- Additional Authors
- Publication Date
- [Vol.1] Numb. 2 (Tuesday, March, 24th. 1690 [i.e. 1691])-vol.20 numb.10 (Monday, June 14. 1697)
- Description
- v.; 1/2°.
- Series Statement
- 17th-18th century Burney Collection newspapers
- Uniform Title
- 17th-18th century Burney Collection newspapers
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Periodicals.
- Note
- Reproduction of the originals from the Burney Collection, the British Library (London).
- Mainly the work of John Dunton, assisted by Richard Sault and Samuel Wesley, the elder.
- Subtitle dropped in later issues.
- Imprint from colophon; imprint varies.
- Some issues dated according to Lady Day dating.
- Some issues reprinted cf. Nelson & Seccombe p.611.
- Collected every 30 issues, with added title page and prelims.
- At the end of v. 19, no. 30, the editor's note reads in part: The 19th volume being now finisht) ... 30 numbers shall speedily be printed altogether to compleat the 20th volume, and after that an intire volume shall be publisht quarterly. Publication ceased with v.20, no.10.
- This record subsumes all editions of individual issues of this title, as recorded by Nelson & Seccombe.
- Description based on: [Vol.1] Numb. 2 (Tuesday, March, 24th. 1690 [i.e. 1691]); title from caption.
- Latest issue consulted: Vol.20 numb.10 (Monday, June 14. 1697)
- One issue only filmed at UMI microfilm Early English books Tract supplement, reel D2: Vol.13, no. 23.
- Indexed In (note)
- Nelson & Seccombe. Brit. newspapers and periodicals, 1641-1700
- NCBEL
- Times handlist
- Crave & Kaye
- Goldsmiths' Lib. cat.
- Numbering (note)
- Numbering continues from previous title.
- Some issues lack chronological designation.
- Issue numbering begins at no. 1 with each new volume.
- Vol. 5, no. 19-30 lack chronological designation, title and imprint; were published together in late Jan. 1692 as an appendix to earlier issues.
- Supplement (note)
- Supplements accompany the first five collected volumes.
- Reproduction (note)
- Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
- Vol. 5 includes a cumulative index to vols. 1-5 which also indexes the Supplements, The Young Student's Library, and The History of the Athenian Society; although later indexes were intended, none are known to have been published.
- OCLC
- Title
Athenian Mercury [electronic resource].
- Imprint
London, printed for P. Smart, 1697.
- Current Frequency
Semi-weekly, Apr. 4, 1691-Mar. 1, 1692; Mar. 8, 1692-June 14, 1697
- Former Frequency
Weekly, Mar. 24-31, 1691
- Series
17th-18th century Burney Collection newspapers
17th-18th century Burney Collection newspapers [electronic resource].
- Indexed In:
Nelson & Seccombe. Brit. newspapers and periodicals, 1641-1700, 21.0102-2010
NCBEL, II: 1342
Times handlist, p. 32
Crave & Kaye
Goldsmiths' Lib. cat., 37307
- Numbering
Numbering continues from previous title.
Some issues lack chronological designation.
Issue numbering begins at no. 1 with each new volume.
Vol. 5, no. 19-30 lack chronological designation, title and imprint; were published together in late Jan. 1692 as an appendix to earlier issues.
- Supplement
Supplements accompany the first five collected volumes.
- Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
- Indexes
Vol. 5 includes a cumulative index to vols. 1-5 which also indexes the Supplements, The Young Student's Library, and The History of the Athenian Society; although later indexes were intended, none are known to have been published.
- 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.
- Connect to:
- Chronological Term
1603-1800
- Place of Publication
Great Britain England London.
- Added Author
Dunton, John, 1659-1733.
Sault, Richard, -1702.
Wesley, Samuel, 1662-1735.
Athenian Society (London, England)
- Continues
Athenian gazette