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Hamilton, A. Jr. (fl. 1769-1785) Town and country magazine or Universal Repository of Knowledge, Instruction and Entertainment. Volume VI, for the Year 1774. [Vol. 6, (1774)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03455 Author/Creator: Hamilton, A. Jr. (fl. 1769-1785) Place Written: London, England Type: Magazine Date: 1774 Pagination: 1 v. : 717 p. : ill. ; 21 x 14.5 cm. Order a Copy

Sixth annual volume of a periodical journal that resembles the Gentleman's Magazine and London Magazine in format and style. 12 monthly issues. Includes many engraved plates. Indexed at the end of the volume. Printed for A. Hamilton, Jr. Book is boxed but original leather cover has red rot. Includes a summary of Captain James Cook's third voyage, "American Affairs Discussed," and reprints from Hawksworth's Voyages.

The Town and Country Magazine began in January 1769 and ceased December 1796 with volume 28.

Hamilton, A. Jr., fl. 1769-1785
Cook, James, 1728-1779

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