Gazeta de literatura de Mexico

Creator

Alzate y Ramírez, José Antonio de Cervantes, Vicente de Alzate y Ramírez, José Antonio de

Place

En Mexico

Publisher

Por don Felipe de Zúñiga y Ontiveros, calle del Espíritu Santo, año de 1790 [i.e., 1788]-1795

Notes

Includes supplements: Suplemento a la Gazeta de literatura. Mexico 2 de julio de 1794. Discurso pronunciado en el Real Jardin Botánico el 2 de junio / por el catedrático don Vicente de Cervantes. (35, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates); Suplemento a la Gazeta de literatura. México 5 de noviembre de 1794. Carta del aficionado de la botántica J.L.M. contestando al impreso del catedrático de ella de 14 de noviembre de 1794 (8 p.)

Vol. 1 and 2 have indexes at end

Alzate y Ramírez was the principal contributer as well as the editor of the Gazeta de literatura

Vol. 1 and 3 issued with separate title pages; that for vol. 1 subsequently, and that for vol. 3 as an integral part of its no. 1

Vol. 1, no. 1-11, 1st ser., paged continuously (1-96); no. 12 and 13 paged separately (1-10, 1-8); no. 14-23 [i.e., 24] paged continuously (25-124). No. 1-24, 2nd ser., paged continuously (1-196 + [8] of index). Vol. 2 apparently paged continuously (1-378 + [6] of index). Vol. 3 apparently paged continuously except for supplements and no.43 ([6], 1-334, 343-350). No. "43" paged 453-462

Vol. 2, no. 4 (19 Oct. 1790) reproduces Alzate y Ramírez's Mapa de las aguas que por el circulo de 90. leguas vienen ala laguna de Tescuco y la estencion que esta, y la de Chalco tenían. Apparently originally published as a separate in 1786

Local notes

John Carter Brown Library copy vol. 1 bound in contemporary vellum; copy 2 of vol. 1, 1st no. 20 (25 Apr. 1789) and of vol. 3, no. 1, 2, 7-9, 19, 25, 28, and 31, and copy 1 of vol. 2, no. 2, 3, 6-10, 12-14, 17-24, 27, 29, 30, 32, 33, 35, 37, 38, 44-47, and indices to vol. 2 and 1 (in that order), also in contemporary vellum. Other issues of vol. 2 and copy 1 of vol. 2 held loose

John Carter Brown Library copy of map (in v. 2) housed in Map Room

Provenance of John Carter Brown Library copy 1, vol. 3: Sociedad Científica "Antonio Alzate" stamp on front cover. Vol. 1-2 were acquired previously from unknown sources

John Carter Brown Library copy 1, vol. 2, no. 15 (22 Mar. 1791) extensively glossed in ms.; no. 25 (16 Aug. 1791) and no. 26 (30 Aug. 1791) wormed; text slightly affected. Copy 2, vol. 3, no. 7 (5 Feb. 1793) dedicated at end to pastor of San Sebastián, presumably of Mexico City

Vol. 1 has one plate according to Medina. In the John Carter Brown Library copy it appears after p. 10 of no. 12 (22 Oct. 1788). Vol. 2 has four plates according to Medina, only three of which appear in the John Carter Brown Library copy. They are to be found in no. 2 (21 Sept. 1790) between p. 14 and 15, no. 4 (19 Oct. 1790) between p. 30 and 31, and no. 42 (26 Jun. 1792) between p. 334 and 335. Vol. 3 has six plates according to Medina. In the John Carter Brown Library copy they appear inserted loose in no. 14 (15 Nov. 1793) between p. 186 and 187, no. 27 (28 Feb. 1794) between p. 212 and 213, the suppl. of 2 July 1794 between p. 4 and 5, two in no. 32 (9 Aug. 1794) between p. 248 and 249, and one between no. 33 (26 Sept. 1794) and 34 (17 Oct. 1794)

John Carter Brown Library has two copies of vol. 1, no. 20 (25 Apr. 1789), vol. 3, no. 1, 2, 7-9, 19, 25, 28, and 31, and "Indice de las materias contenidas en este primer tomo de ..."

John Carter Brown Library has vol. 1 complete; vol. 2 (in 2 parts) except for no. 43 and 1 plate; and vol. 3 apparently complete