Twenty-six Dunlap broadsides of the Declaration of Independence are known to survive today.
John Dunlap printed approximately 200 broadsides in Philadelphia shortly after Congress approved the Declaration on July 4, 1776. These large single-sheet impressions were among the earliest printed copies distributed to colonial governments, military leaders, and the public. They carried the declaration into circulation much faster than a handwritten document could have.
The surviving copies are valuable because they preserve the text as it appeared in the first official printing. One copy was discovered in the British National Archives in 2009, increasing the known total to 26. The source document used by Dunlap has not been found.
Dunlap broadsides are different from the famous engrossed parchment copy displayed at the National Archives. The parchment was prepared later for delegates to sign, while the broadsides were printed for immediate distribution. The number 200 refers to the approximate original print run, not the number surviving.