18th Century ITALY MAP Battle of Culloden SONG Electricty Experiments 1747 News. (Note: additional images are located below the description). Offered is an original, historic, & collectible old newspaper. THE GENTLEMAN’S MAGAZINE, London, March, 1747. Foldout map of Italy Foldout plate of Westminster Hall Song celebrates battle of Culloden victory Early electricity experiments. One of the better articles in this issue is: “Considerations on the State of the Spanish Affairs in their American Dominions” which takes over 2 pages. Over a full pg. Is taken up with: “Electrical Experiments Proposed”. Among the “Poetical Essays” is one titled: “A Hymn for the 9th of October 1746 being the Thanksgiving day for the Victory over the Rebels at Culloden” which was essentially the end of the Jacobite Rebellion. Included is the nice & very detailed foldout map of: ITALY… Measuring 9 1/2 by 11 1/2 inches and is in very nice condition. Among the various articles in this issue are: “A Short Account of the Tryal of Simon Lord Lovat before his Peers at Westminster Hall” which takes 6 pgs; “Romantic Story of a Nun” “Nature & Properties of Insects” a full pg. Sheet of music titled: “A Hunting Song”, and much more. Also included is the other plate called for, a two-page foldout: “Plan of the Scaffolding in Westminster Hall”. Complete in 48 pages, full title/contents page with an engraving of St. John’s Gate, 5 by 8 inches with, 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. Please Note: All of our offerings are 100% authentic! We do not offer reprints or reproductions of any kind. They are guaranteed to be original! For this specific item, A U. The per-item additional cost for folders, portfolios, and presentation cases vary. We will still provide tracking and insure them at our expense. Please check with your country’s. We have been dealers in rare newspapers for over 46 years, serve as consultants to multiple museums, and are members of the American Antiquarian Society. More Information About Us. Timothy Hughes Rare Newspapers P. Desiring to conduct ourselves honorably in all things. Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. This item is in the category “Antiques\Maps, Atlases & Globes\Europe Maps”. The seller is “timhu” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Item Number: 667115
- Content: Rare & Early collctible antique original magazine