Dunlap broadside of the Declaration of Independence - Three-quarter size

The first broadside of the Declaration of Independence printed by John Dunlap in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776 reproduced at approximately three-fourths size of the original by the Printing Office of Edes & Gill in Boston. The sheet is approximately 15.5" x 11.25" and the block of text itself is 12.5" x 8.75". Other historic documents available include the Boston broadside of the Declaration of Independence from the Printing Office of Edes & Gill. Historical Background: The Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence is the founding document of The United States of America. Written by Thomas Jefferson, one of the five members of the Committee that Congress had appointed to draft the document, between June 11 and June 28, 1776. The other members were John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman. Congress voted for Independence on July 2 and then took up Jefferson’s draft for the next two days. Eighty-six alterations were made to the draft,