Mercurius politicus. : Being monthly observations on the affairs of Great Britain ; with a collection of all the most material occurrences ; for the month of ... By a lover of Old England.

Format:

Journal/Periodical

Contributor:

Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731, editor.

Standardized Title:

Mercurius politicus (London, England : 1716)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

Politics and government.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1714-1727--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--History--George I, 1714-1727--Periodicals--Early works to 1800.

Genre:

History.

Periodicals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Monthly

May 1716-

Ceased with Dec. 1720 issue. Cf. NCBEL; Times handlist.

Place of Publication:

London [England] : Printed, and sold by J[ohn]. Morphew, near Stationers-Hall, MDCCXVI. [1716]-

System Details:

text file

Notes:

"A lover of Old England" = Daniel Defoe.

Wording of subtitle varies.

Imprint name varies; from April, 1717 T[homas]. Bickerton is listed as printer.

Below imprint on some issues: Price one shilling.

Variant imprint date on some 1716 issues reads: MDCCXVII [1717].

Form of designation from Stewart; format from Bodleian newspapers.

Texas University Library lacks all after Oct. 1720 and additional scattered issues; holds duplicates of some issues.

Bodleian Library has issues for Apr. 1719, Apr. 1720, Sept. 1720, and fscsimile reproduction of Dec. 1719 only (1719:Apr., Dec.,1720:Apr., Sept.).

Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

Issues have chronological designation only.

Cited in:

NCBEL, II:1294

Times handlist, p. 38

Stewart, P. Brit. newspapers, 152

Bodleian newspapers, p. 97

English Short Title Catalog, P2105

OCLC:

609596861

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.