{"title":"Antique Yachting \u0026 Sailing Newspapers \u0026 Prints","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal antique newspapers and illustrated prints featuring Victorian-era yachting, sailing, and America's Cup racing. These authentic Harper's Weekly issues document the golden age of sail — from the storied America's Cup rivalries to grand ocean voyages, naval regattas, and the elegant yacht clubs of the Gilded Age. A prized find for maritime history collectors, sailing enthusiasts, and lovers of nautical Americana.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"1881-americas-cup-race-grand-street-tenement-disaster-shore-shooting-nov-19","title":"1881 America's Cup Race, Grand Street Tenement Disaster, Shore Shooting — Nov 19","description":"1881 America's Cup Race, Grand Street Tenement Disaster, Shore Shooting — Nov 19\n\n📜 ABOUT THIS PIECE OF HISTORY 📜\nThis November 19, 1881 issue of Harper's Weekly is a richly varied fall number — a catastrophic tenement disaster, the celebrated America's Cup yacht race, a grand metropolitan ball for French and German guests, shore shooting in the field, the new Astor Library, and a moving genre scene of Southern rural life. For collectors of America's Cup history, New York City disaster history, Victorian sporting life, and Gilded Age Americana, this is a visually engaging and historically significant issue.\n\n🏚️ FULL FRONT PAGE — \"THE GRAND STREET TENEMENT HOUSE DISASTER\"\nThe full front page delivers a dramatic and historically significant illustration of the Grand Street Tenement House Disaster — one of the urban catastrophes that punctuated Gilded Age New York life and kept the tenement reform movement in the public eye. The collapse or fire of an overcrowded tenement building on Grand Street — home to dozens of immigrant families — rendered with the full visual power of Harper's Weekly's crisis reporting. A primary source document of New York City tenement history, disaster history, and the ongoing struggle for housing reform in the era before building codes and fire safety regulations.\n\n⛵ \"THE RACE FOR THE 'AMERICA' CUP — COMING UP FROM SANDY HOOK\"\nA half-page illustration of the America's Cup yacht race — one of the most prestigious and eagerly followed sporting events in the Gilded Age world, pitting the finest American yachts against foreign challengers for the oldest international sporting trophy in existence. The image captures the yachts coming up from Sandy Hook in the final dramatic stages of the race — a vivid and collectible piece of America's Cup history and American yachting history of great appeal to collectors of sailing history and Gilded Age sporting culture.\n\n🎭 \"BALL IN HONOR OF OUR FRENCH AND GERMAN GUESTS AT THE METROPOLITAN CASINO\"\nA full-page illustration of a magnificent formal ball held at the Metropolitan Casino in honor of distinguished French and German visitors — a glittering document of Gilded Age New York high society at its most elegant and internationally minded. The Metropolitan Casino was one of the grandest entertainment venues in New York, and this ball — with its European guests of honor and its assembled cream of New York society — is a vivid primary source document of Gilded Age diplomatic social culture.\n\n🎣 \"SHORE SHOOTING\"\nA full-page illustration of shore shooting — hunters along the Atlantic shoreline pursuing shorebirds and waterfowl in the great sporting tradition of the 19th-century American coast. A beautifully rendered and fully displayable piece of Victorian sporting illustration and American hunting history of great appeal to collectors of field sports history and coastal Americana.\n\n⚖️ \"THIRTY-TWO POUNDS, MASSA\"\nA full-page genre illustration — \"Thirty-Two Pounds, Massa\" — a warmly observed scene of Southern rural life capturing a moment of pride, humor, and human connection in the post-Reconstruction South. A significant and humanly engaging piece of Victorian American genre illustration and Southern social history.\n\n🏛️ \"THE NEW PORTION OF THE ASTOR LIBRARY BUILDING\"\nA half-page illustration of the new addition to the Astor Library — one of New York City's most important cultural institutions, the predecessor of the New York Public Library, whose collections formed the foundation of the city's public intellectual life. A primary source document of New York City library history and Gilded Age cultural philanthropy.\n\n🗳️ \"THE OFF YEAR IN POLITICS — A FALLING OFF OF VOTES\"\nA half-page illustration commenting satirically on the low voter turnout of the off-year election — a sharp and timely piece of Gilded Age political commentary on civic disengagement and the periodic exhaustion of the American electorate.\n\n🖼️ PORTRAITS — \"NEW GOVERNORS\"\nFour small portraits of the newly elected governors of their respective states — a documentary record of the Gilded Age's shifting political landscape in the immediate aftermath of the Garfield assassination and the transition to the Arthur administration.\n\n🔍 CONDITION \u0026amp; TRANSPARENCY 🔍\nCompleteness: Complete issue.\nAuthenticity: Guaranteed original woodblock printing from November 19, 1881 — not a reproduction.\nCondition Report: Presents well for its 144-year age. Natural toning to the newsprint consistent with age. The Grand Street tenement disaster front page, the America's Cup illustration, the Metropolitan Casino ball full page, the shore shooting print, and the Astor Library illustration are all clear and displayable.\nI photograph every page of every issue so you can inspect the condition closely before purchasing. Please review all images carefully and don't hesitate to ask any questions — I'm happy to provide additional detail or close-up shots of any page, illustration, or area of concern before you buy.\n\n📦 SHIPPING \u0026amp; PRESERVATION 📦\n\nHoused in an acid-free archival folder with Mylar overlay to protect the 144-year-old newsprint\nFlat-shipped with heavy-duty reinforcement\nFully tracked for your peace of mind\n\n\n🏷️ TAGS\n1881 Harpers Weekly, America's Cup Race Sandy Hook, Grand Street Tenement Disaster, Metropolitan Casino Ball French German, Shore Shooting Victorian, Thirty Two Pounds Massa, Astor Library New York, New Governors Portraits 1881, America's Cup History 1881, New York Tenement Disaster, Gilded Age High Society Ball, Antique Newspaper 1881, 19th Century Americana, Victorian Yachting History, New York City Social History 1881Sonnet 4.6","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52264012611804,"sku":null,"price":38.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/4759\/9580\/files\/91761d0b-il_fullxfull.7878790728_keg8.jpg?v=1786496618"},{"product_id":"1881-nast-war-into-africa-regatta-lightship-eira-voyage-juvenile-laws-jul-30","title":"1881 Nast \"War into Africa,\" Regatta Lightship, Eira Voyage, Juvenile Laws — Jul 30","description":"1881 Nast \"War into Africa,\" Regatta Lightship, Eira Voyage, Juvenile Laws — Jul 30\n\n📜 ABOUT THIS PIECE OF HISTORY 📜\nThis July 30, 1881 issue of Harper's Weekly is a vivid and varied summer number — a spectacular yacht race front page, Thomas Nast's sharpest political commentary, the dramatic Arctic voyage of the Eira, a sweeping summer centerfold, and a striking document of Gilded Age child welfare reform. For collectors of Thomas Nast, American yachting history, Arctic exploration, Victorian social reform, and Gilded Age Americana, this is a richly illustrated and historically engaging issue.\n\n⛵ FULL FRONT PAGE — \"A REGATTA — ROUNDING THE LIGHTSHIP\"\nThe full front page delivers a decorative and beautifully rendered illustration of a yacht race — sleek racing yachts heeling in the wind as they round a lightship at a critical mark of the course, their sails filled and their hulls cutting through the summer chop. One of the finest yachting front pages in the 1881 Harper's Weekly run, capturing the speed, elegance, and competitive drama of Gilded Age racing sailing with vivid woodblock artistry. A fully displayable piece of great appeal to collectors of American yachting history, nautical illustration, and Victorian sporting art.\n\n🎨 THOMAS NAST — \"CARRYING THE WAR INTO AFRICA\"\nA full-page Thomas Nast political illustration — \"Carrying the War into Africa\" — a characteristically bold and provocative commentary on the political battles of the summer of 1881, drawn from the classical military strategy of taking the fight to the enemy's home territory. Published during the ongoing Garfield assassination crisis and the Albany patronage chaos, this Nast image captures the combative spirit of Gilded Age political warfare with his characteristic allegorical precision. A fully displayable Nast original for collectors of American political cartooning and Gilded Age political history.\n\n🧊 \"THE VOYAGE OF THE 'EIRA'\" — ARCTIC EXPEDITION\nA full page presenting five prints documenting the voyage of the Eira — the British Arctic exploration vessel commanded by Benjamin Leigh Smith, which sailed into the high Arctic in 1881 on one of the era's most daring polar expeditions. The Eira's subsequent loss in the ice in 1882 would make this voyage documentation particularly poignant and historically significant. Five distinct scenes capture the ship, the crew, the ice, and the dramatic landscapes of the high Arctic — a rare and fascinating primary source document of Victorian polar exploration history of great interest to collectors of Arctic exploration history and Victorian science and adventure.\n\n☀️ DOUBLE-PAGE CENTERFOLD — \"A SULTRY DAY\"\nThe visual centerpiece of the issue is a sweeping double-page centerfold titled \"A Sultry Day\" — a richly observed summer scene capturing the languid heat, leisure, and atmosphere of a Gilded Age American summer day. A fully displayable centerfold of great charm and social historical interest.\n\n👦 \"WHAT THE NEW JUVENILE LAWS ARE INTENDED TO SUPPRESS\"\nA full page presenting three scenes documenting the vices and dangerous behaviors among children that the new juvenile laws of 1881 were designed to address — gambling, drinking, and other street-level corruptions that reformers argued were destroying the moral fabric of urban youth. A fascinating and sobering primary source document of Gilded Age child welfare reform, urban social history, and the progressive reform movement's early battles to protect children from the dangers of city life. Of great interest to collectors of American social history, child welfare history, and Victorian urban reform.\n\n🔍 CONDITION \u0026amp; TRANSPARENCY 🔍\nCompleteness: Complete 16-page issue.\nAuthenticity: Guaranteed original woodblock printing from July 30, 1881 — not a reproduction.\nCondition Report: Presents well for its 144-year age. Natural toning to the newsprint consistent with age. The regatta front page, the Nast illustration, the Eira voyage full page, the Sultry Day centerfold, and the juvenile laws illustrations are all clear and displayable.\nI photograph every page of every issue so you can inspect the condition closely before purchasing. Please review all images carefully and don't hesitate to ask any questions — I'm happy to provide additional detail or close-up shots of any page, illustration, or area of concern before you buy.\n\n📦 SHIPPING \u0026amp; PRESERVATION 📦\n\nHoused in an acid-free archival folder with Mylar overlay to protect the 144-year-old newsprint\nFlat-shipped with heavy-duty reinforcement to ensure safe arrival of the centerfold\nFully tracked for your peace of mind\n\n\n🏷️ TAGS\n1881 Harpers Weekly, Thomas Nast Carrying War Into Africa, Regatta Rounding Lightship Yacht, Voyage of the Eira Arctic, A Sultry Day Centerfold, Juvenile Laws Child Reform 1881, Victorian Arctic Exploration, Benjamin Leigh Smith Eira, Gilded Age Yacht Racing, Child Welfare Reform 1881, Victorian Summer Illustration, Antique Newspaper 1881, 19th Century Americana, Arctic Expedition Harper's Weekly, Gilded Age Social Reform History","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52264013955292,"sku":null,"price":38.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/4759\/9580\/files\/87ee064e-il_fullxfull.7918527219_j3j0.jpg?v=1786496631"},{"product_id":"1881-coney-island-pigeon-shooting-yacht-racing-nast-pound-him-jul-9","title":"1881 Coney Island Pigeon Shooting, Yacht Racing, Nast \"Pound Him\" — Jul 9","description":"1881 Coney Island Pigeon Shooting, Yacht Racing, Nast \"Pound Him\" — Jul 9\n\n📜 ABOUT THIS PIECE OF HISTORY 📜\nThis July 9, 1881 issue of Harper's Weekly — published just one week after the shooting of President Garfield — captures Gilded Age summer leisure at its most vivid: pigeon shooting at Coney Island, yacht racing at Marblehead, the Coney Island Cup Race, and Thomas Nast's sharp political commentary. For collectors of Thomas Nast, Coney Island history, American yachting history, Victorian sporting culture, and Gilded Age Americana, this is a richly illustrated summer issue of great historical charm.\n\n🎨 FULL FRONT PAGE — THOMAS NAST: \"POUND HIM\"\nThe full front page delivers a Thomas Nast political cartoon titled \"Pound Him\" — a forceful and characteristically combative commentary on the political battles of the Garfield administration, published just one week after Garfield's shooting and carrying the raw political energy of a nation in crisis. A fully displayable Nast original of great interest to collectors of American political cartooning and Garfield assassination history.\n\n🎯 \"PIGEON SHOOTING AT THE BRIGHTON BEACH FAIR GROUNDS, CONEY ISLAND\"\nA full-page illustration of pigeon shooting at the Brighton Beach Fair Grounds on Coney Island — one of the most fashionable and controversial sporting events of the Gilded Age summer season. Live pigeon shooting was the premier marksmanship competition of the era, drawing the finest shots in America and large crowds of spectators to the Coney Island grounds, where prize money and sporting prestige attracted competitors from across the country. Brighton Beach was at the height of its Gilded Age popularity in 1881, and this engraving is a rare and fascinating primary source document of Coney Island's sporting history before the age of roller coasters and amusement parks — of great interest to collectors of Coney Island history, Brooklyn history, Victorian sporting culture, and 19th-century marksmanship history.\n\n⛵ \"YACHTING AT MARBLEHEAD\"\nA full-page illustration of yachting at Marblehead, Massachusetts — the most celebrated sailing destination on the New England coast and the summer playground of Boston's sporting elite. The waters off Marblehead were famous for their racing conditions, and the Marblehead regattas drew the finest yachts and sailors in America each summer. A beautiful and displayable piece of American yachting history and New England coastal illustration.\n\n🏆 \"THE CONEY ISLAND CUP RACE\"\nA full-page illustration of the Coney Island Cup Race — one of the most prestigious sailing competitions of the Gilded Age summer calendar, drawing elegant yachts and their wealthy owners to the waters off Coney Island in a spectacular display of speed, seamanship, and social competition. A vivid and collectible piece of American yachting history and Coney Island sporting history.\n\n🏔️ \"NAN'S MOUNTAIN REVERIE\"\nA nearly full-page illustration — \"Nan's Mountain Reverie\" — a beautifully composed Victorian genre scene of a young woman lost in contemplation amid mountain scenery, capturing the era's romantic idealization of nature, solitude, and feminine reflection. A warmly observed and displayable piece of Victorian genre illustration and American landscape art.\n\n🔍 CONDITION \u0026amp; TRANSPARENCY 🔍\nCompleteness: Complete 16-page issue.\nAuthenticity: Guaranteed original woodblock printing from July 9, 1881 — not a reproduction.\nCondition Report: Presents well for its 144-year age. Natural toning to the newsprint consistent with age. The Nast front page, the Coney Island pigeon shooting illustration, the Marblehead yachting full page, and the Coney Island Cup Race print are all clear and displayable.\nI photograph every page of every issue so you can inspect the condition closely before purchasing. Please review all images carefully and don't hesitate to ask any questions — I'm happy to provide additional detail or close-up shots of any page, illustration, or area of concern before you buy.\n\n📦 SHIPPING \u0026amp; PRESERVATION 📦\n\nHoused in an acid-free archival folder with Mylar overlay to protect the 144-year-old newsprint\nFlat-shipped with heavy-duty reinforcement\nFully tracked for your peace of mind\n\n\n🏷️ TAGS\n1881 Harpers Weekly, Coney Island Pigeon Shooting Brighton Beach, Coney Island Cup Race Yachting, Yachting Marblehead Massachusetts, Thomas Nast Pound Him, Gilded Age Coney Island History, Victorian Pigeon Shooting Sport, American Yachting History 1881, Brighton Beach Coney Island 1881, Garfield Assassination Week, Antique Newspaper 1881, 19th Century Americana, Gilded Age Summer Sports, Brooklyn Coney Island History, Victorian Sailing Competition","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52264013988060,"sku":null,"price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/4759\/9580\/files\/afd876f8-il_fullxfull.7918428757_e41e.jpg?v=1786496639"},{"product_id":"harper-s-weekly-october-22-1887-lincoln-statue-cycling-presidential-tour-yacht-club-cup","title":"Harper’s Weekly October 22, 1887 – Lincoln Statue, Cycling, Presidential Tour, Yacht Club Cup","description":"This is an original Harper’s Weekly, dated October 22, 1887, filled with rich Gilded Age illustration and political, cultural, and artistic commentary. This issue includes some of the most desirable imagery of the late 19th century — from the dramatic double-page unveiling of the Lincoln statue in Chicago to the elegant Challenge Cup of the American Yacht Club, as well as dynamic street-level political scenes from the president’s tour.\n\nThis copy is complete in 16 pages, with crisp, clean impressions and excellent display potential.\n\n\n---\n\n⭐ Highlighted Illustrations in This Issue\n\nFront Page\n\n“Returning Home” — a beautiful, atmospheric full-page engraving.\n\n\nInterior Features\n\nDouble-page centerfold:\n“Statue of Abraham Lincoln, to Be Unveiled in Lincoln Park, Chicago.”\nA highly sought-after image, suitable for framing.\n\n“Cycling in England — Down the Ripley Road” — a wonderful, lively cycling scene.\n\n“The Serpent of the Still” — dramatic Temperance-era political illustration.\n\n“The Challenge Cup of the American Yacht Club” — large, ornate trophy engraving.\n\nWay-Side Presidential Tour Scenes (Supplement) — multiple pages:\n\nThe President’s Arrival at Milwaukee\n\nDemonstrations of Welcome in St. Paul \u0026amp; Minneapolis\n\nThe President in Missouri\n\nAdditional vignette scenes from the tour\n\n\nLast Page Added:\nA large, bustling political illustration featuring crowds, flags, military procession, and Uncle Sam reading aloud — excellent wall-art subject matter.\n\n\n\n---\n\n🖼️ Perfect for Display or Gift-Giving\n\nI offer professional archival framing services upon request. Your print can be custom-matted and framed using acid-free materials and UV-protective acrylic — perfect for:\n\nOffice décor\n\nGifts for history lovers\n\nMuseum-quality wall display\n\nAmericana \u0026amp; political illustration collections\n\n\n\n---\n\n📏 Size\n\nApprox. 16 x 11 inches (standard Harper's Weekly folio).\n\n\n---\n\n📦 Condition\n\nVery good for its age. Clean pages, strong impressions, light edge wear typical of 19th-century newsprint. No major flaws affecting display.\n\nShips flat, carefully protected between archival boards.\n\n\n---\n\n🚚 Shipping\n\nI package all issues securely with rigid backing\n\n\n---\n\n🏛️ Why Collect Harper’s Weekly?\n\nHarper’s Weekly issues from the 1880s capture pivotal moments in American culture — political life, industrial achievements, architecture, and social movements — through some of the finest engravers of the century. This issue’s Lincoln centerfold and presidential tour content make it especially desirable to:\n\nAmericana collectors\n\nLincoln collectors\n\nPolitical memorabilia enthusiasts\n\nDecorative art buyers","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52264014414044,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/4759\/9580\/files\/b964ea23-il_fullxfull.7458402566_gnvq.jpg?v=1786496638"},{"product_id":"harper-s-weekly-october-8-1887-presidential-tour-grand-army-celebration-america-s-cup-yachts","title":"Harper’s Weekly – October 8, 1887 – Presidential Tour  | Grand Army Celebration | America’s Cup Yachts","description":"Description\nThis is an original Harper’s Weekly, dated October 8, 1887, containing exceptional Gilded Age illustrations spanning politics, military celebration, maritime competition, public health infrastructure, and 1880s American life. This complete issue includes multiple full-page engravings, two large yacht-racing prints, and a richly illustrated full-page scene from the Grand Army of the Republic celebration in St. Louis.\n\n\n---\n\nHighlights\n\n🚂 Front Page – “The Presidential Tour”\n\nA full-page engraving showing President Grover Cleveland and his wife traveling in their elegant private railroad car — a vivid and decorative image from the age of luxury rail travel.\n\n🎖️ “The Grand Army Celebration at St. Louis”\n\nA dramatic full-page scene depicting veterans, banners, crowds, and ceremonial architecture celebrating the Grand Army of the Republic — ideal for collectors of Civil War memory and 19th-century Americana.\n\n⛵ America’s Cup Yacht Racing\n\nTwo full-page engravings of sleek, powerful racing yachts — dynamic images from the 1887 America’s Cup competition. These nautical engravings are highly suitable for framing in coastal homes, yacht clubs, and maritime-themed rooms.\n\n🛳️ “Sketches of the New York Quarantine Establishment”\n\nA full page containing 16 vignette illustrations, showing buildings, medical inspections, harbor equipment, and daily activity — a fascinating look at 19th-century public health practices.\n\nAdditional Illustrated Content\n\nSeveral pages of articles, commentary, fiction, small illustrations, and period advertisements add to the historical richness of the issue.\n\n\n---\n\nCondition\n\nVery good overall. Clean pages and strong impressions throughout. Mild expected edge wear from age, but no major flaws affecting display or handling.\nComplete in 16 pages.\n\nShips flat, reinforced, and wrapped in archival materials for safe arrival.\n\n\n---\n\n🖼️ Framing Services\n\nI offer archival-quality framing, including:\n\nAcid-free matting\n\nUV-protective acrylic\n\nCustom moulding options\n\n\nPerfect for ready-to-hang office décor, nautical spaces, or historical wall displays.\n\n\n---\n\n📏 Size\n\nApprox. 16 x 11 inches (standard Harper’s Weekly folio).\n\n\n---","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52264014512348,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/4759\/9580\/files\/9e48b63a-il_fullxfull.7506407511_iaqk.jpg?v=1786496641"},{"product_id":"harper-s-weekly-july-2-1887-military-encampment-scenes-yachting-mexican-coast-famous-jacob-sharp-trial-howard-pyle-architecture","title":"Harper’s Weekly — July 2, 1887 — Military Encampment Scenes, Yachting, Mexican Coast, Famous Jacob Sharp Trial, Howard Pyle, Architecture \u0026","description":"Harper’s Weekly — July 2, 1887 — Military Encampment Scenes, Yachting, Mexican Coast, Famous Jacob Sharp Trial, Howard Pyle, Architecture \u0026amp; More\n\nA richly illustrated July 2, 1887 issue of Harper’s Weekly featuring American military life, Gilded Age architecture, courtroom drama, early Mexico scenes, and an excellent Howard Pyle installment. A beautiful 19th-century original — complete and highly displayable.\n\n\n---\n\n✨ Major Illustrated Features\n\n🇺🇸 Full Page — “The Sixth Regiment in the State Camp at Peekskill”\n\nA composite full-page engraving showing seven scenes of military camp life, including:\n\n1. Stretch Parade\n\n\n2. Landing Stores\n\n\n3. Sentry Duty\n\n\n4. Inspection\n\n\n5. Officers in Line\n\n\n6. Jumping Hurdles \/ Athletic Drill\n\n\n7. General View of Camp\n\n\n\nSuperb for collectors of New York State military history or 19th-century military training.\n\n\n---\n\n⚖️ Double-Page Centerfold — “The Trial of Jacob Sharp in the Court of Oyer and Terminer, NYC”\n\nA dramatic courtroom scene stretching across two full pages.\nThis case — the notorious Broadway Railway bribery scandal — was one of the biggest corruption trials of the decade.\nExcellent wall art for:\n\nLawyers\n\nJudges\n\nCourtroom décor\n\nNew York history collectors\n\n\n\n---\n\n⛵ Yachting \/ Maritime Art — Full-Page\n\n“The New Pacific Coast, Topolobampo, Sinaloa, Mexico” — a gorgeous coastal scene with sailboats, mountains, and shoreline settlement.\nPerfect for nautical or Mexico-related collections.\n\nOpposite page: “The New Club-House of the Atlantic Yacht Club on the Sound” — beautiful Shingle-style architectural rendering.\n\n\n---\n\n🏢 Architecture — The Chicago Auditorium Building\n\nA towering full-page architectural engraving of the soon-to-be-completed Auditorium Building, one of Chicago’s most important structures of the 19th century (Adler \u0026amp; Sullivan).\n\nArchitectural collectors love this page.\n\n\n---\n\n📰 Front Page — Howard Pyle’s “The Rose of Paradise”\n\nContinued installment of Pyle’s illustrated adventure tale, including a dramatic front-page engraving of men helping a fallen figure inside a dim interior — classic Pyle mood and detail.\n\n\n---\n\n🇲🇽 Mexico — Earthquake Scenes \u0026amp; Geography\n\nIllustration: “Effect of Earthquake Shock in the Desert, San Pedro, Mexico”\nPlus articles on the Sonoran earthquake.\n\nGreat for collectors of geology, Mexico, or 19th-century scientific reportage.\n\n\n---\n\n🧾 Advertisements \u0026amp; Extras\n\nIncludes dozens of original Gilded Age ads:\n\nPears Soap full-page (“You Dirty Boy!”)\n\nWaltham Watches\n\nPaillard’s Music Boxes\n\nFriedrichshall Mineral Water\n\nSozodont\n\nWestinghouse Electric Co. “Alternating System”\n\nHarper’s War Volumes\n\nHull Vapor Cook Stove\n\n\nThese ads are highly frameable and desirable in their own right.\n\n\n---\n\n📚 Condition\n\nVery Good\n\nClean, bright pages\n\nLight toning typical for age\n\nMinor binding holes from the annual volume\n\nNo major tears or defects\n\n\nWell-preserved and excellent for display.\n\n\n---\n\n🖼 Optional Archival Framing\n\nUpgrade any illustration with:\n\nAcid-free mat\n\nUV-protective acrylic\n\nConservation backing\n\nReady-to-hang finish\n\n\nPerfect for the Jacob Sharp trial centerfold, Peekskill military page, Chicago Auditorium building, Topolobampo coast, or Pears Soap ad.\n\n\n---\n\n📏 Size\n\nApprox. 16 × 11 inches, 16 pages total.\n\n\n---","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52264015462620,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/4759\/9580\/files\/ff0b1317-il_fullxfull.7495718939_e480.jpg?v=1786496651"},{"product_id":"1881-ice-yachting-hudson-river-chichester-cathedral-stranded-steamship-lima-peru-feb-19","title":"1881 Ice Yachting Hudson River, Chichester Cathedral, Stranded Steamship, Lima Peru — Feb 19","description":"1881 Ice Yachting Hudson River, Chichester Cathedral, Stranded Steamship, Lima Peru — Feb 19\n\n📜 ABOUT THIS PIECE OF HISTORY 📜\nThis February 19, 1881 issue of Harper's Weekly is a beautifully varied winter number — the thrilling speed of ice yachting on the frozen Hudson, the soaring Gothic grandeur of Chichester Cathedral, the drama of a stranded steamship, the exotic faces of Lima, and the elegance of New York's newly completed Union League Club House. For collectors of American sporting history, Victorian architecture, maritime history, South American culture, and Gilded Age New York, this issue delivers on every page.\n\n⛵ FULL PAGE — \"ICE YACHTING ON THE HUDSON\"\nA fine full-page illustration of ice yachting on the Hudson River — one of the most thrilling and visually spectacular winter sports of the Gilded Age, in which sleek ice yachts mounted on steel runners raced across the frozen river at speeds that astonished and terrified observers. The Hudson Valley ice yacht clubs attracted the wealthiest sporting men of New York society, and their races drew crowds of thousands to the riverbanks in winter. This engraving captures the speed, elegance, and cold drama of the sport with vivid woodblock detail — a fully displayable piece of exceptional appeal to collectors of American sporting history, Hudson River history, Victorian winter sports, and Gilded Age leisure culture.\n\n⛪ DOUBLE-PAGE CENTERFOLD — \"ENGLISH CHURCH ARCHITECTURE: CHICHESTER CATHEDRAL\"\nThe visual centerpiece of the issue is a sweeping double-page centerfold devoted to the magnificent Chichester Cathedral in West Sussex — one of England's most beloved medieval cathedrals, renowned for its unique detached bell tower and its harmonious blend of Norman and Gothic architecture. Rendered in meticulous woodblock detail, this centerfold captures the cathedral's soaring nave, elaborate stonework, and centuries of accumulated grandeur. A fully displayable architectural masterpiece for collectors of Victorian ecclesiastical illustration, British history, and religious art.\n\n🏛️ \"THE NEW UNION LEAGUE CLUB HOUSE\"\nA full page containing two prints of the newly completed Union League Club House — one of the most prestigious social institutions of Gilded Age New York, whose membership had included some of the city's most powerful Republican businessmen, politicians, and cultural figures since its founding during the Civil War. The new clubhouse represented the confidence and ambition of Gilded Age New York at its peak — a primary source document of New York City architectural and social history.\n\n🚢 \"THE STRANDED STEAM-SHIP 'RORAIMA'\"\nA dramatic half-page print documenting the stranding of the steamship Roraima — a vivid maritime disaster image capturing the helpless bulk of a grounded vessel, the efforts of rescue crews, and the precarious drama of 19th-century ocean travel. A prized piece for collectors of maritime history and Victorian seafaring life.\n\n🌎 \"LIMA TYPES\" — PERU\nFive small prints presenting \"Lima Types\" — a series of character portraits depicting the diverse people of Lima, Peru, from street vendors and tradespeople to elegantly dressed society figures — a rare and visually rich document of South American urban life as seen through Victorian eyes. Of exceptional interest to collectors of South American history, Latin American cultural history, and 19th-century world travel illustration.\n\n🔍 CONDITION \u0026amp; TRANSPARENCY 🔍\nCompleteness: Complete 16-page issue.\nAuthenticity: Guaranteed original woodblock printing from February 19, 1881 — not a reproduction.\nCondition Report: Presents well for its 144-year age. Natural toning to the newsprint consistent with age. The ice yachting full page, the Chichester Cathedral centerfold, the Union League Club House prints, and the Roraima steamship illustration are all clear and displayable.\nI photograph every page of every issue so you can inspect the condition closely before purchasing. Please review all images carefully and don't hesitate to ask any questions — I'm happy to provide additional detail or close-up shots of any page, illustration, or area of concern before you buy.\n\n📦 SHIPPING \u0026amp; PRESERVATION 📦\n\nHoused in an acid-free archival folder with Mylar overlay to protect the 144-year-old newsprint\nFlat-shipped with heavy-duty reinforcement to ensure safe arrival of the centerfold\nFully tracked for your peace of mind\n\n\n🏷️ TAGS\n1881 Harpers Weekly, Ice Yachting Hudson River, Chichester Cathedral Architecture, Union League Club House New York, Stranded Steamship Roraima, Lima Peru Types 1881, Victorian Winter Sports, Gilded Age Hudson River, Victorian Church Architecture Engraving, Maritime Disaster 1881, South American History Victorian Press, New York City History 1881, Antique Newspaper 1881, 19th Century Americana, Victorian Travel Illustration Peru Sonnet 4.6","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52264016445660,"sku":null,"price":38.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/4759\/9580\/files\/0b41d79a-il_fullxfull.7895167199_kbjf.jpg?v=1786496660"},{"product_id":"1865-aug-19-jefferson-davis-yale-harvard-regatta-transatlantic-telegraph","title":"1865 Aug 19  Jefferson Davis, Yale Harvard Regatta, Transatlantic Telegraph","description":"1865 Harper's Weekly Aug 19 — Flight of Jefferson Davis, Capture \u0026amp; Farewell, Yale Harvard Regatta, Transatlantic Telegraph\n\n📜 ABOUT THIS PIECE OF HISTORY 📜\n\nThis August 19, 1865 issue of Harper's Weekly arrives at a remarkable crossroads of history — the Confederacy's defeated leader fleeing and captured, a nation reconnecting across an ocean by telegraph, and American life cautiously resuming its rhythms after four years of war. For collectors of Civil War aftermath, Reconstruction era history, and 19th-century Americana, this issue offers an exceptionally rich and varied window into the summer of 1865.\n\n🏃 THE FLIGHT \u0026amp; CAPTURE OF JEFFERSON DAVIS\n\nTwo compelling prints document the ignominious end of the Confederate president's freedom:\n\n\"The Flight of Jeff Davis — A Sudden Alarm \u0026amp; Stampede\" — capturing the chaos of Davis's desperate flight from pursuing Union forces\n\"Jeff Davis Bidding Farewell to His Escort Two Days Before His Capture\" — a haunting final moment of Confederate leadership before imprisonment at Fortress Monroe\n🌊 FRONT PAGE PORTRAITS\n\n\"Emma, Queen Dowager of Hawaii\" — reflecting America's growing awareness of the Pacific world\n\"Brevet Major-General Nathaniel A. Mills\"\n\"Elisha Kingsland, Chief Engineer of the N.Y. Fire Department\"\n⚡ \"THE ELECTRIC UNION\" — ENGLAND \u0026amp; AMERICA JOINED BY TELEGRAPH\n\nA full-page celebration of the transatlantic telegraph cable uniting Britain and America — one of the great technological achievements of the 19th century, announced to a public still raw from the wounds of war.\n\n🚣 YALE VS. HARVARD COLLEGE REGATTA\n\nA delightful slice of returning peacetime life: \"College Regatta — Boat Race Between the Yale and Harvard Boys on Lake Quinsigamond,\" complete with individual portraits of crewmen Isaac Pierson, Edmund Coffin, Wilbur Bacon, Edward Bennett, W.W. Scranton, and Lewis Stoskopf — among the earliest illustrated coverage of the storied Yale-Harvard rivalry.\n\n🌍 INTERNATIONAL REPORTING\n\n\"The English Elections — The Riot in the Great Market Place at Nottingham\"\n\"Nomination of Candidates for Westminster\"\n⚓ DOUBLE-PAGE CENTERFOLD — USS SABINE\n\nA striking centerfold featuring 11 vignettes titled \"Sketches On Board the United States Naval School Ship 'Sabine'\" — a rich documentary portrait of postwar American naval life.\n\n🎭 BACK PAGE CARTOON\n\n\"The Virginia Elections\" — a pointed political cartoon reflecting the early tensions of Reconstruction as former Confederate states navigated their return to the Union.\n\n🔍 CONDITION \u0026amp; TRANSPARENCY 🔍\n\nCompleteness: Full 16-page issue, including the double-page centerfold of the USS Sabine.\n\nAuthenticity: Guaranteed original woodblock printing from August 19, 1865 — not a modern reproduction.\n\nCondition Report: This issue presents well for its 161-year age, with the Jefferson Davis flight prints and centerfold clean and displayable.\n\n📦 SHIPPING \u0026amp; PRESERVATION 📦\n\nHoused in an acid-free archival folder with Mylar overlay to protect the 161-year-old newsprint\nFlat-shipped with heavy-duty reinforcement to ensure safe arrival of the centerfold\nFully tracked for your peace of mind\n🏷️ TAGS\n\n1865 Harpers Weekly, Flight of Jefferson Davis, Jefferson Davis Capture, Jefferson Davis Farewell Escort, Yale Harvard Regatta 1865, Transatlantic Telegraph Cable, Electric Union England America, USS Sabine Naval School Ship, Queen Emma Hawaii, Reconstruction Era Newspaper, Civil War Aftermath 1865, Antique Newspaper 1865, 19th Century Americana, Civil War Newspaper Original","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52264017985756,"sku":null,"price":38.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/4759\/9580\/files\/3030bf74-il_fullxfull.7862706891_7wff.jpg?v=1786496674"},{"product_id":"1874-chicago-burnt-district-panorama-college-regatta-nast-aug-1","title":"1874 Chicago Burnt District Panorama, College Regatta, Nast — Aug 1","description":"🗞️ HARPER'S WEEKLY · August 1, 1874\nComplete Issue + Supplement Pages · New York\n\n━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\n\nA strong summer issue with a remarkable Chicago panorama as its centerpiece, two college regatta illustrations, a Thomas Nast political cartoon, and a supplement containing three very frameable engravings — including a stunning view of Shakespeare's Cliff at Dover. An excellent issue for collectors of Chicago history, American sports history, Victorian maritime art, and Gilded Age political commentary.\n\n━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\n🖼️ THE FRONT PAGE\n━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\n\n🚣 FULL FRONT PAGE — \"THE COLLEGE REGATTA — THE WINNING CREW\"\nThe entire front page is devoted to the college regatta — one of the great American sporting events of the Gilded Age. An action-packed illustration of the victorious crew, published at a time when collegiate rowing commanded the same national attention as today's major sports championships.\n\n━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\n🔥 INSIDE THE ISSUE\n━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\n\n🚣 FULL PAGE — \"THE COLLEGE REGATTA — THE FINISH\"\nA second full-page regatta illustration showing the dramatic finish of the race — a rare double treatment of a sporting event that underscores just how significant these races were to Gilded Age readers.\n\n🌆 DOUBLE-PAGE CENTERFOLD — \"THE CITY OF CHICAGO, SHOWING THE BURNT DISTRICT\"\nThe great showpiece of the issue — a sweeping panoramic double-page view of Chicago, clearly delineating the vast burnt district left by the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Published three years after the fire, this panorama documents the city mid-recovery and captures the full scale of the destruction that reshaped American urban history. A significant and highly collectible piece of Chicago history.\n\n✏️ FULL PAGE — \"CAESARPHOBIA\" BY THOMAS NAST\nA full-page Thomas Nast political cartoon — one of his pointed Gilded Age commentaries on the dangers of political ambition and the fear of autocratic power. Nast at his sharpest.\n\n⛪ FULL PAGE — \"ARCHBISHOP MANNING\"\nA full-page portrait illustration of Henry Edward Manning, the influential Archbishop of Westminster — one of the most powerful figures in the Victorian Catholic Church and a central figure in the Vatican Decrees controversy then roiling Anglo-American religious debate.\n\n━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\n⛵ THE SUPPLEMENT\n━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\n\n🎭 FULL PAGE — \"PUNCH AND JUDY\"\nA lively and wonderfully detailed full-page scene of a Punch and Judy street performance, surrounded by a packed crowd of Victorian onlookers — men, women, and children utterly absorbed in the show. A joyful and eminently frameable piece of Victorian street life.\n\n⚓ FULL PAGE — \"THE NEW STEAM LANCES AT WITCH ARSENAL, ENGLAND\"\nA dramatic full-page illustration of naval crew operating steam-powered weapons equipment on a warship deck — cannon, machinery, and sailors in action. A striking document of Victorian naval technology and British military power.\n\n🌊 FULL PAGE — \"SHAKESPEARE'S CLIFF, DOVER\"\nThe supplement's showpiece — a magnificent full-page engraving of the famous chalk cliffs at Dover, with a vessel being tossed in violent surf in the foreground. From a drawing by E. Wagner. One of the great Victorian landscape engravings — dramatic, atmospheric, and perfectly suited for framing.\n\n━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\n📋 CONDITION\n━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\n\nI photograph every page of every issue so you can inspect the condition closely before purchasing. Please review all images carefully and don't hesitate to ask any questions — I'm happy to provide additional detail or close-up shots of any page, illustration, or area of concern before you buy.\n\n━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\n📌 DETAILS\n━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\n\nPublication ········ Harper's Weekly\nDate ··············· August 1, 1874\nCity ··············· New York\nItem Number ········ 173848\nPages ·············· Complete · 16 pages + Supplement\nFormat ············· Illustrated folio newspaper\n\n━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\n📦 SHIPPING \u0026amp; PRESERVATION\n━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\n\n• Housed in an acid-free archival folder with Mylar overlay to protect the 151-year-old newsprint\n• Flat-shipped with heavy-duty reinforcement to ensure safe arrival of the supplement pages\n• Fully tracked for your peace of mind\n\n━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\n🔍 SEO TAGS\n━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\n\nChicago burnt district panorama, Great Chicago Fire aftermath, Chicago fire 1871 map, Chicago history antique print, Chicago panorama 1874, burnt district Chicago illustration, college regatta 1874, Victorian rowing race, Gilded Age sports print, college crew race antique, Thomas Nast Caesarphobia, Nast political cartoon 1874, Archbishop Manning portrait, Henry Manning Victorian, Vatican Decrees 1874, Catholic Church Victorian, Shakespeare's Cliff Dover, White Cliffs Dover engraving, Dover cliffs Victorian print, Victorian seascape engraving, Punch and Judy Victorian, Victorian street scene, Punch and Judy crowd scene, steam lance naval arsenal, Victorian naval technology, Witch Arsenal England, Victorian warship illustration, Harper's Weekly 1874, antique newspaper 1874, Victorian illustrated newspaper, Gilded Age newspaper, antique illustration engraving, Victorian wall art, framing quality print, Chicago history collector, history lover gift, rare newspaper collectible, museum quality ephemera, Gilded Age ephemera, Victorian maritime print, Dover seascape antique, American sports history antique","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52264027259100,"sku":null,"price":55.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/4759\/9580\/files\/21c114f8-il_fullxfull.8146629943_mysh.jpg?v=1786496780"}],"url":"https:\/\/thekeenantiquarian.com\/collections\/antique-yachting-sailing.oembed","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}