This list of 18th-century journals covers published academic journals from a variety of fields, that were current and printed between 1700 and 1799. It also includes journals that, although initially published before 1700, were current and in print during that century as well. Note that a number of personal books and publications were also titled as "journals"; unless notable, these have been excluded.
Formal published subject-related journals by subject
Natural sciences
Name Subject areaand type Date(from) Date(to) Founded/printed by Notes Journal für die Botanik ["Journal of Botany"] Botany (Germany) 1799 Allgemeines Journal der Chemie ["General Journal of Chemistry"] Chemistry (Germany) 1798 Aleksandr Ivanovich Sherer, Leipzig The London Medical Journal: By a Society of Physicians Medicine (UK) 1781 Society of Physicians in London, "Printed by W[illiam]. Richardson and sold by J. Murray, no 32, Fleet-street" "Original from Oxford University" Parisian Chirurgical [Surgical Journal Medicine (France) 1794 Pierre-Joseph Desault "Original from Oxford University" A Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry and the Arts William Nicholson 1797 For G. G. and J. Robinson [etc.]
Philosophy, logic, and mathematics
Name Subject areaand type Date(from) Date(to) Founded/printed by Notes Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society Philosophy The Royal Society One of the first two peer reviewed journals.
Literature
Name Subject areaand type Date(from) Date(to) Founded/printed by Notes The Monthly Review or Literary Journal 1774 "By Several Hands" Oxford University? A Literary journal [edited by J.P. Droz] 1746
Religious and spiritual
Name Subject areaand type Date(from) Date(to) Founded/printed by Notes The journal of a two months tour: with a view of promoting religion among the frontier inhabitants of Pennsylvania, and of introducing Christianity among the Indians to the westward of the Alegh-geny mountains. Christianity (evangelism) 1768 By ?Charles Beatty, printed in London, for W. Davenhill [etc.] Journal of the Meetings and Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Pennsylvania Christianity (USA) 17 Episcopal Church/Diocese of Pennsylvania The Christian journal, or Common incidents spiritual instructors Christianity 1792 Author: John Brown The Rev. Mr. John Wesley's Journal Christianity (USA) 1979 Author: John Wesley University of Michigan
Governmental and other public inquiries
Name Subject areaand type Date(from) Date(to) Founded/printed by Notes Executive Journal of the Northwest Territory Official journal (Ohio) 1788 1803 "The Executive Journal of the Northwest Territory. In it are recorded all of the official acts and communiques of the governor, Arthur St. Clair, and the secretary, Winthrop Sargent. Singly and individually, it is the most important historical manuscript dealing with the Northwest Territory from its inception in 1788 to its demise with the creation of the state of Ohio."
Held at the Library of the Ohio State Museum. A Journal of the Session: Containing the Decisions of the Lords of Council Law (Scottish Court of Session) 1705 1713 Pub. 1714 Journal of the Illinois General Assembly, House of Representatives Illinois 1798 The London journal ?UK Political journal 1720? No. 76 was in January 1720, unclear when this journal ran from/to. The Journal of the House of Burgesses. [Virginia General Assembly] 1758 Journal: Georgia Constitutional Conventionhttps://books.google.com/books?id=_wx2HAAACAAJ Georgia 1798 Journal of proceedings, Maryland (Colony) Councilhttps://books.google.com/books?id=zSDaHAAACAAJ Maryland 1756 Journal of the Indian Roads Congress Public inquiry (India) 1792 M.K. Chatterjee, for the Indian Roads Congress
Biographical, diarist, and personal journals
Historical incidents
Name Author Date(from) Date(to) Founded/printed by Notes Brief Journal of the Taking of Cape Bretonhttps://books.google.com/books?id=0X02GQAACAAJ "L.G." 1745? Published 1745 The Journal of Major George Washington (1754) George Washington 1753 1754 The carrying of a letter from the governor of Virginia to the French commander of the forts recently built on the headwaters of the Ohio River in northwestern Pennsylvania. An Historical Journal of the Transactions at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island John Hunter, Philip Gidley King, Arthur Phillip 1793 Printed for John Stockdale, Piccadilly An historical journal of the campaigns in North-America, for the years 1757, 1758, 1759, and 1760 : containing the most remarkable occurrences of that period, particularly the two sieges of Quebec, &c. &c. Captain John Knox 1769 A journal of the siege of Quebec 1760 A Journal of the Most Remarkable Occurrences that Took Place in Rome: Upon the Subversion of the Ecclesiastical Government in 1798 Richard Duppa 1799 G.G. and J. Robinson, Paternoster Row New York public library The History of the Revolutions in the Empire of Morocco, Upon the Death of the Late Emperor Muley Ishmael Capt. John Braithwaite, accompanying John Russel, the Consul-General. 1729 An Authentic Journal of the Siege of the Havana "An Officer" 1762 Original is at Goldsmiths' Library, University of London A Journal of the Expedition to Carthagena, with Notes ?Tobias Smollett and/or ? General Wentworth 1744 For J.Roberts, a contributor to the journal. "Sometimes erroneously attributed ... Doubtfully assigned to Smollett" A journal of what happened at Genoa, and in its territories [1746 'revolution'] 1747 Translated from French for George Straham, London. A circumstantial journal of the blockade and siege of Gibraltar 1779–1783 Samuel Ancell 1793 (4th Ed.) Printed by A. Edwards A journal of the plague year being observations or memorials, of the most remarkable occurrences, as well publick as private, which happened in London during the last great visitation in 1665 Daniel Defoe 1722
Travel and exploration
Name Subject areaand type Date(from) Date(to) Founded/printed by Notes A Journal from Grand Mount Sinai to Cairo and back again; Translated from a Manuscript, written by the Prefect of Egypt in company with the Missionaries of propaganda fide at Greater Cairo; To which are added some Remarks on the origin of Hierogliphics and the Mythology of the ancient Heathenshttps://books.google.com/books?id=XUE5HQAACAAJ Robert Clayton 1753? Published 1753 Journal of the Ship London, Captain Walter Hues, along the North Coast of Magindanao, October 1764 Alexander Dalrymple 1764 Published 1781 Journal of the Schooner Cuddalore through the Strait of Sapy, and on the South Coast of Man[-]e[-]rye, in February, March, and April 1761 Alexander Dalrymple 1761 Published 1793 A Journal, of the Rev. Dr. Coke's Fourth Tour on the Continent of Americahttps://books.google.com/books?id=qmYKGQAACAAJ Travel (America) 1792? Published 1792 printed by G. Paramore, sold by G. Whitfield, apparently via Methodist organizations Captain Bilton's Journal of his unfortunate voyage from Lisbon to Virginia in the year 1707 giving an account of the miraculous preservation of himself and nine other persons. At length they were cast upon the cost of Anguilla, a small island... Travel 1707 By Thomas Bilton, published A. Bettesworth and E. Curll, London, 1715 A Journal of the Last Voyage Perform'd by Monsr. de la Sale, to the Gulph of Mexico, to Find Out the Mouth of the .American Journeys: A Journal of the Last Voyage Perform'd by Monsr. de la Sale, to the Gulph of Mexico, to Find Out the Mouth of the River By Henri Joutel, printed 1714 Last voyage of René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle Journal of a Tour to North Carolina by William Attmore, 1787 Travel (North Carolina) 1787 By William Attmore and Lida Tunstall Rodman. Published by North Carolina Historical Society. The Journal of an Excursion to the United States of North America in the Summer of 1794 Travel (North America) 1794 Henry Wansey Published 1796 A Journal of a Voyage to the South Seas, in His Majesty's Shiphttps://books.google.com/books?id=N8RNGQAACAAJ Travel 1768 1771 By Sydney Parkinson Journal of captain Cooks first voyage, pub. 1773 A Description of East-Florida with a Journal, Kept by John Bartramhttps://books.google.com/books?id=-V3JHQAACAAJ Travel (Florida) 1769 sold by W. Nicoll; and T. Jefferies By William Stork. First edition (London, 1766) published under title: An account of East-Florida A Journal of Eight Days Journey from Portsmouth to Kingston Upon Thames Travel (UK) 1756 By Jonas Hanway, printed by H. Woodfall The History of a Voyage to the Malouine (or Falkland) Islands ... With An Account of the Patagonians. Travel (Falkland Islands) 1763 Originally published by Don Pernety in French. Translated and printed for T. Jeffreys, London. "Malouine" is similar to the Argentine name "Islas Malvinas" Journal d'un voyage à la Louisiane, fait en 1720 ["Journal of a voyage to Louisiana made in 1720"] Travel (France) 1768 By Vallette Laudun, also states "By M***, Captain of the King's vessel" An account of Corsica, the journal of a tour to that island; and memoirs of Pasquale Paoli James Boswell 1768 Printed by R. and A. Foulis for E. and C. Dilly The Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon Travel 1755 By Henry Fielding, re Viscount Henry St John Bolingbroke, printed for A. Millar. Histoire et description generale de la Nouvelle France avec le Journal historique d'un voyage fait par ordre du roi dans l'Amérique Septentrionnale. ["Visit to New France – ie, the Eastern half of North America – by order of the King"] 1744 ?by Pierre-François-Xavier de Charlevoix; Jacques Nicolas Bellin Journal of a Voyage to New South Wales 1790 By John White, printed for J. Debrett Journal of Captain Cook's Last Voyage to the Pacific Ocean 1781 Journal of a Voyage from London to Savannah in Georgia Travel 1738 Author: George Whitefield, publisher: J Hutton
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