The Observator..
Tutchin, John,1661?-1707,ed.
Tutchin, John,1661?-1707.Vindication of the Observator, in answer to a scandalous libel, lately printed, called, The Observator observ'd.
Defoe, Daniel,1661?-1731,attributed name.
How, John,active 1680-1709,printer.
Bragge, Benjamin,bookseller.
Meere, H.(Hugh),active 1708-1724,printer.
London [England]: Printed by J[ohn]. How, and sold by B[enjamin]. Bragg, at the Blew-Ball in Avemary-Lane,
1703-[1712]
Political commentary and news expressing Whig views; commentary on European politics. Includes contents notes below title of each issue.
Title from caption.
Imprint from colophon.
Some imprints include year of publication; other dates are taken from dates of issue; some dates given according to Lady Day dating.
Imprint names and addresses vary; from v. 3, no. 67 imprint reads in part: Printed for the author, John Tutchin; from v. 5, no. 88 the printer H. Meere is added to some imprints; from v. 6, no. 60 imprint reads in part: Printed for the use of the widow of the late author, John Tutchin; from v. 8, no. 33 the names H. Meere and B. Bragge reappear on various issues; from v. 9, no. 22 imprints read in part: printed by R. Janeway; the bookseller S. Popping appears on imprints in vols. 9-11; the last 31 issues of v. 11 were printed by William Hurt.
Edited from 1702 until his death in 1707 by John Tutchin, the newspaper was taken over by George Ridpath from 1709 until 1712. Daniel Defoe's name is sometimes associated with its publication after 1707 (cf. McLeod).
Each vol. of 100 numbers was reissued with a general title page, preface and contents.
The first volume of observators (1703) included a separately published pamphlet by John Tutchin: A vindication of the Observator, in answer to a scandalous libel, lately printed, called, The Observator observ'd.
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McLeod, W. and V.  Graphical directory, 1702-1714,
Stewart, P.  Brit. newspapers,
Bodleian newspapers
Vol. XI. Numb. 60 repeated in numbering.
Volume numeration begins with v. II, no. 1, which constitutes issue no. 101.
Volume numbering begins with January instead of March of each year with vols. 10-11.
Occasional issues lack volume numbering.
Political commentary and news expressing Whig views; commentary on European politics. Includes contents notes below title of each issue.
Observator observ'd
Religious tolerance
Political parties
Great Britain England London
Also available on microfilm. Woodbridge, Conn. : Research Publications International. Early English newspapers ; Unit 11: reel 528; unit 19: reel 918.
Also available on microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms International. English literary periodicals; reels 142-143.