The Civil War in America... Early prints of Sacramento, California...

Item # 700137

March 29, 1862

THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, March 29, 1862 The front page has a print: "Armstrong Guns Packed on Sleighs in the Ordnance Yard, St. John New Brunswick, in Readiness to be Taken Overland to Canada".
Among the prints within are two more prints on: "Reinforcements for Canada...". Also a full page print: "Breaking Up of the Ice at New York: A View from the East River"; a full page: "The Civil War In America - Confederate Prisoners in Camp Georgia, Roanoke Island". Also an early print on California: "The Recent Floods In Sacramento Valley, California. The Corner of L and Fourth Streets, Sacramento City: View Through L St. Eastwards". And the back page has 3 more prints on: "The Recent Floods in Sacramento Valley, California" with much text.
England had a vested interest in the Civil War, supporting the Confederacy because of its great need for Southern cotton.
The complete issue, with Supplement, very nice condition.