{"product_id":"harper-s-weekly-march-12-1887-the-everglades-of-florida-henry-ward-beecher-u-s-senate-sketches-dramatic-blizzard","title":"HARPER’S WEEKLY – March 12, 1887  “The Everglades of Florida,” Henry Ward Beecher, U.S. Senate Sketches, \u0026 Dramatic Blizzard","description":"⭐ HARPER’S WEEKLY — March 12, 1887\n\nOriginal 19th-century issue featuring powerful documentary illustrations of Florida’s Everglades, a moving memorial to Henry Ward Beecher, and one of the most dramatic blizzard lithographs of the decade.\n\nThis issue includes:\n\n🖼️ Front Page: Henry Ward Beecher\n\nA large, richly engraved portrait of Henry Ward Beecher, one of the most influential American preachers, authors, and abolitionist voices of the 19th century.\n\n\n---\n\n🌿 “The Everglades of Florida” — Full-Page Feature\n\nBeautiful, detailed engraving showing five distinct Everglades scenes, including:\n\nLake Okeechobee\n\nIndigenous flora and wetlands\n\nWildlife and watercraft\n\nEarly Florida settlement imagery\n\n\nThese Everglades scenes are increasingly desirable among collectors of Florida history, natural history, and environmental illustration.\n\n\n---\n\n❄️ Dramatic Double-Page Centerfold: “After the Blizzard”\n\nAn unforgettable and emotional two-page spread depicting a family snowbound and lost to a winter storm.\nA haunting example of 19th-century journalistic illustration.\nFrames beautifully due to its horizontal panoramic format.\n\n\n---\n\n🌾 “Pushing Through the Everglades” — ¾-Page Engraving\n\nA gritty, atmospheric image of explorers forcing their way through the swamp.\n\n\n---\n\n🏛️ Full-Page: “Sketches in the U.S. Senate”\n\nCaricature-style portraits and gesture studies of prominent senators in session — highly collectible political material.\n\n\n---\n\n📎 Supplement Included — “The New South”\n\nA 4-page supplement featuring major full-page scenes of Atlanta, including:\n\n“The Commercial Center of Atlanta” — an impressive architectural street scene\n\nAdditional pages documenting Atlanta’s rapid post-Reconstruction growth\n\n\nThese southern reconstruction-era supplements are significantly scarcer than normal Harper’s pages.\n\n\n---\n\n🖼️ Additional Engravings Inside\n\n(Shown in your photos)\n\nFine-art sculptures \u0026amp; decorative arts engravings\n\n“The Everglades” landscape page (last photo)\n\nEarly Florida wildlife \u0026amp; river scenes\n\nWinter scenes, travel, maritime views\n\nAdvertisements for Victorian-era medicines, clothing, mechanisms, and curiosities\n\n\n\n---\n\n📝 Condition\n\nVG condition overall. Paper is clean and bright with light expected age toning.\nBinding holes at the inner margin from original volume binding (not affecting images).\nSupplement complete and attached.\n\n\n---\n\n✨ Perfect For:\n\nFlorida history collectors\n\nEverglades \u0026amp; natural-history enthusiasts\n\nCivil War \/ Reconstruction-era historians\n\nEnvironmental art collectors\n\nLovers of dramatic winter imagery\n\nAntique décor \u0026amp; framing projects\n\n\nI also offer archival framing with acid-free matting and UV-protective acrylic — perfect for single-page or double-page spreads.","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52264017494236,"sku":null,"price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/4759\/9580\/files\/f2a1c89a-il_fullxfull.7416279050_nv33.jpg?v=1786496670","url":"https:\/\/thekeenantiquarian.com\/products\/harper-s-weekly-march-12-1887-the-everglades-of-florida-henry-ward-beecher-u-s-senate-sketches-dramatic-blizzard","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}