Veracruz & the castle of San Juan...
Item # 714277
THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, May, 1740 Inside has an article headed: "Account of the Strength of Fort St. Augustine in Florida, the Nearest Settlement of the Spaniards to Georgia, Vera Cruz, in the Gulf of Mexico, and St. Jago de Cuba." which mentions James Oglethorpe.
The text includes: "...About 7 leagues below Fort St. Augustine are two forts, the one on the north and the other on the south side of a large lake; General Oglethorpe, in a late expedition, has destroyed the last & taken possession of the first..." with more.
We now spell this town as one word, Veracruz, which is on the Gulf coast of Mexico.
The map related to this article is lacking.
Among the other articles: "Sailors Often Disappointed" "Objections to the Conduct of the War" "Last War Concluded by a Shameful Treaty" "Porto Bello Served up as a Desert" "Celibacy Proved a Breach of Morality & Religion" "Strength of the British Islands in the West Indies" "Vera Cruz taken by a Dutchman" & more.
Complete in 56 pages, full title/contents page, 5 by 8 inches, very nice condition.
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.
The text includes: "...About 7 leagues below Fort St. Augustine are two forts, the one on the north and the other on the south side of a large lake; General Oglethorpe, in a late expedition, has destroyed the last & taken possession of the first..." with more.
We now spell this town as one word, Veracruz, which is on the Gulf coast of Mexico.
The map related to this article is lacking.
Among the other articles: "Sailors Often Disappointed" "Objections to the Conduct of the War" "Last War Concluded by a Shameful Treaty" "Porto Bello Served up as a Desert" "Celibacy Proved a Breach of Morality & Religion" "Strength of the British Islands in the West Indies" "Vera Cruz taken by a Dutchman" & more.
Complete in 56 pages, full title/contents page, 5 by 8 inches, very nice condition.
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










