1747 Jacobite Rising Austrian
Succession MAPS Pliny Vesuvius Electricity Lovat
The Gentleman’s Magazine was an English periodical which first appeared
in 1731. It was published without interruption for nearly 200 years and was the
first of its kind to use the term ‘magazine’. It was published by Edward Cave,
pseud. Sylvanus Urban.
This volume from the 1747 edition includes a variety of important and
interesting content including:
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Trial and execution of Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat
o Stemming from Jacobite Rising of 1745
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Description of Rhinoceros
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Electricity experiments – including use for disease cure
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Successes in Scotland of the Jacobite rebels
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Pliny’s account of the eruption of Vesuvius
o Includes impressive folding view of the
volcano
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Notes on battles from the War of the Austrian Succession.
Item number: #16951
Price: $599
URBAN, Sylvanus [Edward Cave]
The Gentleman’s Magazine: and historical Chronicle
London: printed for E. Cave, 1747. First edition.
Details:
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Collation: Textually complete
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[4], 622, [18]
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15 engraved plates (6 folding)
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Language: English
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Binding: Leather; tight and secure
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Size: ~8.25in X 5.25in (21cm x 13.5cm)
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