1861 newspaper w MAP formation ofThe CONFEDERATE STATES

Please visit our EBAY STORE at the link directly below for HUNDREDS of HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS on sale or at auction: /Steve-Goldman-HISTORICAL-NEWSPAPERS_W0QQsspagenameZL2222QQtZkm SEE PHOTO----- COMPLETE ORIGINAL Civil War illustrated newspaper, Harper's Weekly (New York) dated Feb 23, 1861. This issue has 3 great Civil War era events covered in it: 1. Full page map of the newly formed CONFEDERATE STATES of AMERICA. This is one of the earliest (if not THE earliest) map of the Confederacy in a newspaper. 2. Inside page headline and long report on the FORMATION of the Confederate States of America and the election of JEFFERSON DAVIS as its first (provisional) President and Alexander Stephens as its first VP. There are engraved portratis of Davis and Stephens. 3. Long detailed accounts of President Abraham Lincoln's travel from his home town of Springfield, ILLINOIS to his inauguration in Washington, DC. Exciting illustrated Civil War newspaper with great content !!! Harper's Weekly ( A Journal of Civilization ) was a 16 page illustrated newspaper based in New York City . It was published by Harper & Brothers from 1857 until 1916 . It sometimes had long articles on the political intrigues and scandals of the day. Following the successful example of the Illustrated London News , Fletcher Harper began publishing Harper’s Monthly magazine in 1850. The publication was more intent on publishing established authors such as Dickens and Thackeray , but was a great enough success to begin publishing the Harper’s Weekly illustrated newspaper in 1857. By 1860 the Weekly ’s circulation had reached 200,000. Among its recurring features were the political cartoons of Thomas Nast who was recruited in 1862 and would remain with the Weekly for more than 20 years. Nast was a feared caricaturist, considered by some the father of American political cartooning. He was the originator of the use of animals to represent the political parties—the Democrat’s donkey and the Republican’s elephant—as well as the familiar character of Uncle Sam . So as not to upset its wide readership in the South, Harper’s took a moderate editorial position on the issue of slavery . For this it was called by the more hawkish publications “Harper’s Weakly.” The Weekly supported the Stephen A. Douglas presidential campaign against Abraham Lincoln , but as the American Civil War broke out, Lincoln and the Union received full and loyal support of the publication. Arguably, some of the most important articles and illustrations came from the Weekly ’s reporting on the war. It published many renderings in woodcut , by artists such as Alfred Waud , Winslow Homer, and Thomas Nast which are now important archives. The newspaper usually contained 8 pages of text and 8 pages of gorgeous woodcut engravings, highly prized today for their detailed illustrations of the American Civil War. The engravings are generally in 3 sizes: double page (DP - 21" X 16"), Full page (FP- 16" x 11") , and half page (HP- 10" x 8"). Very good condition. This listing includes the complete entire original illustrated newspaper, NOT just a clipping or a page of it. STEPHEN A. GOLDMAN HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS stands behind all of the items that we sell with a no questions asked, money back guarantee. Every item we sell is an original newspaper printed on the date indicated at the beginning of its description. U.S. buyers pay $8 priority mail postage which includes waterproof plastic and a heavy cardboard flat to protect your purchase from damage in the mail. International postage is quoted when we are informed as to where the package is to be sent. We do combine postage (to reduce postage costs) for multiple purchases sent in the same package. We accept payment by PAYPAL as well as by CREDIT CARD (Visa and Master Card) through secure on-line PROPAY. We list hundreds of rare newspapers with dates from 1570 through 2004 on Ebay each week and we ship packages twice a week. Th... read more