Tag: 18th Century
Geographica Hand Font
Geographica hand replicates the neat hand-lettering typical of engraved British maps of the 18th century, including the work of cartographers Emanuel Bowen (circa 1694–1767), geographer to king George ii, and Thomas Jefferys (circa 1719–1771) Geographica to King George iii. a
Geographica Script Font
Thank you for purchasing Geographica Script™, a member of the 3IP Type Library. We appreciate your business very much. Time-tested elegance is what you’ll get with Geographica Script, a handwritten typeface steeped in 18th century sophistication. Source materials include the
American Scribe Font
American Scribe simulates the penmanship of Timothy Matlack, generally agreed to be the scribe of the famous, engrossed copy of the Declaration of Independence (written, of course, by Thomas Jefferson). Matlack—whose clear, compact script is perhaps the most familiar handwriting
Remsen Script Font
The 1765 Stamp Act ignited in American colonists a simmering distrust of the distant British Parliament, whose oppressive trade duties they deemed unfair assaults on their rights as English subjects. Before long, of course, this little dustup spawned The Boston
Antiquarian Scribe Font
Antiquarian Scribe is modeled after the neat, oblique hand-lettering displayed on an original page of “Atlas Historique, ou Nouvelle Introduction a L’Histoire”—a world atlas published by Henri Abraham Chatelain between 1705 and 1732 in Amsterdam—that I picked up at an
Broadsheet Font
Broadsheet simulates old newspaper text from the 1700s, chiefly from two specimens: an original copy of The New-England Weekly Journal, published in Boston on April 8, 1728, and a commemorative reprint of the Massachusetts Sun, published in Worcester, Mass., on
Old Man Eloquent Font
Old Man Eloquent simulates the handwriting of John Quincy Adams, the second President of The United States, in pages of his famous diary, circa 1810. Adams kept his diary from 1779, when he was a boy, until 1848, the year
Military Scribe Font
The 10th Regiment of Foot is a British military unit raised more than three centuries ago—and perhaps most famous in the U.S. for seeing action on American soil during the Revolutionary War in the Battles of Lexington and Concord and
Geographica Font
Geographica is a four-style serif text-type family modeled after the neat hand-lettered place names and peripheral text on the maps of Thomas Jefferys (ca. 1710–1771), the best-known map engraver in 18th-century England. Although he won (and hyped) the title “Geographer
Abigail Adams Font
“My Dearest Friend” is how she began nearly all her letters to her husband, John. I refer, of course, to Abigail Smith Adams, first Second Lady and second First Lady of the United States. Her famous correspondence with John Adams
Antiquarian Font
Antiquarian was inspired by the hand-lettered headlines and captions that appear on an original page of “Atlas Historique, ou Nouvelle Introduction a L’Histoire’—a world atlas published by Henri Abraham Chatelain between 1705 and 1732 in Amsterdam—that I picked up at
Walbaum Fraktur Font
Originally designed by Justus Erich Walbaum in the 1800s, Walbaum Fraktur is a classic and strong blackletter type design. Walbaum Fraktur works great in headlines and other masculine like design settings. Published by URW Type Foundry GmbHDownload Walbaum Fraktur
Unger Fraktur Font
In the wake of the Enlightenment and the French Revolution there was a desire for a clear classical blackletter font without frills. That is why in 1793 the famous printer and editor Johann Friedrich Unger and his partner Johann Christian
Fette Gotisch Font
Designed by Wagner Studio in 1911, Fette Gotisch is a blackletter font release by URW. Contains language support for West, East, Turkish, Baltic, and Romanian. Published by URW Type Foundry GmbHDownload Fette Gotisch
Thorowgood Font
Designed by Robert Thorne in 1809, Thorowgood is an elegant and powerful serif type design. Published by URW Type Foundry GmbHDownload Thorowgood
Fette Fraktur Font
Fette Fraktur was issued by the C.E. Weber foundry in Germany in 1875. This is specific Gothic-based lettering suitable for jobs where extreme contrast or specific period should be evoked. Nevertheless, the rendering is sophisticated and offers an historic atmosphere
Bank Script Font
Designed by James West in 1895, Bank Script is a script release by URW. Contains language support for West, East, Turkish, Baltic, and Romanian. Published by URW Type Foundry GmbHDownload Bank Script
Florentine Font
Florentine is a decorative display design released by URW. Florentine was originally designed by Ludvig S. Ipsen in 1896. Published by URW Type Foundry GmbHDownload Florentine