Newspaper
Collection object
2002.0054
H. 18.5 W. 14.2
Newspaper, The present State of Europe or the Historical and Political Mercury, August 1691, with report on the Siege of Limerick. 40pp, extracted from a bound volume. Title page, within double line border, The / Present State / of / Europe / or, the / Historical and Political Mercury: / Giving and Accoount of all the Publick and Private / Occurrences / That are most considerable in every Court, / For the Month of February, 1691. / (line) / With Curious Reflections upon every State / (line) / Vol II / (line) / To be continued Monthly from the Original published / at the Hague, by the Authority of the States of / Holland, and West Friesland, in the same size and fineness / of Paper, for incouragement of any who shall desire to bind / any quantity of them by way of Book. / (line) / Edinburgh, / Re-printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson, Printer to / Their most Excellent Majesties, Anno Dom 1691. And are to be sold / at Mistress Andersons Shop, on the North side of the Cross; and / at Mistress Ogstons Shop in the Parliament Close. Paginated 261-298, reports in the form of Advice from .. followed by Reflections on the news from ..., ps287-291, of Irish interest, under Advice from England: Irish have lost all but Limerick; Siege of Athlone; Ballinasloe; Aughrim; Galway; Scotland; disputes between Sarsfield and St Ruth.
Other stories: Rome & Italy; France; Germany & Turkey; Spain; Poland and the North; Cologne; Low Countries and Holland.
Watermark: Vase on front sheet and on ps293-4; part of a crown on ps295-6; lettering on back sheet.
Holed by insect from front to p.281
Other stories: Rome & Italy; France; Germany & Turkey; Spain; Poland and the North; Cologne; Low Countries and Holland.
Watermark: Vase on front sheet and on ps293-4; part of a crown on ps295-6; lettering on back sheet.
Holed by insect from front to p.281
Andrew Anderson (printer)