An Analysis of the True Principles of Security Against Forgery; Exemplified by an Enquiry into the Sufficiency of the American Plan for a New Bank Note...; Report of the Committee of the Society of Arts, etc...Preventing Forgery of Bank Notes

Author Sir William Congreve British
Publisher Thomas Egerton British
Printer J. Whiting British
1820
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  • Title: An Analysis of the True Principles of Security Against Forgery; Exemplified by an Enquiry into the Sufficiency of the American Plan for a New Bank Note...; Report of the Committee of the Society of Arts, etc...Preventing Forgery of Bank Notes
  • Author: Sir William Congreve (British, 1772–1828)
  • Publisher: Thomas Egerton (British, active London, 1781–1837)
  • Printer: J. Whiting (London)
  • Published in: London
  • Date: 1820
  • Medium: Illustrations: commercial reproductive processes
  • Dimensions: 9 5/16 x 6 1/16 x 5/8 in. (23.7 x 15.4 x 1.6 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mitchell Kennedy, 1925
  • Object Number: 25.42
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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