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🗞️ HARPERS WEEKLY · July 2, 1859
Complete Issue · New varied and visually appealing Antebellum issue — a full-page horse racing scene at the Eclipse Course on Long Island, Napoleon III visiting his wounded soldiers in northern Italy, Empress Eugénie presiding over the State Council at the Tuileries, Napoleons campaign tent and army printing press, and a continuing Dickens serialization. Strong content for horse racing collectors, French imperial history enthusiasts, and Victorian sporting history HORSE RACING — THE ECLIPSE COURSE, LONG FULL PAGE — \"THE FOUR MILE HEAT, ON ECLIPSE COURSE, LONG ISLAND\"
A full-page illustration of the four-mile heat race at the Eclipse Course on Long Island — one of the most celebrated horse racing venues in antebellum America. The Eclipse Course at Union Course on Long Island was the home of some of the most famous races in American history, including the legendary North vs. South match races of the 1820s-30s that drew tens of thousands of spectators. By 1859 Long Islands racing tradition was one of the most deeply rooted in American sporting culture, and the four-mile heat race — the ultimate test of equine stamina, requiring horses to run four miles multiple times in a single afternoon — was the premier format of the era. A vivid and significant piece of American horse racing history and Long Island sporting NAPOLEON III AND EMPRESS FULL PAGE — \"VISIT OF THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON TO THE WOUNDED IN THE VOGHERA HOSPITALS\"
A full-page illustration of Napoleon III visiting his wounded soldiers in the military hospitals at Voghera, Lombardy — published just weeks after the bloody battles of Magenta (June 4) and Solferino (June 24), which had cost the French and their Piedmontese allies tens of thousands of casualties. Napoleons visits to his wounded were widely publicized as demonstrations of imperial compassion — and it was partly the sight of the battlefield carnage at Solferino that inspired Henri Dunant to found the International Red Cross. A significant piece of Second Empire French military and humanitarian history.👸 FULL PAGE — \"THE EMPRESS EUGÉNIE PRESIDING AT THE STATE COUNCIL AT THE TUILERIES\"
A full-page illustration of Empress Eugénie presiding over the State Council at the Tuileries Palace — acting as regent for Napoleon III while he commanded the French army in Italy. Eugénie was one of the most glamorous and politically active empresses in European history, and her role as regent during the Italian campaign gave her genuine executive authority over the French government. A significant and vivid piece of Second Empire French political and womens NAPOLEONS CAMPAIGN TWO FRONT-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS — \"THE IMPERIAL ARMY PRINTING PRESS\" AND \"THE EMPERORS CAMP TENT\"
Two front-page illustrations documenting Napoleon IIIs life in the field — the mobile army printing press that kept the French forces informed, and the Emperors campaign tent that served as his mobile headquarters. A vivid piece of Second Empire French military history and the logistics of Victorian CHARLES DICKENS — \"A TALE OF TWO CITIES\" CONTINUING SERIALIZATION — \"A TALE OF TWO CITIES\" BY CHARLES DICKENS
A continuing installment of A Tale of Two Cities — the novel set in revolutionary France whose themes resonate alongside the Second Empire French content throughout this 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 ··············· July 2, 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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