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Barbados Mercury
17th and 18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers Available from 1780 until 1781. Available online
View online- Format:
- Journal/Periodical
- Newspaper
- Series:
- Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Newspapers Collection
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Barbados--History--18th century--Newspapers--Early works to 1800.
- Barbados.
- Genre:
- Newspapers.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (v. )
- Weekly
- Began in 1762. Ceased in 1786? Cf. Pactor.
- Notes:
- Reproduction of the originals from the Burney Collection, the British Library (London).
- Imprint from undated colophon.
- Imprint varies.
- Original price: one pistole per annum.
- Pactor reports a variant title: Barbados mercury and Bridge Town gazette. No information regarding coverage of this title is available.
- Extent of publication not known; a Barbados Mercury was published during the 19th century, however the first issue seen is dated 1805 and no definite connection with this title has been confirmed. The last 18th century of this title was reported to have been published in 1786 (cf. Pactor).
- Description based on: No 35, of Vol. IV. = No 194 weeks since this Mercury was first published (Saturday, Feburary 1, 1766.); title from caption.
- Latest issue seen: Vol. IX, [No.] 996 weeks since this Mercury was first publish'd (Saturday, October 27, 1781)
- With continuous issue numbering from volume to volume.
- Cited in:
- Pactor, H.S. British Carib. news., 87
- OCLC:
- 643155603
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