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The Columbian Magazine, also known as the Columbian Magazine or Monthly Miscellany, was a monthly American literary magazine established by Mathew Carey, Charles Cist, William Spotswood, Thomas Seddon, and James Trenchard.[1] It was published in Philadelphia from 1786 to 1792. Carey left the magazine in 1787 to start The American Museum. Subsequent publishers were Spotswood (1787–1788), Trenchard (1789–1790), and William Young (1790–1792).[2]

Columbian Magazine

Cover page from March, 1789

PublisherMathew Carey
FoundedSeptember 1786
First issue1786; 238 years ago
Final issue1792
  1. ^ "James Trenchard". Art of The Print.
  2. ^ Gardner, Jared (Spring 2015). "The Early American Magazine". Common-place, American Antiquarian Society.