1854 Pre-Civil War View of Harpers Ferry West Virginia

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1854 View of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia by Herrmann Meyer
"HARPERS'S FERRY"
(Drawn After Nature)"

This beautiful steel engraving appeared in "Meyer's Universum" by Herrmann Meyer, published 1854 in New York, 164 William Street.

The Bibliographischen Instituts in Hildburghausen (Germany) was created in 1826 by Joseph Meyer. From 1833 to 1864, Joseph Meyer issued a journal, Meyer's Universum, containing text and steel engravings of all parts of the world. Some of those engravings appeared in the 52-volume "Conversations Lexicon" (1840 - 1855). The Institute also issued "Meyer's Travel Guide" and many editions of "Meyer's Atlas". Herrmann Julius Meyer was Joseph's son. Joseph Meyer sent his son to establish a publishing house in New York. Herrmann proceeded to publish an American edition of the Universum but also desired to publish a new series of his own called, The United States Illustrated. Meyer enlisted the services of Charles A. Dana editor of the New York Tribune to serve as editor of the series. Unfortunately, the series did not do well, and Meyer decided to return to Germany. After the death of his father, he assumed control of their Bibliographischen Institut. The prints from Meyer's various publications are mostly based on first-hand renderings and are finely engraved.

This authentic pre-Civil War steel engraving shows Harpers Ferry, a town in Jefferson county, W. Va.; 49 miles northwest of Washington; at the junction of the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers, in the Blue Ridge Mountains where West Virginia, Virginia, and Maryland converge. When the town was part of Virginia, it was the site of the Harpers Ferry Raid, one of the major incidents precipitating the American Civil War, and of several battles of the war.

The engraving shows the railroad bridge that crosses the river just under the precipice of Maryland Heights. See scan for more details; click image to view larger version.

Engraved area is 4.2 x 6.25 inches on 5.6 x 9.1 inches sheet. The condition is good. Imperfections: age toning; staining in the side margin, very far from the image. Will look great with a mat and frame.

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