1862 Harper's Weekly February 15, Civil War, Merrimac, Hatteras Inlet, Burnside

Complete issue of Harper's Weekly for the week of February 15, 1862 Condition is good, with yellowing and discoloration, small tears at the edges, and staining in many places. Please see the photos. Contents includes Full front-page illustration: "The 'Nashville' and 'Tuscarora' at Southampton, England." Inside has a half page: "The Iron-Clad Frigate 'Merrimac,' and Sloop of War 'Germantown,' Off Craney Island"; half page: "The Union Battery at Newport News"; full with four smaller illustrations on: "The Burnside Expedition at Hatteras Inlet." The double page centerfold shows: "The Wreck of the 'City of New York,' of the Burnside Expedition, off Hatteras Inlet." Other prints include a map: "Chart of Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina"; half page: "Bloody Fight at Occoquan, Virginia." "Weston's Cross Roads, Near Columbus, Occupied by Taylor's Chicago Artillery." "Instrument of Torture used by Slaveholders." and a full page: "'British Civilization'-How the English Treat Prisoners of War-Blowing Sepoys from Guns in India, 1857." The back page has a large cartoon: "The Last of L.L.D. Russell The Prophet". And much more including advertising and all the Civil War news, politics, and culture of the day. Securely packaged and shipped in flat, padded cardboard stiff envelope. From the Alfred P Maurice Estate.