Lot 276
[Declaration of Independence], "In Congress, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America. When in the Course of Human Events...", folio broadside (30 5/8 in. x 24 in.), engraved by W.J. Stone, reprinted 1833 from the same copperplate for Peter Force's American Archives, with original folds, mounted to heavy stock, framed Note: In 1823 Congress commissioned Stone to produce a fine actual-size replica of the original engrossed Declaration of Independence. After Stone printed the 200 copies ordered, the original engraved plate remained with the Department of State. A few years later, Peter Force (1790-1868), historian publisher and mayor of Washington D.C., conceived a 20-volume anthology entitled American Achives, containing copies of letters, documents and broadsides from the Revolutionary War. Force arranged with the State Department to print 4000 copies of the Declaration.
Please Note: Start Price USD $4000
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