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The Oriental magazine; or, Calcutta amusement : being a universal repository of knowledge, instruction, and entertainment. By a society of Gentlemen.

Format Electronic, Book, and Journal
Publication InfoCalcutta [India] : printed by John Hay, M,DCC,LXXX,V. [1785]-
Descriptionvolumes : tables (some folded) ; 8⁰ (24 cm)
Supplemental Content Full text online
Subject(s)
Caption title Oriental magazine
Portion of title Calcutta amusement
General noteVolume dated from imprint.
General noteTitle and date of issue given as caption at head of first page of text in each monthly issue.
General notePrinted in two columns on wove paper; ornamental headpieces above monthly caption titles.
General noteWith continuous pagination and signatures.
General noteMonthly issues include life and career of Warren Hastings; included also are: reports on legislation, current events, poetry, current prices, bookseller's advertisements for John Andrews. Issue for June, 1785 includes list of East India Company employees in Bengal, interleaved with blanks for MS. insertions.
General noteReproduction of original from the British Library.
References Shaw, G. Printing in Calcutta, p. 51, 219
References English Short Title Catalog, ESTCP2426.
Special numberingVolume title page lacks designation.
Special numberingMonthly issues have chronological designation only.
Reproduction noteJoyner- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements
Title history noteCumulates monthly issues of: The Oriental magazine.

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