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Full page of "American Affairs"...
Full page of "American Affairs"...
Item # 642097
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THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, September, 1770 The reverse of the title page is filled with: "American Affairs" mostly taken up with a lengthy letter from the Committee of Merchants in Philadelphia to the same in New York. It notes in part: "...The strength of the colonies & their prospect of redress depend upon their union ...and to the cause of liberty & our country, made it our invariable rule to treat our brethren of the other colonies with all possible respect..." with much more. There is also a report datelined Charleston (see).There is a full page plate of 9 different views of Venus accompanied by an article: "An Account of a Luminous appearance round the Planet Venus as observed at Norriton [Norristown?] in Pennsylvania by Mr. Rittenhouse".
Lacking the other plate called for.
Near the back is the "Historical Chronicle" which has the latest news reports of the day and which includes "A Proclamation For Encouraging Seamen to Enter Themselves on Board his Majesty's Ships of War".
Complete in 48 pages, 5 by 8 pages, full title/contents page featuring an engraving of St. John's Gate, great condition.
A very nice magazine from the "mother country" from the year of the Boston Massacre with a wide range of varied content. This was the first periodical to use the word "magazine" in its title, having begun in 1731 and lasting until 1907.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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