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Declaration of Independence
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description
- Declaration of Independence. In Congress July 4th. 1776. the Unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America. [Philadelphia:] John Binns, 1819
- ink, paper
Engraved broadside (35 1/4 x 26 in.; 895 x 660 mm). Text engrave by C. H. Parker, facsimiles of signatures engraved by Tanner, Vallance, Kearny & Co., text within ornamental border incorporating the seals of the thirteen original states and medallion portraits of Washington, Jefferson, and Hancock; a bit of marginal fraying and repair, evenly foxed.
Literature
Bidwell 5; Hart 594; Malone, Story of the Declaration of Independence, pp. 253–54
Condition
Engraved broadside (35 1/4 x 26 in.; 895 x 660 mm). Text engrave by C. H. Parker, facsimiles of signatures engraved by Tanner, Vallance, Kearny & Co., text within ornamental border incorporating the seals of the thirteen original states and medallion portraits of Washington, Jefferson, and Hancock; a bit of marginal fraying and repair, evenly foxed.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
An attractive copy of one of the earliest and most elaborate decorative broadsides of the Declaration of Independence. John Binns, a journalist and publisher of the Philadelphia Democratic Press, announced his plan to issue a broadside of the Declaration in 1816, but Benjamin Owen Tyler was able to complete and issue a much less elaborate rival version the year before Binns's actually appeared. The Binns version bears an engraved facsimile attestation to its accuracy by John Quincy Adams, then Secretary of State.