{"product_id":"harper-s-weekly-january-15-1876-thomas-nast-cartoons-lighthouse-visit-inventions-tammany-politics-victorian-newspaper","title":"Harper’s Weekly January 15 1876 Thomas Nast Cartoons Lighthouse Visit Inventions Tammany Politics Victorian Newspaper","description":"Harper’s Weekly January 15 1876 Thomas Nast Cartoons Lighthouse Visit Inventions Tammany Politics Victorian Newspaper\n\n\n---\n\nDescription\n\nA richly illustrated and historically fascinating January 15, 1876 issue of Harper’s Weekly—a beautiful Victorian-era original filled with Thomas Nast political cartoons, social commentary, mechanical inventions, dramatic engravings, and a superb full-page lighthouse feature. 🇺🇸✨\n\nThis is an authentic 1876 newspaper, complete in all pages.\n\n\n---\n\n⭐ Issue Highlights\n\n🎨 Thomas Nast Political Cartoons\n\n• Front-cover Nast cartoon: “Madness (Yet There’s Method In It)”, featuring figures of church and state\n• Full-page interior Nast cartoon: A fierce lion labeled “Tammany” guarding the spoils of New York politics\n• Additional early-Gilded Age satire throughout\n\n🏫 Social Commentary \u0026amp; Urban Life\n\n• Christmas Dinner for the Newsboys and Bootblacks of New York — multi-scene page showing charitable holiday events\n• Illustrations reflecting urban childhood, poverty, and reform movements of the time\n\n⚙️ Engineering \u0026amp; Inventions Supplement\n\n• Multiple pages of detailed mechanical diagrams: pumps, engines, condensers, ammonia apparatus, filters, and other industrial technology\n• Perfect for collectors of scientific illustration and 19th-century engineering history\n\n🎭 Culture \u0026amp; Literature\n\n• Literary installments, Victorian fiction, and political essays\n• Column: Politics for Young Americans\n• Beautiful full-page engraving: “Playing the Guitar”\n\n🌊 Maritime \u0026amp; Adventure Engravings\n\n• Dramatic double-page spread: “A Visit to a Light-House” — multiple scenes showing storms, keepers at work, climbing the tower, and daily life by the sea\n• Outdoor engravings including A Bear Hunt in the Rocky Mountains\n\n\n---\n\n📏 Size\n\nApprox. 11 x 16 inches per page; standard Harper’s folio format.\n\n\n---\n\n📜 Condition\n\nVery good for a 19th-century newspaper. Light toning, small edge wear, and typical binding holes from its original bound volume.\nPlease review all photos carefully to evaluate condition.\n\n\n---\n\n🖼️ Optional Framing\n\nIllustrations such as the Nast cartoons or the lighthouse spread look excellent framed.\nMessage me for optional framing services.\n\n\n---\n\n📦 Shipping\n\nShips flat with secure packaging and tracking.\n\n\n---\n\n🎁 Great For Collectors Of:\n\n• Thomas Nast \u0026amp; political cartoons 🎨\n• Gilded Age history\n• Victorian newspapers\n• Maritime \u0026amp; lighthouse art 🌊\n• Engineering and mechanical illustration ⚙️","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52264011694300,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/4759\/9580\/files\/682f8981-il_fullxfull.7487770658_g64k.jpg?v=1786496611","url":"https:\/\/thekeenantiquarian.com\/products\/harper-s-weekly-january-15-1876-thomas-nast-cartoons-lighthouse-visit-inventions-tammany-politics-victorian-newspaper","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}