The London gazette extraordinary.
[London, England] : Printed by E. Owen, in Amen-Corner,
Imprint from colophon; imprints generally include dates.
Below title: "Published by authority."
Printers' names and addresses vary; in 1757: E. Owen and T. Harrison; from : Thos. Harrison; from : Edward Johnston; from : Andrew Strahan.
Price at foot of colophon in early numbers.
Royal arms at head of title from .
Printed in two columns.
Used for the announcement of significant events, including: Admiral Nelson's reports on his victories in the battle of the Nile and the Bay of Naples, on the battle of Fort Ticonderoga in 1758, on the evacuation of Philadelphia from the reports of General Sir Henry Clinton and the capture of South Carolina during the American Revolution, etc.
Description based on: Wednesday, January 2, 1745; title from caption.
ESTC
Nelson and Seccombe,
NCBEL,
Times handlist,
Ward, W.S. Index of serials,
No issues numbered before ; subsequently numbered at head of title with regular issues of the London gazette.
Supplements regular issues of: The London Gazette.