[DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.] In Congress, July 4th, 1776. The Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America. New York: John Chester Buttre, 1856.
[DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.] In Congress, July 4th, 1776. The Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America. New York: John Chester Buttre, 1856.

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[DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.] In Congress, July 4th, 1776. The Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America. New York: John Chester Buttre, 1856.

One page, folio (19 x 13¾in.). Engraved text within a border composed of state seals, with an image of the Washington monument at top, and a reproduction of Trumbull's Declaration at bottom. Facsimile signatures after Binns. Hand colored.

A beautiful hand-colored variant of Buttre's rendition of the Declaration. Other examples appear without color and with an image of Independence Hall at top. Butre (1821-1893) was one of the most prolific engravers in mid-19th century America. Bidwell 29.

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