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"DeWitt Clinton" Clipped Signature Together With His Original "DeWitt Clinton" Copper-Plate Engraved Bookplate

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DEWITT CLINTON (1769-1828), served in the U.S. Senate from New York, 1802-1803; Mayor of New York City on 3 occasions, 1803-1807, 1808-1810 and 1811-1815; Governor of New York, 1817-1823 and 1825-1828, and was largely responsible for the construction of the Erie Canal.

"DeWitt Clinton" Clipped Signature, on laid paper, measuring about 3.5" x 1.5” with his personal Copper-Plate engraved Bookplate Crest Engraved by the famous engraver, Peter R. Maverick, as noted by his name engraved in the Imprint, "P.R. Maverick, Sculpr.", Very Fine. The Bookplate measures 3.5" x 2.5". Both items are laid down onto a blue cardstock measuring 7-1/2" x 5-3/8", which also has some manuscript biographical information of DeWitt Clinton at bottom. Both items grade Very Fine.

1. Clipped Signature, "DeWitt Clinton"

2. Engraved "DeWitt Clinton." Crest Bookplate (2 items)
The engraver of this bookplate was Peter Rushton Maverick (1755-1811), a New York City engraver and patriarch of a family of New York Engravers, which included his son, Peter Maverick, who also became a well-known printmaker and engraver.

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