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Mercurius reformatus: or, The new observator (London, England : 1689)
17th and 18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers Available from 1689 until 1691. Available online
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- Journal/Periodical
- Newspaper
- Series:
- Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Newspapers Collection
- Standardized Title:
- Mercurius reformatus: or, The new observator (London, England : 1689)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- London (England)--Newspapers.
- London (England).
- Genre:
- Newspapers
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (v. )
- Weekly
- The first volume-[Vol. 5] Numb.1 (Saturday, November 7. 1691).
- Other Title:
- Mercurius reformatus
- Continued By:
- Weekly observator (London, England : 1692).
- Notes:
- Reproduction of the originals from the Burney Collection, the British Library (London).
- Editor and principal contributor: James Welwood (cf. NCBEL).
- Imprint from volume title page.
- With a half-title to vol. 1.
- No volume title page to vol. 5, which is comprised of one issue only.
- Imprint varies; issues in vol. 4 and [Vol. 5] Numb.1 read: "Printed for Richard Baldwin, near the Oxford-Arms-Inn".
- Some issues dated according to Lady Day dating in 1690.
- Individual issues have the designations: [Vol. 1] Numb. 1 (Wednesday, May 15. 1689) - [Vol. 5] Numb. 1 (Saturday, November 7. 1691).
- Description based on: [Vol. 1] Numb. 1 (Wednesday, May 15. 1689); title from volume title page.
- Latest issue consulted: [Vol. 5] Numb. 1 (Saturday, November 7. 1691).
- Each set of thirty issues collected with added title page bearing volume numbers, prefatory material and contents leaves.
- Volume numbering for individual issues begins with v. 2.
- Original day of publication: Wednesday; later issues appear on Saturday.
- Publication suspended between 7 Feb.-14 Mar. 1691 and between 7 Nov.-9 Jan. 1692.
- Cited in:
- NCBEL, II:1341
- Nelson & Seccombe. Brit. newspapers and periodicals, 1641-1700, 379.100-501
- Times handlist, p. 32
- Has Supplement:
- Appendix to Mercurius reformatus: or The new observator (CU-RivES)R30819 (Uk-ES)006097762
- OCLC:
- 643152678
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