The Declaration Rediscovered

One of only 11 known Exeter broadsides of the Declaration of Independence, this example realized $5.687 million at Christie’s in January 2026. Printed by Robert Luist Fowle in Exeter, New Hampshire, the Exeter broadside is among the rarest surviving editions of the Declaration. Image courtesy of Christie’sFew printed documents are more closely associated with the birth of the United States than the Exeter broadside of the Declaration of Independence. Printed by Robert Luist Fowle in