The Lacedemonian mercury: being a continuation of the London mercury

People / Organizations

• Randal Taylor ("printed by and for", or "by/for and sold by")

Imprint

London [England]: printed and are to be sold by Randal Taylor near Stationers-Hall, 1692.

Added name

Brown, Thomas, 1663-1704, ed.

Publication year

1692

ESTC No.

P3514

Grub Street ID

56839

Description

23 v. : ill., diagr. ; 32 cm (1/2°)

Note

Editor: Tom Brown

Title from caption

Imprint from colophon; imprint includes year of publication

From no. 24, subtitle is discontinued

Issue number from head of title

Printed in two columns

Consists of answers to historical, literary, and mathematical questions, the last illustrated with diagrams. Less successful than its competitor, the Athenian mercury, it expired after 31 numbers.