Description: WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON A HIGH QUALITY STEEL ENGRAVING BOOKPLATE FROM THE 1860's!! PERFECT FOR FRAMING AS AN ART PRINT FOR YOUR DEN !! VERY ANTIQUE & OLD WORLD LOOKING. ITEM(s) OVER 130 YEARS OLD!! William Henry Harrison, (1773-1841), was the 9th president of the U.S. (Mar. 4-Apr. 4, 1841); b. Charles co., Virginia. Following service against Native Americans in the Old Northwest, Harrison was governor (1800-1812) of the Indiana Territory and engaged the forces under Tecumseh in the battle of Tippecanoe (1811). In the War Of 1812, he recaptured Detroit from the British and defeated a combined force of British and Native Americans in the battle of the Thames (1813). He was a U.S. congressman (1816-19) and senator (1825-28) from Ohio. Gaining the Whig Party presidential nomination in 1840, he and his running mate, John Tyler, ran a rip-roaring campaign with the slogan Tippecanoe and Tyler too. On becoming president he selected a brilliant Whig cabinet, but he died after only a month in office. He was the grandfather of Benjamin Harrison. SIZE: Image size is 3 1/2" x 4 1/2" overall page size is 6" x 9". CONDITION: Good condition. Printed on thick, rag stock paper with nothing on the reverse of the print. SHIPPING: Buyers to pay shipping/handling, domestic orders receives priority mail, international orders receive regular mail. We pack properly to protect your item! An engraving is an intaglio process of printing, with the design to be produced is cut below the surface of the plate (made of copper, steel or wood), and the incised lines are filled with ink that is then transferred to paper. The portraits on our currency are good examples of engraved images. A Photogravure is an intaglio process in which the plate is produced photographically. The item(s) being sold is an image on paper and IS NOT a block of wood or steel. IMAGE IS MUCH SHARPER & CLEARER THAN THE SCAN SHOWS !! AN ACTUAL ENGRAVING PRINTED IN THE 1860's! A RARE PORTRAIT ENGRAVING, NOT FOUND OFTEN !
Price: 7.99 USD
Location: New Providence, New Jersey
End Time: 2024-04-30T19:38:08.000Z
Shipping Cost: 7.95 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Material: Engraving
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Date of Creation: 1800-1899
Type: Print
