Unattributed [Medallion of Edward Preble]

Unattributed.  [Medallion of Edward Preble]. From The Port Folio. 

Philadelphia, May 1810.  8 1/2 x 5 ¼ (paper).  Stipple engraving by Edwin and engraving by Lawson.  [With scene of U.S. Fleet at Tripoli below].  Very good 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.