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The British mercury; or, Historical and critical views of the events of the present times
Uniform Title
Mercure britannique. English. (London, England).
Title
The British mercury; or, Historical and critical views of the events of the present times [electronic resource] : By J. Mallet du Pan. ...
Edition
[English ed.]
Published
London [England] : printed for T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies in the Strand; W.J. and J. Richardson at the Royal Exchange; and J. Hatchard in Piccadilly,
Physical Description
5 v. (36 no.) ; 20 cm (8⁰)
Frequency
Semimonthly (Collected irregularly)
Extent
Began in Sept. 1798; ceased with no. 36, 25 March 1800.
Numbering Peculiarities
Translated issues appeared 5 days after the original.
Collected irregularly in 5 vols.
Years of issue from dates of individual numbers.
No.1-3 (Aug.-Sept. 1798) issued as one number in 9 chapters; issues appear semimonthly thereafter.
Issues for 30 Aug., 15 Sept. 1799, and 2 Mar. 1800, not published.
No more published.
Local Notes
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Notes
Principal author and editor: M. Jacques Mallet du Pan.
In English; a translation of: Mercure Britannique.
Title from title page of vol. 2, which also serves as title page for no. IX.
Title repeated as caption on first page of text of each issue.
V. 4-5 have the words: "Second year" on the title page of each volume.
Imprint varies slightly; v. 4-5 read in part: "Printed by A. Strahan, for T. Cadell jun. [et al.]".
Issues have designation on first page of text, with volume designation on direction line of each quire.
Errata included on last page of each issue.
Pagination and signatures continuous in each volume.
English edition of M. du Pan's work on Swiss independence and European political affairs during the period of Napoleonic expansion. Nos. 1-3 include a historical essay upon the destruction of teh Helvetic League and liberty; subsequent numbers analyze, country by country, current political events in Europe. Great Britain is discussed last in each issue, with praise. Vol. 5 concludes with an appeal for funds to aid the cause of Swiss independence and an account of Mallet du Pan's death and funeral.
Description based on: Volume II. No IX. [No IX. December 29, 1798-No XVI. April 15, 1799.]; title from title page.
Reproduction of original from National Library of Scotland.
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Translated from the original French.
Issued also in Italian and German and in other English and French eds., in western Europe, Britain and Ireland.
A second edition of vols. 1 and 2 appeared from the same publishers in 1799.
Variant and related titles
British mercury
Portion of title: Historical and critical views of the events of the present times
Mercurio Britannico.
Other editions
Mercure britannique. Italian.
Mercure britannique. French.
Format
Journals & Newspapers / Online
Language
Italian
Added to Catalog
September 23, 2010
Supplement(s)
Some numbers include appendices.
References
New Cambridge bibliography of English literature, II:1312, 1338
Ward, W.S. Index and finding list of serials published in the British Isles, 1789-1832, p. 22
Times (London, England). Tercentenary handlist of English & Welsh newspapers, magazines & reviews, p. 48
Crane, R.S. Census of British newspapers and periodicals, 1620-1800, 75
English short title catalogue, P2523.
Subjects
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Great Britain England London.
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