Gentleman's Magazine - January 1740 - An Accurate map of the West Indies...

THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE FOR JANUARY, 1740. The most significant feature of this January, 1740 issue of THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE is that of the map titled AN ACCURATE MAP OF THE WEST INDIES EXHIBITING NOT ONLY ALL THE IFLANDS POFSEFS'D BY THE ENGLIFH, FRENCH, SPANIARDS AND DUTCH, BUT ALSO ALL THE TERMS AND SETTLEMENTS ON THE CONTINENT OF AMERICA ADJACENT THERETO. The map shows all of the Caribbean Islands, plus the northern portions of South America, Central America and much of the Southern and Southeast portions of the United States, including the Chesapeake Bay down to Florida (a very distorted view) and west to Louisiana and Texas. There are also hundreds of towns and islands along with text.

The map measures 12 1/8 x 15 1/4 inches and is in excellent condition with full border. The first page states "The commerce, Navigation, and different Settlements in America, having been the subject almost of every Magazine, we have, with this, given a View of them in an accurate Map of the West Indies; and as we shall have frequent occasion, from its being now the seat of action, to refer to & explain the Geography of these places, we do not doubt its being acceptable to our Readers, especially as this map alone sells for 6d. We are preparing others." Other articles are found within the magazines 40 pages. The cover of the magazine has an engraving of St. John's Gate, dbd, in very good condition.