The Hibernian magazine, or Compendium of entertaining knowledge

Format:

Journal/Periodical

Standardized Title:

Hibernian magazine, or, Compendium of entertaining knowledge (Dublin, Ireland : Monthly)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

Civilization.

Europe.

Ireland.

Ireland--History--18th century--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Ireland--Civilization--18th century--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Europe--History--18th century--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Genre:

Periodicals.

Penn Provenance:

Elias, Archibald C. (bookplate) (donor) (RBC copy)

Physical Description:

volumes : illustrations (some folded), maps, portraits, music ; 22 cm (8vo)

Monthly

Began in Feb. 1771; ceased in Apr. 1785.

Other Title:

Hibernian magazine

Compendium of entertaining knowledge

Continued By:

Walker's Hibernian magazine, or, Compendium of entertaining knowledge (Dublin, Ireland : Monthly)

Place of Publication:

[Dublin [Ireland] : Printed by James Potts, at Swift's-Head, in Dame-street, [1771-1785]

Notes:

Begun and published by James Potts, later published by Thomas Walker.

Title and date repeated as caption at head of first page of text in each issue.

Imprint from wrapper title page of April 1771; wrappers lacking on first two issues of copy cataloged.

Imprints vary; from <Nov.> 1772-Feb. 1773, imprint reads in part: printed by R[obert]. Marchbank for Peter Seguin; during 1773 imprint names alternate between Peter Seguin and James Potts, with printer John Lord's name also appearing in Apr. and May; from Nov. 1773-Feb. 1774 imprint reads: Printed by James Potts; from Mar. 1774 imprint reads in part: Printed by Thomas Walker, who by this time had taken over the publication.

Printed in two columns.

Text begins with factotum initial; ornamental headpiece above caption title of each issue.

Running title includes subjects on current pages and date of issue.

Issues include general essays on many topics, selections from literature, comments on the theatre, poetry, a summary of events in Europe and England for the month, public events in Ireland including marriage and death notices and promotions. During the American Revolution there is considerable coverage of events.

Chronological designation only.

Annual cumulations from 1775 have supplements.

Cumulated annually with yearly supplement.

Local Notes:

RBC copy has bookplate of Archibald Elias on back pastedown.

Finding Aid/Index:

With subject index and list of plates in each annual volume; an Index to marriages, 1779-1811, by Henry Farrar, was published in 2 v. (London, 1897-1898).

Cited in:

NCBEL, II:1379

Crane & Kaye, 301

ESTC P2405

OCLC:

20443237