ZACHARY TAYLOR MEXICAN WAR CAMPAIGN POSTER, Published in 1847 by Ensign & Thayer of New York, Zachary Taylor Mexican War Hand-Colored, Wood-Engraved Broadside Poster titled, "Taylor & His Battles.", Choice Very Fine.
This is a most unusually decorative and colorful Campaign item for this time. A most impressive Mexican War Poster measures 22" x 31" with Taylor pictured in the center, astride his horse "Whitey". Here Taylor is surrounded by seven large vignettes depicting various Battles of the War of 1812, plus the Seminole War, and the Mexican-American War. This is a nice example with great colors for display. Hinged at top backed with rice paper, currently matted, with some small areas of loss to upper right border hidden by mat. Mostly green, yellow and black print, with significant amounts of historic descriptive text at bottom. The following year in 1848 Taylor would run in the Presidential Campaign. No doubt these saw use as a Campaign posters in 1848.


This impressive large and rare Poster with a central color Portrait of Taylor surrounded by 7 vignettes of battle scenes. This is a most unusually decorative and colorful campaign item for this time.

Taylor was elected President largely due to his status as a hero in the Mexican-American War but he died only 17 months into his term. The brevity of his office is evoked in this large historic broadside. This campaign poster has been updated with the date of Taylor's death, July 9, 1850 and so functions also as a memorial.