GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, January, 1764  Among the articles within are: "Some Account of the Discovery, Conquest...and Present State of the Canary Islands..." which takes six pages.
Also within the issue are: "Description of the City of Hereford" "Observation on a Passage in the New Testament"  "On Monopolizing the Necessaries of Life"  "Rules for the Preservation of the Teeth and Gums" and more.
There is an article: "Description of the Spermaceti Whale, thrown on the Flats at Sea Salter near Whitstable in Kent" which is accompanied by a full page plate.
Complete in 48 pages, 5 1/2 by 8 3/4 inches with wide, untrimmed margins, very nice condition. Includes the full title/contents page featuring an engraving of St. John's Gate.

A very nice magazine from just after the French & Indian War from the "mother country" 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.