The present state of Europe: or, The historical and political mercury: giving an account of all the publick and private occurrences that are most considerable in every court, beginning with the month of July, 1690. With curious reflections upon every state. To be continued monthly from the original published at the Hague, by the authority of the states of Holland, and VVest-Friesland

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  • The present state of Europe: or, The historical and political mercury: giving an account of all the publick and private occurrences that are most considerable in every court, beginning with the month of July, 1690. With curious reflections upon every state. To be continued monthly from the original published at the Hague, by the authority of the states of Holland, and VVest-Friesland
  • Mercure historique et politique. 1690-1738. English.
  • Present state of Europe: or, The historical and political monthly mercury; General history of Europe: or, The historical and political monthly mercuries Vol.1-3; Advice from Rome and Italy Vol.[1], no.0-5 (July-Dec. 1690); Historical and political mercury: for the month of ... Vol.2, no.1-
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Imprint
London: printed, and are to be sold by Randal Taylor near Stationers-Hall, and by most booksellers, 1690-1738.
Added name
Courtilz de Sandras, Gatien, 1644-1712.; Phillips, John, 1631-1706.; Fonvive, John de, attributed name.
Publication year
1690-1738
ESTC No.
P1910
Grub Street ID
419433
Description
v. ; 4°.
Note
Translation of: Mercure historique et politique, written and edited by Gatien de Courtilz de Sandras and others, and published in The Hague

Edited by John Phillips; attributed also to Jean de Fonvive. Cf. Nelson & Seccombe

Collected annually with added title page and index for the first three years; added title pages not recorded by Nelson & Seccombe after vol.3 (1692), indexes continued to be issued annually

Imprint varies

This record subsumes all editions of individual issues of this title, as recorded by Nelson & Seccombe

Early numbers of 'Mercure historique et politique' Nov. 1688-June 1690 were translated and published as a monograph in 1692, with title: The general history of Europe, contained in the historical and political monthly mercuries (ESTC R469175)

Latest issue consulted: Numb.12. vol. 45 (December, 1733)

Pagination and signatures begin a new sequence with each new volume.