Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &c
The paper does not reveal the name of the printer or the publisher, but based on similar papers published later, it is thought that Joris Veseler was the printer and Caspar van Hilten its editor and publisher.
Year & Place
It was published in June 1618 in Amsterdam.
It was published in June 1618 in Amsterdam.
General
It was a regular weekly publication. It can be called the first broadsheet paper, because it was issued in folio-size. The paper carries no imprint of the printer or the publisher. Similar papers published later suggest that it may have been printed by Joris Veseler and published and edited by Caspar van Hilten. The exact date of the publication is not known, but the dates of the news items suggest that it was probably printed between 14 and 18 June 1618.
It was a regular weekly publication. It can be called the first broadsheet paper, because it was issued in folio-size. The paper carries no imprint of the printer or the publisher. Similar papers published later suggest that it may have been printed by Joris Veseler and published and edited by Caspar van Hilten. The exact date of the publication is not known, but the dates of the news items suggest that it was probably printed between 14 and 18 June 1618.
First Issue
The Courante was a single folio sheet. This means it was a full sheet folded once to form 4 pages and then cut open at the fold. The first issues were printed on just one side of the sheet. It also does not have a serial number, a date or a publisher's imprint.
The Courante was a single folio sheet. This means it was a full sheet folded once to form 4 pages and then cut open at the fold. The first issues were printed on just one side of the sheet. It also does not have a serial number, a date or a publisher's imprint.
Imprint
The imprint appeared in 1619. The date and serial number as well as the practice of printing on both sides of the sheet started in 1620.
The imprint appeared in 1619. The date and serial number as well as the practice of printing on both sides of the sheet started in 1620.
Content
The first issue presented news from four sources, including Venice, Cologne and Prague. This corresponds with the name of the newspaper, which in English means "Current events from Italy, Germany, etc". The main text runs in two columns. The columns are separated with a gutter and a line running in it. There are no empty lines within the body text. The body of the text is printed in Dutch black-letter, except for the numbers. Roman type is used for datelines which also act as headlines for the news items. The text is fully justified and the beginnings of paragraphs are identified with indents approximately the size of the line-height.
The first issue presented news from four sources, including Venice, Cologne and Prague. This corresponds with the name of the newspaper, which in English means "Current events from Italy, Germany, etc". The main text runs in two columns. The columns are separated with a gutter and a line running in it. There are no empty lines within the body text. The body of the text is printed in Dutch black-letter, except for the numbers. Roman type is used for datelines which also act as headlines for the news items. The text is fully justified and the beginnings of paragraphs are identified with indents approximately the size of the line-height.
English Copy
Two years after the Courante was started, Veseler printed the first newspaper in English for the publisher Pieter van den Keere.
Two years after the Courante was started, Veseler printed the first newspaper in English for the publisher Pieter van den Keere.
Surviving Copy
The only surviving copy of the first issue is in Sweden's Kungliga Biblioteket in Stockholm. Later issues from 1628 to 1664 can be found at the Koninklijke Bibliotheek in The Hague.
The only surviving copy of the first issue is in Sweden's Kungliga Biblioteket in Stockholm. Later issues from 1628 to 1664 can be found at the Koninklijke Bibliotheek in The Hague.
Perished
The Courante appeared until about 1672 and was then merged with the Ordinarisse Middel-Weeckse Courant and the Ordinaris Dingsdaegse Courant into the Amsterdam Courant, which eventually merged with De Telegraaf in 1903.
The Courante appeared until about 1672 and was then merged with the Ordinarisse Middel-Weeckse Courant and the Ordinaris Dingsdaegse Courant into the Amsterdam Courant, which eventually merged with De Telegraaf in 1903.
Did you know
The first Dutch newspaper. Experts regard the Courante as the world’s first proper newspaper. In their view, the earlier news periodicals are considered to be pamphlets or newsbooks.
The first Dutch newspaper. Experts regard the Courante as the world’s first proper newspaper. In their view, the earlier news periodicals are considered to be pamphlets or newsbooks.
References
Wikipedia, Go Dutch, Europeana, Brill, Facebook
Wikipedia, Go Dutch, Europeana, Brill, Facebook
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