1860 Montreal Three Views Centerfold, Central Park Iron Bridge, Syria — Aug 18

🗞️ HARPER'S WEEKLY · August 18, 1860
Complete Issue · New York

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A varied and visually appealing Antebellum issue — a double-page centerfold of three views of Montreal, the Central Park iron bridge over the skating pond on the front page, horses from four continents, and Deir el-Qamar in Syria. Strong content for Canadian history collectors, Central Park history enthusiasts, and equestrian history lovers.

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🍁 MONTREAL — THREE GENERAL VIEWS
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🏙️ DOUBLE-PAGE CENTERFOLD — "GENERAL VIEWS OF THE CITY OF MONTREAL, CANADA" — THREE VIEWS WITH TEXT
A double-page centerfold of three general views of Montreal — published at a significant moment in the city's history, as the Prince of Wales was preparing his celebrated 1860 tour of Canada and Montreal was preparing for the royal visit. Montreal in 1860 was the largest and most important city in British North America — its port, its grand commercial streets, its Catholic churches and Protestant institutions, and its distinctive blend of French and English cultures making it one of the most fascinating cities in North America. The three views capture the city in its full Victorian grandeur — the St. Lawrence River, the Notre-Dame Basilica, the Lachine Canal — seven years before Canadian Confederation would transform the political landscape. A beautiful, significant, and very frameable piece of Canadian and Montreal history.

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🌿 CENTRAL PARK — THE IRON BRIDGE
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🌉 FRONT PAGE — "OUR CENTRAL PARK — THE IRON BRIDGE OVER THE SKATING POND"
A front-page illustration of the iron bridge over Central Park's skating pond — one of the elegant decorative iron bridges that Olmsted and Vaux incorporated into the park's design as aesthetic focal points and functional crossings. The skating pond — made famous by Homer's celebrated centerfold of January 28, 1860 — was one of the most popular features of the young park, and this iron bridge illustration captures the park's infrastructure at its most picturesque. A charming and significant piece of Central Park history and Olmsted-Vaux landscape architecture history.

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🐎 A HORSE CONGRESS
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🐎 FULL PAGE — "A HORSE CONGRESS — DELEGATES FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE GLOBE"
A full-page illustration of horse breeds from the four corners of the world — Arabian, Thoroughbred, draft, and other breeds shown together in a visual celebration of equine diversity. A vivid and charming piece of Victorian equestrian and natural history illustration.

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🕌 DEIR EL-QAMAR IN SYRIA
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🏘️ HALF PAGE — "DHEIR-EL-KAMAR, IN SYRIA"
A half-page illustration of Deir el-Qamar — the historic mountain village in Mount Lebanon that had been at the center of the 1860 Druze-Christian conflict, a predominantly Christian Druze town that had been attacked during the massacre. A significant piece of Lebanese and Middle Eastern history.

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I photograph every page of every issue so you can inspect the condition closely before purchasing. Please review all images carefully and don't hesitate to ask any questions — I'm happy to provide additional detail or close-up shots of any page, illustration, or area of concern before you buy.

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Publication ········ Harper's Weekly
Date ··············· August 18, 1860
City ··············· New York
Format ············· Illustrated newspaper, complete in 16 pages

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