First miniature printing of the Declaration of Independence
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Heading: (Declaration of Independence)
Author:
Title: The Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America
Place Published: Boston
Publisher:L. H. Bridgham
Date Published: 1836
Description:
Author:
Title: The Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America
Place Published: Boston
Publisher:L. H. Bridgham
Date Published: 1836
Description:
Copper plate engraving. 116x145 mm, printed on coated white stock. First miniature edition.
The first miniature printing of the Declaration of Independence. Engraved in italicized micro-script, the text is surrounded by a border of intertwined oak and laurel leaves with a portrait of George Washington at the head and 13 engravings of the state seals of the original colonies, facsimile signatures at the bottom. Reference: Bidwell, American History in Image and Text 15.
Donated by Rodger Friedman, Tuxedo Park, NY.
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Lightly discolored at edges and on blank verso.
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First miniature printing of the Declaration of Independence
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