A periodical with original as well as previously published contributions, the latter often translated and/or presented as extracts.

Edited by Abraham Gotthelf Kaestner and Johann August Unzer.

Each volume issued in six parts called "Stück"; no volume title pages published.

Title from v. 11, part 1, 1753, onwards: Hamburgisches Magazin, oder Gesammlete Schriften, aus der Naturforschung und den angenehmen Wissenschaften überhaupt.

Vignette on title pages.

Imprint varies: Hamburg, bey G.C. Grund und in Leipzig bey A.H. Holle (v.1(5)-1(6), 2(2)-3(2), 3(4), 4(2)); Hamburg, bei Georg Christian Grund, und in Leipzig bey A.H. Holle (v.2(1)); Hamburg, bey Georg Christ. Grund, und in Leipzig bey Adam Heinr. Holle (v.3(3), 3(5)-4(1), 4(3)-10(6)); Hamburg und Leipzig, bey Georg Christ. Grund und Adam Heinr. Holle (v.11(1)-22(6)); Hamburg und Leipzig, bey Grunds Witwe und Adam Heinrich Holle (v. 23(1)-26(6))

Dates of publication: 1747 (v.1(1)-2(1)); 1748 (v.2(2)-3(2)); 1749 (v.3(3)-4(6)); 1750 (v.5(1)-6(3)); 1751 (v.6(4)-8(3)); 1752 (v.8(4)-10(2)); 1753 (v.10(3)-12(3)); 1754 (v.12(4)-14(2)); 1755 (v.14(3)-15(6)); 1756 (v.16(1)-17(6)); 1757 (v.18(1)-20(1)); 1758 (v.20(2)-21(6)); 1759 (v.22(1)-24(1); 1760 (v.24(2)-24(6)); 1761 (v.25(1)-25(4)); 1762 (v.25(5)-26(1)); 1763 (v.26(2)-26(6))

For collation by signatures and paging of each volume, see the John Carter Brown Library's Bibliographical file.

Numerous errors in paging. Omitted in numbering are: v.2: p. 105-112; v.4: p. 97-112; v.12: p. 233-240; v.20: p. 121-128; v.24: p. 329-336; v.25: p. 217-224, 441-448, 553-560; v.26: p. 105-112, 313-320.

Plates (48; 42 of these folded) unnumbered, often designated by page number and (in later volumes) by volume number. Plate facing p. 150 in v. 12 incorrectly designated as "XI. B."; plate facing p. [563] in v. 19 incorrectly designated as "XX.B."

Errata (v. 17: p. [336])

Each volume includes an index.

In 18 of the 26 volumes are contained articles about or with references to the Americas.

Holzmann & Bohatta 3:3389.

Engelmann, W. Bib. historico-naturalis, 106.

B-P-H 411, no.1.

John Carter Brown Library copy bound in contemporary half vellum and paper boards, in 26 v.