1803 The Columbian Centinel; and Massachusetts Federalist Newspaper, Original

Description: contact usebay profileebay store Columbian Centinel; and Massachusetts Federalist..Boston...May 25 1803 Cartographer : - Benjamin RussellDate: - 1803 Size: - 27in x 20in (685mm x 510mm)Ref#: - 11-5264Condition: - (B) Good Condition Description: This is an original double sheet antique newspaper The Columbian Centinel; and Massachusetts Federalist; dated May 25th 1803 and published in Boston Massachusetts. The Columbian Centinel (1790–1840) was a Boston, Massachusetts, newspaper established by Benjamin Russell. It continued its predecessor, the Massachusetts Centinel and the Republican Journal, which Russell and partner William Warden had first issued on March 24, 1784. The paper was the most influential and enterprising paper in Massachusetts after the Revolution. In the Federalist Era it was aligned with Federalist sentiment. Until c. 1800 its circulation was the largest in Boston, and its closest competitor was the anti-Federalist Independent Chronicle ("he compliments that were frequently exchanged by these journalistic adversaries were more forcible than polite). Russell can be justly characterized as the Horace Greeley of his time. In 1828 Russell sold the Centinel to Joseph T. Adams and Thomas Hudson, who continued publishing it. In 1840, the Centinel merged with a number of other Boston papers—the Independent Chronicle & Boston Patriot, the Boston Commercial Gazette, and the New-England Palladium—to form the Boston Semi-weekly Advertiser, which eventually became the Boston Herald. General Definitions: Paper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable Paper color : - off white Age of map color: - Colors used: - General color appearance: - Paper size: - 27in x 20in (685mm x 510mm) Plate size: - 27in x 20in (685mm x 510mm) Margins: - Min 1/2in (12mm) Imperfections: Margins: - Age toning, wear to margins and centerfold Plate area: - Age toning, wear centerfold, light text Verso: - Age toning, wear to margins and centerfoldBackground: Benjamin Russell was a journalist, born in Boston on the 13th September, 1761 and died there on the 4th of January, 1845. He was apprenticed to Isaiah Thomas, at Worcester, Massachusetts, but before completing his term enlisted in the Revolutionary army, and contributed war news to the "Spy," Thomas's paper. He began the publication of the "Columbian Centinel " about 1784, a semi-weekly journal, which had no equal in its control of public sentiment. He was aided by Stephen Higginson, John Lowell, Fisher Ames, Timothy Pickering, and George Cabot. In 1788 Russell attended the Massachusetts convention for ratifying the constitution of the United States, and made the first attempt at reporting for any Boston newspaper. His enterprise was conspicuous in collecting foreign intelligence, and, in order to obtain the latest news, he visited all the foreign vessels that came into Boston harbor. The " Centinel" kept regular files of the "Moniteur," which brought Louis Philippe and Talleyrand frequently to its office during their stay in Boston. An atlas, which was the gift of the former, was of constant service to Russell in preparing his summaries of military news from the continent. When congress was holding its first session, Russell wrote to the department of state, and offered to publish gratuitously all the laws and other official documents --the treasury then being almost bankrupt--which offer was accepted. At the end of several years he was called upon for his bill. It was made out, and receipted. On being informed of this fact. General Washington said: "This must not be. When Mr. Russell offered to publish the laws without pay, we were poor. It was a generous offer. We are now able to pay our debts. This is a debt of honor, and must be discharged." A few days afterward Mr. Russell received a check of $7,000, the full amount of his bill. In 1795-1830 he published a Federalist paper, called the "Gazette," which was a violent enemy of France, Jefferson, and the Republican newspapers, and held its influence under the same management until 1830. Russell retired from the "Centinel" in 1828. He originated the phrase the "era of good feeling" on the occasion of President Monroe's visit to Boston in 1817, when the chiefs of both parties, the Republicans and Federalists, united in the support of the executive. He represented Boston in the general court for twenty-four years, served several terms in the state senate, and was a member of the executive council and of the Constitutional convention of 1820. (Ref: M&B; Tooley)Benjamin Russell What is an Antique Map The word Antique in the traditional sense refers to an item that is more than a hundred years old. In the past maps were sold in two forms, as a single sheet (broadsheet) or bound in an atlas or book. The majority of antique maps for sale today come from books or atlases and have survived due to the protection offered by the hardback covers. When considering a purchase The first thing to determine when staring a collection or purchasing an item, is what is important to you. Most collectors prefer to build their collections around a theme. You may decide to collect maps from one region or country, charting its development through time. 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