Mercurio peruano de historia, literatura, y noticias públicas que da à luz la Sociedad academica de amantes de Lima. Y en su nombre D. Jacinto Calero y Moreira. -- Tomo I. Enero ... 1791 -- Tomo XII. [1794]
Contributors: Sociedad Académica de Amantes de Lima
Publisher: En la imprenta real de los Niños Huérfanos.
Published: 1791
Place of publication: Impreso en Lima
Language: spa
Number of pages: 12
Notes: Vol. 1: nos. 1-34, Jan. 2, 1791-Apr. 28, 1791; v.2: nos. 35-68, May 1, 1791-Aug. 28, 1791; v.3: nos. 69-103, Sept. 1, 1791-Dec. 29, 1791; v.4: nos. 104-138, Jan. 1, 1792-Apr. 29, 1792; v.5: nos. 139-173; May 3, 1792-Aug. 30, 1792; v.6: nos. 174-208, Sept. 2, 1792-Dec. 30, 1792; v.7: nos. 209-242, Jan. 3, 1793-Apr. 28, 1793; v.8: nos. 243-278, May 2, 1793-Aug. 31, 1793; v.9: nos. 279-312, Sept. 5, 1793-Dec. 29, 1793; v.10: nos. 313-346, Jan. 2, 1794-Apr.27, 1794; v.11: nos. 347-382, May 1, 1794-Aug. 31, 1794; v.12: nos. 583-611 [i.e. 383-411], 1794.

Publication statement for vols. 2, 5-11 reads: En Lima: en la imprenta real de los Niños Expósitos.

The map is in v.3, the illustrations in vols. 9 & 11, and there are folded tables in several volumes.

Errata statements appear in several of the volumes.

Brown, J.C.  Cat., 1493-1800, III: 3475.

Sabin 47935.

Streit, R.  Bib. missionum, III:1152.

Medina, J.T.  Lima, 1744.

John Carter Brown Library has v. 1-12 as well as a second copy of v. 11. Vol. 11, copy 1 has p. 170 misnumbered 160 and the index is bound at the end. Vol. 11, copy 2 is bound in contemporary vellum, has p. 170 correctly numbered, is wanting the plate, and has the index bound after the title page. Vol. 12 has duplicates of p. 189-190.