The first Illustrated London News
Front cover of the very first copy of the Illustrated London News, published May 14th, 1842. Founded by Herbert Ingram, who anticipated demand for a newspaper containing illustrations, the paper was an instant succeess, selling 26, 000 copies in the face of competition from 400 newspapers in the country. A true innovation, the ILN laid the foundation stone for picture-led journalism of the future
Picture No
10217260
Media ID
45992897
Size
4111px x 5940px
(5.2MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
The Illustrated London News. 1842. Front cover
Date
1842
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