Historic Newspapers: Queens of England

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, April 23-27, 1685

• Coronation of King James II and Queen Mary
• Best publication to be had - very rare as such

This is one of the more desirable & historic events of the

London pamphlet from 1707

• Sir William Dawes, 3rd Baronet
• King William III of England

The full title page notes in part: "A SERMON Preach'd before KING WILLIAM at Kensington, January 1701" with more,

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, May 5, 1707

• "The Acts of Union" ratification
• The creation of "Great Britain"
• England & Scotland merger

The front page begins with an announcement from Whitehall, in

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, October 27, 1707

• First Parliament of Great Britain

A very historic issue as the front page reports on the very first session of Parliament of the newly-created Parliament

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, July 22, 1708  Over half of the front page is taken up with: "By the Queen, A PROCLAMATION For a Publick Thanksgiving" and: "By the Queen, A PROCLAMATION For A General

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Aug. 10, 1710  The back page has a notable report: "The Queen hath been pleased to appoint the Honourable Lord Archibald Hamilton to be Captain-General and Governor in

THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, May, 1744  Over 13 pages at the beginning of the issue are taken up with reports on events in Parliament under the guise of: "Proceedings & Debates in the Senate of

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, March 25, 1758  Over half of page 4 is taken up with an article by the famed Jonathan Swift, titled: "The Secret Reasons for First Laying a Duty Upon Newspapers" which

THE LONDON CHRONICLE: or, UNIVERSAL EVENING POST, London, Sept. 29, 1761

• George III of the United Kingdom

The front page begins the report on the coronation of King George III. "This day his Majesty

THE PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST, Philadelphia, March 30, 1776

• American Revolutionary War
• Great year to have (1776)
• Benjamin Franklin song

The front page begins with a wonderful letter beginning; "The

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Nov. 27, 1781

• Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown
• Revolutionary War ending
• Historic item - 1st report

This is one of the more noteworthy issues of the Chronicle for the

MERCURY AND NEW-ENGLAND PALLADIUM, Boston, Feb. 23, 1802.

• DeWitt Clinton
• Senate

A page 3 item says: "DeWitt Clinton, is appointed a member of the Senate...for the State of New York. A report states

THE TIMES, London, July 10, 1837

• William IV of the United Kingdom

This venerable British newspaper has all columns on all pages black-bordered for the death & funeral of King William IV. Pages 4 & 5

THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, July 26, 1856

This item is a double page centerfold print only. The print is of: "The Queen's Birthday--The 'James Watt' Man of War--Colours Flying and Manned

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 7, 1857   This is the volume one, number six issue as this famous title didn't begin publication until January, 1857.
Page 3 not only has a nice article on the

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 28, 1857  Several illustrations from Australia's gold fields including scenes captioned: 'Going to the Diggings' 'Gold Fields on Mt. Alexander' and a view of

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 28, 1857  The volume 1 #13 issue. The front page has some discussion on "The Dred Scott Case" with talk on the supposed decision (which was accurate), and some

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 25, 1857  Most of the front page is taken up with an article: 'The Mormons'. Inside contains several illustrations of Chinese entitled "Some Celestial Paradoxes".

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 9, 1857  From its first year. An article entitled: "The Old Brick Church And Its Pastor" with two illustrations "Gardiner Spring, D.D." and "The Old Brick Church".

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 16, 1857  Four illustrations of: "Rivers and Cities of Nicaragua", including "Junction of the San Carlos and San Juan Rivers", a small illustration of: "Jersey Pearls

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 18, 1857  The front page has a half page illustration of: 'Hebron', being an overview of the city with the accompany article 'Travel Notes in Bible Lands'. Also small

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 29, 1857  The front page features a print of: "Broadway, Opposite the St. Nicholas at Four of the Afternoon" which is somewhat cartoonish.
Prints within include:

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 26, 1857  This issue contains the first report of 'The "Central America", the great ship wreck: "...The catastrophe which we all deplore -- which in the midst of

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 26, 1857  Nice front page illustration and article on: 'The Hon. Stephen A. Douglas'. A two page story entitled: 'The Wonders of Santa Claus' includes eight

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 2, 1858  The front page features a full page print: "New Year's Visiting in New York". Two other nice full page prints inside: "The Birth of the New Year' and 'A

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 27, 1858  Nice front page illustration of: 'Hon. James Orr, of South Carolina, Speaker of the House'. 'Our Sleigh-Drive' includes 3 scenes. 'A Natural Castle in

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 27, 1858  The front page includes a nice illustration of: 'Hon. John Slidell, U.S. Senator from Louisiana'. "His Excellency Rear-Admiral Mohammed Pacha" also

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 3, 1858  The front page Illustration: 'An Auction of Splendid Household Furniture' has an accompanying article entitled "How We Furnished Our House". "Pompey's

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 25, 1859 The front page features a three-quarter page illustration 'Queen Victoria and Her Family at Osborne'. A full page: 'Collision Between the Steamship Edinburgh

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, NY, July 21, 1860  Front pg has two nice illustrations: "Mr. Chenery's Stables at Belmont, Massachusetts, Where the Cattle Disease--Pleuro-Pheumonia--First Appeared" and

THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Feb. 23, 1861  The front page is taken up with two interesting China-themed prints: "PEKING CAB" and "AMUSEMENTS ON ICE", with related text on page 171.
There

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 2, 1861  The full front page is a very nice illustration captioned: "Abraham Lincoln, The President Elect, Addressing The People From the Astor House Balcony".

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 8, 1861  The front page shows: "Uniforms of the Fifth Regiment New York Volunteers, Colonel Duryee, Now at Fortress Monroe". Also in this issue is a Winslow Homer

THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, August 24, 1861  The front page features a half-page illustrations "The British Archaeological Association at Exeter: West Screen of Exeter Cathedral". Within

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 2, 1861  The front page is taken up with: "The Rebel Steamer' Merrimac' Razed, and Ironclad" which would figure in the historic battle with the Monitor less than

THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Jan. 4, 1862   The front page has prints: "The Falls of the Riviere Du Loup, In Lower, or Eastern Canada" and: "Riviere Du Loup, or Fraserville, on the St.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 28, 1863  The full front page is a print of: "Major-General Hooker, Commanding the Army of the Potomac". .But perhaps the most notable print is the nice

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 7, 1863  The front page features a full-figure print of: "The Late Nicholas Longworth, the Western Millionaire" with the balance of the front page taken up with an

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 28, 1863  The front page is taken up with: "A Torpedo Exploding Under the 'Montauk' , In the Ogeechee River" and "The Destruction of the 'Nashville' by the Iron-clad

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 27, 1865  The front page features "Lewis Payne the Assassin" under guard, with text headed: "Capture of Davis", "Payne the Assassin" and "President Lincoln's Burial".

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 1, 1865  The front page has 2 prints concerning the dedication of the Bull Run monuments, captioned: "Monument Erected on the Field of the First Battle of Bull Run"

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Aug. 19, 1865  The front page includes prints of: "Emma, Queen Dowager of Hawaii" "Brevet Major-General Nathaniel A. Mills" and "Elisha Kingsland, Chief Engineer of the

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 7, 1865  The front page shows: "The Naval Festival at Portsmouth, England - Arrival of the French Fleet--The 'Solferino' Saluting the English Flag". Other prints

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Nov. 18, 1865  Certainly the most desired print is the half page vertical print showing a baseball game in action, and showing the full expanse of the field with crowd.

(5) HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, a lot of five issues from just after the Civil War. Dates are August 12, August 19, September 23, November 11, and December 2, 1865. A wealth of great prints

ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Feb. 17, 1866  Among the many prints within is a half page: "View in the Cascade Mountains, Oregon" and another half page: "Distant View of Mount St. Helens and the

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 10, 1866 Front full pg. illus. of the "Display of Fire Works in City Hall Park on Washington's Birthday, February 22, 1866." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "John

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 23, 1866  The front page has a nice print captioned: "Wall Street, New York", a street scene bustling with pedestrians and activity. A great issue for any stock

HARPER'S WEEKLY, Aug. 25, 1866 Front full pg. illus. of "The Riot in New Orleans-Murder of the Rev. Mr. Horton in the Vestibule of the Mechanics' Institute." Inside is a full pg. illus. of "Samuel

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 16, 1867 Nice full page: "Indian Delegations at Washington--Presentation to the President"; a half-page: "The Negro at the Ballot Box" shows a Black man voting,