The historical register.

Format:

Journal/Periodical

Contributor:

Meres, John, 1698-1761.

Sun-Fire-Office.

Standardized Title:

Historical register (London, England : 1716)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--History--George I, 1714-1727--Periodicals.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--History--George II, 1727-1760--Periodicals.

Europe--History--1648-1789--Periodicals.

Europe.

Physical Description:

23 v. ; 21 cm.

Quarterly

Vol. 1 (1716)-v. 23 (1738); also has sequential designation of No. 1 - No. 92.

Other Title:

Historical register, containing an impartial relation of all transactions, foreign and domestick

Place of Publication:

London : Printed and sold by H. Meere, 1717-[1739]

Notes:

Title from caption.

"Containing an impartial relation of all transactions, foreign and domestick ..."

Issued by the Sun Fire-Office in place of the weekly newspaper previously given to subscribers.

The Cambridge bibliography of English literature attributes editorship to John Meres.

Issues for 1716-1738 called also: No. 1-92.

Has supplement: The historical register: containing an impartial relation of all transactions ... that happen'd from the last day of July, 1714, to the first day of January, 1716 ... (2 v.; 1724). Published subsequently to the commencement of the Historical Register in order that the work might contain a complete narrative of the events from the accession of George I.

The Chronological diary, issued with the historical register beginning with v.3 (1718) has separate t.p. and paging.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum has: Vol. 1 (1716) - vol. 15 (1730)

OCLC:

1752130