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1714WRCAM39055New York: Printed by William Bradford 1714. Broadside 7 1/4 x 11 1/2 inches. Edge toned lightly foxed. Very good. A very rare early 18th-century printed blank form for sea vessels likely from the press of William Bradford New York's first printer. The completed form would certify that the holder had cleared customs for a journey recording the name of his vessel and its tonnage arms crew origin and itinerary. The only recorded copies of this imprint have been found as endpapers in volumes of New York laws printed by William Bradford copies of which are held at the Library Company of Phialdelphia and at the Yale Law School Library. Further the final printed lines date the document to the reign of Queen Anne 1702-14 during which time Bradford was the only printer in New York. NAIP mzrecordcopy154. Printed by William Bradford unknown books