Historic Newspapers: British

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, May 22, 1684

• Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had
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THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Dec. 30, 1700

• Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had
• From the turn of the 18th century
• Unique gift idea for that history buff

This is the world's

THE POST-BOY, London, Nov. 8, 1720

• Nice masthead engravings
• early 18th century original

One of my favorite 18th century newspapers with the two nice engravings in the masthead, plus the very

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, April 20, 1699

• Among the earliest of newspapers to be had
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• Nearing the turn of the 18th century

This is the world's

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Nov. 10, 1684

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THE POST BOY, London, Sept. 18, 1716 This was one of the prominent early newspapers published in London during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
It began publication in 1695, & was a

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, June 29, 1676

• Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had
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GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, Oct., 1776  This issue is filled with a great wealth of notable content concerning the Revolutionary War, however the prime piece here is the nice foldout map titled:

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, May 17, 1677

• Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had
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THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Jan. 3, 1675

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THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Aug. 21, 1684

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THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, April 27, 1676

• Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had
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THE ATHENIAN MERCURY, London, Jan. 21, 1693  The back page has an advertisement for the book: "The TRYALS of several WITCHES lately Executed in New-England, and of several remarkable Curiosities

GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, March, 1776  This issue includes a lengthy article (3+ pages) on Captain Cook and the: "Resolution's Voyage on Discovery to the Southern Hemisphere". Accompanying this

(5) THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, A group of five issues dated Dec. 9, 1758; Aug. 23, 1760; Oct. 7, 1766; April 26, 1768; and Dec. 6, 1770. A nice little group lot providing a flavor of life in

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, March 25, 1786  The front page contains a very historic report, headed: "America - From the Virginia Gazette" with a Richmond, January 26 dateline. It provides the

THE EDINBURGH ADVERTISER, Scotland, Aug. 29, 1775  The most significant content is found on page 3. Found here is the complete text of King George III's "Proclamation for Suppressing Rebellion and

THE EDINBURGH ADVERTISER, Scotland, June 9, 1775  This issue has content relating to the Battle of Lexington & Concord, as shown in the many photos. One item mentions in part: "...from Hampton in

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Feb. 17, 1672

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THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Dec. 14, 1671

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THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Oct. 16, 1764  Page 3 has a report headed: "America" with a Boston dateline concerning coal mining in Nova Scotia. The back page has reports noting: "...expected

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Oct. 11, 1669

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THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Sept. 25, 1671

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EDINBURGH EVENING COURANT, Scotland, April 5, 1779  Page 2 of this rare Revolutionary War-era issue features an important official communication from the Continental Congress, prefaced by an

THE PENNSYLVANIA LEDGER, Philadelphia, August 17, 1776

• Post Declaration of Independence
• American Revolutionary War

This exceptional, content-rich issue was published just weeks after the signing of

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, March 22, 1759  Page 5 has reports headed: "America" containing an: "Extract of a Letter from Philadelphia".
It begins; "General Forbes has left a garrison within the

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, April 9, 1763   Page 3 contains a very lengthy report headed: "Extract from the Journal of an Officer at the Havana, containing some interesting Particulars of the

THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, April, 1747

• 18th Century Genoa, Italy map
• "The Speech of Polly Baker"
• Early Benjamin Franklin story

Inside includes the well-known Ben Franklin item: "Speech of Polly

THE SALEM GAZETTE, Massachusetts, July 24, 1783

• General George Washington - Farewell to the Army
• Commander-in-Chief - American Revolutionary War

The entire front page and most of page 4 are taken up

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Nov. 27, 1673

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• Pre and post American Revolutionary War era
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(5) An interesting & unique lot of five British newspapers, containing all different titles from the 18th

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, July 30, 1674

• Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had
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THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, England, August, 1739

• a map of Western Europe
• Judaica content
• Reverend George Whitefield... Methodism

Several pages contain articles related to Reverend George

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Dec. May 25, 1676

• Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had
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• Unique gift idea for that history buff

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Aug. 13, 1685

• Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had
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GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, November, 1798

• Marie Antoinette beheading
• Eyewitness account of execution

Inside has an interesting letter which begins: "I was an eye-witness of the death of Marie

GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, October, 1798

• Battle of Nile - Aboukir Bay, Egypt
• Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson

Inside has a number of naval reports of encounters with the French & others. Included is a

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, December 31, 1776 and January 2, 1777

• Battle of Long Island - New York City
• American Revolutionary War - 2 issue set
• Continental Army - George Washington loss

These two

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Dec. 21, 1676

• Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had
• Hold something in your hands from the 17th century
• Unique gift idea for that history buff

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THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, July 1, 1667

• Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had
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THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, April 6, 1671

• Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had
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MERCURIUS POLITICUS, London, England, May 27, 1652. Pages 7, 8, and 9 of this extraordinarily rare newsbook feature the complete twelve-article text of the Treaty of Jamestown under the heading:

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, May 15, 1673

• Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had
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THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, March 8, 1671

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A COLLECTION FOR IMPROVEMENT OF HUSBANDRY AND TRADE, London, June 25, 1697

• Very rare 17th century publication

This is one of the more uncommon titles from the 17th century we have had the pleasure

THE IMPARTIAL PROTESTANT MERCURY, London, England, Jan. 3, 1681/2

• Rare 17th century publication
• Protestants versus the Catholics

This single-sheet newspaper is a fascinating paper published during

MIST'S WEEKLY JOURNAL, London, March 25, 1727

• Death of Sir Issac Newton (very rare)

When it comes to notable deaths of the world, they don't get too much better than this.
Page 2 has a simple, yet

THE DAILY GAZETTEER, London, England, July 8, 1746

• Era of the Jacobite Rebellion
• Rare 18th century publication
• The capture of Roderick MacNeil of Barra

Various European reports throughout with

THE EXAMINER, London, Oct. 12, 1713

• Rare 18th century publication

This editorial-format newspaper was edited by the famed Jonathan Swift at this time (of Gulliver's Travels fame), It promoted a Tory

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Feb. 25, 1674

• Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had
• Hold something in your hands from the 17th century
• Unique gift idea for that history buff

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