Observator (1702).

Other author Tutchin, John, 1661?-1707, editor, author.
Other author Tutchin, John, 1661?-1707.
Other author Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731, attributed name.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon : printed by J[ohn]. How, and sold by B[enjamin]. Bragg, at the Blew-Ball in Avemary-Lane, 1702-1743.
Descriptionvolumes ; 1/2°.
Supplemental ContentGale, Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Newspapers Collection
Subjects

Uniform titleObservator (London, England : 1702)
FrequencySemiweekly, 23 May 1702-
SeriesSeventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Newspapers Collection
Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Newspapers Collection. UNAUTHORIZED
Local noteImages from the source library are selected or scattered issues as well as various editions of the cataloged title and related titles (where indicated in the MARC record) as representative of the general publishing history of the title during the 17th and 18th centuries.
Local noteImages from the source library are selected or scattered issues as well as various editions of the cataloged title and related titles (where indicated in the MARC record) as representative of the general publishing history of the title during the 17th and 18th centuries.
General noteReproduction of the originals from the Burney Collection, the British Library (London).
General noteImprint from colophon.
General noteSome imprints include year of publication (no. 1-5 incorrectly dated 1703 or 1704); other dates are taken from dates of issue; some dates given according to Lady Day dating.
General noteImprint names and addresses vary.
General noteEdited from 1702 until his death in 1707 by John Tutchin, the newspaper was taken over by George Ridpath from 1709 until 1712. Daniel Defoe's name is sometimes associated with its publication after 1707 (cf. McLeod).
General noteEvery hundred numbers collected with an added title page, in the form 'The ... volume of Observators', with preface and contents.
General noteThe first volume of observators (1703) included a separately published pamphlet by John Tutchin: A vindication of the Observator, in answer to a scandalous libel, lately printed, called, The Observator observ'd.
General noteDescription based on: [Vol. I] Numb. 1. (Wednesday, April 1. 1702.); title from caption.
General noteLatest issue consulted: Vol. XI. Numb. 60. [i.e. no. 61] (From Saturday, July 26. to Wednesday, July 30. 1712.).
References NCBEL, II:1343
References Times handlist, p. 35
References McLeod, W. and V. Graphical directory, 1702-1714, p. 38-39
References Stewart, P. Brit. newspapers, 185
References Bodleian newspapers, p. 115
Special numberingVol. XI. Numb. 60 repeated in numbering.
Special numberingVolume numeration begins with Vol. II, no. 1, which constitutes issue no. 101.
Special numberingVolume numbering begins with January instead of March of each year with vols. 10-11.
Special numberingOccasional issues lack volume numbering.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Genre/formNewspapers.

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