Unattributed “The Fishing Village of Nauvoo, New Jersey”/“The Toilers of the Sea-Fisherman at Nauvoo Launching their Boats at Daybreak.” [Sea Bright]

Unattributed.  “The Fishing Village of Nauvoo, New Jersey”/“The Toilers of the Sea-Fisherman at Nauvoo Launching their Boats at Daybreak.”  [Sea Bright]  From Harper’s Weekly. 

New York: August 22, 1868.  9 x 13 ¾.  Wood engraving.  Very good condition.

In its day, Harpers Weekly was one of the best sources for lively, informative images of America and it remains so, today.  Each issue was filled with popular genre and detailed historical prints through which much of the country got its visual information about their world.  Views of American landscapes were among the most popular of prints of the period, and this is a particularly nice example of that genre.