(DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE) In Congress July 4th 1776

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(DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.) In Congress, July 4th 1776. Broadside on paper, 27 1/2 x 21 inches; moderate edge wear including several short closed tears with tape repairs on verso, minor foxing, faint dampstaining in upper left. Lyon, France: lithographed by Decomberon after William Woodruff, circa 1830-49

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Illustrated with portraits of the first 3 presidents and vignettes representing the 13 original states. John Hancock's signature appears in facsimile, while the other signers are listed in calligraphic script. An apparently unknown variant of the Lyon edition of this print. Bidwell, "American History in Image and Text," 4 (does not describe this state).