Description: THE PENNY MAGAZINE March 31-April 30, 1832 London Bridge; Niger; brahma bull; Halls expedition This is a paper which is over 190 years old. It is printed in a small format, measuring 7 by 11 in size, and is 8 pages long. The issue came from a bound volume and has typical minor disbinding marks at the spine, but is otherwise in excellent and attractive condition. It is a Monthly Supplementary issue to the periodicals regular weekly issues. The cover page is devoted to an article on London Bridge. It describes a new bridge completed the previous summer, after taking over 7 years of construction. It begins: Old London Bridgethe most ancient memorial of English civilizationis nearly pulled down. The Thames now sweeps strong without rage, through the five broad arches of the new bridge. . . . Old London Bridge had well done its duty. It had stood for six centuries, the principal means of communication between the city and Southwark. . . . The new bridge is built 180 feet higher up the river than the old bridge, by which the steep approach from Fish-street-hill is avoided. The story is accompanied by a nice 3.5 x 4.5-inch front-page woodcut engraving showing the dry arch of the new bridge. A map diagram and another woodcut are on Page 2. Other articles include: * Journal of an Expedition to Explore the Course and Termination of the Niger (a review of the book) * Domestication of Animals (with illustrations of a zebra, and a Brahmin Bull) * Fragments of Voyages and Travels, by Capt. Basil Hall, Royal Navy. * Transit of Mercury (astronomy) * Home ColoniesSketch of a Plan for the Gradual Extinction of Pauperism and the Dimunition of Crime *************************** Background on this publication: The Penny Magazine was a weekly 8-page paper put out by Londons Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. Throughout the 1830s, an American edition was very popular in the United States, only to dwindle into extinction during the following decade. The paper did not cover the current news of the day, and carried no advertising. Instead, the Penny Magazine provided excellent essays on a wide array of subjects, such as architecture, science, geography and natural history. The paper was compact in size, and every issue was illustrated with several fine woodcut engravings. 5.5 [gsp10196] _gsrx_vers_1680 (GS 9.8.3 (1680))
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