The Collection·Room I · The Documents·The Declaration of Independence
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1776 · DUNLAP SETTING
The Declaration of Independence
Set in Caslon, the type of the broadside John Dunlap ran on the night of July 4, 1776. The truths held self-evident, monumental, every word from the National Archives.
| source | National Archives, engrossed copy |
|---|---|
| typeface | Caslon, as in 1776 |
| paper | 100 lb cream cover, 18 x 24 · also 24 x 36 |
| press | Thomas Graphics, Austin, Texas |
| edition | Numbered of 250, cotton paper, embossed maker's mark |
On the night of July 4, 1776, the printer John Dunlap set the Declaration in Caslon and ran roughly two hundred broadsides before dawn. This sheet sets the truths the nation was founded on: monumental, in two inks, after the Dunlap setting, every word from the National Archives transcription of the engrossed copy. Printed on our own press in Austin, Texas.
Rolled in a tube from Austin. Free U.S. shipping on prints over $75. Every sheet inspected by hand before it leaves the shop.
