| Uniform title | Observator (London, England : 1702) |
| Frequency | Semiweekly, 23 May 1702- |
| Series | Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Newspapers Collection Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Newspapers Collection. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Local note | Images 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 note | Images 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 note | Reproduction of the originals from the Burney Collection, the British Library (London). |
| General note | Imprint from colophon. |
| General note | Some 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 note | Imprint names and addresses vary. |
| General note | Edited 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 note | Every hundred numbers collected with an added title page, in the form 'The ... volume of Observators', with preface and contents. |
| General note | The 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 note | Description based on: [Vol. I] Numb. 1. (Wednesday, April 1. 1702.); title from caption. |
| General note | Latest 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 numbering | Vol. XI. Numb. 60 repeated in numbering. |
| Special numbering | Volume numeration begins with Vol. II, no. 1, which constitutes issue no. 101. |
| Special numbering | Volume numbering begins with January instead of March of each year with vols. 10-11. |
| Special numbering | Occasional issues lack volume numbering. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
| Genre/form | Newspapers. |