Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-08-01
Jaly 4, 1776; and on the other, por-'
trait of Thomas Jefferson, author of the

Jaly 4, 177s; and on the other, por-f
trait of Thomas Jefferson, author OF the
Declaration of independence.
The Arms "of the Thirteen Unitedl
States y in medallions, united by wreath
of Olive Leaves, will form the remainde
of the Gordon, which will be further eli
riched by some Of the characteristic pro
|ductisns of the United States (; such
/ the Tobacco and Indigo Plants, the Coz
| ton Shrub, Rice, &c.
The whole of the design. excepting the
PORTRAITS, will be engraved by Mr.. Muir
lray, of Philadelphia, whe has tor some
weeks been at work on the plate.
Mr.. Leney, Of New-York, will en-
grave the portraits.
By the advice OF all the artists engag
| ed, the publisher has abandoned the lde;.
Of printing the Declaration with Types
and has determined to have the whole o
lit Engraved. The ornamental dispose
/ ton and style of the engraving OF the DE
lclaration of independence. which viii! oc
!capy the interior of the Gordon, will b.
designed and executed by Mr.. Fairman
! The fac SMILES will be engraved BY
IMr. Valance. who will execute this i'm.
portant part of the publication at the cit,
of Washington, where, by permission Of
the Secretary of State, he will have the
Original Signatures constantly under ms
eye.
I The public are we'll apprized that the
gentlemen whose names have been men,
!!tioned, as undertaking particular depart
'!ments in the proposed publication are the
;! first artists in the United States, and they
shave, one and all, assured the publisher
THAT they will sedulously devote them
.lseIyes to the execution OF the severa
parts they have undertaken, and will fl
'nish them in such manner, as to do ere
.Idit to themselves and TO the country, 81
.Itu as depends on the anxious employment
Iof their respective talents on this nation
lIal work.
! The Portraits will be engraved fron
\ Original paintings and the most esteemet
I|likenesses.
j The arms Of the United States, and o
1.-THE several States, will be faithfully exc
cuted from official descriptions and docu
tIments, and in the manner directed by TIT
most approved authors on the science
,|heraldry.
II From the arrangements made. and thu
dispositions manifested by the artists, i
lis confidently expected that this engrav
ling will be, when finished, a splendid and
truly national publication. The publish
er thinks he can promise that it shall! bt
F ready to deliver to subscribers in Febru
airy next, at TEN dollars each copy, tt
be paid or delivery.
! The engravings will be accompanied
by pamphlet, containing the official do
|cuments connected with the publicatio.
as authorities, and list of the subscribers
names.
| The engravings will be delivered tt
Subscribers in the manner in which they
lmay have been subscribed.
! It is contemplated to have few copies
printed on paper prepared to carry CO.
tiers, to have the Shields accurately tine.
|tured in the modern style; and thePlants
i &c. colored by one of our most approved
water -colorers. The price of those su.
|perb copies will be Thirteen dollars each
As no more Of these copies will be print
led than shall be subscribed for, gentle.
men who wish for them. are requested to
ladd the word " colored" to their sub
|scription.
| JOHN BINNS,
! No. 20. Chestnut street.
4 Dill, Jol,,h;a limo 1915