The Hibernian magazine, or Compendium of entertaining knowledge : for ...
| New Title: | Walker's Hibernian magazine, or, Compendium of entertaining knowledge (Dublin, Ireland : Monthly) |
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| Uniform Title: | Hibernian magazine, or Compendium of entertaining knowledge (Dublin, Ireland : Monthly) |
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| Format: | Journal |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Published: | Began in Feb. 1771; ceased in Apr. 1785. |
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| Item Description: | Begun and published by James Potts, later published by Thomas Walker. Title and date repeated as caption at head of first page of text. Imprints lack dates; years of publication from dates of issues. Imprints vary; from <Nov.> 1772-Feb. 1773, imprint reads in part: printed by R[obert]. Marchbank for Peter Seguin; during 1773 imprint names alternate between Peter Seguin and James Potts, with printer John Lord's name also appearing in Apr. and May; from Nov. 1773-Feb. 1774 imprint reads: Printed by James Potts; from Mar. 1774 imprint reads in part: Printed by Thomas Walker, who by this time had taken over the publication. Title page includes list of contents. Printed in two columns. Text begins with factotum initial; ornamental headpiece above caption title of each issue. Running title includes subjects on current pages and date of issue. Issues include general essays on many topics, selections from literature, comments on the theatre, poetry, a summary of events in Europe and England for the month, public events in Ireland including marriage and death notices and promotions. During the American Revolution there is considerable coverage of events. Description based on: May, 1772. Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford). Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (volume, plates (some folded)) : illustrations, tables, diagrams, maps, portraits, music ; |
| Publication Frequency: | Monthly |
| Related Items: | Collected annually with yearly supplement. |
| Finding Aid: | With subject index and list of plates in each annual volume. Index to marriages, 1779-1811, by Henry Farrar, published in 2 volume: London, 1897-1898. |
| Place of Publication: | Ireland -- Dublin. |