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🗞️ HARPERS WEEKLY · October 6, 1860
Complete Issue · New historically significant issue — Prince Albert Edward on the full front page as he arrived in New York, a magnificent Broadway parade centerfold dedicated to his visit, and the final eyewitness confirmation of William Walkers execution in Honduras with the chilling detail that "ten shots were fired at him, amidst the cheers of the native spectators." Three consecutive issues (September 22, 29, and October 6) together form the complete primary document of Walkers last days and death — and this issue provides the most vivid firsthand account of his THE PRINCE OF WALES — BROADWAY FULL FRONT PAGE — "HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS ALBERT EDWARD, PRINCE OF WALES"
A full front-page portrait of Prince Albert Edward — the future King Edward VII, whose American tour in the fall of 1860 made him the most popular foreign visitor in the United States since Lafayette. The Prince had crossed from Canada into the United States in late September and was now in New York City — where he would be received with a pageantry and public excitement that astonished even seasoned observers. An estimated 500,000 New Yorkers lined the streets to watch his procession. A significant piece of Victorian royal and Anglo-American history.🎉 DOUBLE-PAGE CENTERFOLD — "BROADWAY — RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED TO THE PRINCE OF WALES" — SHOWING A PARADE
A magnificent double-page centerfold of Broadway decked out for the Prince of Waless visit — a parade procession along the greatest commercial street in America, with buildings decorated, crowds lining the sidewalks, and the full spectacle of New York City at its most festive. The Broadway parade for the Prince of Wales was one of the great public spectacles of the Gilded Age — the city transforming its main artery into a ceremonial boulevard for the heir to the British throne. A vivid, magnificent, and very frameable piece of New York City history and Anglo-American royal WILLIAM WALKER — EXECUTION BRIEF REPORT — "HONDURAS" — WILLIAM WALKERS EXECUTION CONFIRMED WITH EYEWITNESS DETAIL
A brief but chilling report — based on the return to New Orleans of the ship Gladiator — confirming the execution of General William Walker with eyewitness detail: "ten shots were fired at him, amidst the cheers of the native spectators." This is the final and most vivid primary document in the three-issue Harpers Weekly sequence covering Walkers last days — the September 22 issue reported him "pushed out of Truxillo" (unaware he was already dead), the September 29 issue published the first death report, and this October 6 issue provides the eyewitness account of the firing squad. The three issues together form a complete and extraordinary primary document of one of the most dramatic ends in the history of American filibustering. A significant piece of American frontier and Central American INSIDE THE THREE-QUARTER PAGE — "ROBERT FLEURYS GREAT PICTURE OF THE BURNING OF HERETICS BY THE ROMAN CATHOLICS AT AN AUTO DA FE"
A three-quarter page illustration of Joseph-Nicolas Robert-Fleurys celebrated painting of the Inquisitions auto-da-fé — one of the most powerful anti-Catholic historical paintings of the 19th century, depicting the burning of Protestant heretics by the Spanish Inquisition. A significant piece of Victorian religious history and fine art history.🐑 FULL PAGE — "SHEEP OWNED BY MR. MESSENGER"
A full-page illustration of prize sheep from Mr. Messengers flock — a vivid piece of Victorian American agricultural and livestock history, capturing the Antebellum improvement of American sheep breeds for wool and meat 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 ··············· October 6, 1860
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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