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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
 Gillis van Scheyndel, `De almanakverkoper', c. 1650

Creator
 Scheyndel, Gillis van (graveur/engraver)

Year
 17e eeuw

Type
 prent, print

Measurements
 5,4 x 4,4 cm.

Related term
 ambulante boekhandelaars, almanakken

Period
 17e eeuw

Classification
 G: Boekhandel en uitgeverij, K: Maatschappelijke aspecten van boekproductie en -verspreiding, M0: Algemene werken: encyclopedieën, almanakken

Content
 On this print by the Haarlem engraver Gillis van Scheyndel a pedlar is marketing almanacs. In his left hand he has a sheet of paper with the text `Almanac new new almanac'. The sale took place mostly via municipal hawkers and travelling pedlars.

@description
 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek

@reproduction
 Amsterdam Rijksmuseum Rijksprentenkabinet