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'William Caxton', (c1422-c1491), 1890. Creator: Unknown.

'William Caxton', (c1422-c1491), 1890. Creator: Unknown.

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'William Caxton', 1890. William Caxton (c1422-c1491) English merchant, diplomat, and writer, introduced a printing press to England in 1476, and as a printer was the first English retailer of printed books. From "Cassell's Illustrated Universal History, Vol. III - The Middle Ages", by Edmund Ollier. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890. ]

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Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
  1. William Caxton: British: Printer, translator, publisher
People Related
  1. Edmund Ollier: : author, journalist
  2. Cassell & Co: : Publisher, printer, lithographer, publishers, printers, lithographers
Medium
  1. Engraving
Picture Type
  1. Portrait
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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3785x5714
File Size : 63,362kb

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  1. 0580066182
  1. 2-716-000
  1. 2716000
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