As you will see by browsing the following list, 19th Century American periodicals often published unique and interesting articles covering a wide variety of subjects. Many of these articles included high quality engravings created by master craftsman and artists.

We have prepared each of the following articles as PDF files. Each file includes the scans of the original pages of the article, often including excellent reproductions of the engravings that are included in many of the articles. In most cases, the articles in the music section include music notation. See below how to order the facsimiles of these articles.

Music

Irish - Celtic

Religion and Mythology

Secret Socities, Occult, Magic

Travel, World Cultures, History (and other misc.)

Herbs and Flora

Pirates, Buccaneers and the Sea

Printing, Paper and Publishing

 

Music (Note - Many of the following music articles include music notation examples.) Chinese Music (The Century; a popular quarterly. -- Volume 41, Issue 3, Jan 1891) Some Japanese Melodies (Scribners monthly, an illustrated magazine for the people. -- Volume 14, Issue 4, August 1877) Out of the Street: Japanese Folk-Songs (The Atlantic monthly. -- Volume 78, Issue 467, Sept 1896) Songs and Ballads of the Revolution. (The New England magazine. -- Volume 19, Issue 4, Dec 1895) Our Dark Age in Music. (The Atlantic monthly. -- Volume 50, Issue 302, December 1882) Blind Tom. (The Atlantic monthly. -- Volume 10, Issue 61, November 1862) The Sportsman's Music. (The Century; a popular quarterly. -- Volume 34, Issue 3, July 1887) Women Composers. (The Century; a popular quarterly. -- Volume 55, Issue 5, Mar 1898) Creole Slave Songs. (The Century; a popular quarterly. --Volume 31, Issue 6, Apr 1886) Bird Songs (with music notation) A. Bird Music, the Bluebird and the Robin. (The Century; a popular quarterly. -- Volume 35, Issue 6, Apr 1888) B. Bird Music: The Loon, or Great Northern Diver. (The Century; a popular quarterly. -- Volume 37, Issue 1, Nov 1888) C. Bird Music: Songs of the Western Meadow-Lark. (The Century; a popular quarterly. -- Volume 36, Issue 6, Oct 1888) D. Bird Music . The Oriole and the Thrush. (The Century; a popular quarterly. -- Volume 36, Issue 2, June 1888) E. Bird Music . Partridges and Owls. (The Century; a popular quarterly. -- Volume 36, Issue 1, May 1888) F. Bird Music . Sparrows. (The Century; a popular quarterly. -- Volume 36, Issue 3, July 1888) G. Bird Music . Yellow-breasted Chat, Bobolink, and Whip-poor-will. (The Century; a popular quarterly. -- Volume 36, Issue 5, Sept 1888) H. Notes of Some New England Birds. (The New England magazine. -- Volume 10, Issue 3, May 1891) Some Breton Folk-Songs. (The Atlantic monthly. -- Volume 70, Issue 421, November 1892) The Folk Songs of the Faroe Islands. (New Englander and Yale review. -- Volume 41, Issue 168, March 1882) A Study of Indian Music. (The Century; a popular quarterly. -- Volume 47, Issue 4, Feb 1894) Indian Songs. Personal Studies of Indian Life. (The Century; a popular quarterly. -- Volume 47, Issue 3, Jan 1894) An American Composer: Edward A. MacDowell. (The Century; a popular quarterly. -- Volume 53, Issue 3, Jan 1897) Traditional Music of the Spanish Pyrenees. (Scribners monthly, an illustrated magazine for the people. -- Volume 14, Issue 2, June 1877 (with music notation) Traditional Music of the French Pyrenees. (Scribners monthly, an illustrated magazine for the people. -- Volume 13, Issue 4, February 1877) (with music notation) Journal of a Poor Musician. (Putnam's monthly magazine of American literature, science and art. -- Volume 12, Issue 7, July 1868) Journal of a Poor Musician. Part II. (Putnam's monthly magazine of American literature, science and art. -- Volume 12, Issue 8, Aug 1868) Ballads and Ballad Music Illustrating Shakespeare. (Harper's new monthly magazine. -- Volume 63, Issue 373, June 1881) Creole Slave Dances: The Dance in Place Congo. (The Century; a popular quarterly. --Volume 31, Issue 4, Feb 1886) Holy Week in Seville. (The Century; a popular quarterly. -- Volume 56, Issue 3, July 1898) Sailor Songs. (Harper's new monthly magazine. -- Volume 65, Issue 386, July 1882) American Sea Songs. (The Atlantic monthly. -- Volume 69, Issue 414, April 1892) Nationality In Music. (Harper's new monthly magazine. -- Volume 82, Issue 490, March, 1891) What is Music?. (The American Whig review. -- Volume 10, Issue 21, Sept 1849) The Music of the Spheres. (Harper's new monthly magazine. -- Volume 63, Issue 374, July 1881) Some Half-Forgotten New England Songs. (The New England magazine. -- Volume 18, Issue 4, June 1895) Our National Songs. (The New England magazine. -- Volume 8, Issue 5, July 1890) Negro "Spirituals". (The Century; a popular quarterly. -- Volume 58, Issue 4, Aug 1899) Negro Spirituals. (The Atlantic monthly. -- Volume 19, Issue 116, June 1867) Folk-Songs. (Putnam's monthly magazine of American literature, science and art. -- Volume 16, Issue 34, October 1870) Ben Franklin's Ballads. (The New England magazine. -- Volume 24, Issue 4, June 1898) Concerning Sacred Music, ancient and modern. (New Englander and Yale review. -- Volume 40, Issue 161, July 1881) On the Track of "The Arkansas Traveler". (The Century; a popular quarterly. -- Volume 51, Issue 5, Mar 1896) Convivial Songs. (The Atlantic monthly. -- Volume 22, Issue 130, August 1868) Origin of the John Brown Song. (The New England magazine. -- Volume 7, Issue 4, December 1889) Tartini's Dream Music. (Scribners monthly, an illustrated magazine for the people. -- Volume 1, Issue 3, January 1871) Visible Sound. I. Voice Figures. (The Century; a popular quarterly. -- Volume 42, Issue 1, Mar 1891) (Note - This is an interesting article with engraved illustrations about an invention called the "eidophone" and how it was used to create amazing artistic representations of sounds.)

Herbs, Plants and Flora Sacred Flora in 3 parts The Sacred Flora. (Harper's new monthly magazine. -- Volume 41, Issue 245, October 1870) The Sacred Flora. (Harper's new monthly magazine. -- Volume 41, Issue 246, November 1870) The Sacred Flora. (Harper's new monthly magazine. -- Volume 42, Issue 247, December 1870) Simples and Simplers. (The Atlantic monthly. -- Volume 29, Issue 176, June 1872) The Tarahumaris. III. Tarahumari Dances And Plant-Worship. (Scribner's magazine. -- Volume 16, Issue 4, October, 1894) Hasheesh And Hasheesh-Eaters. (Harper's new monthly magazine. -- Volume 16, Issue 95, April 1858) A Glass Of Beer. (Harper's new monthly magazine. -- Volume 71, Issue 425, October 1885) (Note - this is an illustrated article about the history and production of beer)

 

Secret Societies, Occult, Magic Chinese Secret Societies. (Harper's new monthly magazine. -- Volume 83, Issue 489, September, 1891) Secret Histories and Mysterious Men. (The United States Democratic review. -- Volume 27, Issue 150, December 1850) High Caste Indian Magic. (The North American review. -- Volume 156, Issue 434, January 1893) Evolution of Magic. (The Atlantic monthly. -- Volume 49, Issue 295, May 1882) Cagliostro, the Magician. (The International magazine of literature, art, and science. -- Volume 5, Issue 4, April 1852) The Jacobites. (The Living age .. -- Volume 10, Issue 123, Mysticism. (New Englander and Yale review. -- Volume 5, Issue 19, July 1847) Secret Societies--The Know-Nothings. (Putnam's monthly magazine of American literature, science and art. -- Volume 5, Issue 25, January 1855) The Ansaireeh of Syria. (The North American review. -- Volume 93, Issue 193, October 1861) Freemasonry in Boston. The New England magazine. -- Volume 19, Issue 1, Sept 1895) The Carbonari. (The United States Democratic review. -- Volume 38, Issue 2, Sept 1856)

Religion and Mythology The Religions of China. Confucianism and Taoism described and compared with Christianity. James Legge. (New Englander and Yale review. -- Volume 40, Issue 160, May 1881) Tao. (The Atlantic monthly. -- Volume 73, Issue 436, February 1894) "Was Christ a Buddhist?". (New Englander and Yale review. -- Volume 54, Issue 253, May 1891) Buddhist Charity. (The North American review. -- Volume 140, Issue 340, March 1885) The Brahmanic and Buddhist Doctrine of a Future Life. (The North American review. -- Volume 86, Issue 179, April 1858) An Artist's Letters from Japan. Tao: the Way. (The Century; a popular quarterly. -- Volume 42, Issue 3, July 1891) The Shakers. (Harper's new monthly magazine. -- Volume 15, Issue 86, July 1857) Aztec Mythology. (The Galaxy. -- Volume 21, Issue 5, May 1876) Serpent Myths. (The North American review. -- Volume 146, Issue 375, February 1888) The Elder Myths. (Scribners monthly, an illustrated magazine for the people. -- Volume 10, Issue 1, May 1875) Mystics among the New England Hills. (The New England magazine. -- Volume 18, Issue 5, July 1895) The Avesta and the Storm-Myth. (New Englander and Yale review. -- Volume 39, Issue 157, September 1880) Mexican Superstitions And Folk-Lore. (Scribner's magazine. -- Volume 5, Issue 3, March, 1889) A Home of the Silent Brotherhood. The Abbey of La Trappe in Kentucky (The Century; a popular quarterly. -- Volume 36, Issue 4, Aug 1888) Magic Flight In Folk-Lore. (Scribner's magazine. -- Volume 1, Issue 6, June, 1887) The Mythical Boat. (Harper's new monthly magazine. -- Volume 70, Issue 415, December 1884) Relation of Faeries to Religion. (The Atlantic monthly. -- Volume 54, Issue 324, October 1884) The Jewish Kabbala. (New Englander and Yale review. -- Volume 10, Issue 39, August 1852) The Origin and Development of Zodiacal Symbolism. (The United States Democratic review. -- Volume 36, Issue 2, August 1855)

 

Travel, World Cultures, History (and other misc.) The Mafiusi of Sicily.(The Atlantic monthly. -- Volume 37, Issue 219, January 1876) An American In Tibet - 6 articles An American in Tibet. . (The Century; a popular quarterly. -- Volume 41, Issue 1, Nov 1890) An American in Tibet. The Border Land of China. (The Century; a popular quarterly. -- Volume 41, Issue 2, Dec 1890) An American in Tibet. Through Eastern Tibet and Central China. (The Century; a popular quarterly. -- Volume 41, Issue 5, Mar 1891) An American in Tibet. Northern Tibet and the Yellow River. (The Century; a popular quarterly. -- Volume 41, Issue 4, Feb 1891) An American in Tibet. Among the Mongols of the Azure Lake. (The Century; a popular quarterly. -- Volume 41, Issue 3, Jan 1891) An American in Tibet. Through Northern China to the Koko-nor. (The Century; a popular quarterly. -- Volume 41, Issue 1, Nov 1890) The Eleusinia. (The Atlantic monthly. -- Volume 4, Issue 23, September 1859) The Land of the Incas. (Harper's new monthly magazine. -- Volume 54, Issue 321, February 1877) Imaginary Commonwealths. (The United States Democratic review. -- Volume 19, Issue 99, Sept 1846) Folk-Speech in America. (The Century; a popular quarterly. -- Volume 48, Issue 6, Oct 1894) Aerial Navigation. (Scribners monthly, an illustrated magazine for the people. -- Volume 17, Issue 4, February 1879) Some Wanderings in Japan. (Harper's new monthly magazine. -- Volume 90, Issue 540, May, 1895 The People of the Reindeer. Life among the Nomadic Lapps. (The Century; a popular quarterly. -- Volume 58, Issue 4, Aug 1899) A Hashish-House in New York. (Harper's new monthly magazine. -- Volume 67, Issue 402, November 1883) Stories about fugitive slaves Stories of the Fugitive Slaves. I. The Escape of William and Ellen Craft. [The New England magazine. / Volume 7, Issue 5, January 1890] Stories of the Fugitive Slaves. II. Shadrach. [The New England magazine. / Volume 8, Issue 3, May 1890] Stories of the Fugitive Slaves. III. Sims. [The New England magazine. / Volume 8, Issue 4, June 1890] Stories of the Fugitive Slaves. IV. Anthony Burns. [The New England magazine. / Volume 8, Issue 5, July 1890] Spanish Vistas - 5 Articles Spanish Vistas. (Harper's new monthly magazine. -- Volume 65, Issue 388, September 1882) Spanish Vistas. (Harper's new monthly magazine. -- Volume 65, Issue 387, August 1882) Spanish Vistas. (Harper's new monthly magazine. -- Volume 65, Issue 386, July 1882) Spanish Vistas. (Harper's new monthly magazine. -- Volume 64, Issue 384, May 1882) Spanish Vistas. (Harper's new monthly magazine. -- Volume 64, Issue 383, April 1882) Across Asia On A Bicycle - 6 Articles Across Asia on a Bicycle. Beyond the Bosporus. (The Century; a popular quarterly. -- Volume 48, Issue 1, May 1894) Across Asia on a Bicycle. From Samarkand to Kuldja. (The Century; a popular quarterly. -- Volume 48, Issue 4, Aug 1894) Across Asia on a Bicycle. Through Persia to Samarkand. (The Century; a popular quarterly. -- Volume 48, Issue 3, July 1894) Across Asia on a Bicycle. The Ascent of Mount Ararat. (The Century; a popular quarterly. -- Volume 48, Issue 2, June 1894) Across Asia on a Bicycle. An Interview with the Prime Minister of China. (The Century; a popular quarterly. -- Volume 48, Issue 6, Oct 1894) Across Asia on a Bicycle. Over the Gobi Desert and through the Western Gate of the Great Wall. (The Century; a popular quarterly. -- Volume 48, Issue 5, Sept 1894) The Gypsies. (The North American review. -- Volume 55, Issue 116, July 1842 Johnny Appleseed - A Pioneer Hero. [Harper's new monthly magazine. / Volume 43, Issue 258, November 1871]     Articles about Texas The New South - The City of Fort Worth. (The New England magazine. -- Volume 11, Issue 4, December 1891) The Presidents of Texas.(The United States Democratic review. -- Volume 16, Issue 81, March 1845) Through Texas. (Harper's new monthly magazine. -- Volume 59, Issue 353, October 1879) The Men of the Alamo. (Harper's new monthly magazine. -- Volume 78, Issue 463, December, 1888) Adventures on the Frontier of Texas and Mexico. (The American Whig review. -- Volume 3, Issue 3, March 1846) Adventures on the Frontier of Texas and Mexico. (The American Whig review. -- Volume 3, Issue 1, January 1846) Adventures on the Frontier of Texas and Mexico. (The American Whig review. -- Volume 2, Issue 6, December 1845) Adventures on the Frontier of Texas and Mexico. (The American Whig review. -- Volume 2, Issue 5, November 1845) Adventures on the Frontiers of Texas and Mexico. (The American Whig review. -- Volume 2, Issue 4, October 1845) Claude Monet. (The Century; a popular quarterly. -- Volume 44, Issue 5, Sept 1892) Picturing the Planets: Portraits of Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn. (The Century; a popular quarterly. -- Volume 50, Issue 3, July 1895) (Note - This is an article with images of the planets created from "portraits made at the Lick Observatory") Mars and his Moons. (Scribners monthly, an illustrated magazine for the people. --Volume 15, Issue 2, December 1877) (Note - This is an interesting article exploring then popular theories about life on Mars)

 

Irish, Celtic The Old Poetic Guild in Ireland. The Century; a popular quarterly. -- Volume 39, Issue 6, Apr 1890) Ireland. Fairies and Druids. (The Century; a popular quarterly. -- Volume 37, Issue 4, Feb 1889) Early Heroes of Ireland. (The Century; a popular quarterly. -- Volume 38, Issue 2, June 1889) Women in Early Ireland. (The Century; a popular quarterly. -- Volume 38, Issue 3, July 1889) Irish Songs. (The Living age .. -- Volume 35, Issue 447, December 11, 1852) Pagan Ireland. (The Century; a popular quarterly. -- Volume 37, Issue 3, Jan 1889) The Monasteries of Ireland. (The Century; a popular quarterly. -- Volume 38, Issue 1, May 1889) Irish Kings and Brehons. (The Century; a popular quarterly. -- Volume 40, Issue 2, June 1890) Scottish Song. (The North American review. -- Volume 23, Issue 52, July 1826) Burns and Scotch Song Before Him. (The Atlantic monthly. -- Volume 44, Issue 264, October 1879) The Poets and Poetry of the Irish. (The American Whig review. -- Volume 12, Issue 32, Aug 1850) The Poets and Poetry of the Irish. (The American Whig review. -- Volume 12, Issue 31, July 1850) Welsh Musical Festival. (The Atlantic monthly. -- Volume 1, Issue 5, March 1858) Our Celtic Inheritance. (Putnam's monthly magazine of American literature, science and art. -- Volume 15, Issue 29, May 1870) Pictures of Ireland. (Harper's new monthly magazine. -- Volume 42, Issue 250, March 1871)

 

Printing, Paper and Publishing Early History of the Printing and Newspaper Press in Boston and New York.(Continental monthly: devoted to literature and national policy. -- Volume 4, Issue 3, September 1863) Early Printing And Printers (Harper's new monthly magazine. -- Volume 11, Issue 64, September 1855) The Country Printer (Scribner's magazine. -- Volume 13, Issue 5, May, 1893) Wood-Engraving Direct from Nature. (The Century; a popular quarterly. -- Volume 25, Issue 1, Nov 1882) History of Wood-Engraving--Part I.. (Harper's new monthly magazine. -- Volume 64, Issue 383, April 1882) The History of Wood-Engraving.--Part II. (Harper's new monthly magazine. -- Volume 65, Issue 386, July 1882) The Jubilee of the Printing Press. (The North American review. -- Volume 171, Issue 529, December 1900) A Paper on Paper. (Putnam's monthly magazine of American literature, science and art. -- Volume 11, Issue 4, Apr 1868) The Graphic Art. (Scribners monthly, an illustrated magazine for the people. -- Volume 4, Issue 4, August 1872) A Sheet of Paper. (Harper's new monthly magazine. -- Volume 75, Issue 445, June 1887) (Note - This is a great illustrated article about the history of paper.)

 

 

Pirates, Buccaneers and The Sea Buccaneers of the Spanish Main. (Harper's new monthly magazine. -- Volume 11, Issue 64, September 1855) The Buccaneer. (Harper's new monthly magazine. -- Volume 45, Issue 269, October 1872) Buccaneers and Marooners of the Spanish Main. (Harper's new monthly magazine. -- Volume 75, Issue 448, September 1887) Buccaneers and Marooners of the Spanish Main. (Harper's new monthly magazine. -- Volume 75, Issue 447, August 1887) The Buccaneers of America. (Continental monthly: devoted to literature and national policy. -- Volume 3, Issue 6, June 1863) History of the Freedom of the Seas. The New England magazine Block Island. (The New England magazine

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