File talk:A Specimen by William Caslon.jpg

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Date correction[edit]

The specimen sheet actually dates from 1734, although apparently there were reprints–you can see the date in the bottom right corner. I've corrected this. Blythwood (talk) 21:30, 17 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, an update: according to John A. Lane, this image must be of a sheet actually dating to 1737 or later, since that's when Caslon's foundry moved to Chiswell Street. Quoting the article: "We now know that Caslon moved from Old Street to Chiswell Street in 1737/8. As far as we know, all of the Chiswell Street specimens dated '1734' were issued in various editions of the Chambers Cyclopedia from 1738 to 1753." Blythwood (talk) 00:11, 4 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]