Historic Examples of Southern Chivalry, Illustrated by Thomas Nast - Dedicated to Jeff Davis
New York: Harper, 1863.
Map. Woodcut engraving. Sheet measures 15 5/8" x 21 5/8"
This scathing double-page illustration dedicated to Confederate President Jefferson Davis was published amidst the Civil War, in the February 7, 1863 issue of New York-based magazine Harper's Weekly. It depicts various atrocities committed by Southerners, such as "Firing on US. Hospitals," "Throwing Sick and Wounded U.S. Soldiers in the Road to Die," "Massacre of Negroes at Murfreesboro Pike," "The Murder of Gen. Robert L. M'Cook" and more. This propaganda piece served to sway public opinion against the Confederacy, depicting Southern culture as violent and immoral. In very good condition. Centerfold as issued.
Thomas Nast was a political cartoonist and illustrator; credited with devising elephant and donkey symbols of Republican and Democratic parties, and with creating American image of Santa Claus. He largely featured Catholicism and the papacy in Rome, Irish-Americans, and corrupt Democratic politicians (namely Boss Tweed and the Tammany Hall institution). This is a great example of his work.
Harper's Weekly was a New York-based illustrated political magazine published from 1857 until 1916. The magazine featured foreign and domestic news, fiction, essays on many subjects, and humor. Its most well-known contributor was Thomas Nast, who made his career doing political cartoons for the publication. Binding: Unbound
Language: English
Price: $150.00
Item #333132