THE FALL OF FAUSTIN I: PAIR OF 1859 AMERICAN NEWSPAPER PAGES: FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER & HARPER'S WEEKLYmid-19th century Lot of two original woodcut-illustrated newspaper pages reporting on a major event in Haitian history: the overthrow of Emperor Faustin I (Faustin Soulouque). The left page, from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper (dated January 1859), shows Emperor Soulouque with his cabinet ministers alongside a view of his palace, under the headline "Faustin the First," with an accompanying article recounting his rise from slavery to emperor and the revolution that toppled him. The right page, from Harper's Weekly (dated February 26, 1859), is headlined "The Revolution in Hayti" and illustrates General Fabre Geffrard's triumphant entry into Port-au-Prince alongside a scene of the deposed Faustin Soulouque being escorted to the ship Melbourne for exile. Unframed. Each one (as matted): 15 x 10.5 inches (approx) $200-300
