File:EB1 titlepage.gif

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Summary

Scanned titlepage of my facsimile copy of the first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica, published in 1771. Slightly rotated and saved using the GIMP. Scanned and modified by me on 3 April 2007 and released into the public domain, owing to its age.

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