
The Illustrated London News, January 1856 (RARE ART PERIODICALS)
Topic(s)
Science, arts
Extent
375 journal titles
Scope and content
This collection comprises of runs of over 300 influential international arts and science journals. Key scientific journals include Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society (1667-75), Journal des sçavans (1655-1740), Hamburgisches Magazin (1748-1767), Nouveaux Mémoires de l'Académie Royale des Sciences et Belles-Lettres (1772-1788) and Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitana (1728-1751). The arts periodicals include important titles such as Blackwood’s Magazine (1817-1884), Journal litéraire (1714-1717) and North American Review (1815-1875). The collection also includes runs of well-known illustrated titles such as the Illustrated London News (1842-1897) and Punch (1841-1924).
Access
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