THE
SCOTS MAGAZINE

MDCCLXIII

VOLUME XXV


EDINBURGH
Printed by W. SANDS, A. MURRAY and J. COCHRAN
1763

Bound with leather spine and marbled paper covered boards. The spine is scuffed and chipped with loss (see photos) is and cracking/cracked to centre. Cracking to front board/spine edge and to bottom compartment of rear spine/board edge. Paper to boards are worn and rubbed and with surface chipped patches. Board edges chipped and bumped. Internally there is extensive pencil notes/detail to front and rear endpapers. The first few leaves are straining/splitting to inner edges and have a crease. Contents are cracking/cracked to centre (corresponding to external crack), and are beginning to strain in a couple of places although leaves remain firm. Tint, faint worm trail to edge of a small section of leaves. Small stain to edge of a section of leaves. Lacking two plates and one the plates is little frayed to lower margin. A few marks and spots, and a section has been scored out. Else contents in clean condition and leaves remain firm.

[2] iii-iv [I]-733 [15]

The Scots Magazine was originally published in January 1739 and claims to be the oldest magazine in the world still in publication. It was intended as a rival to the London-based Gentleman's Magazine.
This fascinating work was edited by William Smellie from 1759 until 1765.

Chronological series of events
Discoveries in Australia
Trials
Manila taken by the British forces
The Magazine in Fort Elisabeth at Goree blown up
The Lord Clive Privateer blown up when attacking St. Sacrament
Definitive treaty of peace between G. Britain, France, Spain and Portugal signed at Paris
Ratifications of the Treaty of Paris
Surprising story of Martin Guerre
Peace proclaimed in London
Tax on Beer & Cyder
Method Preserve Potatoes
Female Baths in Turkey
British Parliament Prorogued
John Rice fled to France, delivered up and executed at London for Forgery
Actions with the Indians near Fort Detroit
Actions with Indians at Edgehill
Duel fought between Mess. Martin and Wilkes
Newspaper North Briton
First Stone laid of a Bridge intended to be built over north Loch Edinburgh

Medicine, Births, Deaths, Diseases, Lists of Marriages, History, Treatise, conflicts, Politics, Poetry, culture, nature etc etc

"William Smellie (1740–1795) was a Scottish printer who edited the first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica. He was also a naturalist and antiquary. He was a joint founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, co-founder of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, and a friend of Robert Burns."

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