The British mercury, or Annals of history, politics, manners, literature, arts, etc : of the British Empire. ... by I.W. von Archenholtz.
| Other author | Archenholz, Johann Wilhelm von, 1743-1812 editor. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Hamburg [Germany] : printed for the editor and sold in commission by B.G. Hoffman, [1787] |
| Description | volumes ; 19 cm (8⁰) |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | British mercury |
| Portion of title | Annals of history, politics, manners, literature, arts, etc. |
| Caption title | British mercury |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| General note | Editor: Johann Wilhelm von Archenholz. |
| General note | Title pages are engraved. |
| General note | Title page includes vignette of infant Mercury in flight, signed: Tringham scp: |
| General note | Imprints lack dates; years of publication from designations. |
| General note | Individual issues in each volume have caption titles, followed by isse number, place and date of publication. |
| General note | Number and date repeated on running title line. |
| General note | Note at end of v. 17, no. 25 (18 June 1791) reads in part, "that the publication of this paper will be concluded with the next no." |
| General note | Continuous pagination and register in each volume. |
| General note | Includes news from Britain: politics, legal affairs, court gossip, art and theater reports, new books, anecdotes, poetry, general news and advertisements. |
| General note | Description based on: Vol. II. for 1787. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from British Library. |
| References | NCBEL, II:1336 |
| References | Crane & Kaye, 74 |
| References | Times handlist, p. 46 |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, P6307. |
| Special numbering | Volumes include 13 numbers each; numbering begins again after no. 26. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
| Indexes | In each volume: topical index, with state paper and poetry titles, issued with the final number. |
| Title history note | Collects weekly issues of: The British mercury. |
| Genre/form | Periodicals England 18th century. |
Availability
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |