A specimen by William Caslon, letter-founder, in Chiswell-Street, London.
Caslon, William,1693-1766.
[London,
1750]
At foot: "This specimen to be placed in the middle of the sheet 5Uu, vol. II." of Chambers' Cyclopaedia, 6th ed., London, 1750.
Distinguishing points: no blank space across the center of the sheet; 18 units in the band of pica flowers (fourth band from the left); word "specimen" at foot in long primer caps.; "s" in word "nostra" in the French Cannon italic specimen broke
Reproduction of original from the Harvard University Houghton Library.
Berry and Johnson. Catalogue of specimens of printing types.,
ESTC