Theology
Record ID 276161
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Adam's Treatise on Horsemanship
Borrowed: 1826/1/20 (Friday).
John Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Adams (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Adam's Treatise on Horsemanship
Confidence level: Certain
John Adams (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Analysis of horsemanship; Teaching the whole art of riding, in the manege, military, hunting, racing, or travelling system. Together with the method of breaking horses, and dressing them, to all kinds of manege.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 5
ESTC: T162587
John Adams (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Analysis of Horsemanship
Borrowed: 1826/1/20 (Friday).
Borrower: John Wilson
Author: John Adams (Male), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 276173
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Beattie's Poems
Borrowed: 1826/3/19 (Sunday).
John Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803)
Genre: Poetry
Beattie's Poems
Confidence level: Certain
James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803)
Genre: Poetry
Original poems and translations. By James Beattie, A.M.
Language: English . Published: London | | [i.e. Aberdeen?]. Date of publication: 1760. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 5
ESTC: T136422
James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803)
Genre: Poetry
Original Poems and Translations [James Beattie]
Borrowed: 1826/3/19 (Sunday).
Borrower: John Wilson
Author: James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 276179
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Gibbon's Empire v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/4/30 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
John Wilson
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
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
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: 1826/4/30 (Sunday).
Borrower: John Wilson
Author: Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794), Genre: History
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 276155
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Shakespeare's Works v. 3, 4, 5, 8
Borrowed: 1825/12/11 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
John Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Shakespeare's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 8
Confidence level: Speculative
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: 1825/12/11 (Sunday).
Borrower: John Wilson
Author: William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616), Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 8
Record ID 276167
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Tale of a Tub
Borrowed: 1826/2/19 (Sunday).
John Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Swift's Tale of a Tub
Confidence level: Speculative
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
A tale of a tub. Written for the universal improvement of mankind. To which are added, An account of a battle between the ancient and the modern books in St. James’s Library; and, A discourse concerning the mechanical operation of the spirit. With the author’s apology; and, explanatory notes, by W. Wotton, B.D. and others.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1750. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 8
ESTC: N13636
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Tale of a Tub
Borrowed: 1826/2/19 (Sunday).
Borrower: John Wilson
Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 276218
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Citizen of the World v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/6/25 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
Archibald Simpson Walker
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
Citizen of the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
The citizen of the world or letters from a Chinese philosopher residing in London to his friends in the east, by Oliver Goldsmith. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1792. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 24 times in 15 borrowing records
ESTC: T146040
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
Citizen of the World
Borrowed: 1826/6/25 (Sunday).
Borrower: Archibald Simpson Walker
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 276206
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Curiosities of Great Britain v. 5, 6
Borrowed: 1826/4/15 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Archibald Simpson Walker
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities of Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
The curiosities, natural and artificial, of the island of Great Britain.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: c.1775. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 60 times in 29 borrowing records
ESTC: T34503
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities, Natural and Artificial, of the Island of Great Britain
Borrowed: 1826/4/15 (Saturday).
Borrower: Archibald Simpson Walker
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities, Natural and Artificial, of the Island of Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6
Record ID 276212
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Swift's Tale of a Tub
Borrowed: 1826/5/28 (Sunday).
Archibald Simpson Walker
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Swift's Tale of a Tub
Confidence level: Speculative
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
A tale of a tub. Written for the universal improvement of mankind. To which are added, An account of a battle between the ancient and the modern books in St. James’s Library; and, A discourse concerning the mechanical operation of the spirit. With the author’s apology; and, explanatory notes, by W. Wotton, B.D. and others.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1750. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 8
ESTC: N13636
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Tale of a Tub
Borrowed: 1826/5/28 (Sunday).
Borrower: Archibald Simpson Walker
Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 276197
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's Voyages v. 3, 4
Borrowed: 1826/3/5 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
Archibald Simpson Walker
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A new, authentic, and complete collection of voyages round the world, undertaken and performed by royal authority. Containing an authentic, ... history of Captain Cook’s first, second, third and last voyages, ... To which will be added, genuine narratives of other voyage ... It is proper to observe, that some other editions of these works ... would cost a purchaser ... upwards of twenty guineas; ... but the present edition, by being published in only eighty six-penny numbers, ... enables every person, ... to become familiary [sic] acquainted with those ... voyages ... Now publishing under the immediate direction of George William Anderson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784-1786. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 536 times in 506 borrowing records
ESTC: T134074
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Borrowed: 1826/3/5 (Sunday).
Borrower: Archibald Simpson Walker
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 276194
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's Voyages v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/2/19 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
Archibald Simpson Walker
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: 1826/2/19 (Sunday).
Borrower: Archibald Simpson Walker
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 276191
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Siege of Gibraltar
Borrowed: 1826/2/1 (Wednesday).
Archibald Simpson Walker
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: 1826/2/1 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Archibald Simpson Walker
Genre: History
Authentic and Accurate Journal of the Late Siege of Gibraltar
Record ID 276209
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Fool of Quality v. 1, 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1826/5/14 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
Archibald Simpson Walker
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
Fool of Quality
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
The fool of quality; or, the history of Henry Earl of Moreland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 103 times in 26 borrowing records
ESTC: T144135
Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
Fool of Quality, or, The History of Henry Earl of Moreland
Borrowed: 1826/5/14 (Sunday).
Borrower: Archibald Simpson Walker
Author: Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783), Genre: Fiction
Fool of Quality, or, The History of Henry Earl of Moreland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 276224
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Park's Travels
Borrowed: 1826/4/2 (Sunday).
James Sinnering Woodman
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Park's Travels
Confidence level: Speculative
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the interior districts of Africa: performed under the Direction and Patronage of the African Association, in the years 1795, 1796, and 1797. By Mungo Park
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 221 times in 217 borrowing records
ESTC: N13836
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa, Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797
Borrowed: 1826/4/2 (Sunday).
Borrower: James Sinnering Woodman
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 276251
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Vicar of Wakefield
Borrowed: 1826/2.
William Wood
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: 1826/2.
Borrower: William Wood
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Fiction
Record ID 276248
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's Voyages v. 1
Borrowed: 1826/1/20 (Friday). Returned: yes.
William Wood
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A new, authentic, and complete collection of voyages round the world, undertaken and performed by royal authority. Containing an authentic, ... history of Captain Cook’s first, second, third and last voyages, ... To which will be added, genuine narratives of other voyage ... It is proper to observe, that some other editions of these works ... would cost a purchaser ... upwards of twenty guineas; ... but the present edition, by being published in only eighty six-penny numbers, ... enables every person, ... to become familiary [sic] acquainted with those ... voyages ... Now publishing under the immediate direction of George William Anderson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784-1786. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 536 times in 506 borrowing records
ESTC: T134074
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Borrowed: 1826/1/20 (Friday).
Borrower: William Wood
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 276242
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Dialogues of the Dead v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1825/12. Returned: yes.
William Wood
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon Archibishop of Cambrai (Male, born 1651-8-6, died 1715-1-7)
Genre: Education
Dialogues of the Dead
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon Archibishop of Cambrai (Male, born 1651-8-6, died 1715-1-7)
Genre: Education
Dialogues of the dead, ancient and modern. Together with some fables, composed for the education of a prince. By the Archbishop of Cambray. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1755. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 5 times in 3 borrowing records
ESTC: T221847
François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon Archibishop of Cambrai (Male, born 1651-8-6, died 1715-1-7)
Genre: Education
Dialogues of the Dead [François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon]
Borrowed: 1825/12.
Borrower: William Wood
Author: François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon Archibishop of Cambrai (Male, born 1651-8-6, died 1715-1-7), Genre: Education
Dialogues of the Dead [François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 276281
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Tale of a Tub
Borrowed: 1826/6/9 (Friday).
William Wood
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Swift's Tale of a Tub
Confidence level: Speculative
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
A tale of a tub. Written for the universal improvement of mankind. To which are added, An account of a battle between the ancient and the modern books in St. James’s Library; and, A discourse concerning the mechanical operation of the spirit. With the author’s apology; and, explanatory notes, by W. Wotton, B.D. and others.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1750. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 8
ESTC: N13636
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Tale of a Tub
Borrowed: 1826/6/9 (Friday).
Borrower: William Wood
Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 276260
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Canterbury Tales v. 1, 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1826/3/19 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
William Wood
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400)
Genre: Poetry
Canterbury Tales
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400)
Genre: Poetry
The Canterbury tales of Chaucer.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1775-1778. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 5 vols.
Editors: Tyrwhitt, Thomas
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 71 times in 24 borrowing records
ESTC: T76319
Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400)
Genre: Poetry
Canterbury Tales
Borrowed: 1826/3/19 (Sunday).
Borrower: William Wood
Author: Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2 3, Volume 4
Record ID 276233
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Park's Travels
Borrowed: 1825/11/25 (Friday).
William Wood
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: 1825/11/25 (Friday).
Borrower: William Wood
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 276227
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Boswell's Tour
Borrowed: 1825/10/30 (Sunday).
William Wood
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: 1825/10/30 (Sunday).
Borrower: William Wood
Author: James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795), Genre: Travel
Record ID 276305
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Orlando Furioso v. 1, 3
Borrowed: 1826/3/1 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
James Watson Senior
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, Volume 3
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: 1826/3/1 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Watson Senior
Author: Lodovico Ariosto (Male, born 1474, died 1533), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 3
Record ID 276317
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Park's Travels
Borrowed: 1825/10/28 (Friday).
Patrick Walker
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: 1825/10/28 (Friday).
Borrower: Patrick Walker
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 276311
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Derham's Astro Theology
Borrowed: 1825/10/28 (Friday).
Patrick Walker
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Derham (Male, born 1657, died 1735)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Theology
Derham's Astro Theology
Confidence level: Certain
William Derham (Male, born 1657, died 1735)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Theology
Astro-Theology: or, a demonstration of the being and attributes of God, from a survey of the heavens. Illustrated with copper plates. By W. Derham, late Canon of Windsor, Rector of Upminster, in Essex, and F. R. S.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: N4306
William Derham (Male, born 1657, died 1735)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Theology
Astro-Theology: or, a Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God, from a Survey of the Heavens
Borrowed: 1825/10/28 (Friday).
Borrower: Patrick Walker
Author: William Derham (Male, born 1657, died 1735), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Theology
Astro-Theology: or, a Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God, from a Survey of the Heavens
Record ID 276314
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cowper's Poems v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1825/11/25 (Friday). Returned: yes.
Patrick Walker
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Cowper (Male, born 1731, died 1800)
Genre: Poetry
Cowper's Poems
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
William Cowper (Male, born 1731, died 1800)
Genre: Poetry
Poems
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1803. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 7 times in 6 borrowing records
William Cowper (Male, born 1731, died 1800)
Genre: Poetry
Poems [William Cowper]
Borrowed: 1825/11/25 (Friday).
Borrower: Patrick Walker
Author: William Cowper (Male, born 1731, died 1800), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 276335
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bank's Geography v. 2
Borrowed: 1826/3/29 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Peter Walker
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Bank's Geography
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A modern, authentic and com[plete] system of universal geography. Including all the late important discoveries made by the English, and other celebrated navigators of various nations, in the different hemispheres; and containing a genuine history and description of the whole world, as consisting of empires, ... With the various countries, cities, towns, .... Thoughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and America: together with their respective situations, extent, latitude, longitude, ... together with a complete history of every empire, kingdom, and state, ... The whole forming an authentic and entertaining account of every thing worthy of notice throughout the whole face of nature, both by land and water. In which is introduced, to illustrate the work, a considerable number of the most accurate whole sheet maps, forming a complete atlas. To which is added complete guide to geography, astronomy, ... with an account of the rise, progress, and present state of navigation throughout the known world. Likewise containing every important, interesting, and valuable discovery throughout the whole of Cook’s voyages. Together with all the discoveries made by other mariners since the time of that celebrated circumnavigator. Also, a particular description of the improved state of the new colony formed at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island, where the convicts are now settled. Including a particular account of the excursions and discoveries made in the interior parts of New Holland. The whole forming a complete collection of voyages and travels. By the Rev. Thomas Bankes, vicar of Dixton, in Monmouthshire, and author of the Christian’s family Bible. Embellished with near two hundred beautiful engravings, consisting of views, antiquities, customs, ceremonies, besides whole sheet maps, plans, charts, &c. executed in a much superior stile than any thing that has ever appeared in this kingdom.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: folio. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 27
ESTC: T173389
Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography
Borrowed: 1826/3/29 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Peter Walker
Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 276347
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Spectator v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/6/7 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Peter Walker
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Sir Richard Steele (Male, born 1672, died 1729)
Genre: Periodicals
Spectator
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 4
Confidence level: Very likely
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Sir Richard Steele (Male, born 1672, died 1729)
Genre: Periodicals
The spectator. ... Carefully corrected.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1754. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 8v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 41 times in 32 borrowing records
ESTC: N24135
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Sir Richard Steele (Male, born 1672, died 1729)
Genre: Periodicals
Spectator
Borrowed: 1826/6/7 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Peter Walker
Author: Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Sir Richard Steele (Male, born 1672, died 1729), Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 4
Record ID 276338
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Vicar of Wakefield
Borrowed: 1826/5/14 (Sunday).
Peter Walker
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
Vicar of Wakefield
Confidence level: Certain
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
The vicar of Wakefield; a tale. By Dr Goldsmith. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1792. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 11
ESTC: T146201
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
Vicar of Wakefield
Borrowed: 1826/5/14 (Sunday).
Borrower: Peter Walker
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Fiction
Record ID 276332
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Crookshank's History v. 2
Borrowed: 1826/3/1 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Peter Walker
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Crookshank (Male, born c.1712, died 1769)
Genre: Theology
Crookshank's History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William Crookshank (Male, born c.1712, died 1769)
Genre: Theology
The history of the state and sufferings of the Church of Scotland, from the Restoration to the Revolution. With an introduction, containing the most remarkable occurrences relating to that church, from the Reformation to the Restoration. The second edition corrected, with additions. By William Crookshank, A.M. Minister of the Scots congregation in Swallow-Street, Westminster. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T130571
William Crookshank (Male, born c.1712, died 1769)
Genre: Theology
History of the State and Sufferings of the Church of Scotland, from the Restoration to the Revolution
Borrowed: 1826/3/1 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Peter Walker
Author: William Crookshank (Male, born c.1712, died 1769), Genre: Theology
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 276323
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Botanic Garden
Borrowed: 1825/12/11 (Sunday).
Peter Walker
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Erasmus Darwin (Male, born 1731, died 1802)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Poetry
Botanic Garden
Confidence level: Certain
Erasmus Darwin (Male, born 1731, died 1802)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Poetry
The botanic garden; a poem, in two parts. Part I. Containing the economy of vegetation. Part II. The loves of the plants. With philosophical notes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T82160
Erasmus Darwin (Male, born 1731, died 1802)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Poetry
Botanic Garden; A Poem
Borrowed: 1825/12/11 (Sunday).
Borrower: Peter Walker
Author: Erasmus Darwin (Male, born 1731, died 1802), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Poetry
Record ID 276320
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Park's Travels
Borrowed: 1825/10/28 (Friday).
Peter Walker
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: 1825/10/28 (Friday).
Borrower: Peter Walker
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 276326
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Aikenside's Poems v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/1/8 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
Peter Walker
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Mark Akenside (Male, born 1721, died 1770)
Genre: Poetry
Akenside's Poems
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Mark Akenside (Male, born 1721, died 1770)
Genre: Poetry
The poems of Mark Akenside, M.D. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 11 times in 9 borrowing records
ESTC: N40478
Mark Akenside (Male, born 1721, died 1770)
Genre: Poetry
Poems of Mark Akenside
Borrowed: 1826/1/8 (Sunday).
Borrower: Peter Walker
Author: Mark Akenside (Male, born 1721, died 1770), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 276365
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Will and Jean
Borrowed: 1826/1/8 (Sunday).
William Finlay Watson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Hector Macneill (Male, born 1746, died 1818)
Genre: Fiction
Will and Jean
Confidence level: Very likely
Hector Macneill (Male, born 1746, died 1818)
Genre: Fiction
Scotland’s skaith; or, the history o’ Will and Jean : Owre true a tale! Together with some additional poems, by the author of the Harp. Embellished with elegant engravings.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1795. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 9
ESTC: T126211
Hector Macneill (Male, born 1746, died 1818)
Genre: Fiction
Scotland’s Skaith; or, The History o’ Will and Jean
Borrowed: 1826/1/8 (Sunday).
Borrower: William Finlay Watson
Author: Hector Macneill (Male, born 1746, died 1818), Genre: Fiction
Record ID 276371
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hoole's Tasso v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/4/2 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
William Finlay Watson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Torquato Tasso (Male, born 1544, died 1595)
Genre: Poetry
Hoole's Tasso
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Torquato Tasso (Male, born 1544, died 1595)
Genre: Poetry
Jerusalem delivered; an heroic poem: translated from the Italian of Torquato Tasso, by John Hoole.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Hoole, John, 1727-1803
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 30 times in 24 borrowing records
ESTC: N6701
Torquato Tasso (Male, born 1544, died 1595)
Genre: Poetry
Jerusalem Delivered
Borrowed: 1826/4/2 (Sunday).
Borrower: William Finlay Watson
Author: Torquato Tasso (Male, born 1544, died 1595), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 276356
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Belesarius
Borrowed: 1825/11/27 (Sunday).
William Finlay Watson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Jean-François Marmontel (Male, born 1723, died 1799)
Genre: Fiction
Belisarius
Confidence level: Certain
Jean-François Marmontel (Male, born 1723, died 1799)
Genre: Fiction
Belisarius. By M. Marmontel, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 9
ESTC: T61500
Jean-François Marmontel (Male, born 1723, died 1799)
Genre: Fiction
Belisarius [Jean-François Marmontel]
Borrowed: 1825/11/27 (Sunday).
Borrower: William Finlay Watson
Author: Jean-François Marmontel (Male, born 1723, died 1799), Genre: Fiction
Record ID 276410
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Siege of Gibraltar
Borrowed: 1826/5/26 (Friday).
J Wishart
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: 1826/5/26 (Friday).
Borrower: J Wishart
Genre: History
Authentic and Accurate Journal of the Late Siege of Gibraltar
Record ID 276416
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Sparman's Voyage
Borrowed: 1826/2/5 (Sunday).
Robert Walker
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Sparman's Voyage
Confidence level: Certain
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic polar circle, and round the world: but chiefly into the country of the Hottentots and Caffres, from the year 1772, to 1776.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Forster, Georg.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 105 times in 92 borrowing records
ESTC: T150219
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Borrowed: 1826/2/5 (Sunday).
Borrower: Robert Walker
Author: Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820), Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Record ID 276422
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Spenser's Faerie Queen
Borrowed: 1825/10/11 (Tuesday).
Thomas Adam Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599)
Genre: Poetry
Spenser's Faerie Queen
Confidence level: Certain
Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599)
Genre: Poetry
The faerie queene. By Edmund Spenser. With an exact collation of the two original editions, Published by Himself at London in Quarto; the Former containing the first Three Books printed in 1590, and the Latter the Six Books in 1596. To which are now added, a new life of the author, and also a glossary.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 20 times in 17 borrowing records
ESTC: T35152
Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599)
Genre: Poetry
Faerie Queene
Borrowed: 1825/10/11 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Thomas Adam Young
Author: Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 276419
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Buffon's Birds v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1825/10/26 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Thomas Adam Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Buffon's Birds
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
The natural history of birds. From the French of the Count de Buffon. Illustrated with engravings; and a preface, notes, and additions, by the translator. In nine volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1793. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 9v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 34 times in 17 borrowing records
ESTC: T139140
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History of Birds
Borrowed: 1825/10/26 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Thomas Adam Young
Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 276431
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Beauties of Nature and Art v. 2, 3
Borrowed: 1826/1/12 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Thomas Adam Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Beauties of Nature and Art
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Beauties of nature and art displayed, in a tour through the world; ... Illustrated and embellished with copper plates.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774-1775. Format: 18mo. Pagination: 13v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 5 borrowing records
ESTC: T113576
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Beauties of Nature and Art Displayed, in a Tour through the World
Borrowed: 1826/1/12 (Thursday).
Borrower: Thomas Adam Young
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Beauties of Nature and Art Displayed, in a Tour through the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 276437
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Fool of Quality v. 1, 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1826/2/15 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Thomas Adam Young
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: 1826/2/15 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Thomas Adam Young
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 276440
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pallas Travels v. 1
Borrowed: 1826/3/15 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Thomas Adam Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Pallas' Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
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: 1826/3/15 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Thomas Adam Young
Author: Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811), Genre: Travel
Travels through the Southern Provinces of the Russian Empire in the Years 1793 and 1794
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 276458
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Milton's Poems
Borrowed: 1825/10/28 (Friday).
Kenneth MacKenzie Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Hayley (Male, born 1745, died 1820), John Milton (Male, born 1608, died 1674)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Poetry
Milton's Poems
Confidence level: Certain
William Hayley (Male, born 1745, died 1820), John Milton (Male, born 1608, died 1674)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Poetry
Milton’s poetical works. ... . Containing paradise lost; a poem, in Twelve Books. With Prefatory Characters of the several Pieces; and the Life of Milton.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 5
ESTC: T173121
William Hayley (Male, born 1745, died 1820), John Milton (Male, born 1608, died 1674)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Poetry
Poetical Works of John Milton. With a Life of the Author
Borrowed: 1825/10/28 (Friday).
Borrower: Kenneth MacKenzie Young
Author: William Hayley (Male, born 1745, died 1820), John Milton (Male, born 1608, died 1674), Genre: Lives, Genre: Poetry
Record ID 276485
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Letters of Hindu v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/5/28 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
Kenneth MacKenzie Young
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: 1826/5/28 (Sunday).
Borrower: Kenneth MacKenzie Young
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 276470
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Milton v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/1/11 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Kenneth MacKenzie Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Milton (Male, born 1608, died 1674)
Genre: Poetry
Milton
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
John Milton (Male, born 1608, died 1674)
Genre: Poetry
Paradise lost. A poem, in twelve books. The author John Milton. With a critic upon the poem, by Mr Addison; and, a preface, in which are inserted characters of the several poems wrote by Milton.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1755. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 8 borrowing records
ESTC: T170403
John Milton (Male, born 1608, died 1674)
Genre: Poetry
Paradise Lost
Borrowed: 1826/1/11 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Kenneth MacKenzie Young
Author: John Milton (Male, born 1608, died 1674), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 276464
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Dryden's Virgil
Borrowed: 1825/11/29 (Tuesday).
Kenneth MacKenzie Young
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Dryden's Virgil
Confidence level: Speculative
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Virgil, translated by John Dryden, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Dryden, John
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 50 times in 44 borrowing records
ESTC: T145015
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Virgil
Borrowed: 1825/11/29 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Kenneth MacKenzie Young
Author: Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 276503
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Robertson's Charles 5th v. 1, 2
Returned: yes.
Cunnningham Alexander
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Robertson's Charles 5th
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of the reign of the Emperor Charles V. With a view of the progress of society in Europe, from the subversion of the Roman Empire, to the beginning of the sixteenth century.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 604 times in 453 borrowing records
ESTC: T71143
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V
Borrower: Cunnningham Alexander
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 276500
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Rollin's Ancient History v. 1, 2
Returned: yes.
Cunnningham Alexander
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Rollin's Ancient History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
The ancient history of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians. By Mr. Rollin, ... Translated from the French. In seven volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 7v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 871 times in 851 borrowing records
ESTC: T127048
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians
Borrower: Cunnningham Alexander
Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 276521
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bacon's Works v. 1
Borrowed: 1825/11. Returned: yes.
Samuel Allan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Francis Bacon (Male, born 1561, died 1626)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Bacon's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Francis Bacon (Male, born 1561, died 1626)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, ... In five volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 4to. Pagination: 5v.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T88307
Francis Bacon (Male, born 1561, died 1626)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Philosophical Works of Francis Bacon
Borrowed: 1825/11.
Borrower: Samuel Allan
Author: Francis Bacon (Male, born 1561, died 1626), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Philosophical Works of Francis Bacon
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 276530
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Encyclopedia Britannica v. 10
Borrowed: 1826/1/4 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Samuel Allan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Volumes borrowed: Volume 10
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia britannica; or, A dictionary of arts, sciences, and miscellaneous literature.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788-1797. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 261 times in 222 borrowing records
ESTC: N6642
Borrowed: 1826/1/4 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Samuel Allan
Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 10
Record ID 276533
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Robertson's History of Scotland v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/2/11 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Samuel Allan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Robertson's History of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of Scotland during the reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI. till his accession to the crown of England. With a review of the Scottish history previous to that period; and an appendix containing Original Papers. In Two Volumes. By William Robertson, D. D. Minister of Lady Yester’s, Edinburgh.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1761. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 359 times in 277 borrowing records
ESTC: T71467
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of Scotland During the Reigns of Queen Mary and King James VI
Borrowed: 1826/2/11 (Saturday).
Borrower: Samuel Allan
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of Scotland During the Reigns of Queen Mary and King James VI
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 276536
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Buchanan's History Scotland v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/2. Returned: yes.
Samuel Allan
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: 1826/2.
Borrower: Samuel Allan
Author: George Buchanan (Male, born 1506, died 1582), Genre: History
History of Scotland [George Buchanan]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 276527
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Encyclopedia Britannica v. 16
Borrowed: 1825/11/19 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Samuel Allan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Volumes borrowed: Volume 16
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: 1825/11/19 (Saturday).
Borrower: Samuel Allan
Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 16
Record ID 276551
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Russell's Ancient History
Borrowed: 1825/12/15 (Thursday).
Charles Cheyne Allison
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793)
Genre: History
Russell's Ancient Europe
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: 1825/12/15 (Thursday).
Borrower: Charles Cheyne Allison
Author: William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793), Genre: History
Record ID 276542
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Modern Universal History v. 1, 2
Returned: yes.
Charles Cheyne Allison
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: History
Modern Universal History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: History
The modern part of the universal history. Compiled from original writers; by the authors of the antient. Which will perfect the work, and render it a complete body of history, from the earliest account of time, to the present. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759-1765. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 39 times in 38 borrowing records
ESTC: N35097
Borrower: Charles Cheyne Allison
Genre: History
Modern Part of the Universal History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 276554
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
De Tott's Memoirs v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/3/25 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Charles Cheyne Allison
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Baron François Tott (Male, born 1733, died 1793)
Genre: Travel
Baron de Tott's Memoirs
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Baron François Tott (Male, born 1733, died 1793)
Genre: Travel
Memoirs of Baron de Tott. Containing the state of the Turkish Empire and the Crimea, during the late war with Russia.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 131 times in 103 borrowing records
ESTC: T121379
Baron François Tott (Male, born 1733, died 1793)
Genre: Travel
Memoirs of Baron de Tott. Containing the State of the Turkish Empire and the Crimea, during the Late War with Russia
Borrowed: 1826/3/25 (Saturday).
Borrower: Charles Cheyne Allison
Author: Baron François Tott (Male, born 1733, died 1793), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 276548
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Buffon's History v. 9
Borrowed: 1825/11/19 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Charles Cheyne Allison
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 9
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: 1825/11/19 (Saturday).
Borrower: Charles Cheyne Allison
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 9
Record ID 276575
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Abercrombie's Martial Achievements v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/4/4 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
James Anderson
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
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: 1826/4/4 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James Anderson
Author: Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716), Genre: Lives
Martial Atchievements of the Scots Nation
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 276581
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Mavor's Voyages v. 12, 13
Borrowed: 1826/5/2 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
James Anderson
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 12, Volume 13
Confidence level: Certain
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Historical account of the most celebrated voyages, travels, and discoveries, from the time of Columbus to the present period. By William Mavor, LL.D. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1796-1797. Format: 18mo. Pagination: 20 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1042 times in 955 borrowing records
ESTC: T77044
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries [William Fordyce Mavor]
Borrowed: 1826/5/2 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James Anderson
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 12, Volume 13
Record ID 276563
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Park's Travels
Borrowed: 1825/12.
James Anderson
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: 1825/12.
Borrower: James Anderson
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 276557
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Canterbury Tales v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1825/10/22 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
James Anderson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400)
Genre: Poetry
Canterbury Tales
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
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: 1825/10/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Anderson
Author: Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 276560
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Leland's Life of Philip v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1825/10/22 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
James Anderson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Leland (Male, born 1722, died 1785)
Genre: History
Leland's Life of Philip
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Leland (Male, born 1722, died 1785)
Genre: History
The History of the Life and Reign of Philip King of Macedon; The father of Alexander. By Thomas Leland, D. D. Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin. In Two Volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 21 times in 12 borrowing records
ESTC: T135879
Thomas Leland (Male, born 1722, died 1785)
Genre: History
History of the Life and Reign of Philip King of Macedon
Borrowed: 1825/10/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Anderson
Author: Thomas Leland (Male, born 1722, died 1785), Genre: History
History of the Life and Reign of Philip King of Macedon
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 276569
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Arnot's Criminal Trials
Borrowed: 1826/3/7 (Tuesday).
James Anderson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: Law
Arnot's Criminal Trials
Confidence level: Certain
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: Law
A collection and abridgement of celebrated criminal trials in Scotland, from A.D. 1536, to 1784. With historical and critical remarks. By Hugo Arnot, Esq. Advocate.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 23
ESTC: T142881
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: Law
Collection and Abridgement of Celebrated Criminal Trials in Scotland
Borrowed: 1826/3/7 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James Anderson
Author: Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786), Genre: Law
Collection and Abridgement of Celebrated Criminal Trials in Scotland
Record ID 276614
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Franklin's Works v. 1
Borrowed: 1826/2/25 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
John Archibald
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
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: 1826/2/25 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Archibald
Author: Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 276635
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pallas Travels South of Russia
Borrowed: 1826/6/17 (Saturday).
John Archibald
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: 1826/6/17 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Archibald
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 276620
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Voltaire's Charles 12th
Borrowed: 1826/4/8 (Saturday).
John Archibald
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: History
Voltaire's Charles 12th
Confidence level: Certain
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: History
The history of Charles XII. King of Sweden. By Mr. De Voltaire. Translated from the French. Carefully corrected.
Language: English . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 51
ESTC: T193544
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: History
History of Charles XII, King of Sweden
Borrowed: 1826/4/8 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Archibald
Author: Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778), Genre: History
Record ID 276605
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Encyclopedia Britannica v. 10
Borrowed: 1825/12/17 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
John Archibald
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Volumes borrowed: Volume 10
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: 1825/12/17 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Archibald
Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 10
Record ID 276599
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Addison's Works v. 3, 4
Borrowed: 1825/11/15 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
John Archibald
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Addison's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Speculative
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
The miscellaneous works, in verse and prose, of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Esq; In Three Volumes. With some account of the life and writings of the author. By Mr. Tickell.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1766.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 24 times in 21 borrowing records
ESTC: T89173
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Miscellaneous Works in Verse and Prose
Borrowed: 1825/11/15 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John Archibald
Author: Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Miscellaneous Works in Verse and Prose
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 276593
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's Voyages v. 4
Borrowed: 1825/10/30 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
John Archibald
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A new, authentic, and complete collection of voyages round the world, undertaken and performed by royal authority. Containing an authentic, ... history of Captain Cook’s first, second, third and last voyages, ... To which will be added, genuine narratives of other voyage ... It is proper to observe, that some other editions of these works ... would cost a purchaser ... upwards of twenty guineas; ... but the present edition, by being published in only eighty six-penny numbers, ... enables every person, ... to become familiary [sic] acquainted with those ... voyages ... Now publishing under the immediate direction of George William Anderson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784-1786. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 536 times in 506 borrowing records
ESTC: T134074
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Borrowed: 1825/10/30 (Sunday).
Borrower: John Archibald
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Record ID 276611
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Articles of War
Borrowed: 1826/1/21 (Saturday).
John Archibald
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Articles of War
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Articles of War
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1795. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 1
Record ID 276626
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Park's Travels
Borrowed: 1826/5/2 (Tuesday).
John Archibald
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Park's Travels
Confidence level: Speculative
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the interior districts of Africa: performed under the Direction and Patronage of the African Association, in the years 1795, 1796, and 1797. By Mungo Park
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 221 times in 217 borrowing records
ESTC: N13836
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa, Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797
Borrowed: 1826/5/2 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John Archibald
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 276659
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Forster's Journey
Borrowed: 1826/1/24 (Tuesday).
William Armstrong
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Forster's unclear
Confidence level: Speculative
Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
A journey from Bengal to England, through the northern part of India, Kashmire, Afghanistan, and Persia, and into Russia, by the Caspian-Sea.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1798. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 14 times in 11 borrowing records
ESTC: T105796
Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Journey from Bengal to England
Borrowed: 1826/1/24 (Tuesday).
Borrower: William Armstrong
Author: Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794), Genre: Travel
Record ID 276656
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Indian Recreations
Borrowed: 1826/1/18 (Wednesday).
William Armstrong
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Tennant (Male, born 1758, died 1813)
Genre: Travel
Indian Recreations
Confidence level: Certain
William Tennant (Male, born 1758, died 1813)
Genre: Travel
Indian recreations, consisting of strictures on the domestic and rural economy of the Mahommedans and Hindoos
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1803. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 18 times in 16 borrowing records
William Tennant (Male, born 1758, died 1813)
Genre: Travel
Indian Recreations
Borrowed: 1826/1/18 (Wednesday).
Borrower: William Armstrong
Author: William Tennant (Male, born 1758, died 1813), Genre: Travel
Record ID 276638
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Johnston's Lives of Eng Poets v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1825. Returned: yes.
William Armstrong
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Johnston's Lives of English Poets
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
The lives of the most eminent English poets; with critical observations on their works. By Samuel Johnson. In four volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T146734
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Lives of the English Poets
Borrowed: 1825.
Borrower: William Armstrong
Author: Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 276641
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Johnson's Lives v. 3
Borrowed: 1825. Returned: yes.
William Armstrong
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Johnson's Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
The lives of the most eminent English poets; with critical observations on their works. By Samuel Johnson. In four volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T146734
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Lives of the English Poets
Borrowed: 1825.
Borrower: William Armstrong
Author: Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 276713
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Buffon's Birds v. 3, 4
Borrowed: 1826/6/13 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
George Auld
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Buffon's Birds
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
The natural history of birds. From the French of the Count de Buffon. Illustrated with engravings; and a preface, notes, and additions, by the translator. In nine volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1793. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 9v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 34 times in 17 borrowing records
ESTC: T139140
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History of Birds
Borrowed: 1826/6/13 (Tuesday).
Borrower: George Auld
Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 276686
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Encyclopedia Brit v. 4
Borrowed: 1826/2/11 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
George Auld
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Volumes borrowed: 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: 1826/2/11 (Saturday).
Borrower: George Auld
Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Record ID 276680
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Buffon's Natural History v. 5, 6
Borrowed: 1826/1/14 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
George Auld
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Buffon's Natural History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6
Confidence level: Speculative
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural history, general and particular; by the Count de Buffon, translated into English. Illustrated with three hundred and one copper-plates, and occasional notes and observations by the translator. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 455 times in 403 borrowing records
ESTC: N42265
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Borrowed: 1826/1/14 (Saturday).
Borrower: George Auld
Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6
Record ID 276707
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Buffon's History v. 3, 4
Borrowed: 1826/5/20 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
George Auld
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Buffon's Natural History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Speculative
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural history, general and particular; by the Count de Buffon, translated into English. Illustrated with three hundred and one copper-plates, and occasional notes and observations by the translator. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 455 times in 403 borrowing records
ESTC: N42265
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Borrowed: 1826/5/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: George Auld
Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 276692
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Sparman's Voyage v. 1
Borrowed: 1826/3/7 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
George Auld
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Sparman's Voyage
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic polar circle, and round the world: but chiefly into the country of the Hottentots and Caffres, from the year 1772, to 1776.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Forster, Georg.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 105 times in 92 borrowing records
ESTC: T150219
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Borrowed: 1826/3/7 (Tuesday).
Borrower: George Auld
Author: Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820), Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 276671
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Buffon's Natural History v. 7, 8
Borrowed: 1825. Returned: yes.
George Auld
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: 1825.
Borrower: George Auld
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 276674
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Buffon's History v. 5, 6, 1, 2
Borrowed: 1825/12/17 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
George Auld
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Buffon's Natural History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 5, Volume 6
Confidence level: Speculative
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural history, general and particular; by the Count de Buffon, translated into English. Illustrated with three hundred and one copper-plates, and occasional notes and observations by the translator. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 455 times in 403 borrowing records
ESTC: N42265
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Borrowed: 1825/12/17 (Saturday).
Borrower: George Auld
Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 5, Volume 6