ILLUSTRATED NEWS, New York, April 9, 1853  Formatted much like Harper's Weekly, but published 4 years previous to the more famous title. P.T. Barnum was a "Special Partner" in this publication as noted on one of the back pages.
Prints within include: "The Gardener Trial: Scene in the Courtroom, Washington"; 3 prints showing: "Illustrations of the Shad Fishery" "Destruction of the American Clipper Ship Golden Light" "River Side, New Jersey - The Residence of Bishop Diane" "M. Vanderbilt's New Steam Yacht, North Star" "Cornelius Vanderbilt" "Diver & Apparatus" and a nice back page print: "Plunder of the American Schooner, Susan Sturges, By Indians on the Northwest Coast".
Sixteen pages, good condition.