Description: The Penny Magazine Oct. 12, 1839 Archangel, Russia rockets the Mogul Empire Roman ampitheatre at Dorchester This is a weekly London paper which is over 180 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, plus some light browning from age (see photos), but is otherwise still in excellent condition. * * * * * * * * * * * * The lead article is on ARCHANGEL, featuring a fine wood engraving on the front page of Port of Archangel. The accompanying text takes up the rest of the front page and half of the next page, running over 125 lines in length. The text describes the history of Anglo-Russian trade in the 1500s which helped lead to the building of the port of Archangel in 1584. It closes with a description of the port in the 1830s, saying in part: The produce of the country on the borders of the Dwina, which is navigable for three hundred miles, together with the produce and manufactures of Siberia, consisting of fish, fish-oils, tallow, candles, timber, pitch, tar, wax, iron, linseed, hids, bristles, furs, etc., are shipped at Archangel to the value of about 500,000l. in each season. As soon as the navigation becomes open, the Dwina is covered with a multitude of vessels and boats of every description; and the scene both on the water and on the quays is busy, cheerful, and animating. There are some sugar-refineries, and manufactories of canvas and cordage, and considerable activity in ship and boat building. . . . Etc. * * * * * * * * * * * * Following this is a 2-page article titled ON ROCKETS THEIR MANUFACTURE AND FLIGHT. It consists of about 270 lines of text on the subject, being the second half of a 2-part series on rockets. This text gives good detail on specifically how rockets were made in the early part of the 1800s, focusing on four aspects of rockets: their ingredients; their manufacture; their firing; and their flight. * * * * * * * * * * * * In the center of the paper, there is a 2-page article on ROMAN AMPITHEATRE AT DORCHESTER, which is illustrated with a nice wood engraving of Ampitheartre at DorchesterFrom a Sketch taken from the south-west. The text accompanying it runs over 190 lines, and gives some historical background on ampitheatres left by the Romans across Britain, noting that The most perfect of these is . . . . situated in the immediate vicinity of Dorchester., which in dimensions almost rivals the celebrated erections of Italy itself. . . . The dimensions of this ruin are considerable, the longest diameter being 218 feet, and the shortest 163. The arena is sunk somewhat below the level of the surrounding plain; while the sides, formed of solid chalk, which abounds in this part of Dorsetshire, are elevated some 30 feet above it. . . . the area [is] capable of containing nearly 23,000 people. . . . In modern times the arena has been used for the execution of criminals; and when, so late as 1705, a woman was burnt here for some crime, 10,000 people assembled to witness the punishment. . . . Etc. * * * * * * * * * * * * The last two pages of the paper are the final part of a series on THE MOGUL DYNASTY IN HINDUSTAN. It is over 300 lines in length, and discusses the rulers of India from 1713 up till 1759 This era began with Feroksere, who was ruthless in exterminating everyone he perceived to be a threat; and among others, the article tells about the reign of Rooshun Akter; the invasion by Nadir Shah and his massacre of 100,000 Indians in a single day; and Aulumgeer II, who was assassinated. ************** 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 two or more fine woodcut engravings. 483 [gsp10226] _gsrx_vers_1680 (GS 9.8.3 (1680))
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