Adobe Caslon is based on the type designs of William Caslon, circa 1725. These in turn had been influenced by the Dutch types of the late seventeenth century. Although old style in nature they have less stress than some of the earlier faces of the genre. The Adobe Caslon font family was based on specimen pages printed by Caslon between 1734 and 1770. Adobe Caslon is suitable for text setting in books, magazines and advertising.