Admiral Franklin? : Yes, Admiral Franklin.: PB 18-2004

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Titles

Admiral Franklin? : Yes, Admiral Franklin.

Maker(s)

Designer: Carnes, A. Burton
Illustrator: DePol, John
Typographer: Baumwell, M. J.
Printer: Eilert Printing Company
Binder (person): Sendor Bindory

Categories

Book

Description

"How Benjamin Franklin influenced the outcome of the War for independence from England in the little known role of amateur admiral".
"This keepsake is the twenty second in the Printing Week library of Benjamin Franklin keepsakes. It is published in connection with Printing Week in New York 1975 commemorating the 269th birthday of Benjamin Franklin, printer, January 17, 1975" - t.p. verso.

50 p ; 19 cm.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2003-05) by Dreyfus, John

Dating

Production date: AD 1975

Note

"Privately printed.". Paper for cover is Mohawk Navajo. Paper for the text is Mohawk Vellum. Binding: blue paper, gold stamped, over boards.

People, subjects and objects depicted

Franklin, Benjamin

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Illustrations

Materials used in production

Techniques used in production

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 18-2004
Primary reference Number: 99070
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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