1784 THE SCOTS MAGAZINE – Complete March Issue – East India Company Packet Nancy Shipwreck – Ann Cargill – American Revolutionary War Era
The Scots Magazine – March 1784 Issue (Volume 46)
Published: Edinburgh, Scotland, 1784
Format: Original monthly magazine, disbound as issued, 168 pages for the issue (pp. 113–168).
The Scots Magazine, founded in 1739, is the world's oldest magazine still in publication and served as one of the principal news journals of the British Empire during the eighteenth century. It reported parliamentary debates, foreign affairs, commerce, military operations, East India Company news, American affairs, literature, science, and Scottish events.
Notable Contents in this Issue
This March 1784 issue contains several articles of exceptional historical interest, including:
- Loss of the East India Company packet Nancy off the Isles of Scilly, with an extensive account of the wreck, rescue attempts, and loss of actress Ann Cargill, one of the best-known theatrical figures of her day.
- Parliamentary debates in Britain.
- Reports on the conclusion of the American Revolutionary War and international affairs.
- East India Company news.
- Historical affairs from England, Scotland, Europe, Spain, and America.
- Description of Carlton Palace.
- Scottish Highland political addresses.
- Commercial reports, grain prices, stock prices, appointments, and mortality statistics.
- Literary reviews, poetry, and scientific notices.
The Nancy shipwreck article is especially desirable, as it documents one of the best-known maritime disasters involving the East India Company during the closing months of the American Revolutionary era.
Condition
Very Good.
- Complete March 1784 issue.
- Disbound from a larger volume.
- Original stab sewing remains.
- Clean, bright laid paper.
- Moderate edge wear from removal.
- Strong impressions throughout.
- Excellent display quality.
Original March 1784 issue of The Scots Magazine, one of the most important eighteenth-century British periodicals and the oldest magazine in continuous publication.
This complete issue contains an outstanding collection of reports documenting political, military, commercial, and international affairs during the closing months of the American Revolutionary War period. Of particular importance is the lengthy contemporary account of the tragic loss of the East India Company packet Nancy near the Isles of Scilly, including details of the rescue attempts, the deaths of passengers and crew, and the loss of celebrated actress Ann Cargill, one of the eighteenth century's most famous theatrical personalities.
Additional contents include parliamentary proceedings, East India Company affairs, reports from England, Scotland, Europe, Spain, and America, Scottish political addresses, literary reviews, scientific observations, commercial intelligence, grain and stock prices, appointments, and mortality statistics.
Printed in Edinburgh in 1784, this original issue remains in very good condition, retaining its original text block with disbound stitching, clean laid paper, and crisp typography. An excellent acquisition for collectors of eighteenth-century magazines, maritime history, East India Company material, Revolutionary War-era publications, and Scottish history.
A desirable and increasingly scarce complete issue documenting one of the era's most famous maritime disasters alongside contemporary reporting on world events in 1784.
The Scots Magazine – March 1784 Issue (Volume 46)
Published: Edinburgh, Scotland, 1784
Format: Original monthly magazine, disbound as issued, 168 pages for the issue (pp. 113–168).
The Scots Magazine, founded in 1739, is the world's oldest magazine still in publication and served as one of the principal news journals of the British Empire during the eighteenth century. It reported parliamentary debates, foreign affairs, commerce, military operations, East India Company news, American affairs, literature, science, and Scottish events.
Notable Contents in this Issue
This March 1784 issue contains several articles of exceptional historical interest, including:
- Loss of the East India Company packet Nancy off the Isles of Scilly, with an extensive account of the wreck, rescue attempts, and loss of actress Ann Cargill, one of the best-known theatrical figures of her day.
- Parliamentary debates in Britain.
- Reports on the conclusion of the American Revolutionary War and international affairs.
- East India Company news.
- Historical affairs from England, Scotland, Europe, Spain, and America.
- Description of Carlton Palace.
- Scottish Highland political addresses.
- Commercial reports, grain prices, stock prices, appointments, and mortality statistics.
- Literary reviews, poetry, and scientific notices.
The Nancy shipwreck article is especially desirable, as it documents one of the best-known maritime disasters involving the East India Company during the closing months of the American Revolutionary era.
Condition
Very Good.
- Complete March 1784 issue.
- Disbound from a larger volume.
- Original stab sewing remains.
- Clean, bright laid paper.
- Moderate edge wear from removal.
- Strong impressions throughout.
- Excellent display quality.
Original March 1784 issue of The Scots Magazine, one of the most important eighteenth-century British periodicals and the oldest magazine in continuous publication.
This complete issue contains an outstanding collection of reports documenting political, military, commercial, and international affairs during the closing months of the American Revolutionary War period. Of particular importance is the lengthy contemporary account of the tragic loss of the East India Company packet Nancy near the Isles of Scilly, including details of the rescue attempts, the deaths of passengers and crew, and the loss of celebrated actress Ann Cargill, one of the eighteenth century's most famous theatrical personalities.
Additional contents include parliamentary proceedings, East India Company affairs, reports from England, Scotland, Europe, Spain, and America, Scottish political addresses, literary reviews, scientific observations, commercial intelligence, grain and stock prices, appointments, and mortality statistics.
Printed in Edinburgh in 1784, this original issue remains in very good condition, retaining its original text block with disbound stitching, clean laid paper, and crisp typography. An excellent acquisition for collectors of eighteenth-century magazines, maritime history, East India Company material, Revolutionary War-era publications, and Scottish history.
A desirable and increasingly scarce complete issue documenting one of the era's most famous maritime disasters alongside contemporary reporting on world events in 1784.
