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1791 – Gentleman’s Magazine | American Indian Wars – Gentoo Torture – Slave Trade

Sylvanus Urban (Edward Cave)

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The Gentleman’s Magazine was an English periodical which first appeared in 1731. It was published without interruption for nearly 200 years and was the first of its kind to use the term ‘magazine’. It was published by Edward Cave, pseud. Sylvanus Urban.

This 1791 edition includes a variety of important and interesting content, such as George Washington correspondence with Native American tribes, commentary on the slave trade, and Gentoo torture rituals.

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The Gentleman’s Magazine was an English periodical which first appeared in 1731. It was published without interruption for nearly 200 years and was the first of its kind to use the term ‘magazine’. It was published by Edward Cave, pseud. Sylvanus Urban.

This 1791 edition includes a variety of important and interesting content.

 

Bibliographic Details

  • Title: The Gentleman’s Magazine: and historical Chronicle
  • Author(s): Sylvanus Urban (Edward Cave)
  • Publisher: London: John Nichols, for David Henry
  • Edition: 1791.
  • Binding: Leather
  • Format: (8vo), single volume
  • Size:  8.5 in x 5.5 in (22 cm x 14 cm)
  • Collation: iv, 591, [17] pp
  • Illustrations: 18 engraved plates
  • Contents Include:
    • Voyages and discoveries in Western America
      • Indian battles
      • George Washington correspondence with Native American tribes (p.80, bottom right corner)
      • Lists of militia killed during the Northwest Indian War
      • Goods production in Charlestown, South Carolina
      • A message from President Washington (p.481, bottom R corner)
    • English reforms to clergy (p.11)
    • Plans to build a monument to Capt. James Cook (p.318)
    • Battle against Sultan Tipu (p.370-371) (i.e. Siege of Bangalore)
    • Captain Hood in Jamaica (p.481)
    • Letter written from Sir Isaac Newton (p.504)
    • Commentary on slave trade with petitions to prevent abolition (p.17, 484)
    • Gentoo torture rituals (illustration)

 

Condition:

Good. Leather binding with front cover loose but attached by threads. Text block remains secure. Pages show expected age toning and remain legible.

 

Why Collect This?

  • Eighteenth-century English periodical
  • Includes early American historical material
  • References to George Washington

 

Item Number: # 50664

Categories

Americana, American History

Law & Government

Literature

Philosophy

European History

Religion

Voyages & Exploration & Maps

Authors

Sylvanus Urban (Edward Cave)

Printing Date

18th Century

Language

English

Binding

Leather

Book Condition

Good

Collation

Complete

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