British Apollo.
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| Format: | Journal |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | 17th-18th century Burney Collection newspapers.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic resource |
| Published: | [Vol. I.] Numb. 1. (Friday February 13th. 1708.)-Vol. IV. Numb. 20. (Wednesday May 9th. to Friday May 11th. 1711.). |
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| Item Description: | Reproduction of the originals from the Burney Collection, the British Library (London). Edited by Aaron Hill and Marshall Smith, with probable contributions from John Gay, John Arbuthnot and Samuel Garth, among others. Cf. McLeod; Belcher. Imprint from undated colophon. Imprints vary; bookseller J[ohn]. Morphew added to volume 4 imprints. Volume 4 issues printed on single folio half-sheet. Volume 1, number 4 in two settings with different advertisements. Collected annually with an added collective title page and prefatory material; collections based on Lady Day dating for the new year. Questions & answers on miscellaneous topics: theology, science, mathematics, medicine, customs, manners, etc. Includes foreign news, etc. A rival to John Dunton's Athenian news. Description based on: [Volume I.] Numb. 1. (Friday February 13th. 1708.); title from caption. Latest issue consulted: Volume IV. Numb. 20. (Wednesday May 9th. to Friday May 11th. 1711.). Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Publication Frequency: | Three times a week, 26 Dec. 1709-11 May 1711 |
| Finding Aid: | Annual cumulations include indexes. |
| Place of Publication: | Great Britain -- England -- London. |