Fairman, Gideon “Allegorical. American Literature & Fine Arts, Rewarding Patriotism & Virtue”

Gideon Fairman.  “Allegorical.  American Literature &, Fine Arts, Rewarding Patriotism &, Virtue.” 

From The Port Folio.  Philadelphia: October, 1815.  5 x 3 3/4 (image).  Engraved by Francis Kearny.  Repaired tears in margin at top right and in image at left.  Upper left hand margin corner chipped.  Else, fine condition.  

The Port Folio was a new type of American magazine, “Devoted to Useful Science, the Liberal Arts, Legitimate Criticism, and Polite Literature.”   A product of the new century, it appeared first as a weekly issue in 1801, changing to a monthly magazine in 1809 until its demise at the end of 1827.  The Port Folio contained numerous engraved illustrations, from current events to historical portraits.