What was the name of the first large printed run of the Declaration of Independence?

The first large printed run of the Declaration of Independence was known as the Dunlap broadsides.

Printer John Dunlap produced approximately 200 broadsides in July 1776, shortly after Congress approved the Declaration’s final text. These were large single-sheet prints intended for rapid distribution rather than bound books. Copies were sent to colonial governments, military leaders, and other recipients so the independence announcement could circulate quickly.

The broadsides are named after Dunlap, who printed them for the Continental Congress. They are among the earliest surviving public printings of the Declaration and are highly valued by historians and collectors.

The broadsides should not be confused with the later engrossed parchment copy, the carefully handwritten document bearing the well-known signatures. The printed sheets spread the news first; the parchment copy became the celebrated formal artifact associated with the signers.