""Liberty Enlightening the World" - Bartholdi's Colossal Statue on Bedlow's Island, New York Harbor", Fenn, Harry

This wood engraving is both a stunning work of art as well as an important historical record. The newly unveiled Statue of Liberty dominates the view with New Jersey, Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridge in the background. A crowd is gathered at the base of the statue and a variety of ships and boats fill the harbor awaiting the dedication ceremony. The statue was officially unveiled on October 28, 1886, by President Grover Cleveland and other dignitaries. The huge sculpture by Auguste Bartholdi, originally titled Liberty Enlightening the World, was designated the Statue of Liberty National Monument in 1924. Published in the October 30, 1886 Supplement to Harper's Weekly.

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Condition: A

Issued folding with some minor extraneous creasing adjacent to a middle fold. There are a couple of small edge chips in the far left blank margin.