1780 dated Gentleman's Magazine - Americana - Great Content

Small size "Gentleman's Magazine" measures 5" x 8 1/4". Small excerpt from magazine: 1780 Revolutionary War: Lord Cornwallis account of "complete victory" at Camden, SC over Gen. Gates, Gen. Washington's army grows and threatens New York; arrival of French fleet and army under Rochambeau in Rhode Island; skirmishes in Carolinas. Also: Article on "Negro Slavery" with a project for abolishing it; Actor David Garrick funeral procession.

The Gentleman's Magazine was a monthly publication established in London, England, by Edward Cave in January 1731. It continued to be published without interruption for nearly two centuries, ceasing in 1922. This magazine was the first to adopt the term "magazine" (derived from the French word meaning "storehouse") to describe a periodical. Samuel Johnson began his first regular writing position with The Gentleman's Magazine. The complete original title was The Gentleman's Magazine: or, Trader's Monthly Intelligencer. Cave's innovative approach involved compiling a monthly summary of news and commentary on a wide range of subjects that would interest the educated public, including commodity prices and Latin poetry.

The magazine featured original contributions from a group of regular writers, along with extensive quotations and excerpts from other publications and books. Cave, who served as the editor under the pseudonym "Sylvanus Urban," was the first to utilize the term magazine in this context. Contributions were often presented in the form of letters addressed to "Mr. Urban." Each issue prominently displayed an illustration of St John's Gate in Clerkenwell, which represented Cave's residence and effectively served as the magazine's "office."