The Scots Magazine – 1763 | Edinburgh & Philippines, Illustrated Satire

The Scots Magazine, 1763. Volume XXV is a 1763 annual periodical filled with essays, reports, and correspondence from across Great Britain. Subjects range from parliamentary commentary to colonial unrest. Contents include the trial of Mr. and Mrs. Molloy for assaulting their daughter, a letter written by George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, from his deathbed, reports of discoveries made in Arabia, observations on the Independent Whigs, and plans for a bridge across the North Loch in Edinburgh. Articles on European diplomacy between Poland, Russia, Turkey, and Austria accompany news from the Indian uprisings in North America.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Scots Magazine, 1763. Volume XXV
• Author(s): Periodical
• Publisher: Edinburgh: Printed by W. Sands, A. Murray, and J. Cochran
• Edition: First Edition. 1763.
• Format: (8vo), single volume
• Binding: Full leather
• Size:  8.25 in x 5.5 in (21 x 14 cm)
• Collation: 733 pp, [15]
• Illustrations: 5 plates and 2 maps, including a folding plan of the proposed bridge over the North Loch in Edinburgh
• Contents Include:
  • Trial of Mr. and Mrs. Molloy for assaulting their daughter
  • Death-bed letter by Villiers, Duke of Buckingham
  • Discoveries made in Arabia
  • Independent Whigs opposition
  • Plans for bridge over the North Loch
  • Diplomatic correspondence among Poland, Russia, Turkey, and Austria
  • Indian revolts in North America

Condition:

Good. Contemporary full leather binding tight and secure with moderate surface rubbing and wear along the hinges. Spine sound with mild cracking at headcap. Text block stable with consistent age toning. Folding plan and maps complete and legible.

Why Collect This?

• Early Edinburgh printing of a leading eighteenth-century periodical
• Contains original folding architectural plan and two maps
• Includes coverage of global and colonial affairs

Item Number: #29487