1761 – Gentleman’s Magazine | First Edition with Maps, Egyptian Mummies & Voyages

The Gentleman’s Magazine was an English periodical which first appeared in 1731. It was published without interrupt 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 volume from the 1761 edition includes a variety of important and interesting contents including:

• Account of the British naval raid on St. Malo, 1758
• Description of Ceylon in the mid-18th-century
• Details and description on Egyptian mummification and embalming
  • Egyptian gods – Harpocrates, Isis, Osiris
• Sugar trade in the Americas
• Processes of brewing beer (with a full-page engraving of the setup)

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Gentleman’s Magazine: and Historical Chronicle
• Author(s): Sylvanus Urban [Edward Cave]
• Publisher: London, printed for D. Henry
• Edition: First edition, 1761
• Binding: Full leather
• Format: (8vo), single volume
• Size:  8.25 in x 5.25 in (21 cm x 13.5 cm)
• Collation: [4], 637, [17]
• Illustrations: 6 maps (1 lacking), 8 engraved plates
• Contents Include:
  • British naval expedition to St. Malo (1758)
  • Geographical notes on Ceylon
  • Egyptian embalming, mummification, and religious figures
  • American sugar trade overview
  • Brewing equipment and process illustration

Condition:

Bound in full leather with visible wear to hinges and corners. Leather surface shows staining. Internally, the text block is secure and pages show mild toning. One map is absent, all plates are present and intact.

Why Collect This?

• Illustrated with multiple engraved plates and maps
• Suited to collectors of colonial or naval material

Item Number: # 29949