1861 The Illustrated London News x 4 Pages - American Civil War, Politics (1)

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1. Entrance Hall to An Hotel at Charleston, South Carolina 2. A Scene in the Hall of Representatives Washington 3. The War Excitment in New York: Scene in front of a Fire Engine House 4. View of Richmond, The Capital of Virginia
Cartographer :
- The Illustrated London News (ILN)
Date:
- 1861
Size:
- 16in x 11in (405mm x 280mm)
Ref#:
- 41446, 41275, 41262, 41475
Condition:
- (A+) Fine Condition
Description:
These original antique engravings, views of various American Civil War battles, camps, regiments and incidents, were published in The Illustrated London News (ILN) between 1861 & 1865.
The descriptions are as follows;
1. Feb 2 1861 - Entrance Hall to An Hotel at Charleston, South Carolina
2. April 6 1861 - A Scene in the Hall of Representatives Washington
3. May 25 1861 - The War Excitement in New York: Scene in front of a Fire Engine House
4. June 22 1861 - View of Richmond, The Capital of Virginia
General Definitions:
Paper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable
Paper color : - off white
Age of map color: -
Colors used: -
General color appearance: -
Paper size: - 16in x 11in (405mm x 280mm)
Plate size: - 16in x 11in (405mm x 280mm)
Margins: - Min 1/2in (12mm)
Imperfections:
Margins: - None
Plate area: - None
Verso: - None
Background:
The Illustrated London News (ILN)
In 1842, Herbert Ingram, a young printer and newsagent from Nottingham, arrived in London. As a newsagent he noticed that when on the rare occasions that newspapers included woodcuts, their sales increased. He therefore came to the conclusion that it would be possible to make a good profit from a magazine that included a large number of illustrations.
Herbert Ingram discussed the proposal with his friend, Mark Lemon, the editor of Punch magazine. With Lemon as his chief adviser, the first edition of the Illustrated London News appeared on 14th May 1842. Costing sixpence, the magazine had sixteen pages and thirty-two woodcuts. The first edition included pictures of the war in Afghanistan, a train crash in France, a steamboat explosion in Canada and a fancy dress ball at Buckingham Palace.
Ingram was a staunch Liberal who favored social reform. He announced in the London Illustrated News that the concern of the magazine would be \\\\"with the English poor\\\\" and the \\\\"three essential elements of discussion with us will be the poor laws, the factory laws, and the working of the mining system\\\\". Later Herbert Ingram was to become MP for Boston and until his death in 1860 continued his campaign for social reform in the House of Commons.
The London Illustrated News was an immediate success and the first edition sold 26,000 copies. Within a few months it was selling over 65,000 copies a week. Special events were important to the success of the London Illustrated News. The magazine did very well during the Exhibition 1851 and over 150,000 copies were sold of the edition that reported the funeral of the Duke of Wellington. The Crimean War caused a further boast to sales and by 1863 it was selling over 300,000 copies a week. This was far higher than other journals. For example, newspapers such as the Daily News only sold 6,000 copies at this time, and even the largest selling newspaper, The Times only sold 70,000 copies. In the Christmas Number of The Illustrated London News, 1855, the first pictures in color were published.
In the year 1879, The ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS claimed to be the fastest woodcut-printing establishment in the world. The Ingram Rotary machine had been invented. It printed both sides of the paper at once and turned out 6,500 copies per hour. It required only four men to operate it, whereas thirty men and five machines were needed previously
The ILN held a commanding position in the market place. It was seriously challenged by The GRAPHIC in 1870. Although it never reached the circulation of the ILN. it did take a good market share until the turn of the century.
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