The New-England diary: or, Almanack for the year of our Lord Christ, 1736 : ... Fitted to the horizon of Boston in N.E. whose lat. is 42 deg 25 min. north, and about 71 grs. west of London, but may without sensible error (tides excepted) serve all the adjacent places from Newfoundland to Carolina. By a native of New-England. [Seven lines of verse].
| Author/creator | Bowen, Nathan |
| Other author | Fleet, Thomas, 1685-1758, printer. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Boston, in New-England : Printed by T. Fleet, for the booksellers, and sold at their shops, 1736 [i.e., 1735] |
| Description | 16 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 17 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| Subjects |
| General note | At head of title: MDCCXXXVI. At foot of title: Price four shillings by the dozen, & six pence single. |
| General note | This issue, unlike most of the earlier almanacs by "the native of New-England," is unsigned; but the entire series is attributed to Nathan Bowen. Cf. Evans, and C.L. Nichols, Notes on the almanacs of Massachusetts, Proc. Amer. Antiq. Soc., n.s. 22 (1912): 30. |
| General note | Advertised in the Boston evening post, Oct. 20, 1735. |
| General note | The Anatomy is the only illustration. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Boston Public Library. |
| References | Evans, 3877 |
| References | Drake, M. Almanacs, 3050 |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, W35460. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
| Genre/form | Almanacs. |
| Genre/form | Almanacs Massachusetts 1736. |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |