The official printing of the Declaration of Independence was set in Caslon, a font made by William Caslon in 1722 (interestingly, his first commission was an Arabic font for the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge)

I find it really fascinating that the official printing of the Declaration of Independence was set in Caslon, a font made by William Caslon in 1722. It's interesting that his first commission was an Arabic font for the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. It just goes to show how interconnected different cultures and languages can be in the world of typography.