Lot 082 — After the Earthquake at Charleston
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Lot 082 — After the Earthquake at Charleston

Engraved Harper's Weekly page depicting post-earthquake Charleston, framed and matted.

Artist
Unknown engraver (19th-century illustrated newspaper page)
Dimensions
approx. 16 × 20 in overall
Materials
Wood-engraved newspaper page, framed under glass with double mat
From the Captain's Log

This piece was found in the alley. Very nice frame, dark frame, dark mat. It's from Harper's Weekly, and it depicts the scenes after the earthquake that happened in the 1800s, I believe. Very interesting.

— The Captain, Whaleworx

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Description

An engraved newspaper page titled “After the Earthquake at Charleston” from Harper’s Weekly. It features four street scenes, including “Open Air Preaching” and a relief committee wagon, reflecting the aftermath of the earthquake in the 1800s. The right edge prominently displays “Harper’s Weekly.” Matted in a grey-green frame, this old news is well drawn and preserved under glass.

Rescued from obscurity in a South Loop alley, this piece stands ready to weather the winds of history once more, framed in dark wood like a relic from the Nautilus’s library.

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