Harper’s Weekly – September 17, 1887 – Frederic Remington Cover “Burning the Range,” Tennis Centerfold, Hudson River Tunnel, Amsterdam Sketc

This original September 17, 1887 issue of Harper’s Weekly is highlighted by a full front-page engraving by the famed Western artist Frederic Remington — one of his early and highly desirable works.

✨ One of Remington’s best early Harper’s Weekly covers
🖼️ Gorgeous framing potential
📚 Loaded with premium content


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🔥 FEATURED FRONT COVER — BY FREDERIC REMINGTON

“Burning the Range” — Signed in the Plate

A dynamic Western frontier scene showing a Native American igniting prairie grass, with his horse standing guard.
This is widely considered the best print in the issue, and early Remington covers are increasingly collectible and sought after.

Perfect for display or framing.


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🌍 FULL PAGE — “Sketches in Amsterdam” (9 Vignettes)

A richly illustrated page featuring nine separate scenes of Amsterdam — canals, architecture, daily life, and costume.
Multi-vignette foreign city pages are always desirable for framing.


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🌙 “Minneapolis Exposition Building by Night” — Half Page

An atmospheric nighttime engraving of the newly built Minneapolis Exposition, glowing with illumination.


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🩺 Notable 19th-Century Medical Figures

Small portrait engravings of:

Dr. Nathan Smith Davis
President of the International Medical Congress

Dr. John R. Hamilton
Secretary-General of the International Medical Congress



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🎾 TWO GREAT TENNIS PAGES + CENTERFOLD

⭐ Double-Page Centerfold

“An Afternoon Bout at Tennis”

A large and lively centerfold showing men and women playing tennis — fashion, sport, and social life of the 1880s combined.

⭐ Full Page — “Leading Players at the Orange Lawn Tennis Tournament”

Seven portraits of top tennis athletes of the day — each individually captioned.

These two pages together make this one of the better tennis issues of Harper’s Weekly.


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⛏️ Five Engravings — Work on the North River Tunnel (Hudson River)

Excellent industrial and engineering content showing construction techniques beneath the Hudson River:

Tunnel lining

Working chambers

Vertical and horizontal sections

Crews at work


These are strong pieces for engineering and transportation collectors.


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🇺🇸 Supplement — Constitutional Convention Figures (1787)

The additional supplement includes:

Portraits of notable Founding-era statesmen

Contextual history of the Constitutional Convention

Biographical sketches


Perfect for framing or teaching.


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📣 Additional Content & Victorian Advertising

Includes serialized writing, domestic news, editorials, and full pages of Victorian-era advertisements featuring:

Knabe pianos

Pears soap

Epps’s cocoa

Westinghouse Automatic Engine

Fashion & corsetry

Patent medicines

Illustrated retail ads


Ads in this era make excellent framing material.


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📏 Size

Approx. 16" x 11"


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🧭 Condition — VG

Clean pages with strong impressions

Light spine chips from past binding (typical for unbound Harper’s issues)

Mild edge wear

No major tears, writing, or repairs


A solid, display-worthy example, especially with the Remington cover.


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🖼️ Archival Framing Available

Museum-grade framing available for:
✔ Remington cover
✔ Amsterdam vignette page
✔ Tennis centerfold
✔ Hudson River tunnel engravings
✔ Constitutional Convention portraits

Includes acid-free matting + UV-protective acrylic.


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🔎 Perfect For:

Frederic Remington collectors

Western Americana enthusiasts

Tennis & sports art collectors

Engineering & tunnel history collectors

Amsterdam / Dutch history fans

American history & patriotic décor

Antique illustration lovers

Interior decorators

Gift buyers



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📦 Shipping

Ships flat, protected between archival boards and rigid packaging.