{"product_id":"1881-nast-death-to-monopoly-moose-hunting-canada-obelisk-central-park-feb-12","title":"1881 Nast \"Death to Monopoly,\" Moose Hunting Canada, Obelisk Central Park — Feb 12","description":"1881 Nast \"Death to Monopoly,\" Moose Hunting Canada, Obelisk Central Park — Feb 12\n\n📜 ABOUT THIS PIECE OF HISTORY 📜\nThis February 12, 1881 issue of Harper's Weekly delivers Thomas Nast's fierce assault on monopoly power, a sweeping six-scene panorama of moose hunting in the Canadian wilderness, the newly erected Egyptian obelisk in Central Park, the everyday dangers of city life, and a Chinese diplomatic gift to the United States. For collectors of Thomas Nast, American political history, Canadian wilderness illustration, New York City history, and Gilded Age Americana, this issue packs exceptional variety and visual power into sixteen pages.\n\n🎨 FULL FRONT PAGE — THOMAS NAST: \"DEATH TO MONOPOLY\"\nThe full front page delivers one of Thomas Nast's most forceful Gilded Age political cartoons: \"Death to Monopoly\" — a battle cry against the great corporate monopolies that dominated American economic and political life in the 1880s, from railroads to Standard Oil to the telegraph. Nast's imagery channels the public fury of ordinary Americans squeezed by monopoly pricing and political corruption into a single powerful visual indictment. A fully displayable Nast original of great historical significance for collectors of American political cartooning, Gilded Age economic history, and the progressive reform movement.\n\n🇨🇳 \"A DIPLOMATIC CHINESE DESIGN PRESENTED TO THE UNITED STATES\"\nA fascinating and visually striking illustration of a diplomatic gift — a Chinese decorative design formally presented to the United States — capturing a moment in the complex and often fraught relationship between America and China during the height of anti-Chinese sentiment and the debates surrounding the Chinese Exclusion Act. A rare and historically significant primary source document of 19th-century American-Chinese diplomatic relations.\n\n🦌 DOUBLE-PAGE CENTERFOLD — \"MOOSE HUNTING IN CANADA\"\nThe visual centerpiece of the issue is the spectacular double-page centerfold devoted almost entirely to six dramatic scenes of moose hunting in the Canadian wilderness — one of the most comprehensive and action-packed hunting centerfolds in the Harper's Weekly run. Six distinct vignettes capture the full drama of the hunt: trackers moving through deep snow, hunters approaching through the forest, the confrontation between hunter and the great antlered moose, the kill, and the wilderness camp life that surrounded the expedition. Rich in detail of costume, equipment, landscape, and the raw drama of man and animal in the winter Canadian forest. A fully displayable centerpiece of exceptional appeal to collectors of hunting history, Canadian wilderness illustration, Victorian field sports, and North American wildlife art.\n\n🗽 \"THE OBELISK IN CENTRAL PARK\"\nA half-page illustration of the Egyptian obelisk — \"Cleopatra's Needle\" — newly erected in Central Park in 1880 after its extraordinary journey from Alexandria, Egypt, to New York City. One of the oldest man-made objects in the Western Hemisphere, the obelisk's installation in Central Park was one of the great public spectacles of the Gilded Age, drawing enormous crowds and intense public fascination. This illustration documents the monument in its new home — a prized piece for collectors of New York City history, Egyptology, and Central Park ephemera.\n\n⚠️ \"COMMON PERILS OF DAILY LIFE\"\nA full-page illustration documenting the everyday hazards of Gilded Age urban and rural American life — a vivid and often alarming catalogue of the accidents, mishaps, and dangers that confronted ordinary Americans in an era before modern safety regulation. A fascinating social history document of great appeal to collectors of Victorian American life and public safety history.\n\n🏛️ \"THE NEW SENATE\"\nAdditional Senate portraiture continues the paper's running documentary of the newly seated United States Senate — extending the exceptional congressional portrait record begun in the previous issue of February 5th.\n\n🔍 CONDITION \u0026amp; TRANSPARENCY 🔍\nCompleteness: Complete 16-page issue.\nAuthenticity: Guaranteed original woodblock printing from February 12, 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 moose hunting centerfold, the Central Park obelisk print, and the Chinese diplomatic design 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, Thomas Nast Death to Monopoly, Moose Hunting Canada Centerfold, Cleopatra's Needle Central Park Obelisk, Chinese Diplomatic Gift 1881, Common Perils Daily Life, New US Senate 1881, Gilded Age Monopoly Political Cartoon, Canadian Wilderness Hunting, Victorian Field Sports, New York City History 1881, Antique Newspaper 1881, 19th Century Americana, Nast Anti-Monopoly Cartoon, Victorian Hunting Illustration Sonnet 4.6","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52264016478428,"sku":null,"price":38.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/4759\/9580\/files\/cf06a90d-il_fullxfull.7847188052_xaiq.jpg?v=1786496659","url":"https:\/\/thekeenantiquarian.com\/products\/1881-nast-death-to-monopoly-moose-hunting-canada-obelisk-central-park-feb-12","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}