THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, AND HISTORICAL CHRONICLE. Volume XXVII. For the Year M.DCC.LVII.
London: Printed for D. Henry, and R. Cave, at St. John's Gate. 1757. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, bound in contemporary marbled boards with calf spine, the spine with 5 raised bands, title labels in compartments; the front panel restored at a later date with non-matching decorated paper. 608 pp + [16] pp Indexes at rear. General title leaf plus 12 individual title leaves for each of the months. With 17 (of 22 possible) copper engraved plates, including 8 maps (6 of which are folding). Included is the folding 'Map of that Part of America which was the Principal Seat of War in 1756', along with maps of 'The Seat of War in the Circle of Westphalia'; 'A Map of the Several Countries thro' which the Russians are to Pass in their March to Prussia' (including Upper Poland, Lithuania, Lavonia (modern day Latvia and Estonia), the Baltic Sea and Eastern Sweden; 'A Draught of the Road and Harbour of Brest with the Adjacent Coast'; 'A Map of The Mouths of the Ganges in the Bay of Bengal showing English Settlements lately Destroyed by the Nabob of that Province'; 'The Coast of France from Rochelle & Rochfort with the Island of Ree Oleron & Aix'; and a 'Map of Upper Saxony Comprehending that Part of Germany which is the Present Seat of War'. Lacking or never issued with this copy are the large planisphere, the large map of England and Wales; and the Map of Corsica. A very good copy, tight and clean. Item #314247
¶ The North American map is an interesting French & Indian War map, and is one of the very first seat of the war maps to report on the battles in North America. It extends from Lake Ontario and Fort Ontario to western Nova Scotia, centered on Lake Champlain and the Iroquois Country; Boston Harbour, Marblehead, Salem, Cape Ann, & Portsmouth are shown along with Montreal and the Outawacs (Ottawa) River (noted as the boundary between the French and English Settlements as made by the Treaty of Utrecht); many early Forts are marked (Fort Oswego and Fort Ontarion on Lake Ontario; Fort Halifax, Ft. William Henry, and many others. The GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE covered a broad range of topics, from literature to politics, and frequently used maps as illustrations.
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