US Declaration of Independence (reverse)

Date: 1776 Reference: EXT 9/93 Creator: Documents and objects extracted from various record series Catalogue context: Dunlap print of the Declaration of Independence, printed on July 4 1776 (Extracted from CO 5/40 ). This copy of the Declaration of Independence was found by an American antiquarian bookseller carrying out research at The National Archives in 2008. The poster-sized document was hidden among correspondence from American colonists that had been intercepted by the British in the 18th century. The discovery of the Dunlap print of the Declaration of Independence, printed on July 4 1776, brings the total of known surviving copies worldwide to 26. The Dunlap prints were the first official printings of the Declaration of Independence and were named after John Dunlap, the printer whose name is given at the bottom of each copy. It is likely that only around 200 of these copies were ever printed. The United States Declaration of Independence was a statement adopted by the Continental Congress which announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain were now independent states, and no longer ... Categories: Overseas; Politics Subjects: Government; Declaration of Independence; Americas; Archives and libraries; Army; Art, architecture and design; Operations, battles and campaigns; Trade and commerce Topics: Arts and culture; British state and citizens; International trade and affairs; Military and war Period: Empire And Industry Places: Americas Copyright information: Copyright clearance for publication is not required, except in the case of documents in third-party copyright. Usage terms: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/information-management/use-of-tna-materials.pdf