Smith, W. Thomas "The Polar Balloon in which Herr S.A. Andree intends to reach the North Pole 'A Novel Arctic Expedition'"

W. Thomas Smith. "The Polar Balloon in which Herr S.A. Andree intends to reach the North Pole 'A Novel Arctic Expedition.'" From The Graphic.  London: The Graphic, March 7, 1896.  12 x 8 5/8. Full page illustration.  Screen print.  Very good condition.

Many events and subjects from the nineteenth century did not warrant the production of separately issued prints nor of published photographs.  However, printed images of these events and subjects are, thankfully, available to us through the medium of the illustrated newspaper.  These newspapers, usually issued weekly in England and the America, were made possible by the development of wood engraving as a practical method of print making.  These publications, filled with current text and a multitude of illustrations, became extremely popular from their first appearance with the Illustrated London News in 1842.  This paper was followed in England by The Graphic in 1869.  This source provides us with many images of all parts of the world in the nineteenth century, most of which would not exist without these papers.  This is a fine example of the output of one of the two most successful papers in England.