Title
Salmagundi; or, the Whim-Whams and Opinions of Launcelot Langstaff, Esq. and Others
Coverage
New York
Publisher
David Longworth
Date
January 1807–May 1808
Subject
Volumes 1–2
Description
Washington Irving began his literary career writing and editing Salmagundi with his older brother, William, and his friend, James Kirke Paulding. It was the first American magazine of importance devoted entirely to satire. Salmagundi contained a series of letters lampooning the culture and politics of New York City and was the first to nickname the city “Gotham.” The frontispiece illustration is by Alexander Anderson, one of America’s earliest wood-engravers