Map of America in 1763...
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GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, June 1763
* 1763 map of the United States
* Slave insurrection in the West Indies
Certainly the prime feature of this issue is the foldout map which shows the greater portion of colonial America in 1763, showing from the Great Lakes to most of Florida, to New Mexico, to the upper portions of "Louisiana" (see photos). This map has some damage, with chipping loss at the margins, extending a bit into the borders at the bottom, top & left margins. Various archival mends to the blank back side. If nicely matted very little of the loss would be visible (see photos). It measures 8 1/4 by 9 3/4 inches & is noted on the title/contents page as well.
The accompanying article, which takes over 3 pages, is titled: "Some Account of Louisiana, or the Western Ports of Virginia and Carolina, & of the Countries that lie on both sides the Mississippi, where a Colony from the Plantations is actually now Forming." The article is very description (photos show only portions) noting that this large expanse is divided into four parts: "The sea-coast", "The lower Louisiana, or Western part of Carolina", "The upper Louisiana, or Western part of Virginia" and "The Mississippi", with much about the topography and the crops of each region, particularly maize, tobacco, indigo and cotton.
The Louisiana text is followed by a report: "...about a proposal to settle "a very extensive colony upon the finest part of the Ohio" (see photos). In the "Historical Chronicle" is a report beginning: "An insurrection of the negroes has lately happened in Berbice, one of the Dutch settlements in the West Indies...affirms that the negroes, to the number of 3000, had murdered most of the whites..." with more (see photos).
Other items of interest in this issue include: "A Curious Contrivance for Extinguishing Fire", "Method of Destroying Caterpillars", "Tax Upon Beer Defended", "A General History of Religion--The Indian devotion to Rivers--Jewish Sectaries, how Produced".
Complete in 52 pages with full title/contents page. The noted map is the only plate called for in this issue. The magazine measures 5 by 8 1/4 inches, has some minor chipping at blank margins and is in very good condition. Normally priced at $590 but because of the condition of the map the price is considerably reduced.
A very nice pre-Revolutionary War magazine from the "mother country" with a wide range of varied content including news of the day, political reports, literary items, and other unusual tidbits. This was the first periodical to use the word "magazine" in its title, having begun in 1731 and lasting until 1907.
* 1763 map of the United States
* Slave insurrection in the West Indies
Certainly the prime feature of this issue is the foldout map which shows the greater portion of colonial America in 1763, showing from the Great Lakes to most of Florida, to New Mexico, to the upper portions of "Louisiana" (see photos). This map has some damage, with chipping loss at the margins, extending a bit into the borders at the bottom, top & left margins. Various archival mends to the blank back side. If nicely matted very little of the loss would be visible (see photos). It measures 8 1/4 by 9 3/4 inches & is noted on the title/contents page as well.
The accompanying article, which takes over 3 pages, is titled: "Some Account of Louisiana, or the Western Ports of Virginia and Carolina, & of the Countries that lie on both sides the Mississippi, where a Colony from the Plantations is actually now Forming." The article is very description (photos show only portions) noting that this large expanse is divided into four parts: "The sea-coast", "The lower Louisiana, or Western part of Carolina", "The upper Louisiana, or Western part of Virginia" and "The Mississippi", with much about the topography and the crops of each region, particularly maize, tobacco, indigo and cotton.
The Louisiana text is followed by a report: "...about a proposal to settle "a very extensive colony upon the finest part of the Ohio" (see photos). In the "Historical Chronicle" is a report beginning: "An insurrection of the negroes has lately happened in Berbice, one of the Dutch settlements in the West Indies...affirms that the negroes, to the number of 3000, had murdered most of the whites..." with more (see photos).
Other items of interest in this issue include: "A Curious Contrivance for Extinguishing Fire", "Method of Destroying Caterpillars", "Tax Upon Beer Defended", "A General History of Religion--The Indian devotion to Rivers--Jewish Sectaries, how Produced".
Complete in 52 pages with full title/contents page. The noted map is the only plate called for in this issue. The magazine measures 5 by 8 1/4 inches, has some minor chipping at blank margins and is in very good condition. Normally priced at $590 but because of the condition of the map the price is considerably reduced.
A very nice pre-Revolutionary War magazine from the "mother country" with a wide range of varied content including news of the day, political reports, literary items, and other unusual tidbits. 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
