THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, December, 1742

* re. War of Jenkins’ Ear
* Samuel Cloake captured

 Near the back is a letter prefaced with: "The Deposition of Samuel Cloake...taken Prisoner off Augustine by the Spaniards in May, 1742" with the letter datelined: Frederica in Georgia.
Among articles in this issue are: "To the Freeholders of Great Britain".
There are no maps or plates called for in this issue.
Complete in 56 pages, full title/contents page featuring an engraving of St. John's Gate, 5 by 8 1/2 inches various foxing, good condition.

AI notes: In his 1742 deposition, Samuel Cloake solemnly recounted how, during the War of Jenkins’ Ear — the bitter conflict between Britain and Spain — he was captured at sea off the coast of St. Augustine, Florida, by the Spaniards in May 1742 and later brought to Frederica, Georgia, where on 3 August 1742 he swore an oath describing his ordeal; the document, preserved in colonial records and printed in The Gentleman’s Magazine, reflects the dangers faced by colonial mariners and the broader Anglo‑Spanish struggle for control of the southeastern frontier, illustrating both the routine capture of British seamen by Spanish forces and the wider strategic context of Spain’s attempted invasion of Georgia that year as Britain and Spain vied for imperial dominance in the Americas.

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.