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The Beagle (Dogs of All Nations)

Name: The Beagle (Dogs of All Nations)
Brand: Best in Show
SKU: PA-01771

W.E. Mason (pub.), 1915

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No print size passed the check for this piece: at 10 x 8 in, 28 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged. We would rather show it than sell a soft print.

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The Beagle's plate from the 1915 world breed survey, the pocket foxhound presented in tidy tricolor. The most cheerful nose in England, catalogued at the exact moment it was conquering American backyards.

Maker: W.E. Mason (pub.)
Date: 1915
Medium of the original: Photomechanical book plate
Original held by: Internet Archive / Dogs of All Nations 1915
Credit: Internet Archive / Dogs of All Nations 1915 · via Wikimedia Commons
Rights: Public domain, verified
Catalogue number: PA-01771

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Size	Why
10 x 8 in	28 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
12 x 8 in	Wrong shape: a 20% crop
14 x 11 in	20 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
16 x 12 in	18 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
18 x 12 in	Wrong shape: a 20% crop
20 x 16 in	14 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
24 x 16 in	Wrong shape: a 20% crop
24 x 18 in	12 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
30 x 20 in	Wrong shape: a 20% crop
30 x 24 in	9 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
36 x 24 in	Wrong shape: a 20% crop
40 x 30 in	Wrong shape: a 10% crop
48 x 36 in	6 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
60 x 40 in	Wrong shape: a 20% crop