Description
1757 1ed Choctaw INDIANS GEORGIA & Carolina Colonies Americana London Magazine
A rare 1757 printing of the famed periodical, 'The London Magazine'. This volume includes notable topics such as:
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Biographical sketch of William Pitt
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Notes and journal descriptions of the Siege of Oswego during the French and Indian War
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Description of the Siege of Fort St Philip during the Seven Years' War
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Ship movement and positioning of French and English navies during the Seven Years War
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An account of British plantations in American, South Carolina
o Conspiracy of negro slaves uprising and murdering white owners
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Descriptions of battles lead by Frederick II of Prussia
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State of British colonies, confined spaces – need for expansion
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Descriptions of Choctaw and Creek Indians in Georgia, Indian warriors
Item number: #18697
Price: $750
periodical
The London Magazine, Vol. XXVI.
London: printed for Baldwin, 1757.
Details:
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Collation: Complete
o [2], 654 (i.e. 664), [24]
o 9 engraved plates (of 22), plus engraved frontispiece and title page
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Provenance:
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Handwritten – Homer Gardener
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Stamp – Iohn Betts
o Handwritten –
Charles Townshend, Esq.
§ Possibly Charles Townshend (1725 –1767), a British politician who held various titles in the Parliament of Great Britain. His establishment of the controversial Townshend Acts is considered one of the key causes of the American Revolution.
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Language: English
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Binding: Leather; secure
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Size: ~8.25in X 5.25in (21cm x 13.5cm)
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