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🗞️ HARPERS WEEKLY · September 29, 1860
Complete Issue · New historically exceptional issue — the first published report of General William Walkers execution in Honduras, published just seventeen days after his death; two full-page illustrations of Benedict Arnolds treason and the capture of Major André on their exact 80th anniversaries; Garibaldis Calabrian landing; and a China war map. A primary document of the end of Americas most notorious filibuster career, combined with a remarkable Revolutionary War anniversary WILLIAM WALKER — THE FIRST DEATH THREE-PARAGRAPH REPORT AND ONE-PARAGRAPH FOLLOW-UP — DEATH OF GENERAL WILLIAM WALKER — "THE END OF WALKER"
The first published report of the death of General William Walker — the Tennessee-born filibuster who had conquered Nicaragua in 1856, reinstated slavery, made English an official language, briefly received U.S. recognition from the Pierce administration, and attempted a final conquest of Honduras before being captured by the Royal Navys HMS Icarus and handed to Honduran authorities for execution by firing squad on September 12, 1860. This Harpers Weekly text — a three-paragraph report of his death plus a separate one-paragraph note titled "The End of Walker" — is a primary document of one of the most extraordinary and controversial careers in 19th-century American history. Just one week earlier (September 22), Harpers Weekly had reported Walker "pushed out of Truxillo" with facial injuries, unaware he was already dead — making this the follow-up that revealed his fate to the American public for the first time. Together the two consecutive issues form a complete primary document of Walkers last days and death. A significant piece of American filibuster history, Southern expansionism, and Central American BENEDICT ARNOLD — 80TH TWO FULL PAGES — "THE TREASON OF ARNOLD ON THE NIGHT OF SEPT. 21, 1780" AND "THE CAPTURE OF ANDRÉ, SEPT. 23, 1780"
Two full-page illustrations commemorating the 80th anniversaries of Benedict Arnolds treason and the capture of Major John André — published on the exact anniversary dates of the most infamous act of treason in American history. Arnold had met with British spy Major André at West Point on September 21, 1780, passing him documents revealing the plans for the fortresss surrender; André was captured by three American militiamen on September 23 near Tarrytown, New York, the documents discovered in his boot. André was hanged as a spy on October 2; Arnold escaped to British lines and lived in infamy. Published in September 1860 — eighty years later almost to the day — as the nation was itself on the verge of the greatest act of national treason since Arnold, these two illustrations carry extraordinary resonance. A vivid and significant pair of Revolutionary War history INSIDE THE ONE-THIRD PAGE — "LANDING OF A PARTY OF GARIBALDIANS IN CALABRIA ON THE NIGHT OF AUGUST 9-10, 1860"
A one-third page illustration of Garibaldis forces crossing from Sicily to the Italian mainland at Calabria — the moment the Expedition of the Thousand became an invasion of continental Italy, opening the road to Naples and the completion of Italian unification. A significant piece of Risorgimento history.🗺️ FULL PAGE — "MAP OF THE SEAT OF WAR IN CHINA — PROVINCE AND GULF OF PE-CHILI"
A full-page map of the Chinese theater of the Second Opium War — showing the Pe-Chili (Bohai) Gulf region where the Anglo-French expedition of 1860 was advancing on Beijing. A significant piece of Chinese and Victorian imperial military cartography.🌉 FRONT PAGE — "THE WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT BRIDGE" — WASHINGTON, D.C.
A front-page illustration of the Washington Aqueduct Bridge — a significant piece of Washington, D.C. engineering and infrastructure history, capturing one of the capitals great mid-19th century engineering photograph every page of every issue so you can inspect the condition closely before purchasing. Please review all images carefully and dont hesitate to ask any questions — Im happy to provide additional detail or close-up shots of any page, illustration, or area of concern before you ········ Harpers Weekly
Date ··············· September 29, 1860
City ──────────── New York
Format ············· Illustrated newspaper, complete in 16 SHIPPING & Stored in an acid-free protective bag and flat-shipped in a padded envelope with heavy cardboard reinforcement
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