File talk:A Specimen by William Caslon.jpg
Latest comment: 5 years ago by Blythwood in topic Date correction
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)
- 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)
