Barbados Mercury.
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Bridge-Town [Barbados] : printed by George Esmand and Comp. at the New Printing-office, in Back Church-Street, 1780-1781. |
| Description | volumes ; 2°. |
| Supplemental Content | Gale, Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Newspapers Collection |
| Subjects |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Series | Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Newspapers Collection Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Newspapers Collection. UNAUTHORIZED |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| General note | Reproduction of the originals from the Burney Collection, the British Library (London). |
| General note | Imprint from undated colophon. |
| General note | Imprint varies. |
| General note | Original price: one pistole per annum. |
| General note | Pactor reports a variant title: Barbados mercury and Bridge Town gazette. No information regarding coverage of this title is available. |
| General note | Extent of publication not known; a Barbados Mercury was published during the 19th century, however the first issue seen is dated 1805 and no definite connection with this title has been confirmed. The last 18th century of this title was reported to have been published in 1786 (cf. Pactor). |
| General note | Description based on: No 35, of Vol. IV. = No 194 weeks since this Mercury was first published (Saturday, Feburary 1, 1766.); title from caption. |
| General note | Latest issue seen: Vol. IX, [No.] 996 weeks since this Mercury was first publish'd (Saturday, October 27, 1781) |
| References | Pactor, H.S. British Carib. news., 87 |
| Special numbering | With continuous issue numbering from volume to volume. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
| Genre/form | Newspapers. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |