The British merchant; or, Commerce preserv'd : in answer to The Mercator, or Commerce retriev'd. To be publish'd every Tuesday and Friday.
| Other author | King, Charles, active 1721. |
| Other author | Martin, Henry, -1721. |
| Other author | Gee, Joshua, 1667-1730. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London [England] : printed for A[nn]. Baldwin near the Oxford-Arms in Warwick-Lane, [1713-1714] |
| Description | 103 volumes |
| Supplemental Content | https://search.proquest.com/eebo/publication/4398184 |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Commerce preserv'd |
| Variant title | Commerce preserved |
| Frequency | Semiweekly |
| Series | Early English books online. ^A888680 |
| General note | Prime movers and contributors include: Charles King, Henry Martin, and Joshua Gee. |
| General note | Title from caption. |
| General note | Imprint from colophon. |
| General note | Imprint varies; no. 33-42: "Printed for Ferd. Burleigh, Jun."; no. 43-100: "Printed for Ferd. Burleigh"; Ann Baldwin's name reappears on no. 101. |
| General note | Originally issued as a single half-sheet; later issues ran to as many as six folio pages. |
| General note | Published as a Whig response to the Tory "Mercator", edited by Daniel Defoe; appears to have been more interested in party politics than economic or foreign news, apart from its detailed account of the import trade. Cf. McLeod. |
| General note | Reproduction of original in the British Library. |
| References | NCBEL II:1345 |
| References | Goldsmiths' Lib. cat. 37338. |
| References | Kress Lib. S.2609. |
| References | McLeod, W. and V. Graphical directory, 1702-1714 p. 4 |
| References | Crane & Kaye 72 |
| References | Times handlist p. 37 |
| References | Early English books tract supplement interim guide 816.m.12[13] |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. No.93 (25 June 1714). Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books; Tract supplement ; C19:1[13]) |
| Title history note | Reprinted in 1721, 1743, 1744, 1748. |
| Genre/form | Newspapers England 18th century. |
| Stock number | CL2105000001 ProQuest Information and Learning. 300 N. Zeeb Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48106 |
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