1755 THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE 12 PLATES & MAPS USA WAR CONCHOLOGY WASHINGTON

Description: I have here for sale a book entitled THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE AND HISTORICAL CHRONICLE for the Year MDCCLV Vol XXV by Sylvanus Urban. First edition published by D Henry and R Cave, London in 1755. This is a bind up of all the monthly issues of the magazine for that year together with the Supplement. There are 12 b/w plates and maps arranged throughout, some of them fold out. The plates here are: Map of The Cape of Good Hope Map of the World on Mercator's Projection showing the parts of North America known to western civilisation, parts of Australia and part of New Zealand. Flying Lizard and Gunpowder Experimental Apparatus A fold-out Plan of the New Road from Paddington to Islington5 plates of ShellsMr Mungo Murray's Armillary TrigonometerMr Smeaton's New PyrometerFossil Palates Great articles including a letter from Isaac Newton, plus a ton of stuff on war in the America including a mention of young George Washington fighting the French!The Gentleman's Magazine, 1755. An early mention of George Washington in a London magazine. A report, reading in part: "The poor men who suffered at the meadows with Colonel Washington recommend to your favour as they were disabled in the service of their country...". This is very early & rather unusual mention of George Washington, being just 23 years old. The additional high points in this issue are first an article headed: "Gov. Dinwiddie's Speech to the Assembly of Virginia" in which he relates various reports from the French & Indian War, including mention of "...general Braddock, commander in chief of all his majesty's forces on this continent..." and others. The very first article in this magazine: "Account of the British Settlements in N. America" which is continued from a previous issue & takes over 3 1/2 pages. Among other items of interest in this magazine are: "A Message from his Excellency Arthur Dobbs, Esq., Governor of North Carolina, to the General Assembly held at Newburn (New Bern)," "A Particular Account of the Death of Mr. Professor Richmann...who was Killed Whilst he was Making an Electrical Experiment" which also includes two illustrations. "Journal of Public Transactions in America," an article which begins: "In the instruction given by Somerset County in Virginia to the representatives in the assembly, is the following passage..."; a full back page is a chart of: "Each Day's Price of Stocks in July, 1755" and much more. The American map called for is lacking. The page numbers are 244-335, plus one each a title page of St Johns Gate. With full title/index page featuring an engraving of St. John's Gate. Bound with June 1755 having a highlight of the dispute between the Assembly and the Governor of Pennsylvania. Speeches of Indian chiefs and a nice description of shells with an illustration. Many snippets of America, including a description of the penalties for anyone to visit Louisbourg, the capital of the French province of Ile-Royale (present-day Cape Breton Island) during the War of the Austrian Succession, known as King George's War in the British colonies. Had they visited in a four-month period, the sentence was to have one's ear cut off, 39 lashes and seizure of assets and exclusion from government. Bound in full dark brown leather hardboards with 5 raised bands, gilt title lettering. Slightly chipped to head and tail and wear to the corners. Otherwise boards in very good condition. Some foxing here and there to the pages. A few marks to the page edges. Binding tight. 595 pages + index. 22 x 13 cm.We have over 2000 items in our Ebay shop on a range of subjects, so please feel free to have a browse and see if anything else takes your fancy. Postage will be by Air Mail outside of UK. If you buy more than one item then the postage cost falls for the second and further items as I will put them into one parcel - so you save money. We wrap and post the parcels on Monday and Tuesday - therefore if you pay before midday on Tuesday we will get it in the postal sacks on Tuesday night, and if it is after that time then it will go into the postal service on the following Monday.

Price: 159.99 GBP

Location: Whitegate, Cheshire

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