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William Bradford (May 20, 1663 – May 23, 1752) was an early American colonial printer and publisher in British America.Bradford is best known for establishing the first printing press in the Middle colonies of the Thirteen Colonies, founding the first press in Pennsylvania in 1685 and the first press in New York in 1693.
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The systems involved were first assembled in Germany by the goldsmith Johannes Gutenberg in the mid-15th century. [101] Printing methods based on Gutenberg's printing press spread rapidly throughout first Europe and then the rest of the world, replacing most block printing and making it the sole progenitor of modern movable type printing.
The first printing presses were established in Cambridge, in the Massachusetts Bay colony in 1638, and others soon emerged in New York, Boston and Philadelphia, but the overall production of printed matter was small.A s the 18th century unfolded more printing presses and newspapers came into existence and soon the paper shortage was felt by ...
Famous for the 1733 landmark case where he was accused of printing libelous material about William Cosby, the colonial governor in New York; Andrew Hamilton and William Smith, Sr. successfully defended him in New York, maintaining that telling the truth was a legitimate defense in libel cases.
Stern, Madeleine B. (July 1950). "Books in the Wilderness: Some 19th Century Upstate Publishers". New York History. 3 (3). Cornell University Press: 260– 282. JSTOR 23149980. Stern, Madeleine B. (1951). William Williams: pioneer printer of Utica, New York, 1787-1850. Charlottesville, VA : Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia. T
Spread of printing in Europe in the 15th century European output of printed books from the 15th through the 18th century. The global spread of the printing press began with the invention of the printing press with movable type by Johannes Gutenberg in Mainz, Germany c. 1439. [1]
15th; 16th; 17th; 18th; 19th; 20th; Pages in category "15th-century printers" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. ... William Caxton ...