Type # for projects,to access projects, > for users, and ? for help.
Reverse Image
Lightboxes
[]
Your ongoing selection
Asset(s) Assets
Your quote 0

Your selection

Clear selection
Request a quote now

Leave the work to our dedicated Account Managers.

{"event":"pageview","page_type1":"catalog","page_type2":"image_page","language":"en","user_logged":"false","user_type":"ecommerce","nl_subscriber":"false"}
{"event":"ecommerce_event","event_name":"view_item","event_category":"browse_catalog","ecommerce":{"items":[{"item_id":"BL3261941","item_brand":"other","item_category":"illustration","item_category2":"out_of_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"a_translation_of_magna_carta_into_french_opens_this_collection_of_anglo_american_tracts_which_was_pu","item_variant":"undefined"}]}}
Metadata Block (Hidden)

Contact us for further help

High res file dimension

Search for more high res images or videos

A translation of Magna Carta into French opens this collection of Anglo-American tracts, which was...

IMAGE number
BL3261941
Image title
A translation of Magna Carta into French opens this collection of Anglo-American tracts, which was published in Paris at the time of the French Revolution. The anonymous author of the volume evidently considered that Magna Carta stood at the head of this historical tradition, since it precedes translations of the American Declaration of Independence (1776), the Constitution of the United States of America (1789) and other colonial texts. In the preface Magna Carta is described as 'la base de la liberté du peuple Anglois' (the foundation of the freedoms of the English people). The translation is faithful to the original Latin text, although one peculiar feature is that the clauses are misnumbered. The author also took exception to the notion that liberties were bestowed by the king: 'Despotes de la terre, vous reconnoîtrez bientôt que les peuples ne tiennent rien de vous' (Despots of the world, you will soon acknowledge that the people hold nothing from you)
Auto-translated text View Original Source
Location
British Library, London, UK
Image description

Grande Chartre d'Angleterre. (Déclaration des droits Americains. Constitution des états-Unis de l'Amérique.). Paris, [1792?] Language: French Source/Shelfmark: 8050.cc.4.(7.), page 12

Photo credit
From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
USA / North America / America (continent) / history / written language / event / events / 18th century / legacy / text / british library exhibitions / magna carta exhibition / liberty / magna carta anniversary / british library exhibition
Leave the work to our dedicated Account Managers
License details
Your details
*
*
*
*
*
Asset - General information
Copyright status
No Additional Copyright
Permissions
More info
Permission required for non-editorial use (inc book and magazine covers). Please contact us
Largest available format 1576 × 2586 px 5 MB
Dimension [pixels] Dimension in 300dpi [mm] File size [MB]
Large 1576 × 2586 px 133 × 219 mm 4.7 MB
Medium 624 × 1024 px 53 × 87 mm 976 KB

Similar Images
Why choose Bridgeman Images

Art. Culture. History.

We partner with the world's leading museums, galleries and artists, so you have access to the highest-quality imagery.

Discover our collection Browse FAQs

Simple. Fast. Reliable.

Our teams can help you find the perfect content and take care of all of the copyright and licensing requirements.

Contact us

Discover millions of images and videos for your creative projects.

Start your search

Navigation

Contact

Bridgeman Images
77 Sands Street, 6th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
United States

T: +1 212 828 1238

Legal

© Copyright 2024 Bridgeman Art Library Limited. Registered in England and Wales as company number 01056394.