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Pirate troubles in the Caribbean...
Pirate troubles in the Caribbean...
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THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, March, 1738
* Trouble with Spanish pirates in the Caribbean
There is an interesting article which takes over 2 pages and includes two pages of geometric & mathematical computations headed: "Of the Quantity of the Refraction of Light in the Moon's Atmosphere...".
Among the articles noted in the table of contents are: "Defense of the Quakers Plea against Tythes Concluded" "Advantages of Tythe-free Land" "Milton's Paradise Lost Censur'd" "Christianity set in a New Light" "Jesus a Person Come from Another World" and more.
Near the back is the: "Historical Chronicle" with news from England & other parts of Europe. One of the articles is concerning the depredations of English men held as captives by the Spaniards in the West Indies, including over a full page: "List of British Merchant Ships taken or Plundered by the Spaniards since May, 1728", most of which happened in the Caribbean & the coastal colonies.
Another interesting item notes: "New Spain in America, an epidemical distemper has made such terrible desolation that it's feared if it does not speedily cease, this country will become a desert, many towns & villages being already quite destitute of inhabitants."
There are no plates or maps called for in this issue.
Complete in 54 pages, full title/contents page featuring an engraving of St. John's Gate, 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.
* Trouble with Spanish pirates in the Caribbean
There is an interesting article which takes over 2 pages and includes two pages of geometric & mathematical computations headed: "Of the Quantity of the Refraction of Light in the Moon's Atmosphere...".
Among the articles noted in the table of contents are: "Defense of the Quakers Plea against Tythes Concluded" "Advantages of Tythe-free Land" "Milton's Paradise Lost Censur'd" "Christianity set in a New Light" "Jesus a Person Come from Another World" and more.
Near the back is the: "Historical Chronicle" with news from England & other parts of Europe. One of the articles is concerning the depredations of English men held as captives by the Spaniards in the West Indies, including over a full page: "List of British Merchant Ships taken or Plundered by the Spaniards since May, 1728", most of which happened in the Caribbean & the coastal colonies.
Another interesting item notes: "New Spain in America, an epidemical distemper has made such terrible desolation that it's feared if it does not speedily cease, this country will become a desert, many towns & villages being already quite destitute of inhabitants."
There are no plates or maps called for in this issue.
Complete in 54 pages, full title/contents page featuring an engraving of St. John's Gate, 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
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