Plate of the funeral of the Duke of York...
Item # 674774
THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, November, 1767 There is a nice & large foldout plate which shows the: "Funeral Process of the Duke of York" measuring 8 by 11 1/2 inches, and is accompanied by a detailed article. This is the only plate called for in this issue & has some creases and foxing at the folds.
Among the various articles within are: "Solution of Optical Phenomena" comes from a man in Philadelphia; "New Way of Finding the Longitude" "Carrots Recommended for the Cure of Cancers" "St. Paul's Commission to the Jews at Damascus Defended" "Criminality of King's Keeping Mistresses"
Near the back is the "Historical Chronicle", taken up almost entirely with various European news but there is a report on the coroner of Bergen County.
Complete in 38 pages, full title/contents page featuring an engraving of St. John's Gate, 5 by 8 inches, a bit irregular at the blank spine, very nice condition.
background: The state funeral of Prince Edward, Duke of York, on November 3, 1767, was a somber culmination of a national tragedy that began with his sudden death from fever in Monaco weeks earlier. After his remains were repatriated aboard the HMS Montreal, the ceremony at Westminster Abbey was conducted with the full "night-time" solemnity traditional for Georgian royals, featuring a grand procession of high-ranking peers, heralds, and naval officers reflecting his rank as Admiral of the Blue. His body was interred in the royal vault within Henry VII’s Chapel, a moment of sharp emotional contrast for the royal family, as King George III’s fourth son (the future Duke of Kent) had been born just one day prior and was named Edward in the deceased Duke’s honor. The event was immortalized in detailed contemporary engravings, which captured the rigid hierarchy of the mourners and the opulent, plumed hearse that carried the young Prince to his final rest.
A very nice pre-Revolutionary War magazine 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.
Among the various articles within are: "Solution of Optical Phenomena" comes from a man in Philadelphia; "New Way of Finding the Longitude" "Carrots Recommended for the Cure of Cancers" "St. Paul's Commission to the Jews at Damascus Defended" "Criminality of King's Keeping Mistresses"
Near the back is the "Historical Chronicle", taken up almost entirely with various European news but there is a report on the coroner of Bergen County.
Complete in 38 pages, full title/contents page featuring an engraving of St. John's Gate, 5 by 8 inches, a bit irregular at the blank spine, very nice condition.
background: The state funeral of Prince Edward, Duke of York, on November 3, 1767, was a somber culmination of a national tragedy that began with his sudden death from fever in Monaco weeks earlier. After his remains were repatriated aboard the HMS Montreal, the ceremony at Westminster Abbey was conducted with the full "night-time" solemnity traditional for Georgian royals, featuring a grand procession of high-ranking peers, heralds, and naval officers reflecting his rank as Admiral of the Blue. His body was interred in the royal vault within Henry VII’s Chapel, a moment of sharp emotional contrast for the royal family, as King George III’s fourth son (the future Duke of Kent) had been born just one day prior and was named Edward in the deceased Duke’s honor. The event was immortalized in detailed contemporary engravings, which captured the rigid hierarchy of the mourners and the opulent, plumed hearse that carried the young Prince to his final rest.
A very nice pre-Revolutionary War magazine 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.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
