Der Gantz neue verbesserte nord-americanische Calender auf das 1783ste Jahr Christi ... Berechnet vornemlich nach der pennsylvanischen Himmels-Gegend; jedoch in den angrenzenden Landschaften ohne merklichen Unterscheid [sic] zu gebrauchen. Zum Achtenmal herausgegeben und verfertiget von Isaac Briggs, A.M.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796

Briggs, Isaac, 1763-1825

Language:

German

Physical Description:

[36]p. : ill. ; 4°.

Place of Publication:

Lancaster [Pa.] : Gedruckt und zu finden bey Francis Bailey in der Königs-Strasse. Auch können die auswärtigen Krämer damit bedient werden bey den Herren Georg Reinhold, in Philadelphia; Adam Wittman und A. Schlägel, in Reading; Jacob Kuigh, in Lebanon; Georg Steg und Henrich Walter, in York-Taun; Nicolaus Hauer und W. Schnertzel, in Friederichs-Taun; Laurence Prutzman und Petter Haifligh, in Hägers-Taun; Nicolaus Reidenauer, in Baltimor; Adam Kängmacher in Ephrata, und andern, [1782]

Notes:

Cover title: Neu-verbesserter nord-americanischer Calender. 1783.

Isaac Briggs, then a tutor at Pennsylvania College, was the calculator for all the Pennsylvania almanacs for 1783. All have the same calculations and astronomical notes on their calendar pages, with additions and some omissions, as the Nord-americanische Calender, which alone names a real person as its author.

Samuel Stearns, the Massachusetts calculator, in his The American Oracle (1791) p. 44, says: "I observed at Philadelphia, in 1783, that a number of almanacks were published from one calculation, under fictitious names, as Father Abraham, Poor Will, Poor Richard, &c.; but could not learn who was the author." - Evans gives author's name on title page erroneously as Anthony Sharp, and supposes David Rittenhouse to be the actual author.

Local Notes:

HSP in LCP.

Cited in:

Evans 17704; Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 4249; Drake, M. Almanacs, 10144