“Political Magazine And Parliamentary, Naval, Military, And Literary Journal, For the Year --, London: Printed For J.Bew, Pater-noster-row, And Sold By Every Bookseller And News Carrier in Great Britain”. (1780-1791).

The “Political Magazine” was issued monthly from 1780 until the December issue of 1791 and, as its name implies, tended to focus on the more political issues of the day. Naval and military matters were also considered to be of some importance. This particular focus insured that a number of military and war maps appeared in the journal at a time when other publications’ enthusiasm for maps was waning a little.

The maps from the publication tend to be attractive and clearly engraved. They convey important information, both geographical and historical, to any reader.