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Record ID 266681
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Waverley v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1823/11. Returned: yes.
William Douglas
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Waverley
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Likely
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Waverley : or, 'tis sixty years since ; in three volumes
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1814. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 71 times in 25 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Waverley; or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since
Borrowed: 1823/11.
Borrower: William Douglas
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction
Waverley; or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 266690
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Buffon's Natural History v. 3, 4
Borrowed: 1823/12/18 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
William Douglas
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: 1823/12/18 (Thursday).
Borrower: William Douglas
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 266702
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Orlando Furioso v. 1, 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1824/4/24 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Douglas
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 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Likely
Lodovico Ariosto (Male, born 1474, died 1533)
Genre: Poetry
Orlando furioso: translated from the Italian of Ludovico Ariosto; with notes: by John Hoole. In five volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 8vo.
Translators: John Hoole
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 92 times in 78 borrowing records
ESTC: T133398
Lodovico Ariosto (Male, born 1474, died 1533)
Genre: Poetry
Orlando Furioso
Borrowed: 1824/4/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Douglas
Author: Lodovico Ariosto (Male, born 1474, died 1533), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 266684
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Shipwrecks
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday).
William Douglas
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Graham Dalyell (Male, born 1775, died 1851)
Genre: Travel
Shipwrecks
Confidence level: Very likely
John Graham Dalyell (Male, born 1775, died 1851)
Genre: Travel
Shipwrecks and Disasters at Sea; or historical narratives of the most noted calamities and providential deliverances, which have resulted from maritime enterprize: with a sketch of various expedients for preserving the lives of mariners.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1812. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 32 times in 29 borrowing records
John Graham Dalyell (Male, born 1775, died 1851)
Genre: Travel
Shipwrecks and Disasters at Sea
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Douglas
Author: John Graham Dalyell (Male, born 1775, died 1851), Genre: Travel
Record ID 266699
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Curiosities of G Britain v. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Borrowed: 1824/3/26 (Friday). Returned: yes.
William Douglas
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, Volume 3, Volume 4, 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: 1824/3/26 (Friday).
Borrower: William Douglas
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities, Natural and Artificial, of the Island of Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6
Record ID 266687
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Buffon v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Douglas
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Buffon
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural history, general and particular; by the Count de Buffon, translated into English. Illustrated with three hundred and one copper-plates, and occasional notes and observations by the translator. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 455 times in 403 borrowing records
ESTC: N42265
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Douglas
Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 266708
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Kotzebue's Travels v. 1, 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1824/6/5 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Douglas
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Alban Butler (Male, born 1711, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
Kotzebue's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Alban Butler (Male, born 1711, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Italy, in the years 1804 and 1805
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1807. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 7 borrowing records
Alban Butler (Male, born 1711, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Italy, in the Years 1804 and 1805
Borrowed: 1824/6/5 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Douglas
Author: Alban Butler (Male, born 1711, died 1773), Genre: Travel
Travels through Italy, in the Years 1804 and 1805
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 266714
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's Voyages v. 2
Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
John Doud
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A new, authentic, and complete collection of voyages round the world, undertaken and performed by royal authority. Containing an authentic, ... history of Captain Cook’s first, second, third and last voyages, ... To which will be added, genuine narratives of other voyage ... It is proper to observe, that some other editions of these works ... would cost a purchaser ... upwards of twenty guineas; ... but the present edition, by being published in only eighty six-penny numbers, ... enables every person, ... to become familiary [sic] acquainted with those ... voyages ... Now publishing under the immediate direction of George William Anderson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784-1786. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 536 times in 506 borrowing records
ESTC: T134074
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Doud
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 266693
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Buffon's Natural History v. 7, 8
Borrowed: 1824/1/7 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
William Douglas
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: 1824/1/7 (Wednesday).
Borrower: William Douglas
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 266738
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Buffon's Natural History v. 8
Borrowed: 1824/5/18 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
C James Douglas
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 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: 1824/5/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: C James Douglas
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 8
Record ID 266720
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Dryden's Virgil
Borrowed: 1823/11/1 (Saturday).
C James Douglas
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: 1823/11/1 (Saturday).
Borrower: C James Douglas
Author: Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 266732
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Buffon's Natural History v. 1, 2, 5
Borrowed: 1824/3. Returned: yes.
C James Douglas
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
Confidence level: Speculative
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural history, general and particular; by the Count de Buffon, translated into English. Illustrated with three hundred and one copper-plates, and occasional notes and observations by the translator. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 455 times in 403 borrowing records
ESTC: N42265
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Borrowed: 1824/3.
Borrower: C James Douglas
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
Record ID 266729
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bankes Geography
Borrowed: 1824/2/26 (Thursday).
C James Douglas
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Bank's Geography
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A modern, authentic and com[plete] system of universal geography. Including all the late important discoveries made by the English, and other celebrated navigators of various nations, in the different hemispheres; and containing a genuine history and description of the whole world, as consisting of empires, ... With the various countries, cities, towns, .... Thoughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and America: together with their respective situations, extent, latitude, longitude, ... together with a complete history of every empire, kingdom, and state, ... The whole forming an authentic and entertaining account of every thing worthy of notice throughout the whole face of nature, both by land and water. In which is introduced, to illustrate the work, a considerable number of the most accurate whole sheet maps, forming a complete atlas. To which is added complete guide to geography, astronomy, ... with an account of the rise, progress, and present state of navigation throughout the known world. Likewise containing every important, interesting, and valuable discovery throughout the whole of Cook’s voyages. Together with all the discoveries made by other mariners since the time of that celebrated circumnavigator. Also, a particular description of the improved state of the new colony formed at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island, where the convicts are now settled. Including a particular account of the excursions and discoveries made in the interior parts of New Holland. The whole forming a complete collection of voyages and travels. By the Rev. Thomas Bankes, vicar of Dixton, in Monmouthshire, and author of the Christian’s family Bible. Embellished with near two hundred beautiful engravings, consisting of views, antiquities, customs, ceremonies, besides whole sheet maps, plans, charts, &c. executed in a much superior stile than any thing that has ever appeared in this kingdom.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: folio. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 27
ESTC: T173389
Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography
Borrowed: 1824/2/26 (Thursday).
Borrower: C James Douglas
Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography
Record ID 266735
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Buffon's Natural History v. 6, 7
Borrowed: 1824/4/20 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
C James Douglas
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 6, Volume 7
Confidence level: Speculative
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural history, general and particular; by the Count de Buffon, translated into English. Illustrated with three hundred and one copper-plates, and occasional notes and observations by the translator. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 455 times in 403 borrowing records
ESTC: N42265
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Borrowed: 1824/4/20 (Tuesday).
Borrower: C James Douglas
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 6, Volume 7
Record ID 266723
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Comic Dramas
Borrowed: 1823/12/16 (Tuesday).
C James Douglas
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Drama
Comic Dramas
Confidence level: Certain
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Drama
Comic Dramas, in three acts.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1817. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 26
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Drama
Comic Dramas, in Three Acts
Borrowed: 1823/12/16 (Tuesday).
Borrower: C James Douglas
Author: Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849), Genre: Drama
Record ID 266726
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Davison's Waterloo
Borrowed: 1824/1/27 (Tuesday).
C James Douglas
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Henry Davidson (Male)
Genre: Poetry
Davison's Waterloo
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Davidson (Male)
Genre: Poetry
Waterloo, a poem. With notes ... Second edition, with additional poems
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1816. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 10
Henry Davidson (Male)
Genre: Poetry
Waterloo
Borrowed: 1824/1/27 (Tuesday).
Borrower: C James Douglas
Author: Henry Davidson (Male), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 266717
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's Voyages v. 2
Borrowed: 1823/11/1 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
C James Douglas
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A new, authentic, and complete collection of voyages round the world, undertaken and performed by royal authority. Containing an authentic, ... history of Captain Cook’s first, second, third and last voyages, ... To which will be added, genuine narratives of other voyage ... It is proper to observe, that some other editions of these works ... would cost a purchaser ... upwards of twenty guineas; ... but the present edition, by being published in only eighty six-penny numbers, ... enables every person, ... to become familiary [sic] acquainted with those ... voyages ... Now publishing under the immediate direction of George William Anderson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784-1786. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 536 times in 506 borrowing records
ESTC: T134074
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Borrowed: 1823/11/1 (Saturday).
Borrower: C James Douglas
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 266750
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's Voyages v. 2
Borrowed: 1823/11/4 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Christopher Alexander Douglas
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A new, authentic, and complete collection of voyages round the world, undertaken and performed by royal authority. Containing an authentic, ... history of Captain Cook’s first, second, third and last voyages, ... To which will be added, genuine narratives of other voyage ... It is proper to observe, that some other editions of these works ... would cost a purchaser ... upwards of twenty guineas; ... but the present edition, by being published in only eighty six-penny numbers, ... enables every person, ... to become familiary [sic] acquainted with those ... voyages ... Now publishing under the immediate direction of George William Anderson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784-1786. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 536 times in 506 borrowing records
ESTC: T134074
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Borrowed: 1823/11/4 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Christopher Alexander Douglas
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 266756
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Sparman's Voyage v. 2
Borrowed: 1823/11/20 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Christopher Alexander Douglas
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Sparman's Voyage
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic polar circle, and round the world: but chiefly into the country of the Hottentots and Caffres, from the year 1772, to 1776.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Forster, Georg.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 105 times in 92 borrowing records
ESTC: T150219
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Borrowed: 1823/11/20 (Thursday).
Borrower: Christopher Alexander Douglas
Author: Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820), Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 266774
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Fersugon's Roman History v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/4/22 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Christopher Alexander Douglas
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: History
Ferguson's Roman History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: History
The history of the progress and termination of the Roman republic.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 201 times in 126 borrowing records
ESTC: T77047
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: History
History of the Progress and Termination of the Roman Republic
Borrowed: 1824/4/22 (Thursday).
Borrower: Christopher Alexander Douglas
Author: Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816), Genre: History
History of the Progress and Termination of the Roman Republic
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 266777
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hearnes Journey
Borrowed: 1824/5/22 (Saturday).
Christopher Alexander Douglas
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Samuel Hearne (Male, born 1745, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
Hearne's Journey
Confidence level: Certain
Samuel Hearne (Male, born 1745, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
A journey from Prince of Wales’s fort in Hudson’s Bay, to the northern ocean. Undertaken by order of the Hudson’s Bay Company, for the discovery of copper mines, a north west passage, &c. in the years 1769, 1770, 1771, & 1772.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1795. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 24 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: T146967
Samuel Hearne (Male, born 1745, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
Journey from Prince of Wales’s Fort in Hudson’s Bay, to the Northern Ocean
Borrowed: 1824/5/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: Christopher Alexander Douglas
Author: Samuel Hearne (Male, born 1745, died 1792), Genre: Travel
Journey from Prince of Wales’s Fort in Hudson’s Bay, to the Northern Ocean
Record ID 266768
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Park's Travels
Borrowed: 1824/2/12 (Thursday).
Christopher Alexander Douglas
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Park's Travels
Confidence level: Speculative
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the interior districts of Africa: performed under the Direction and Patronage of the African Association, in the years 1795, 1796, and 1797. By Mungo Park
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 221 times in 217 borrowing records
ESTC: N13836
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa, Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797
Borrowed: 1824/2/12 (Thursday).
Borrower: Christopher Alexander Douglas
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 266771
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Banke's Geography
Borrowed: 1824/2/12 (Thursday).
Christopher Alexander Douglas
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Bank's Geography
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A modern, authentic and com[plete] system of universal geography. Including all the late important discoveries made by the English, and other celebrated navigators of various nations, in the different hemispheres; and containing a genuine history and description of the whole world, as consisting of empires, ... With the various countries, cities, towns, .... Thoughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and America: together with their respective situations, extent, latitude, longitude, ... together with a complete history of every empire, kingdom, and state, ... The whole forming an authentic and entertaining account of every thing worthy of notice throughout the whole face of nature, both by land and water. In which is introduced, to illustrate the work, a considerable number of the most accurate whole sheet maps, forming a complete atlas. To which is added complete guide to geography, astronomy, ... with an account of the rise, progress, and present state of navigation throughout the known world. Likewise containing every important, interesting, and valuable discovery throughout the whole of Cook’s voyages. Together with all the discoveries made by other mariners since the time of that celebrated circumnavigator. Also, a particular description of the improved state of the new colony formed at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island, where the convicts are now settled. Including a particular account of the excursions and discoveries made in the interior parts of New Holland. The whole forming a complete collection of voyages and travels. By the Rev. Thomas Bankes, vicar of Dixton, in Monmouthshire, and author of the Christian’s family Bible. Embellished with near two hundred beautiful engravings, consisting of views, antiquities, customs, ceremonies, besides whole sheet maps, plans, charts, &c. executed in a much superior stile than any thing that has ever appeared in this kingdom.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: folio. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 27
ESTC: T173389
Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography
Borrowed: 1824/2/12 (Thursday).
Borrower: Christopher Alexander Douglas
Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography
Record ID 266762
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pennants Tour
Borrowed: 1824/1.
Christopher Alexander Douglas
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Pennant's Tour
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
A tour in Scotland; MDCCLXIX.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 39 times in 27 borrowing records
ESTC: T110282
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Tour in Scotland, MDCCLXIX
Borrowed: 1824/1.
Borrower: Christopher Alexander Douglas
Author: Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798), Genre: Travel
Record ID 266759
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Wilson's Islands
Borrowed: 1823/12/4 (Thursday).
Christopher Alexander Douglas
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Travel
Wilson's Pelew Islands
Confidence level: Certain
George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Travel
An account of the Pelew Islands, situated in the western part of the Pacific Ocean. Composed from the journals and communications of Captain Henry Wilson, and some of his officers, Who, In August 1783, Were There Shipwrecked, In The Antelope, A Packet Belonging To The Honourable East India Company, by George Keate, Esq. F. R. S. and S. A.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 49
ESTC: T122142
George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Travel
Account of the Pelew Islands
Borrowed: 1823/12/4 (Thursday).
Borrower: Christopher Alexander Douglas
Author: George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797), Genre: Travel
Record ID 266747
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Tatler v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1823/11. Returned: yes.
Christopher Alexander Douglas
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Alexander Chalmers (Male, born 1759, died 1834), Sir Richard Steele (Male, born 1672, died 1729)
Genre: Periodicals
Tatler
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Alexander Chalmers (Male, born 1759, died 1834), Sir Richard Steele (Male, born 1672, died 1729)
Genre: Periodicals
The Tatler : with prefaces historical and biographical
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1806. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 18 borrowing records
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Alexander Chalmers (Male, born 1759, died 1834), Sir Richard Steele (Male, born 1672, died 1729)
Genre: Periodicals
Tatler
Borrowed: 1823/11.
Borrower: Christopher Alexander Douglas
Author: Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Alexander Chalmers (Male, born 1759, died 1834), Sir Richard Steele (Male, born 1672, died 1729), Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 266765
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Coxe's Travels v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/1/29 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Christopher Alexander Douglas
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Coxe's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark. Interspersed with historical relations and political inquiries. Illustrated with charts and engravings. By William Coxe, A. M. F. R. S. fellow of King’s College, Cambridge; and Chaplain to his grace the Duke of Marlborough. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 38 borrowing records
ESTC: N27892
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Borrowed: 1824/1/29 (Thursday).
Borrower: Christopher Alexander Douglas
Author: William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828), Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 266744
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's Voyages v. 1
Borrowed: 1823/10. Returned: yes.
Christopher Alexander Douglas
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: 1823/10.
Borrower: Christopher Alexander Douglas
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 266753
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Dryden's Virgil v. 1
Borrowed: 1823/11/18 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Christopher Alexander Douglas
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Dryden's Virgil
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
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: 1823/11/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Christopher Alexander Douglas
Author: Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 266831
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Gustavus Vassa
Borrowed: 1824/6/19 (Saturday).
David Drysdale
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Olaudah Equiano (Male, born 1745, died 1797)
Genre: Lives
Gustavus Vassa
Confidence level: Very likely
Olaudah Equiano (Male, born 1745, died 1797)
Genre: Lives
The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African. Written by himself.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1792. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 19
ESTC: N17046
Olaudah Equiano (Male, born 1745, died 1797)
Genre: Lives
Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
Borrowed: 1824/6/19 (Saturday).
Borrower: David Drysdale
Author: Olaudah Equiano (Male, born 1745, died 1797), Genre: Lives
Record ID 266810
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Guy Mannering v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
David Drysdale
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Guy Mannering
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Guy Mannering; or, the Astrologer. By the author of “Waverley” [i.e. Sir Walter Scott].
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1815. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 475 times in 178 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Guy Mannering; or, the Astrologer
Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday).
Borrower: David Drysdale
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction
Guy Mannering; or, the Astrologer
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 266804
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Evelina v. 1
Borrowed: 1824/1/17 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
David Drysdale
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Evelina
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Evelina : or, the history of a young lady's entrance into the world / by the author of Cecilia and Camilla ; in two volumes
Language: English . Published: Cupar-Fife. Date of publication: 1804.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 90 times in 59 borrowing records
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Evelina, or, The History of a Young Lady’s Entrance into the World
Borrowed: 1824/1/17 (Saturday).
Borrower: David Drysdale
Author: Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840), Genre: Fiction
Evelina, or, The History of a Young Lady’s Entrance into the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 266822
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Antiquary v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1824/4/10 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
David Drysdale
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Antiquary
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Speculative
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
The Antiquary.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1816. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 496 times in 186 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Antiquary
Borrowed: 1824/4/10 (Saturday).
Borrower: David Drysdale
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 266807
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Penrose's Journal
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday).
David Drysdale
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Williams Pantycelyn (Male, born 1717, died 1791)
Genre: Fiction
Penrose's Journal
Confidence level: Certain
William Williams Pantycelyn (Male, born 1717, died 1791)
Genre: Fiction
The journal of Llewellin Penrose, a seaman
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1815. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 53 times in 29 borrowing records
William Williams Pantycelyn (Male, born 1717, died 1791)
Genre: Fiction
Journal of Llewellin Penrose, a Seaman
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday).
Borrower: David Drysdale
Author: William Williams Pantycelyn (Male, born 1717, died 1791), Genre: Fiction
Record ID 266816
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Evelina v. 1
Borrowed: 1824/3/13 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
David Drysdale
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Evelina
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Evelina : or, the history of a young lady's entrance into the world / by the author of Cecilia and Camilla ; in two volumes
Language: English . Published: Cupar-Fife. Date of publication: 1804.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 90 times in 59 borrowing records
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Evelina, or, The History of a Young Lady’s Entrance into the World
Borrowed: 1824/3/13 (Saturday).
Borrower: David Drysdale
Author: Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840), Genre: Fiction
Evelina, or, The History of a Young Lady’s Entrance into the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 266780
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Gifford's Pitt
Borrowed: 1823/10/25 (Saturday).
David Drysdale
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Richard Green (Male)
Genre: Lives
Gifford's Pitt
Confidence level: Speculative
John Richard Green (Male)
Genre: Lives
A History of the political life of W. Pitt; including some account of the times in which he lived.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1809. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 37 times in 21 borrowing records
John Richard Green (Male)
Genre: Lives
History of the Political Life of William Pitt
Borrowed: 1823/10/25 (Saturday).
Borrower: David Drysdale
Author: John Richard Green (Male), Genre: Lives
Record ID 266846
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Crevier's History of Roman Emp.
Borrowed: 1824/1/11 (Sunday).
James Drummond
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Jean Baptiste Louis Crevier (Male, born 1693, died 1765)
Genre: Lives
Crevier's Roman Emperor
Confidence level: Certain
Jean Baptiste Louis Crevier (Male, born 1693, died 1765)
Genre: Lives
The history of the Roman emperors : from Augustus to Constantine
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1814. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 10v.
Translators: John Mills
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 6 times in 4 borrowing records
Jean Baptiste Louis Crevier (Male, born 1693, died 1765)
Genre: Lives
Histoire des Empereurs Romains depuis Auguste jusqu'à Constantin
Borrowed: 1824/1/11 (Sunday).
Borrower: James Drummond
Author: Jean Baptiste Louis Crevier (Male, born 1693, died 1765), Genre: Lives
Histoire des Empereurs Romains depuis Auguste jusqu'à Constantin
Record ID 266852
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Art of Defence on Foot
Borrowed: 1824/3/20 (Saturday).
James Drummond
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Charles Roworth (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Art of Defence on foot
Confidence level: Certain
Charles Roworth (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The art of defence on foot with the broad sword and sabre, uniting the Scotch and Austrian methods into one regular system. To which are added remarks on the Spadroon.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1798. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 10
ESTC: N16441
Charles Roworth (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Art of Defence on Foot with the Broad Sword and Sabre
Borrowed: 1824/3/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Drummond
Author: Charles Roworth (Male), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 266843
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Memoirs of Napoleon
Borrowed: 1823/12/2 (Tuesday).
James Drummond
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Napoleon (Male, born 1769, died 1821)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Napoleon
Confidence level: Speculative
Napoleon (Male, born 1769, died 1821)
Genre: Lives
Authentic Memoirs of Bonaparte, First Consul of the French Republic, from his birth to the present time: including his parentage, military achievements, remarkable actions and speeches, battles, victories, assassinations, and peace with England. Interspersed with several curious and interesting anecdotes. Partly translated from the French [i.e. from Louis Dubroca's "Vie de Bonaparte"] with considerable additions, etc. [With a portrait.]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1802. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 2
Napoleon (Male, born 1769, died 1821)
Genre: Lives
Authentic Memoirs of Bonaparte
Borrowed: 1823/12/2 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James Drummond
Record ID 266870
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bruce's Travels
Borrowed: 1823/11/4 (Tuesday).
James Duncan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Bruce's Travels
Confidence level: Certain
James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 and 1773. [1813]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1813. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 287 times in 170 borrowing records
James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile [James Bruce]
Borrowed: 1823/11/4 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James Duncan
Author: James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794), Genre: Travel
Record ID 266900
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Lady of the Lake
Borrowed: 1824/4/6 (Tuesday).
James Duncan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Poetry
Lady of the Lake
Confidence level: Speculative
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Poetry
The Lady of the Lake; a poem.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1810. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 68
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Poetry
Lady of the Lake, a Poem
Borrowed: 1824/4/6 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James Duncan
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 266885
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Clark's Travels v. 1
Borrowed: 1824/1/7 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
James Duncan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Edward Daniel Clarke (Male, born 1769, died 1822)
Genre: Travel
Clark's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Daniel Clarke (Male, born 1769, died 1822)
Genre: Travel
Travels in various countries of Europe, Asia and Africa
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1813. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 64 times in 58 borrowing records
Edward Daniel Clarke (Male, born 1769, died 1822)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia and Africa
Borrowed: 1824/1/7 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Duncan
Author: Edward Daniel Clarke (Male, born 1769, died 1822), Genre: Travel
Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia and Africa
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 266894
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pelew Islands v. 1
Borrowed: 1824/3/26 (Friday). Returned: yes.
James Duncan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Travel
Pelew Islands
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Travel
An account of the Pelew Islands, situated in the western part of the Pacific Ocean. Composed from the journals and communications of Captain Henry Wilson, and some of his officers, Who, In August 1783, Were There Shipwrecked, In The Antelope, A Packet Belonging To The Honourable East India Company, by George Keate, Esq. F. R. S. and S. A.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 49
ESTC: T122142
George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Travel
Account of the Pelew Islands
Borrowed: 1824/3/26 (Friday).
Borrower: James Duncan
Author: George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 266867
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bruce's Travels v. 3, 4
Borrowed: 1823/10. Returned: yes.
James Duncan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Bruce's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 and 1773. [1813]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1813. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 287 times in 170 borrowing records
James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile [James Bruce]
Borrowed: 1823/10.
Borrower: James Duncan
Author: James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794), Genre: Travel
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile [James Bruce]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 266897
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pallas Travels v. 1
Borrowed: 1824/3/27 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
James Duncan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Pallas' Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Travels through the southern provinces of the Russian Empire, in the years 1793 and 1794
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1802. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 63 times in 54 borrowing records
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Travels through the Southern Provinces of the Russian Empire in the Years 1793 and 1794
Borrowed: 1824/3/27 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Duncan
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 266903
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pallas Travels v. 2
Borrowed: 1824/4/22 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
James Duncan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Pallas Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Travels through the southern provinces of the Russian Empire, in the years 1793 and 1794
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1802. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 63 times in 54 borrowing records
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Travels through the Southern Provinces of the Russian Empire in the Years 1793 and 1794
Borrowed: 1824/4/22 (Thursday).
Borrower: James Duncan
Author: Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811), Genre: Travel
Travels through the Southern Provinces of the Russian Empire in the Years 1793 and 1794
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 266879
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Chateaubriand's Travels v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
James Duncan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Vicomte François-René de Chateaubriand (Male, born 1768, died 1848)
Genre: Travel
Chateaubriand's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Vicomte François-René de Chateaubriand (Male, born 1768, died 1848)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Greece, Palestine, Egypt, and Barbary, during the years 1806 and 1807 ... Translated ... by Frederic Shoberl. Second edition. [With a map.]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1812. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Frederic Shoberl
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 52 times in 33 borrowing records
Vicomte François-René de Chateaubriand (Male, born 1768, died 1848)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Greece, Palestine, Egypt, and Barbary, during the Years 1806 and 1807
Borrowed: 1823/12/4 (Thursday).
Borrower: James Duncan
Author: Vicomte François-René de Chateaubriand (Male, born 1768, died 1848), Genre: Travel
Travels in Greece, Palestine, Egypt, and Barbary, during the Years 1806 and 1807
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 266891
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pennant
Borrowed: 1824/2/26 (Thursday).
James Duncan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Pennant
Confidence level: Speculative
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
A tour in Scotland, and voyage to the Hebrides; MDCCLXXII.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 27 times in 18 borrowing records
ESTC: T110281
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Tour in Scotland, and Voyage to the Hebrides; MDCCLXXII
Borrowed: 1824/2/26 (Thursday).
Borrower: James Duncan
Author: Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798), Genre: Travel
Record ID 266876
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Popular Tales v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/11/20 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
James Duncan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
Popular Tales
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
Popular tales ... Third edition.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1807. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 284 times in 179 borrowing records
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
Popular Tales [Maria Edgeworth]
Borrowed: 1823/11/20 (Thursday).
Borrower: James Duncan
Author: Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849), Genre: Fiction
Popular Tales [Maria Edgeworth]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 266882
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Clark's v. 1
Borrowed: 1823/12/18 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
James Duncan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Edward Daniel Clarke (Male, born 1769, died 1822)
Genre: Travel
Clark's
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very likely
Edward Daniel Clarke (Male, born 1769, died 1822)
Genre: Travel
Travels in various countries of Europe, Asia and Africa
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1813. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 64 times in 58 borrowing records
Edward Daniel Clarke (Male, born 1769, died 1822)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia and Africa
Borrowed: 1823/12/18 (Thursday).
Borrower: James Duncan
Author: Edward Daniel Clarke (Male, born 1769, died 1822), Genre: Travel
Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia and Africa
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 266888
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pallas v. 1
Borrowed: 1824/2/12 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
James Duncan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Pallas
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Travels through the southern provinces of the Russian Empire, in the years 1793 and 1794
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1802. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 63 times in 54 borrowing records
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Travels through the Southern Provinces of the Russian Empire in the Years 1793 and 1794
Borrowed: 1824/2/12 (Thursday).
Borrower: James Duncan
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 266864
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Adventurer v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/10. Returned: yes.
James Duncan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
The adventurer. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1794. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: N492796
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Borrowed: 1823/10.
Borrower: James Duncan
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 266915
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cecilia v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1823/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
George Home Dunbar
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Cecilia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Very likely
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Cecilia ... By the author of Evelina [i.e. Frances Burney, afterwards d'Arblay] ... The ninth edition.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1809. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 221 times in 61 borrowing records
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Cecilia, or Memoirs of an Heiress
Borrowed: 1823/12/4 (Thursday).
Borrower: George Home Dunbar
Author: Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840), Genre: Fiction
Cecilia, or Memoirs of an Heiress
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 266927
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hawkesworth v. 1
Borrowed: 1824/6/29 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
George Home Dunbar
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
Hawkesworth
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, And successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, And Captain Cook, In the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour: Drawn up From the Journals which were kept by the several Commanders, And from the Papers of Joseph Banks, Esq.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 62 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T74467
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
Account of the Voyages undertaken by the Order of His present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere
Borrowed: 1824/6/29 (Tuesday).
Borrower: George Home Dunbar
Author: John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 266912
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Evelina v. 1
Borrowed: 1823/11. Returned: yes.
George Home Dunbar
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Evelina
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Evelina : or, the history of a young lady's entrance into the world / by the author of Cecilia and Camilla ; in two volumes
Language: English . Published: Cupar-Fife. Date of publication: 1804.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 90 times in 59 borrowing records
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Evelina, or, The History of a Young Lady’s Entrance into the World
Borrowed: 1823/11.
Borrower: George Home Dunbar
Author: Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840), Genre: Fiction
Evelina, or, The History of a Young Lady’s Entrance into the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 266921
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Campbell's India
Borrowed: 1824/6/1 (Tuesday).
George Home Dunbar
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Donald Campbell (Male, born 1751, died 1804)
Genre: Travel
Campbell's India
Confidence level: Speculative
Donald Campbell (Male, born 1751, died 1804)
Genre: Travel
A journey over land to India, partly by a route never gone before by any European, by Donald Campbell, of Barbreck, Esq. Who Formerly Commanded A Regiment Of Cavalry In The Service Of His Highness The Nabob Of The Carnatic. In a series of letters to his son. Comprehending His Shipwreck And Imprisonment With Hyder Alli, And His Subsequent Negociations And Transactions In The East
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1795. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 70 times in 68 borrowing records
ESTC: T73540
Donald Campbell (Male, born 1751, died 1804)
Genre: Travel
Journey over Land to India
Borrowed: 1824/6/1 (Tuesday).
Borrower: George Home Dunbar
Author: Donald Campbell (Male, born 1751, died 1804), Genre: Travel
Record ID 266909
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Forster's Journey v. 1
Borrowed: 1823/10/21 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
George Home Dunbar
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Forster's Journey
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
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. By George Forster. ... In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1798. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T105796
Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Journey from Bengal to England
Borrowed: 1823/10/21 (Tuesday).
Borrower: George Home Dunbar
Author: Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794), Genre: Travel
Journey from Bengal to England
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 266918
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Mavor's Voyages v. 18, 19
Borrowed: 1824/5/18 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
George Home Dunbar
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 18, Volume 19
Confidence level: Certain
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Historical account of the most celebrated voyages, travels, and discoveries, from the time of Columbus to the present period. By William Mavor, LL.D. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1796-1797. Format: 18mo. Pagination: 20 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1042 times in 955 borrowing records
ESTC: T77044
William Fordyce Mavor (Male, born 1758, died 1837)
Genre: Travel
Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages, Travels, and Discoveries [William Fordyce Mavor]
Borrowed: 1824/5/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: George Home Dunbar
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 18, Volume 19
Record ID 266954
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Coxe's Poland v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/6/5 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Dunsmore
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Coxe's Poland v. 1, 2
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark. Interspersed with historical relations and political inquiries. Illustrated with charts and engravings. By William Coxe, A. M. F. R. S. fellow of King’s College, Cambridge; and Chaplain to his grace the Duke of Marlborough. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 38 borrowing records
ESTC: N27892
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Borrowed: 1824/6/5 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Dunsmore
Author: William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828), Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 266939
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Murphy's Tacitus 3 vols
Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Dunsmore
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Cornelius Tacitus (Male, born c.56, died 120)
Genre: History
Murphy's Tacitus
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Cornelius Tacitus (Male, born c.56, died 120)
Genre: History
The works of Cornelius Tacitus; By Arthur Murphy, Esq. With an essay on the life and genius of Tacitus; notes, supplements, and maps.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1793. Format: 4to. Pagination: 4 vols.
Translators: Murphy, Arthur
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 7 times in 2 borrowing records
ESTC: T96047
Cornelius Tacitus (Male, born c.56, died 120)
Genre: History
Works of Tacitus
Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Dunsmore
Author: Cornelius Tacitus (Male, born c.56, died 120), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 266936
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's Voyages v. 2
Borrowed: 1824/1/7 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Dunsmore
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A new, authentic, and complete collection of voyages round the world, undertaken and performed by royal authority. Containing an authentic, ... history of Captain Cook’s first, second, third and last voyages, ... To which will be added, genuine narratives of other voyage ... It is proper to observe, that some other editions of these works ... would cost a purchaser ... upwards of twenty guineas; ... but the present edition, by being published in only eighty six-penny numbers, ... enables every person, ... to become familiary [sic] acquainted with those ... voyages ... Now publishing under the immediate direction of George William Anderson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784-1786. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 536 times in 506 borrowing records
ESTC: T134074
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Borrowed: 1824/1/7 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Alexander Dunsmore
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 266951
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Home's Rebellion
Borrowed: 1824/3/13 (Saturday).
Alexander Dunsmore
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: 1824/3/13 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Dunsmore
Author: John Home (Male, born 1722, died 1808), Genre: History
Record ID 266930
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's Voyages v. 1
Borrowed: 1823/10/21 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Dunsmore
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: 1823/10/21 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Alexander Dunsmore
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 266933
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Scott's Lay of Last Minstrel
Borrowed: 1823/12/20 (Saturday).
Alexander Dunsmore
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Poetry
Lay of the Last Minstrel
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Poetry
The lay of the last minstrel, a poem
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1810. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 29
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Poetry
Lay of the Last Minstrel, a Poem
Borrowed: 1823/12/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Dunsmore
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 266969
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Elegant Extracts
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday).
Lawrence Dundas
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Education
Elegant Extracts
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Education
Elegant extracts: or useful and entertaining passages in prose Selected for the Improvement of Scholars at Classical & other Schools in the Art of Speaking, in Reading; Thinking, Composing; and in the Conduct of Life.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Compiled by Vicesimus Knox
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 8 borrowing records
ESTC: T127932
Genre: Education
Elegant Extracts
Record ID 266966
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Holland's Travels
Borrowed: 1824/1/10 (Saturday).
Lawrence Dundas
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Sir Henry Holland (Male, born 1788, died 1873)
Genre: Travel
Holland's Travels
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Henry Holland (Male, born 1788, died 1873)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the Jonian isles, Albania, Thessaly, Macedonia, etc., during the years 1812 and 1813, by Henry Holland ..
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1815. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 27 times in 26 borrowing records
Sir Henry Holland (Male, born 1788, died 1873)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the Jonian Isles, Albania, Thessaly, Macedonia, etc., During the years 1812 and 1813
Borrowed: 1824/1/10 (Saturday).
Borrower: Lawrence Dundas
Author: Sir Henry Holland (Male, born 1788, died 1873), Genre: Travel
Travels in the Jonian Isles, Albania, Thessaly, Macedonia, etc., During the years 1812 and 1813
Record ID 266960
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Buffon's Natural History v. 5, 6
Borrowed: 1823/11/1 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Lawrence Dundas
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: 1823/11/1 (Saturday).
Borrower: Lawrence Dundas
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 266963
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Lady of the Lake
Borrowed: 1823/11/20 (Thursday).
Lawrence Dundas
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Poetry
Lady of the Lake
Confidence level: Speculative
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Poetry
The Lady of the Lake; a poem.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1810. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 68
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Poetry
Lady of the Lake, a Poem
Borrowed: 1823/11/20 (Thursday).
Borrower: Lawrence Dundas
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 266957
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pindar's Works v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1823/10. Returned: yes.
Lawrence Dundas
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Peter Pindar John Wolcot (Male, born 1738, died 1819)
Genre: Poetry
Pindar's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Peter Pindar John Wolcot (Male, born 1738, died 1819)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Peter Pindar, Esq. ...
Language: English . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1794. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 15 times in 7 borrowing records
ESTC: T63914
Peter Pindar John Wolcot (Male, born 1738, died 1819)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Peter Pindar
Borrowed: 1823/10.
Borrower: Lawrence Dundas
Author: Peter Pindar John Wolcot (Male, born 1738, died 1819), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 266972
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Chaucer's Tales v. 1, 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Lawrence Dundas
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400)
Genre: Poetry
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400)
Genre: Poetry
The poetical works of Geoff. Chaucer. In fourteen volumes. The miscellaneous pieces from Urry’s Edition 1721, The Canterbury Tales from Tyrwhitt’s Edition 1775.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 24mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 8 times in 2 borrowing records
ESTC: T75497
Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Geoffrey Chaucer
Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday).
Borrower: Lawrence Dundas
Author: Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 266978
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bruce's Travels
Borrowed: 1823/11/4 (Tuesday).
John Francis Dundas
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Bruce's Travels
Confidence level: Certain
James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 and 1773. [1813]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1813. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 287 times in 170 borrowing records
James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile [James Bruce]
Borrowed: 1823/11/4 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John Francis Dundas
Author: James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794), Genre: Travel
Record ID 266984
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bankes v. 1
Borrowed: 1823/12/18 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
John Francis Dundas
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Bankes
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Travel
A modern, authentic and com[plete] system of universal geography. Including all the late important discoveries made by the English, and other celebrated navigators of various nations, in the different hemispheres; and containing a genuine history and description of the whole world, as consisting of empires, ... With the various countries, cities, towns, .... Thoughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and America: together with their respective situations, extent, latitude, longitude, ... together with a complete history of every empire, kingdom, and state, ... The whole forming an authentic and entertaining account of every thing worthy of notice throughout the whole face of nature, both by land and water. In which is introduced, to illustrate the work, a considerable number of the most accurate whole sheet maps, forming a complete atlas. To which is added complete guide to geography, astronomy, ... with an account of the rise, progress, and present state of navigation throughout the known world. Likewise containing every important, interesting, and valuable discovery throughout the whole of Cook’s voyages. Together with all the discoveries made by other mariners since the time of that celebrated circumnavigator. Also, a particular description of the improved state of the new colony formed at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island, where the convicts are now settled. Including a particular account of the excursions and discoveries made in the interior parts of New Holland. The whole forming a complete collection of voyages and travels. By the Rev. Thomas Bankes, vicar of Dixton, in Monmouthshire, and author of the Christian’s family Bible. Embellished with near two hundred beautiful engravings, consisting of views, antiquities, customs, ceremonies, besides whole sheet maps, plans, charts, &c. executed in a much superior stile than any thing that has ever appeared in this kingdom.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: folio. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 27
ESTC: T173389
Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography
Borrowed: 1823/12/18 (Thursday).
Borrower: John Francis Dundas
Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 266981
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cririe's Scottish Scenery
Borrowed: 1823/11/26 (Wednesday).
John Francis Dundas
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
James Cririe (Male, born 1752, died 1835)
Genre: Poetry
Cririe's Scottish Scenery
Confidence level: Certain
James Cririe (Male, born 1752, died 1835)
Genre: Poetry
Scottish scenery : or, Sketches in verse, descriptive of scenes chiefly in the Highlands of Scotland
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1803. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 22
James Cririe (Male, born 1752, died 1835)
Genre: Poetry
Scottish Scenery : or, Sketches in Verse
Borrowed: 1823/11/26 (Wednesday).
Borrower: John Francis Dundas
Author: James Cririe (Male, born 1752, died 1835), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 266975
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pallas Travels v. 1
Borrowed: 1823/10/21 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
John Francis Dundas
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: 1823/10/21 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John Francis Dundas
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 266987
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Waverley v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1824/1/19 (Monday). Returned: yes.
John Francis Dundas
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Waverley
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Likely
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Waverley : or, 'tis sixty years since ; in three volumes
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1814. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 71 times in 25 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Waverley; or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since
Borrowed: 1824/1/19 (Monday).
Borrower: John Francis Dundas
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction
Waverley; or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 266993
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Kerr Voyage v. 7, 8
Borrowed: 1823/10. Returned: yes.
James Dunlop
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Robert Kerr (Male, born 1755, died 1813)
Genre: Travel
Kerr's Voyage
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7, Volume 8
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Kerr (Male, born 1755, died 1813)
Genre: Travel
A general history and collection of voyages and travels, arranged in systematic order: forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1811. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 18v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 116 times in 63 borrowing records
Robert Kerr (Male, born 1755, died 1813)
Genre: Travel
General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels [Kerr]
Borrowed: 1823/10.
Borrower: James Dunlop
Author: Robert Kerr (Male, born 1755, died 1813), Genre: Travel
General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels [Kerr]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7, Volume 8
Record ID 266999
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hogg's Queen's Wake
Borrowed: 1824/5/5 (Wednesday).
James Dunlop
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
James Hogg (Male, born 1770, died 1835)
Genre: Poetry
Hogg's Queen's Wake
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
James Hogg (Male, born 1770, died 1835)
Genre: Poetry
The Queen's Wake ... Second edition.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh | London. Date of publication: 1813. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 57
James Hogg (Male, born 1770, died 1835)
Genre: Poetry
Queen's Wake
Borrowed: 1824/5/5 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Dunlop
Author: James Hogg (Male, born 1770, died 1835), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 267017
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Seige of Gibraltar
Borrowed: 1824/3/25 (Thursday).
William Scott Elliott
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: History
Ansell's Siege of Gibraltar
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: History
An authentic and accurate journal of the late siege of Gibraltar; being a curcumstantial account of every material transaction relative to that memorable event, from the day on which the communication between that garrison and Spain was shut up, to the arrival of the Thetis frigate with the preliminary articles of peace.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 19
ESTC: T72997
Genre: History
Authentic and Accurate Journal of the Late Siege of Gibraltar
Borrowed: 1824/3/25 (Thursday).
Borrower: William Scott Elliott
Genre: History
Authentic and Accurate Journal of the Late Siege of Gibraltar
Record ID 267011
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Evelina v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/1/6 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
William Scott Elliott
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Evelina
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Evelina : or, the history of a young lady's entrance into the world / by the author of Cecilia and Camilla ; in two volumes
Language: English . Published: Cupar-Fife. Date of publication: 1804.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 90 times in 59 borrowing records
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Evelina, or, The History of a Young Lady’s Entrance into the World
Borrowed: 1824/1/6 (Tuesday).
Borrower: William Scott Elliott
Author: Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840), Genre: Fiction
Evelina, or, The History of a Young Lady’s Entrance into the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 267008
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Martial Achievements v. 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1823/12/20 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Scott Elliott
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
Abercromby's Martial Achievements
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
The martial atchievements [sic] of the Scots nation: ... By Patrick Abercromby, ... In four volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 257 times in 200 borrowing records
ESTC: N34973
Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
Martial Atchievements of the Scots Nation
Borrowed: 1823/12/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Scott Elliott
Author: Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716), Genre: Lives
Martial Atchievements of the Scots Nation
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 267050
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cecilia v. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Borrowed: 1824/6/29 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
John R Erskine
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Cecilia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Confidence level: Very likely
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Cecilia ... By the author of Evelina [i.e. Frances Burney, afterwards d'Arblay] ... The ninth edition.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1809. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 221 times in 61 borrowing records
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Cecilia, or Memoirs of an Heiress
Borrowed: 1824/6/29 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John R Erskine
Author: Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840), Genre: Fiction
Cecilia, or Memoirs of an Heiress
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Record ID 267041
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Park's Travels
Borrowed: 1824/4/20 (Tuesday).
John R Erskine
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Park's Travels
Confidence level: Speculative
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the interior districts of Africa: performed under the Direction and Patronage of the African Association, in the years 1795, 1796, and 1797. By Mungo Park
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 221 times in 217 borrowing records
ESTC: N13836
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa, Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797
Borrowed: 1824/4/20 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John R Erskine
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 267020
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's Voyages v. 4, 5
Borrowed: 1823/10. Returned: yes.
John R Erskine
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A new, authentic, and complete collection of voyages round the world, undertaken and performed by royal authority. Containing an authentic, ... history of Captain Cook’s first, second, third and last voyages, ... To which will be added, genuine narratives of other voyage ... It is proper to observe, that some other editions of these works ... would cost a purchaser ... upwards of twenty guineas; ... but the present edition, by being published in only eighty six-penny numbers, ... enables every person, ... to become familiary [sic] acquainted with those ... voyages ... Now publishing under the immediate direction of George William Anderson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784-1786. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 536 times in 506 borrowing records
ESTC: T134074
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Borrowed: 1823/10.
Borrower: John R Erskine
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5
Record ID 267026
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Clark's Travels
Borrowed: 1824/1/10 (Saturday).
John R Erskine
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Edward Daniel Clarke (Male, born 1769, died 1822)
Genre: Travel
Clark's Travels
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Daniel Clarke (Male, born 1769, died 1822)
Genre: Travel
Travels in various countries of Europe, Asia and Africa
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1813. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 64 times in 58 borrowing records
Edward Daniel Clarke (Male, born 1769, died 1822)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia and Africa
Borrowed: 1824/1/10 (Saturday).
Borrower: John R Erskine
Author: Edward Daniel Clarke (Male, born 1769, died 1822), Genre: Travel
Record ID 267029
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cecilia v. 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1824/2/28 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
John R Erskine
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Cecilia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Very likely
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Cecilia ... By the author of Evelina [i.e. Frances Burney, afterwards d'Arblay] ... The ninth edition.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1809. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 221 times in 61 borrowing records
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Cecilia, or Memoirs of an Heiress
Borrowed: 1824/2/28 (Saturday).
Borrower: John R Erskine
Author: Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840), Genre: Fiction
Cecilia, or Memoirs of an Heiress
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 267047
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Fool of Quality v. 1, 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1824/6/15 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
John R Erskine
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
Fool of Quality
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
The fool of quality; or, the history of Henry Earl of Moreland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 103 times in 26 borrowing records
ESTC: T144135
Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
Fool of Quality, or, The History of Henry Earl of Moreland
Borrowed: 1824/6/15 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John R Erskine
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 267035
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Self Control v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1824/3. Returned: yes.
John R Erskine
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Mary Brunton (Female, born 1778, died 1818)
Genre: Fiction
Self Control
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Mary Brunton (Female, born 1778, died 1818)
Genre: Fiction
Self-Control: a novel. [By Mary Brunton.] Fourth edition.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1812. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 136 times in 46 borrowing records
Mary Brunton (Female, born 1778, died 1818)
Genre: Fiction
Self-Control: A Novel
Borrowed: 1824/3.
Borrower: John R Erskine
Author: Mary Brunton (Female, born 1778, died 1818), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 267023
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Tatler
Borrowed: 1823/11.
John R Erskine
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Alexander Chalmers (Male, born 1759, died 1834), Sir Richard Steele (Male, born 1672, died 1729)
Genre: Periodicals
Tatler
Confidence level: Certain
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Alexander Chalmers (Male, born 1759, died 1834), Sir Richard Steele (Male, born 1672, died 1729)
Genre: Periodicals
The Tatler : with prefaces historical and biographical
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1806. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 18 borrowing records
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Alexander Chalmers (Male, born 1759, died 1834), Sir Richard Steele (Male, born 1672, died 1729)
Genre: Periodicals
Tatler
Borrowed: 1823/11.
Borrower: John R Erskine
Author: Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Alexander Chalmers (Male, born 1759, died 1834), Sir Richard Steele (Male, born 1672, died 1729), Genre: Periodicals
Record ID 267053
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Vicar of Wakefield
Borrowed: 1823/10/25 (Saturday).
James Erskine
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: 1823/10/25 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Erskine
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Fiction
Record ID 267056
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Coxe's Switzerland v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
James Erskine
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Coxe's Switzerland v. 1, 2
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Switzerland. In a series of letters to William Melmoth, Esq. from William Coxe, ... In three volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1789. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 50 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: T134278
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Switzerland
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Erskine
Author: William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 267059
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Encyclopaedia Brit v. 1
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
James Erskine
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia britannica; or, A dictionary of arts, sciences, and miscellaneous literature.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788-1797. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 261 times in 222 borrowing records
ESTC: N6642
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Erskine
Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 267065
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Neauchus Voyage
Borrowed: 1823/11/2 (Sunday).
John Ewart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Arrian of Nicomedia (Male, born c.87)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Nearchus Voyage
Confidence level: Very likely
Arrian of Nicomedia (Male, born c.87)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
The voyage of Nearchus from the Indus to the Euphrates, collected from the original journal preserved by Arrian, And Illustrated BY Authorities Ancient And Modern; containing an account of the first navigation attempted by Europeans in the Indian Ocean. By William Vincent, D.D. To which are added three dissertations: Two, on the Acronychal Rising of the Pleiades, By the Right Reverend Dr. Samuel Horsley, Lord Bishop of Rochester; And by Mr. William Wales, Master of the Royal Mathematical School in Christ’s Hospital: And One by Mr. DE LA Rochette, On the First Meridian of Ptolemy.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1797. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 19
ESTC: T137592
Arrian of Nicomedia (Male, born c.87)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Voyage of Nearchus from the Indus to the Euphrates
Borrowed: 1823/11/2 (Sunday).
Borrower: John Ewart
Author: Arrian of Nicomedia (Male, born c.87), Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Record ID 267107
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Gibbon's Roman Empire v. 2
Borrowed: 1824/6/19 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
John Ewart
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 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: 1824/6/19 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Ewart
Author: Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794), Genre: History
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 267074
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's Voyages v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/12/20 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
John Ewart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A new, authentic, and complete collection of voyages round the world, undertaken and performed by royal authority. Containing an authentic, ... history of Captain Cook’s first, second, third and last voyages, ... To which will be added, genuine narratives of other voyage ... It is proper to observe, that some other editions of these works ... would cost a purchaser ... upwards of twenty guineas; ... but the present edition, by being published in only eighty six-penny numbers, ... enables every person, ... to become familiary [sic] acquainted with those ... voyages ... Now publishing under the immediate direction of George William Anderson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784-1786. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 536 times in 506 borrowing records
ESTC: T134074
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Borrowed: 1823/12/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Ewart
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 267089
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Vincent's Periplus
Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday).
John Ewart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Vincent (Male, born 1739, died 1815)
Genre: History
Vincent's Periplus
Confidence level: Certain
William Vincent (Male, born 1739, died 1815)
Genre: History
The periplus of the Erythrean sea. ... Containing, an account of the navigation of the ancients, ... With dissertations. By William Vincent, D.D.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1800. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T147419
William Vincent (Male, born 1739, died 1815)
Genre: History
Periplus of the Erythrean Sea
Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Ewart
Author: William Vincent (Male, born 1739, died 1815), Genre: History
Record ID 267062
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Berenger's Horsemanship
Borrowed: 1823/10/25 (Saturday).
John Ewart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Richard Berenger (Male, born c.1719, died 1782)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Berenger's Horsemanship
Confidence level: Certain
Richard Berenger (Male, born c.1719, died 1782)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The history and art of horsemanship.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 11 times in 9 borrowing records
ESTC: T127820
Richard Berenger (Male, born c.1719, died 1782)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
History and Art of Horsemanship
Borrowed: 1823/10/25 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Ewart
Author: Richard Berenger (Male, born c.1719, died 1782), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 267098
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Gibbon's Roman Empire
Borrowed: 1824/3/27 (Saturday).
John Ewart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Confidence level: Speculative
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
The history of the decline and fall of the Roman empire. By Edward Gibbon, Esq; ... A new edition
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1792-1797. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 12 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 195 times in 150 borrowing records
ESTC: N33264
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Borrowed: 1824/3/27 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Ewart
Author: Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794), Genre: History
Record ID 267104
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pindar's Works v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/5/4 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
John Ewart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Peter Pindar John Wolcot (Male, born 1738, died 1819)
Genre: Poetry
Pindar's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Peter Pindar John Wolcot (Male, born 1738, died 1819)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Peter Pindar, Esq. ...
Language: English . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1794. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 15 times in 7 borrowing records
ESTC: T63914
Peter Pindar John Wolcot (Male, born 1738, died 1819)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Peter Pindar
Borrowed: 1824/5/4 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John Ewart
Author: Peter Pindar John Wolcot (Male, born 1738, died 1819), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 267068
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Coxe's Russia v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
John Ewart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Coxe's Russia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark. Interspersed with historical relations and political inquiries. Illustrated with charts and engravings. By William Coxe, A. M. F. R. S. fellow of King’s College, Cambridge; and Chaplain to his grace the Duke of Marlborough. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 38 borrowing records
ESTC: N27892
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Ewart
Author: William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828), Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 267101
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Dryden's Virgil
Borrowed: 1824/4/12 (Monday).
John Ewart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Dryden's Virgil
Confidence level: Speculative
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Virgil, translated by John Dryden, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Dryden, John
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 50 times in 44 borrowing records
ESTC: T145015
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Virgil
Borrowed: 1824/4/12 (Monday).
Borrower: John Ewart
Author: Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21), Genre: Poetry