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Figure 16: English typography, 18th century. (Right) A page from John Baskerville's Virgil, printed in Cambridge in 1757.
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Born January 28, 1706 • England
Died January 8, 1775 (aged 68) • Birmingham • England

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Figure 16: English typography, 18th century. (Right) A page from John Baskerville's Virgil, printed in Cambridge in 1757.
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