The Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence

The image immediately below shows the original signed Declaration of Independence from 1776. It has faded badly over the past two centuries. The second image below shows the very accurate copy of the Declaration that was made from the original as an engraving in 1823. Both images are from the online collection of the National Archives, with the second image re-sized for this web site.

Images from the National Archives

Declaration of Independence - 1823 engraving

Text, arrangement, and background Copyright 2006 by David Burns. The images shown above are from the National Archives online collection, and are believed to be in the public domain. Images in the public domain may normally be used by teachers and students freely for instructional use. Please credit the National Archives if you use the images.

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