Declaration of American Independence early printing July 4th Gents Magazine 1776
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'Declaration of American Independency - Independency of American Colonies declared by the Congress - Declaration by the Representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress assembled, July 4'
A very rare (often cited the first British) printing of the Declaration of Independence, extracted from the the August 1776 "Gentleman’s Magazine", published in London. The full text of the Declaration of Independence was first typeset and printed in John Dunlap’s Philadelphia print shop on July 5th and made available for distribution, though it is unclear by exactly what means Dunlap’s broadside reached the press in Great Britain. The Gentleman’s Magazine printing of the Declaration ends with the printed signatures of John Hancock and Charles Thompson. The document is presented in its entirety but with some of its contents censored. References to “King” and “Prince” are replaced with a line “_______.” Any mention of “tyranny or “tyrant” are similarly obscured by the typesetter as “t_______.”
Size 22 x 25 cm | 8.5 x 10.0 inches
Date Published: 1776
Type: Antique copperplate printed pages. Two pages printed on opposite sides of the same single sheet
Author: Anonymous
Publication: Gentleman's Magazine
Condition: Good |
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