{"product_id":"1699-original-london-gazette-no-3497-printed-by-edw-jones-may-15-18-1699-early-english-newspaper-king-william-iii","title":"1699 Original London Gazette No. 3497 – Printed by Edw. Jones – May 15–18, 1699 – Early English Newspaper – King William III","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"3412\" data-end=\"3540\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3412\" data-end=\"3540\"\u003e1699 Original London Gazette No. 3497 – Printed by Edw. Jones – May 15–18, 1699 – Early English Newspaper – King William III\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3542\" data-end=\"3736\"\u003eAn original seventeenth-century issue of \u003cstrong data-start=\"3583\" data-end=\"3605\"\u003eThe London Gazette\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"3607\" data-end=\"3619\"\u003eNo. 3497\u003c\/strong\u003e, published \u003cstrong data-start=\"3631\" data-end=\"3650\"\u003eMay 15–18, 1699\u003c\/strong\u003e, and printed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"3667\" data-end=\"3694\"\u003eEdw. Jones in the Savoy\u003c\/strong\u003e during the reign of \u003cstrong data-start=\"3715\" data-end=\"3735\"\u003eKing William III\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3738\" data-end=\"4069\"\u003eFounded in 1665, \u003cem data-start=\"3755\" data-end=\"3775\"\u003eThe London Gazette\u003c\/em\u003e is the oldest continuously published English newspaper and served as the official newspaper of the English government, reporting royal proclamations, foreign intelligence, diplomatic affairs, military movements, court appointments, and commercial notices. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4071\" data-end=\"4576\"\u003eThis issue contains extensive reports from Madrid, Rome, Venice, Vienna, Hamburg, Paris, Brussels, Warsaw, and other European centers, including coverage of bread shortages in Madrid, European diplomacy, Ottoman affairs, military developments, and English court news. The reverse also features an engaging selection of late seventeenth-century advertisements, including notices for newly published books, an auction of a private library, horse racing, bankruptcy proceedings, and commercial announcements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4578\" data-end=\"4714\"\u003ePrinted on a single folio sheet in the classic two-column format, this example retains attractive wide margins and the original imprint:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4716\" data-end=\"4762\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"4716\" data-end=\"4762\"\u003e\"Printed by Edw. Jones, in the Savoy. 1699.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4764\" data-end=\"5032\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4764\" data-end=\"4773\"\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15–18, 1699\u003cbr data-start=\"4789\" data-end=\"4792\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4792\" data-end=\"4802\"\u003eIssue:\u003c\/strong\u003e No. 3497\u003cbr data-start=\"4811\" data-end=\"4814\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4814\" data-end=\"4826\"\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e Edw. Jones, Savoy, London\u003cbr data-start=\"4852\" data-end=\"4855\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4855\" data-end=\"4866\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original single-sheet newspaper printed on both sides\u003cbr data-start=\"4920\" data-end=\"4923\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4923\" data-end=\"4937\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good with expected age toning, original folds, minor edge wear, and strong, legible text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5034\" data-end=\"5242\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eA handsome and increasingly scarce example of one of the earliest surviving English newspapers, ideal for collectors of early printing, British history, seventeenth-century journalism, and antique newspapers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52577417888026,"sku":null,"price":375.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/IMG_1722.jpg?v=1784842742","url":"https:\/\/princetonaudubonprints.com\/products\/1699-original-london-gazette-no-3497-printed-by-edw-jones-may-15-18-1699-early-english-newspaper-king-william-iii","provider":"Signature Documents LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}