HARPER’S WEEKLY – March 12, 1887 “The Everglades of Florida,” Henry Ward Beecher, U.S. Senate Sketches, & Dramatic Blizzard

⭐ HARPER’S WEEKLY — March 12, 1887

Original 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.

This issue includes:

🖼️ Front Page: Henry Ward Beecher

A large, richly engraved portrait of Henry Ward Beecher, one of the most influential American preachers, authors, and abolitionist voices of the 19th century.


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🌿 “The Everglades of Florida” — Full-Page Feature

Beautiful, detailed engraving showing five distinct Everglades scenes, including:

Lake Okeechobee

Indigenous flora and wetlands

Wildlife and watercraft

Early Florida settlement imagery


These Everglades scenes are increasingly desirable among collectors of Florida history, natural history, and environmental illustration.


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❄️ Dramatic Double-Page Centerfold: “After the Blizzard”

An unforgettable and emotional two-page spread depicting a family snowbound and lost to a winter storm.
A haunting example of 19th-century journalistic illustration.
Frames beautifully due to its horizontal panoramic format.


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🌾 “Pushing Through the Everglades” — ¾-Page Engraving

A gritty, atmospheric image of explorers forcing their way through the swamp.


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🏛️ Full-Page: “Sketches in the U.S. Senate”

Caricature-style portraits and gesture studies of prominent senators in session — highly collectible political material.


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📎 Supplement Included — “The New South”

A 4-page supplement featuring major full-page scenes of Atlanta, including:

“The Commercial Center of Atlanta” — an impressive architectural street scene

Additional pages documenting Atlanta’s rapid post-Reconstruction growth


These southern reconstruction-era supplements are significantly scarcer than normal Harper’s pages.


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🖼️ Additional Engravings Inside

(Shown in your photos)

Fine-art sculptures & decorative arts engravings

“The Everglades” landscape page (last photo)

Early Florida wildlife & river scenes

Winter scenes, travel, maritime views

Advertisements for Victorian-era medicines, clothing, mechanisms, and curiosities



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📝 Condition

VG condition overall. Paper is clean and bright with light expected age toning.
Binding holes at the inner margin from original volume binding (not affecting images).
Supplement complete and attached.


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✨ Perfect For:

Florida history collectors

Everglades & natural-history enthusiasts

Civil War / Reconstruction-era historians

Environmental art collectors

Lovers of dramatic winter imagery

Antique décor & framing projects


I also offer archival framing with acid-free matting and UV-protective acrylic — perfect for single-page or double-page spreads.