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702561

Letter from John Wesley... State of affairs in Pennsylvania...

Item #702561
THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, March, 1756  Among the articles within is a "Letter from Mr. Wesley Confirming the Yorkshire Earthquake", signed by him in type: John Wesley, the noted evangelist and founder of Methodism.

Also: "Of the Cultivation of Exotics" which concerns the red cedar & other trees in America. Another article taking over 3 pages is "A Dia... See More  

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701958

New Yorkers pledge allegiance to the King... Why America will fail in the war...

Item #701958
GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, May, 1777  Several pages are taken up with the: "Proceedings in the Present Session of Parliament" which includes talk of the Revolutionary War, including: "...Among other melancholy effects of the present impolitic civil war, he said, the loss of the American trade was one of the greatest...Governor Johnstone said, America was lost, he feared,... See More  

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$75.00
701522

Great map of America & the West Indies...

Item #701522
THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, February, 1762 



* Very early Southern America map w/ West Indies



Certainly the prime feature of this early magazine is the terrific & very displayable foldout map titled: "An Accurate Map of the West Indies with the Adjacent Coast" as noted in the ornate cartouche. This map shows much of present-day Georgia & Florida to present-day... See More  

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$415.00
700671

Huge map of the Mississippi River dated June 1, 1775...

Item #700671

January 01, 1783

COURSE of the RIVER MISSISSIPI, from the Balise to Fort Chartres; Taken on an Expedition to the Illinois, in the latter end of the Year 1763 by Lieut. Ross of the 34th Regiment: Improved from the Surveys of that River made by the French".

London, Printed for Robt. Sayer No. 53 in 'Fleet Street, Published as the Act directs, 11 June 1775" 



A noted map dealer desc
... See More  

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$3,450.00
700647

Short-lived title from a Texas town with a rich history...

Item #700647

April 05, 1892

VELASCO DAILY TIMES, Texas, April 5, 1892 



* Rare Southwestern title

* Possibly the first time offered anywhere (see note)




A rare title as it existed for less than six months.

Velasco was a town in Texas that was later annexed by the city of Freeport. Founded in 1831, Velasco is situated on the east side of the Brazos River four miles from the Gulf of Mexico. The town's early hist... See More  

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$52.00
700298

From the "heyday" of Asbury Park and Ocean Grove, New Jersey...

Item #700298

July 28, 1888

THE DAILY PRESS, Asbury Park & Ocean Grove, New Jersey, July 28, 1888 



* From this tourist mecca of the 19th century
* Famous hotels in illustrated ads


An interesting newspaper from these once-famous vacation meccas on the Jersey coast, containing various news of the day with an emphasis on tourism-related items. Page 2 has: "History of Asbury Park" taking ov
... See More  

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$34.00
700186

1872 slave trade in Egypt...

Item #700186

October 16, 1872

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 16, 1872



* Slavery in Nineteenth Century Egypt



Page 5 has a a large map headed: "THE NILE SLAVE DISTRICT" and more. Also a one column heading: "THE SLAVE TRADE" with many subheads. (see images)

Complete with all 12 pages, nice condition.

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699527

The French in Mexico, featuring a map...

Item #699527

January 29, 1863

NEW YORK HERALD, Jan. 29, 1863  



* Front Page Map of Mexico

* Port Hudson MS

* Vicksburg, Mississippi




The front page has a large map headed: "THE FRENCH IN MEXICO. Operations of the French Army--The Route of the Troops from Vera Cruz to the Mexican Capital" with related front page heads as well.

There are also front page Civil War reports including: "Rebel Army Under G... See More  

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698416

Monitor versus Merrimac... Map of New Madrid...

Item #698416

March 15, 1862

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 15, 1862    



* Battle of Hampton Roads, Virginia

* Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack (CSS Virginia)

* Civil War ironclads




Page 5 contains some historic one column headlines including: "The Damages To The Merrimac," "The Condition of the Minnesota," "The Merrimac Hemmed In,"  "The War In the South-West," "... See More  

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697924

Map of the Caribbean island of Tobago...

Item #697924
GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE SUPPLEMENT, London, For the Year 1778  This "Supplement" issue was published at the end of the year, and from the midst of the Revolutionary War.

The best item in this issue is the very nice foldout map titled: "A Map of the Island of TOBAGO, Drawn from an Actual Survey by Thos. Bowen 1779". The map is quite detailed and measures 8 1/2 by 10 1/2 i... See More  

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697732

Indians... The fire department...

Item #697732

January 13, 1866

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Jan. 13, 1866  The full front page is a nice illus. of: "Edwin Forrest Booth" from a Brady photograph.

The highly sought-after great doublepage centerfold: "Metropolitan Fire Department" is very displayable with many vignettes on the N.Y. fire dept. in action issue.  Also:  "Mounted Messengers Attacked by Indians on the Plains... See More  

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$155.00
697602

Battle of Dettingen: last time a British King led troops into battle...

Item #697602
THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, July, 1743 



* Battle of Dettingen

* King George II

* Last British monarch

* to lead army in battle




Much on the Battle of Dettington - the
last time that a British monarch, George II, personally led his troops into battle (see images).

One of the article is titled: "Objections to Mr. Yate's Theory of Comets" which include
... See More  

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697456

Many prints on the Civil War...

Item #697456

January 11, 1862

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 11, 1862  The full front page is a print captioned: "Sinking The Stone Fleet In Charleston Harbor". Inside has a full page: "The Battle of Dranesville"; a full page with 6 prints of: "In & About Port Royal, South Carolina"; a full page with 2 prints of: "The Defenses of Washington--Fort Lyon, on the Heights of Hunti... See More  

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697397

Great issue on the siege and fall of Charleston to the British....

Item #697397

June 01, 1780

THE LONDON MAGAZINE, England, June, 1780  



* Fall of Charleston, South Carolina

* General Sir Henry Clinton




Inside has a full page: "Description of the Island of Skie or Skye, In Scotland". The mentioned map is lacking.

Near the back are 4 1/2 pages of reports headed: "American Affairs" which contain terrific detail on not only the British siege of Charleston, but ... See More  

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697367

Skating... Cotton plantation scenes...

Item #697367

February 02, 1867

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 2, 1867  The front page features two views of the: "St. John, New Brunswick, Skating Rink" building.

A great, tipped-in (no binding holes), doublepage centerfold: "Scenes on a Cotton Plantation" includes twelve prints, most showing Blacks at various chores including picking, hoeing & with the cotton gin.

Other prints include: &... See More  

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$101.00
697215

Foldout map of France... Canada content...

Item #697215
THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, January, 1747 



* Foldout map of France



Certainly the prime feature of this issue is the very nice foldout map titled in the cartouche: "FRANCE With Its Acquired Territories In Germany, and the Netherlands...".

This map shows considerable detail including a close-up view of the harbor & town of Toulon. The map also shows the so
... See More  

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697087

General Sherman enters Savannah, Georgia...

Item #697087

January 14, 1865

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 14, 1865 



* Fall of Savannah, Georgia

* General William T. Sherman

* American Civil War prints




The front page is taken up with two prints: "Ordnance Stores Captured with Fort McAllister--Lieutenant Spencer's Headquarters" and "General Sherman's Army Entering Savannah, Georgia".

Several full page plates including: &qu... See More  

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696936

Civil War map of Virginia... First Battle of Rappahannock Station...

Item #696936

August 28, 1862

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Aug. 28, 1862  



* First Battle of Rappahannock Station

* General Stonewall Jackson




The front page features a large Civil War map headed: "The Field Of Operations In Virginia". Nice column heads on the war include: "The War In Virginia" 'The Intentions of Gen. Lee" "The Junction of the Armies" & more.

Eight pages, bit of foxi... See More  

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696933

Capture of New Orleans!

Item #696933

April 28, 1862

NEW YORK TIMES, April 28, 1862  



* Capture of New Orleans, Louisiana

* General Benjamin Butler takes over




This issue reports one of the more significant events of the Civil War: the capture of New Orleans, the Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi.

With this important event the northern forces were well on their way towards controlling the very strategic Mississippi River corridor... See More  

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696871

Slaves fleeing into Union camps...

Item #696871

January 31, 1863

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Jan. 31, 1863  The full front page is a print: "Army Beef" showing soldiers shooting cattle, with 2 smaller vignettes.

Inside has a full page: "Contrabands Coming Into Camp in Consequence of the Proclamation", referring to the recent Emancipation Proclamation. It shows many African-Americans and presumed slaves. Also a full page with 2 print... See More  

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695917

Foldout map of Eastern Europe...

Item #695917
THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, March, 1739 Map Only



* Foldout map of Eastern Europe

* 18th century original




Nice foldout map of Eastern Europe showing what would seem to be portions of Ukraine, Turkey, and vicinity (see photos). This is only the second fold-out map offered in Gentleman's Magazines.

Although it is missing small sections of the top corners, has a small p
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695622

The fall of Richmond... Very graphic...

Item #695622

April 04, 1865

NEW-YORK TRIBUNE, April 4, 1865  



* The fall of Richmond, the Confederate capital

* Terrific heraldic eagle & map for display




See the photos for this terrific and extremely graphic issue reporting the capture of Richmond, which essentially meant the end of the Confederacy. Lee would surrender to Grant at Appomattox just 5 days later.

The first column heads read: "VIR
... See More  

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695473

1873 Polaris expedition to North Pole..

Item #695473

June 29, 1873

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 29, 1873



* Polaris expedition to North Pole



The front page has a nice map headed
: "The Route Of The Polaris" Also a one column heading: "THE POLARIS MYSTERY" with subheads. Lengthy text continues on the next page.

Complete with 12 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.... See More  

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695329

Front page Civil War reports... Back page map...

Item #695329

June 26, 1862

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, June 26, 1862  The back page features a very nice: "Map Showing the New Route to New York, and its Connections" showing the Phila. area plus New York City & the places between.

The front page has column heads on the Civil War including: "LATE WAR NEWS" "From General McCellan's Grand Army" "A Check to Jackson Raids"
... See More  

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695317

Huge map, plus Lincoln's state of the union address...

Item #695317

December 04, 1861

NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 4, 1861  A terrific display issue as over half of the front page is taken up with a huge Civil War map with a heading in perhaps the largest size type I have seen from this era: "THE NATIONAL LINES BEFORE WASHINGTON." with subhead: "A Map Exhibiting the Defences of the National Capital, and Positions of the Several Divisions of the Grand Union Army."

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695307

Much on the Civil War... Civil War map of Acquia Creek...

Item #695307

June 01, 1861

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 1, 1861  



* Battle of Aquia Creek Civil War map

* Union Navy gunboats vs. Confederate batteries

* One of the first battles of the war




The format of this title at this time was advertisements on the front page with the wealth of Civil War reporting on inside pages. 

The back page includes a Civil War map headed: "Acquia Creek and Its Environs" wit... See More  

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695306

Map of Port Royal, South Carolina... Slaver is convicted...

Item #695306

November 15, 1861

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Nov. 15, 1861  The format of this title at this time was advertisements on the front page with the wealth of Civil War reporting on inside pages.

The back page features a nice Civil War map headed: "PORT ROYAL" and captioned at the bottom of it: "Scene And Plan of The Battle" followed by descriptive text.

Much war reporting inside with column heads incl... See More  

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695300

Civil War map, plus a map of Fort Craig, New Mexico... An ad for John Wilkes Booth...

Item #695300

March 17, 1862

NEW YORK HERALD, March 17, 1862 



* Rare hand drawn military map

* Battle of Pea Ridge Missouri

* Battle of Valverde - Fort Craig

* New Mexico Territory




The front page features a large map headed: "THE REBEL BATTERIES ON THE LOWER POTOMAC." "Facsimile of a Plan of the Batteries & Encampments on the Lower Potomac Picked Up in the Rebel Camp By Our Troops."

Fron... See More  

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$63.00
695274

Two front page Civil War maps...

Item #695274

February 13, 1862

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Feb. 13, 1862  A very graphic & displayable issue as the front page features not one but two Civil War maps, one captioned: "Albemarle Sound & the Point of Attack of the Federal Fleet", with related text, and the other headed: "Roanoke Island".

Both the first and last columns have nice stacks of Civil War headlines including: "VICTORY! ... See More  

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695255

Fighting in Kentucky: map of Bowling Green...

Item #695255

February 16, 1862

NEW YORK HERALD, Feb . 16, 1862 



* Bowling Green, Kentucky map



The front page is dominated by a very large Civil War map headed: "THE EVACUATION OF BOWLING GREEN".

Front paged column heads include: "Important From Kentucky" "The Evacuation of Bowling Green Confirmed" "Movements of the Rebel Troops" "Trouble Among the Rebel Generals" &qu... See More  

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695198

Eleven Civil War newspapers with front page maps...

Item #695198

March 24, 1862

This is a damaged lot of eleven Civil War issues of the famous titles: New York Herald, New York Tribune, and Philadelphia Inquirer. Each has a front page Civil War map but each issue is damaged by tears, stains, margin chipping with some loss, perhaps a missing leaf, loose at the spine, separation at the central fold, etc. Map issues are typically priced in the $40 - $55 range when in good condit... See More  

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695197

Eleven Civil War newspapers with front page maps...

Item #695197

March 24, 1862

This is a damaged lot of eleven Civil War issues of the famous titles: New York Herald, New York Tribune, and Philadelphia Inquirer. Each has a front page Civil War map (one has a print of a general; no map) but each issue is damaged by tears, stains, margin chipping with some loss, loose at the spine, separation at the central fold, perhaps a missing leaf, etc. Map issues are typically priced in ... See More  

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694426

Oswego in the French & Indian War... Large map of Europe... Judaica item...

Item #694426
THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, October, 1756 



* Great & quite large map of Europe

* Oswego - French & Indian War

* Judaica - Jewish content




The prime feature would be the very nice & large foldout map titled in the cartouche: "A New & Correct CHART  of  EUROPE..." which shows all of Europe as well as Iceland, Russia, North Africa, a... See More  

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694072

George Washington at age 22... Great map of America...

Item #694072
THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, England, July, 1754 



* Great American colonies mid-18th century map

* Future general & president George Washington 




Inside has the continuation of an Account of the Encroachments made by the French on the British Settlements in America. In the account are the various measures taken by the British to prevent the encroachments, incl
... See More  

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$750.00
693865

Four Civil War maps, one consumes a full page...

Item #693865

May 09, 1863

NEW YORK HERALD, May 9, 1863  



* New York Harbor defenses

* Battle of Chancellorsville - Virginia

* Four American Civil War maps




The 
front page features a nice & very detailed Civil War map headed: "DEFENSE OF NEW YORK HARBOR" which shows Sandy Hook, Brooklyn, Coney Island, Staten Island and more.

A smaller map is on page 3:
"Scene of... See More  

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693852

Civil War map of the Vicksburg vicinity...

Item #693852

July 09, 1862

NEW YORK HERALD, July 9, 1862  



* Vicksburg MS Mississippi

* Seven Days battles

* General George McClellan




The front page is dominated by a very large & detailed Civil War map headed: "IMPORTANT OPERATIONS AT VICKSBURG" with subhead: "The New Mode of Punishing Rebels--Altering the Channel of the Mississippi--Setting Vicksburg Back a Little".

Among the column h... See More  

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693830

The Seven Days' Battles, with a large map...

Item #693830

July 04, 1862

NEW YORK HERALD, July 4, 1862 The front page is dominated by a very large Civil War map headed: "M'CLELLAN'S NEW FIELD OF OPERATIONS. The Line of March to the James River--The Battle Fields of Monday & Tuesday, June 30 and July 1, 1862".

Half of the first column is taken up with Civil War heads including: "M'Clellan's Operations" "Six Battles in Six Da... See More  

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693805

Civil War map of a naval battle near Fort Pillow...

Item #693805

May 18, 1862

NEW YORK HERALD, May 18, 1862  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Important From South Carolina" "Effects of the Abolition Edict of General Hunter" "The Contrabands Eschew a military Life" "Heroism Of Nine Colored Seamen" and more.

Perhaps the best content is the back page Civil War map headed: "GUNBOAT FIGHT NEAR FORT PILLOW... See More  

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693197

Lincoln's adversary for the Presidency...

Item #693197

September 17, 1864

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 17, 1864  The full front page is a very dramatic print: "Harry Davis Capturing the Battle Flag of the 13th Louisiana Regiment, at the Battle of Ezra Church". 

Other prints within include: "Admiral Farragut's Fleet Bombarding Fort Morgan" "Rear-Admiral David G. Farragut, U.S.N." "View of Petersburg, Virginia,... See More  

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693071

Battle of Solferino w/ map...

Item #693071

July 07, 1859

THE NEW YORK HERALD, July 7, 1859



* Battle of Solferino, Italy

* Second Italian War of Independence




The front page has one column headings: "Another Terrible Battle and Another French Victory" "Upwards of Four Hundred Thousand Men on the Field of Battle" and more. (see)

Other news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, nice condition.... See More  

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$34.00
692756

From the "heyday" of Asbury Park, New Jersey...

Item #692756

August 10, 1888

THE DAILY PRESS, Asbury Park & Ocean Grove, New Jersey, Aug. 10, 1888 



* From this tourist mecca of the 19th century
* Famous hotels in illustrated ads


An interesting newspaper from these once-famous vacation meccas on the Jersey coast, containing various news of the day with an emphasis on tourism-related items. Page 2 has: "History of Asbury Park" taking ov
... See More  

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692097

Battle of Mill Spring... Nice foldout Civil War map...

Item #692097

February 08, 1862

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Feb. 8, 1862



* Battle of Mill Springs - Kentucky

* General Felix Zollicoffer killed




The front page shows: "The War In Kentucky--Battle of Mill Spring--Conveying the Dead Body of the Rebel General Zollicoffer...". The doublepage centerfold is a dramatic print of: "Battle of Mill Spring...Near Jamestown...".

Other prints within in... See More  

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691758

Defending the criticisms of Jews...

Item #691758
THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, March, 1731  This is just the third issue of this extremely successful magazine. Several editions of the first several issues were printed in the early 1730's so as to provide complete sets to customers as the success of the magazine grew, and based on the note at the bottom of the title/contents page this is the "Third Edition".

Most notab... See More  

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$64.00
691460

Map of the Vicksburg vicinity...

Item #691460

July 13, 1862

NEW YORK HERALD July 13, 1862  The front page features a nice & detailed Civil War map headed: "The Bombardment Of Vicksburg - Location of the City & the New Canal--Present Position of the Union Fleets." 

There are many ftpg. column on the Civil War including: "The Siege of Vicksburg" "Sketch of Vicksburg & Surrounding Country" "Strength of... See More  

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691247

Lincoln's second inauguration...

Item #691247

March 06, 1865

NEW YORK HERALD, March 6, 1865



* Abraham Lincoln 2nd inauguration

* Closing weeks of the Civil War

* Assassination nears




Page 4 headlines at the top of last column about the second inauguration of Abraham Lincoln include: "INAUGURATION" "Our Report of the Second Installation of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States" "Scenes at the White House in the Str... See More  

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691152

Large front page Civil War map...

Item #691152

July 01, 1862

NEW YORK TIMES, July 1, 1862



* Seven Days Battles w/ large map

* George McClellan vs. Robert E. Lee




 Much of the front page is taken up with a large and very detailed Civil War map headed: "Locality of Last Week's Manoeuvres & Battles Before Richmond".

First column heads include: "Affairs Before Richmond" "Details of the Events of Thursday, Friday &... See More  

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691150

Battle of Shiloh... Capture of Island No. 10, with a map...

Item #691150

April 15, 1862

NEW YORK HERALD, April 15, 1862 



* Battle of Shiloh - Pittsburg Landing

* Battle of Island Number Ten - Tennessee




The front page is dominated by a large & very detailed Civil War map headed: "THE IMPORTANT OPERATIONS ON THE MISSISSIPPI. Appearance of Island No. 10---The Gunboats, Transports, Land Batteries, etc. at the Time of the Surrender."

Also, the last column has a... See More  

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691149

Three maps and a diagram...

Item #691149

May 13, 1862

NEW YORK HERALD, May 13, 1862 



* Bottoms Bridge - Chickahominy River

* General George B. McClellan




The front page is dominated by a nice, detailed Civil War map headed: "THE BATTLE FIELD IN VIRGINIA - The Area of General McClellan's Operations--Bottom's Bridge on the Chickahominy." Column heads as well including: "State of Things In Richmond" "Starvatio... See More  

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690480

From the "heyday" of Asbury Park, New Jersey...

Item #690480

August 07, 1888

THE DAILY PRESS, Asbury Park & Ocean Grove, New Jersey, Aug. 7, 1888 



* From this tourist mecca of the 19th century
* Famous hotels in illustrated ads


An interesting newspaper from these once-famous vacation meccas on the Jersey coast, containing various news of the day with an emphasis on tourism-related items.

Page 2 has a continuation of: "History of Asbury
... See More  

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$29.00
690319

Uriah Levy's death report... 1st Jewish commodore of U.S. Navy...

Item #690319

March 24, 1862

NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, March 24, 1862



* Uriah P. Levy death (1st report)

* 1st Jewish commodore of U.S. Navy

* American Civil War - Jews




The most notable content within this issue is the very brief, but historic page 3 report of the death of Commodore (Admiral) Uriah P. Levy, the first U.S. Jewish Commodore, War of 1812 hero, and credited for abolishing the disciplinary procedure of flogg... See More  

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$260.00
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