THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, May, 1740  There is a nice article: "Account of the Strength of Fort St. Augustine in Florida, the Nearest Settlement of the Spaniards to Georgia, Vera Cruz, in the Gulf of Mexico, and St. Jago de Cuba." which mentions James Oglethorpe (see ) with text including: "...About 7 leagues below Fort St. Augustine are two forts, the one on the north and the other on the south side of a large lake; General Oglethorpe, in a late expedition, has destroyed the last & taken possession of the first..." with more.  We now spell this town as one word, Veracruz, which is on the Gulf of Mexico coast of Mexico. The related map called for is not present.
Among the other articles noted in the table of contents are: "Sailors Often Disappointed" " "Objections to the Conduct of the War" "Last War Concluded by a Shameful Treaty" "Porto Bello Served up as a Desert" "Celebacy Proved a Breach of Morality & Religion" "Strength of the British Islands in the West Indies" "Vera Cruz taken by a Dutchman" & more.
Complete in 54 pages with full title/contents page. Measures about 5 by 8 inches and is in very nice condition.

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.