🗞️ HARPERS WEEKLY · February 26, 1859
Complete Issue · New historically varied Antebellum issue — the Haitian Revolution covered in two illustrations, gold counting at the New York Sub-Treasury in six scenes, a murder in Utah, Princess Clotilde of Savoy and Prince Napoleons upcoming marriage, and Aspinwalls art gallery. Strong content for Caribbean history collectors, financial history enthusiasts, and Victorian crime and royal history THE REVOLUTION IN TWO ILLUSTRATIONS — "THE REVOLUTION IN HAYTI"
Two illustrations documenting the Haitian Revolution of 1858-59 — the uprising against Emperor Faustin I (Faustin Soulouque), the former slave who had crowned himself Emperor of Haiti in 1849 and ruled with increasing brutality until he was overthrown and exiled to Jamaica in January 1859, just weeks before this issue. Haiti — the worlds first Black republic, established by the only successful slave revolution in history in 1804 — remained one of the most watched and symbolically charged nations in the world in 1859, when American slavery was at its most contested. The overthrow of a Black emperor by a republican revolution carried pointed resonance for both sides of the American slavery debate. A significant piece of Haitian history and Black Atlantic GOLD AT THE U.S. TWO PAGES — "THE U.S. SUB-TREASURY AT NEW YORK" — SIX ILLUSTRATIONS INCLUDING "COUNTING THE GOLD" AND "GOLD BRICKS AND BAGS"
A comprehensive two-page documentary of the United States Sub-Treasury in New York — the great granite building on Wall Street at Broad Street (now Federal Hall National Memorial) where the federal government stored its gold reserves. Six illustrations — including the remarkable scenes of "Counting the Gold" and "Gold Bricks and Bags" — form a vivid primary document of American financial power at the height of the California Gold Rush era, when gold flowed through New York on its way from the mines of California to the vaults of Wall Street. A vivid and significant piece of American financial history and New York City MURDER IN TWO ILLUSTRATIONS — "THE MURDER OF THE DEAF AND DUMB BOY IN UTAH" AND "THE CONSUMMATION OF THE MURDER"
Two dramatic illustrations of a murder in Utah Territory — a vivid piece of Antebellum frontier crime and sensational journalism, capturing one of the violent incidents in the Utah Territory that was already the focus of national attention following the Utah War of 1857-58 and the Mountain Meadows PRINCESS CLOTILDE — ROYAL HALF PAGE — "THE PRINCESS CLOTILDE MARIA TERESA OF SAVOY, PRINCE NAPOLEONS BRIDE" — WITH ARTICLE
A half-page portrait and article on Princess Clotilde of Savoy — the 15-year-old daughter of King Victor Emmanuel II of Piedmont-Sardinia, who was being offered in marriage to Prince Napoleon (Napoleon IIIs cousin "Plon-Plon") as a political price for Frances military alliance against Austria in the upcoming Second Italian War of Independence. The marriage took place on January 30, 1859 — just weeks before this issue — and was widely seen as a cynical sacrifice of a young girl for geopolitical advantage. The alliance it sealed led directly to Italian unification. A significant piece of Italian Risorgimento and French imperial MR. ASPINWALLS TWO NEARLY HALF-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS — "MR. ASPINWALLS GALLERY"
Two illustrations of the celebrated art gallery of William Henry Aspinwall — the wealthy New York merchant and Panama Railroad builder whose art collection was one of the finest in America, later acquired by the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore. A significant piece of American art collecting and Gilded Age patronage INSIDE THE HALF FRONT PAGE — "THE BALL OF THE SEASON"
A half front-page illustration of a grand ball — a vivid piece of Antebellum New York high society and winter social photograph every page of every issue so you can inspect the condition closely before purchasing. Please review all images carefully and dont hesitate to ask any questions — Im happy to provide additional detail or close-up shots of any page, illustration, or area of concern before you ········ Harpers Weekly
Date ··············· February 26, 1859
City ··············· New York
Format ············· Illustrated newspaper, complete in 16 SHIPPING & Stored in an acid-free protective bag and flat-shipped in a padded envelope with heavy cardboard reinforcement
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