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This image bank contains approximately 1400 digitized images about the history of the printed book in the Netherlands, largely originating from the collections of the KB. The images can be downloaded and used with the stated credit line.

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Title
 A family from the province of Noord-Holland at Zaandam, c. 1820

Creator
 onbekend

Year
 [ca. 1820]

Type
 prent, print

Measurements
 afmetingen onbekend

Related term
 lezen, leesgedrag, kranten

Period
 19e eeuw

Classification
 K: Maatschappelijke aspecten van boekproductie en -verspreiding

Content
 The father of this family from Zaandam reads the "Haarlemmer Courant". In the first half of the 19th century, a fairly large number of newspapers and magazines were published that appeared once or more than once a week. Besides reading a newspaper for oneself, reading the news to others in public places such as cafés, societies and squares was also common practice up to the second half of the 19th century.

@description
 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek

@reproduction
 Rotterdam Atlas van Stolk