The Gentleman's Magazine. Vol. XXXI (31) for the Year 1761

London D. HENRY at St. John’s GATE 1761. Professionally rebound in Half Leather with Marbled boards and six compartment spine with raised gilt bands and gilt lettering. Binding in FINE Condition. New endpapers. Inside some light tanning, small inscription top corner of title page. Else very clean & tight. Size 8.5 x 5.5 inches Text Title, verso address and list of plates, preface 2pp Text (I) -637 pp. Table (I) index 16pp. All plates present and bound in order ENGRAVINGS: 1, Impression of a Fish upon slate 2, New Apparatus for Brewing 3, Map of Belle Isle 4, The attack of Severndroog 5, A Portable Furnace and The Valley of Menat 6, Representation of the Svah Ghush 7, Representation of the procession at the Coronation 8, The open Pall etc 9, A View of the imide of the Guldhall as it appeared at the Entertainment of the Royal Family 10, Representation of a new Bridge lately built at Dublin 11, An Accurate Map of all His Majesty’s Dominions in Germany 12, A large Map of the country around Breslau 13, A large Map of the country About Lignitz 14, The sixth particular Map on the plan proposed 15, The seventh particular Map on the plan proposed 16, The eight particular Map on the plan proposed Scarce journal with lots of fascinating information on all subjects historical, literary, scientific and others. CONTENTS INCLUDE: Life of Admiral Boscawen - Fertility of the countries about the Mississippi - Story of ROUSSEAUS’s New Eloisa - an essay on Duelling, from the French - Transit of Venus over the Sun - Description of a terrible shipwreck by a Tornado - History of the Republic of Geneva - Some Account of the Trial of Willy Sutton (for the Murder of Ann Bell) - observations relating to the Cicuta or Hemlock - Account of Gardelle, executed for Murder -Equivocal doctrine of the Methodists - Rise, progress, and present state of the Magdalen hospital - an original letter from Oliver CROMWELL to his son in law, never before printed - account of the loss of the LITCHFIELD - on the fevers and coughs of children - Case of Thomas Daniels, pardoned after condemnation -particulars of the life of M’Naughton, the murderer of Miss Know - Description of the Isle of CEYLON - etc