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Captain James Cook in the South Pacific... Early balloon flights...
Captain James Cook in the South Pacific... Early balloon flights...
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THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, October, 1784 Among the items in this issue is a continued article of over 4 1/2 pages on: "Captain Cook's Last Voyage to the Pacific Ocean" which is a tremendous amount of detail on his journey through the South Pacific from August 12 thru early November, 1777.There is also an article on an early balloon flight by Blanchard with a dateline of Oct. 16, 1784 reading in part: "...considerable concourse of people...near Chelsea to see Mr. Blanchard ascend by the assistance of his balloon into the air...Mr. Blanchard & Mr. Sheldon, surgeon, stepped into the boat pendent from the balloon...the slowness with which it ascended soon convinced Mr. Blanchard that he carried too much ballast..." with more taking over a full column of text.
Another page has a brief item which reads: "Being a holy day among the Jews, a number of them assembled in Duke's Place & in a riotous manner insulted the person & assaulted the house of one Joseph Ridout who kept a liquor shop in that neighbourhood...finding his house in danger of being set on fire & himself murdered he discharged a blunderbuss among them by which one boy was killed & several wounded. He was soon apprehended & committed to prison."
Among other items in the issue are: "Curious Scale of Natural Beings" "Epitaph at Jamaica by Dr. Hawkesworth" "Blisters a Preservative against the Plague" and more.
Both plates called for are present including a foldout captioned: "Perspective View of the Arch under the New River at Bush Hill" and another fullpg. plate of miscellaneous antiquities.
Complete in 80 pages, full title/contents page featuring an engraving of St. John's Gate, 5 by 8 1/2 inches, very nice condition.
This periodical was the first ever to use the word "magazine" in its title.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's