- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press (1980)
- 8vo.
- paper-covered boards, dust jacket.
- 192 pages.
- Order Nr. 63228
- Price: $ 7.00

Broadside of the Declaration. Published by Morrison and printed by C.A. Elliott of Philadelphia. Copyright December 8, 1832. Central medallion bust of George Washington flanked by spread-wing eagles with printed text of the Declaration, printed facsimile signatures of the original signers. Within an architectural border with the title forming an arch aroud Washington's portrait. Information about the 27 states then in the Union includes populations in 1820 and 1830 and principal cities and towns, printed in two columns on either side. At the bottom are a distance chart, a table of electoral votes and a timeline of presidential inaguarations. All within an elaborate type ornamental border. Hand colored in red, green and yellow. We have located only two known copies of this broadside; this copy and the copy in the Albert H. Small Declaration of Independence Collection at the University of Viginia, Charlottesville.
During the 1820s and 1830s, a number of facsimiles of the Declaration were produced, in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of its adoption in 1826 and perhaps connected with the surge of political activity with the commencement of the Jacksonian era in American politics. Newspaper references from the on-line reference "America's Historical Newspapers" and WorldCat references to Morrison also included.
This item has been professionally restored. Some pieces of the original document missing and replaced with new paper. Copy of the restorer's treatment proposal and restoration report included. Housed in a custom frame made from 250 year old Tiger Oak with museum-quality glass.