Relation aller Fürnemmen und gedenckwürdigen Historien, which is printed from 1605 onwards by Johann Carolus in Strasbourg, is considered the first newsp… See more

In 1603 an English translation of the Bible is commissioned for use by the Church of England. It is published in 1611 and considered one of the most important books in E… See more

In Antwerp Abraham Verhoeven publishes the first regularly illustrated newspaper. Nieuwe Tijdinghen(New Tidings but sometimes also called the Antwerp G… See more

Plantin Press prints the first facsimile, a copy of the 16th century ‘Martyrologium Hieronymianum’ which gets engraved on copper plates. A facsimile is a reproduction of an old b… See more