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'The Gentleman's Magazine'' comprising 117 volumes of the London magazine covering events from around the world, particularly in the American colonies, with numerous fold-out maps in almost all volumes. London: various publishers, 1731-1840. Founded and edited by Edward Cave under the pseudonym Sylvanus Urban, ''The Gentleman's Magazine'' was the first successful publication to cover a wide range of topics - from literature and the arts to science, politics and world geography. Most notably, the magazine (the first time a periodical had been named as such, previously meaning ''storehouse''), included highly detailed fold-out maps and engravings, likely totaling near 500 in all 117 volumes presented here.
In addition to the maps of America and the world, volumes also contained engravings such as a human heart, architecture, and various animals found in the Americas and elsewhere. The poem, ''On Recollection'' by the enslaved poet Phillis Wheatley is notable in the 1773 volume, the same year that Wheatley's only book of poetry was published. A wealth of information presented both textually and visually, immersing the reader in the world as it was then, from a time of feudalism to the French and American Revolutions to the Industrial Age.
A complete list of volumes is included below, as well as the list of maps (a few maps have been excised but the vast majority are present). All volumes are first editions with the exception of 1731 which is a second edition. Volumes are rebound in various styles. Light dampstaining and foxing. The covers of a few volumes are detached, and the 1763 volume suffers from water damage. Most volumes are in very good or very good plus condition.
Additional maps and engravings can be found here.
Volumes include the following. Note that from 1731-1788 the year was complete in one volume. From 1789 on, each year was contained in two volumes (this list has both volumes for those years unless otherwise noted).
1731, 1732 (two copies), 1733 (two copies), 1734 (two copies), 1735, 1736, 1737, 1738, 1739, 1740, 1741, 1742, 1743, 1744 (two copies), 1745 (two copies), 1746, 1747, 1748, 1749, 1750, 1751, 1752, 1753, 1754, 1755, 1757, 1758, 1759 (pages 229-240 bound incorrectly), 1760, 1762 (two copies), 1763, 1764 (two copies), 1765 (two copies with one copy missing most of the engravings), 1767, 1770, 1771, 1772, 1773, 1774, 1775, 1778, 1780, 1781, 1782, 1788, 1789 (vol. 2 only), 1790 (vol. 1 only), 1791 (two copies of vol. 1, one copy of vol. 2), 1792, 1794, 1795, 1796, 1797 (vol. 1 only), 1798, 1799, 1800, 1801 (vol. 1 only), 1802, 1803, 1804 (two copies of each volume), 1805, 1806 (vol. 2 only), 1808, 1809 (vol. 1 only), 1814 (vol. 2 only), 1815, 1817, 1818 (vol. 2 only), 1819, 1820 (vol. 2 only), 1821, 1822 (vol. 2 only), 1823, 1824, 1825, 1826, 1827, 1828, 1829, 1830, 1840 (vol. 2 only).
The complete list of maps (some in duplicate), in chronological order, includes:
1736 Map of the Old World before the Flood
1737 Map of the Garden of Eden before the Flood
1739 Map of the Crimea
1739 Map of Part of Russia and Turkey
1739 Map of the Coast from the Lizard to Gibraltar
1740 Map of the West Indies
1740 Plan of Porto Bello, South America
1740 Plan of Havanah, South America
1740 Plan of Carthagena, South America
1740 View of the Town & Castle of St. Augustine in Florida & the English Camp
1740 Map of the Atlantic Ocean
1740 Map of the City & Harbour of La Vera Cruz
1740 Map of the Castle of San Lorenzo & Village & River of Chagre
1741 Map of Germany
1742 Map of Italy
1742 A Plan of the City of Prague with French and Austrian Camps
1743 Plan of the Battle of Dettingen
1744 Map of the Netherlands
1745 Plan of the Battle of Gladsmuir in Scotland
1745 Plan of Carlisle, Cumberland
1746 Map of New England in America
1746 Map of the Countries adjacent to Carlisle showing Route of the Rebels
1746 Map of Lower Brittany in France
1747 Map of France
1747 Map of Italy
1747 Plan of Maestricht & adjacent Country
1747 Map of Bergen Op Zoom with French Camp & Attacks
1747 Plan of Dutch Breda & adjacent Countries
1747 Map of Caudebeck Falls & Black-Lead Mines
1748 Map of Africa
1748 Map of the Baltic Sea
1748 Plan of Cornhill, London showing the Fire Extent in 1748
1748 Plan of Maestricht with Fortifications
1748 Map of the East Indies
1748 Map of the Solar Eclipse in 1748 showing all Parts of the Earth
1748 Plan of Aix La Chapelle
1749 Map of South America
1749 Plans & Sections of Noah's Ark
1749 Plan of London & Westminster
1749 Plan of St. Petersburg & Fortifications built by Peter the Great
1749 Plan of the New Town of Halifax, Nova Scotia
1749 Map of Algiers & Parts Adjacent
1750 Plan of the Harbour of Chebucto & Town of Halifax, Nova Scotia (Porcupine Map)
1751 Map of the Blacklead Mines in Cumberland
1753 Chart of the History of Spain (colored)
1753 Map of the Roads from the Bridges in London into Surrey
1753 Map of the Port Callao, South America
1753 Map of Philadelphia and Parts Adjacent (portion missing)
1753 Chart of British History (colored)
1754 Map of the Discoveries of De Fonte & Others in Asia
1754 A Map of the British American Plantations
1755 A Map of the British and French Settlements in North America
1755 Map of the Cape of Good Hope
1755 Map of the World
1755 Plan of the New Road from Paddington to Islington
1757 Map of America which was the Seat of War in 1756
1757 Planisphere of the Globe
1757 Map of the Mouths of the Ganges in the Bay of Bengal
1757 Map of Westphalia showing the Seat of War
1757 Map of Poland & Countries through which the Russian Armies Passed
1757 Map of Part of Hanover with Plan of the Battle of Hastenbeck
1757 Chart of the Harbour of Brest & adjacent Coast
1757 Map of the Island of Corsica
1757 Map of the Coast of France, Rochelle to Rochfort
1757 Map of Upper Saxony showing the Present Seat of War
1757 Map of England & Wales
1758 Map of the New Continent
1758 Plan of the City & Harbour of Louisburg showing that Part of Gabarus Bay
1758 Plan of the City of Emden & Surrounding Country
1758 Chart of Basque Roads in France
1758 Chart of the Coast of Britany
1758 Chart of the Coast of France
1758 Map of the Rhine between Wesel and Dusseldorp
1758 Plan of Cherbourg with Fortifications
1758 Plan of Stralsund with Trenches, Lines, & Batteries
1758 Map of the Old Continent
1758 Map of the Country Round Dresden
1759 Map of Germany
1759 Map of Martinco
1759 Plan of Toulon & adjacent Country
1759 Map of the Country between Crown Point & Fort Edward, America
1759 Map of Part of Germany, the Seat of War in 1759
1759 Map of Guadaloupe and Marie-Galante
1759 Plan of Havre-de-Grace with British Channel
1759 Map of Westphalia
1759 Map of Pomerania and Brandenburg
1759 Map of Orleans and Part of Quebec
1759 Plan of the Battle of Thornhausen
1759 Plan of Part of the River St. Lawrence, America
1762 Map of the West Indies
1762 Plan of Gibraltar
1762 Map of Jamaica
1762 Plan of the City & Harbour of Havanna
1762 Map of Portugal
1762 Plan of the Siege of Havana, Drawn by an Officer on the Spot
1762 Map of the British Empire in North America
1763 Chart of the Antarctic Polar Circle
1763 Plan of Dunkirk
1763 Map of Louisiana, Virginia, & Carolina
1763 Map of East & West Florida
1763 Map of the British Governments in North America
1764 Map of England & Part of France showing Solar Eclipse
1764 Map of Italy with Track of the Duke of York's Journey
1765 Map of the Road from London to Chester
1765 Map of the Road from London to Bristol & Bath to Worchester
1765 Map of the Road from London to Dover
1765 Map of the Roads from London to Portsmouth
1765 Map of the Roads from London to Aberistwith & Bristol to Exeter
1765 Plan of the Great Fire in London
1765 Map of the Road from London to Land's End
1767 Map of the Mogul Empire
1767 Chart of the Entrance to Humber Harbour
1770 Plan of an American Country Town
1770 Bird's Eye View of the Bay at Santerini, Archipelago
1770 Map of the Seat of War in the Mediterranean & Morea
1770 Map of the Falkland Islands
1770 Plan of Constantinople & Parts Adjacent
1770 Map of Turkey in Europe
1771 Map of the River Thames from Maidenhead to Mortlake
1771 Map of the River Thames & Canal from Reading to Monkey Island
1771 Profile of the River Thames from Boulter's Lock to Mortlake
1771 Plan of the Canal from Coventry to Oxford
1771 Plan of the Canal from Coventry to Fradley Heath
1771 Plan of the Grand Canal from Trent to Mersey
1771 Plan of the Canal from Trent to Severn
1771 Plan of the Canal from Birmingham to the Canal at Aldersley
1771 Plan of the River Salwarp & Canal to River Severn
1772 Plan of the Canal from Leeds to Liverpool
1772 Plan of a Farm
1772 Map of Part of West Florida
1772 Plan of the Canal from Andover to Redbridge, Hampshire
1772 Plan of the Canal from Chesterfield to Trent near Stockwith
1772 Plan of the Canal from Chester to Middlewich
1772 Plan of the River Tees and Canal from Stockton to Winston
1772 Map of Poland
1773 Plan of an Ancient Camp at Ratby, Leicestershire
1773 General Plan of the Canals in England
1773 Plan of Solway Moss, Cumberland
1773 Map of North & South America
1773 Chart of the Track of the Dolphin, Tamar, Swallow & Endeavour through South Seas
1774 Map of Europe, Asia, Africa, & Atlantic Ocean & Track of the Bougainville Voyage
1774 Plan of the Canal from Moor Fields to the River Lee
1774 Plan of the Canal from Coopers Bridge to Huddersfield
1774 Plan of the Canal from Leeds to Selby
1774 Map of the Roads from London to Barnard, Castle Derby Back
1775 Road from London to Shrewsbury & Welshpool
1775 Plan of the Town & Chart of the Harbour of Boston
1775 Phenomenon of the Sun as it Appeared in Kent
1775 Map of the Country 100 Miles Round Boston
1775 Map of the Roads from London to Shrewsbury
1775 Plan of the Redoubt on Bunker's Hill
1775 Map of the Road from York to Chester, Whitby, Scarborough, Lancaster
1775 Plan of the Town of Boston
1775 Road from York to Chester, Whitby, Scarborough, Lancaster
1775 Roads from London to Norwich, Cambridge, Ely, Kings Lynn
1778 Map of Hudson's River, America
1778 Plan of the Canal from Basingstroke to the River Wey
1778 Plan of the Encampment of a Battalion
1778 Map of the Island of Dominica
1778 Map of the Island of Tobago
1778 Plan of the River Lagon & the Canal from Belfast to Loughneagh
1780 Plan of the Harbour & Fortifications of Omoa, Honduras
1781 Plan of the Road on Highgate Hill, Middlesex
1781 Map of the English & French Fleets at Port Playa Bay
1782 Map of the Road from Lincoln to the Eastern Coast
1782 Plan of a Bridge Built in Sturry & Canterbury
1788 Sections of the Great Pyramids of Egypt
1790 Map of North America from Lat. 45 to Lat. 65
1792 Plan of the Action near Seringapatam
1794 Plans of Canterbury Castle, Kent
1796 Plan of Roman Encampments at Chilham
1799 A Birdseye View of the Town of Kingsbridge, Devonshire
1800 View & Plans of the Castle at Northampton
1804 Barometrical Chart for the Last Four Years
1808 Chart of the Entrance to the Baltic Sea
1820 Chart of the North-West Expedition
1821 Plan of Westminster Hall & Abbey
1821 Plan of the City & Environs of Girgenti
1827 Plan of the Camp at Borough Hill, Northamptonshire
1827 Plan of the Improvements in St. James Park