1874 Chicago Burnt District Panorama, College Regatta, Nast — Aug 1
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🗞️ HARPER'S WEEKLY · August 1, 1874
Complete Issue + Supplement Pages · New York
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A 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.
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🖼️ THE FRONT PAGE
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🚣 FULL FRONT PAGE — "THE COLLEGE REGATTA — THE WINNING CREW"
The 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.
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🔥 INSIDE THE ISSUE
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🚣 FULL PAGE — "THE COLLEGE REGATTA — THE FINISH"
A 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.
🌆 DOUBLE-PAGE CENTERFOLD — "THE CITY OF CHICAGO, SHOWING THE BURNT DISTRICT"
The 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.
✏️ FULL PAGE — "CAESARPHOBIA" BY THOMAS NAST
A 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.
⛪ FULL PAGE — "ARCHBISHOP MANNING"
A 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.
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⛵ THE SUPPLEMENT
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🎭 FULL PAGE — "PUNCH AND JUDY"
A 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.
⚓ FULL PAGE — "THE NEW STEAM LANCES AT WITCH ARSENAL, ENGLAND"
A 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.
🌊 FULL PAGE — "SHAKESPEARE'S CLIFF, DOVER"
The 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.
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📋 CONDITION
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I 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.
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📌 DETAILS
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Publication ········ Harper's Weekly
Date ··············· August 1, 1874
City ··············· New York
Item Number ········ 173848
Pages ·············· Complete · 16 pages + Supplement
Format ············· Illustrated folio newspaper
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📦 SHIPPING & PRESERVATION
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• Housed in an acid-free archival folder with Mylar overlay to protect the 151-year-old newsprint
• Flat-shipped with heavy-duty reinforcement to ensure safe arrival of the supplement pages
• Fully tracked for your peace of mind
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1874 Chicago Burnt District Panorama, College Regatta, Nast — Aug 1
$55.55