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The purchase of Cuba pictorially considered, after the passage of the act appropriating thirty millions for the purpose, A.D. Eighteen hundred and ???? / Hoppin. – Historic Reproduction

The purchase of Cuba pictorially considered, after the passage of the act appropriating thirty millions for the purpose, A.D. Eighteen hundred and ???? / Hoppin., 1859 — antique engraving
The purchase of Cuba pictorially considered, after the passage of the act appropriating thirty millions for the purpose, A.D. Eighteen hundred and ???? / Hoppin., 1859. Antique engraving from the Latin America collection.

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This rare antique engraving captures The purchase of Cuba pictorially considered, after the passage of the act appropriating thirty millions for the purpose, A.D. Eighteen hundred and ???? / Hoppin. in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Rather than showing the island itself, this wood engraving offers a pictorial commentary on a political proposal: its title refers to an act appropriating thirty million dollars to buy Cuba from Spain. It appeared in *Harper's Weekly* on March 26, 1859, and reflects the broader debate over American annexationism in the 1850s. That debate was closely tied to slavery, since Cuba was a slave society and politicians in both the North and the South weighed its acquisition in terms of sectional power. The print is a useful record of how the illustrated press presented national expansion to its readers.

Created / published1859
Medium1 print : wood engraving.
GenrePeriodical illustrations 1850-1860.Wood engravings 1850-1860.
NotesIllus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 3, no. 117 (1859 March 26), p. 200.
SubjectsAnnexations--Cuba--1850-1860. International relations--United States--1850-1860. International relations--Cuba--1850-1860. Cuba--History--1810-1899.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,143 × 5,114 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-208129

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