Wikipedia:POTD row/September 9, 2006
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This facsimile of the United States Declaration of Independence was produced in 1823 by William J. Stone using a wet-ink transfer process, where the surface of the document was moistened, and some of the original ink transferred to the surface of a copper plate which was then etched so that copies could be run off the plate on a printing press. Because of poor conservation of the original 1776 document through the 19th century, this engraving, rather than the 1776 original, has become the basis of most modern reproductions. Image credit: William J. Stone |