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HARPER’S WEEKLY – A Journal of Civilization
New York, January 16, 1869
Vol. XIII — No. 629
Complete Issue (16 pages)
🎨 Feature Full-Page Engraving by Winslow Homer:
“Winter at Sea — Taking in Sail Off the Coast.”
A dramatic maritime scene showing sailors reefing sail in heavy winter seas.
This is the prime desirability print of the issue — highly collectible and excellent for archival framing.
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Front Page Prints:
⛵ “Winter Sports — Ice Boats on the Hudson.”
A bold, kinetic winter racing scene.
🔥 “Destructive Conflagration at Lynn, Massachusetts.”
Depicts the major industrial fire among New England shoe factories.
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Historically Important Western & Military Content:
• “Custer’s Command Shooting Down Worthless Horses.”
• “The Scalped Hunter.”
• “Custer’s Indian Scouts Celebrating the Victory Over Black Kettle.”
These engravings relate to Custer’s 1868 Washita Campaign — highly collected in frontier history, Indigenous studies, and military Americana.
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Additional Engravings Include:
• “Wreck of the United States Above Cincinnati, Ohio.”
• “Spain — Signature at Madrid of the Petition for the Abolition of Slavery.” (important anti-slavery diplomatic content)
• Political commentary, serialized literature, and wonderful period advertisements.
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Condition:
VG — clean pages, strong impressions, light, even age toning.
Typical spine evidence from removal from bound volume (normal and not considered damage).
No cut-outs. Complete.
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Archival Framing Available (Optional):
Museum-quality framing available for any illustration:
• Acid-free mat
• UV-protective acrylic
• Conservation backing
• Choice of black, walnut, or gold moulding
Most customers choose to frame:
→ Winslow Homer “Winter at Sea” (statement wall piece)
→ Ice Boats on the Hudson (bright winter display)
Message to arrange framing.
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Dimensions:
Approx. 11" x 16" (Harper’s large folio)
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Shipping:
Ships flat, carefully protected — never rolled.
Harper’s Weekly, January 16, 1869 | Winslow Homer “Winter at Sea” | Ice Boats on the Hudson | Custer’s Scouts | Antique Newspaper
$125.00