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Death of Admiral Byng...
Death of Admiral Byng...
Item # 642770 GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, April, 1757
* Early regarding electricity
* Death of Admiral John Byng
The two most noteworthy items are likely: "New Properties of Electricity" taking nearly 1 1/2 columns, and: "Circumstantial Account of the Death of Admiral Byng", a Royal Navy officer who was court-martialed and executed by firing squad. The account takes over 2 pages.
Other articles include: "State of our African Settlements" "Utility of a Tax Upon Dogs" "Remarks on the Expected Comet", and more. There are a few brief items from or about America as well.
One of the two plates called for is present and is a foldout.
Complete in 48 pages, 5 1/2 by 8 inches with a full title/contents page which includes an engraving of St. John's Gate, in great condition.
A very nice magazine from during 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.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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