THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, January, 1736

* William Penn lays out the city of Pennsylvania

Noted in the table of Contents is an article listed as: "The Colony of Georgia, A Charitable Benediction of Heaven" (see photos).
This is followed by: "Mr. Penn a Greater Benefactor to the Poor than Guy or Sutton" and then by: "His Plan of Philadelphia" with the text including: "...he, forseeing the good effects of justice, liberty & wise regulations undertook to people the province of Pennsylvania where he laid out the city of  Philadelphia & form'd the plan to admit of great increase He chose a situation between two navigable rivers & designed a town in form of an oblong square...He left proper spaces or markets, parades, keys, wharfs...In the province their is now 80,000 inhabitants, and in the town of Philadelphia a great number of houses..." with more (see).
Among the other articles noted in the table of contents are: "The Deposing Power of the Pope Prov'd" "Of Purgatory, Indulgence, and Celebacy" "Hunters Compar'd to Canibals" "Cardinal Richlieu's Advice to Louis XIII" "Inventions to be Improv'd" "Chinese Art of Tickling the Ear" "Scheme for an Army of Wax" & more.
Near the back is a section headed: "Historical Chronicle" with news from England & other parts of Europe.
Complete in 56 pages with full title/contents page featuring an engraving of St. John's Gate. Measures about 5 by 8 inches, some damp staining around the perimeter of the issue.
This is from just the sixth year of this magazine's existence & before any maps or plates were included.

A very nice pre-Revolutionary War magazine from the "mother country" with a wide range of varied content including news of the day, political reports, literary items, and other unusual tidbits. This was the first periodical to use the word "magazine" in its title, having begun in 1731 and lasting until 1907.