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British Library Newspapers 1600 -1900
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The World’s Largest Historic Newspaper Archive is now online!
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17 – 18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers
The most comprehensive collection of early
British newspapers
1M pages containing 1.5M articles
Scanned from existing microfilm
Based on authoritative bibliography by Rev.
Charles Burney
Restricted circulation
Idiosyncratic organization
Contains many unique items
First successful London daily;
First illustrated newspaper
Dutch papers – meant for English
readers
Colonial papers from Americas. Asia &
Africa
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48 Newspapers – from the archives of the British Library
2 million pages – over 7.7 million articles Full runs of daily and weekly London and
regional publications New & existing film images
Selected by leading scholars and British
Library curators Panel led by Peter Mandler (Cambridge)
Balance of London & regional papers
Fast & Flexible platform Basic & Advanced Search
Browse by Page or Article
Print, email, save, link
Article categorization
19th Century British Library Newspapers
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Broad Coverage, Deep Perspective
Article Segmentation Arts & Entertainment Births/Deaths/Marriages Business Classifieds News Sports
Publications Segmentation Arts/Sports Business News Advertisements People News
Filters Illustrations Place of Publication Title Publication Frequency Language
National AND Regional
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19thCentury British Library Newspapers – Title List
Aberdeen Journal
Baner
Belfast News-Letter
Birmingham Daily Post
Brighton Patriot
Bristol Mercury
Caledonian Mercury
Champion
Charter
Chartist
Chartist Circular
Cobbet’s Weekly Political Register
Daily News
Derby Mercury
Examiner
Freeman's Journal
Genedl
Glasgow Herald
Goleuad
The Graphic
Hampshire/Portsmouth Telegraph
Hull Packet
Illustrated Police News
Ipswich Journal
Jackson's Oxford Journal
Leeds Mercury
Liverpool Mercury
Lloyd's Illustrated Newspaper
London Dispatch
Manchester Times
Manchester Examiner
Manchester Examiner and Times
Morning Chronicle
Newcastle Courant
North Wales Chronicle
Northern Echo
Northern Liberator
Northern Star
Odd Fellow
Operative
Pall Mall Gazette
Poor Man's Guardian
Preston Chronicle
Reynolds's Newspaper
Southern Star
The Era
Trewman's Exeter Flying Post
Western Mail
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17th & 18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers
Londons Intelligencer (London)
Weekly Account (London)
Kingdomes Weekly Intelligencer (London)
Mercurius Pragmaticus (London)
Mercurius Politicus Comprising the Summ of All Intelligence (London)
London Gazette (London)
Amsterdamse Courant (Holland)
Post Boy (London)
Post Man and the Historical Account (London)
Daily Courant (London)
Barbados Mercury (West Indies)
Oprechte Haerlemsche Courant – Holand
Dublin Gazette
Newcastle Courant
Weekly Jamaica Courant (Jamaica)
Calcutta Chronicle (India)
Daily Post (London)
Gloucester Journal
Jackson’s Oxford Journal
London Chronicle
Norfolk Chronicle or The Norwich Gazette
(Norwich)
Bath Journal
Morning Herald (London)
Morning Chronicle (London)
Selected Titles
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Coming Soon
19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II
• Part II will include an additional 25 titles from the British Library and will publish in April 2009
• Part II will consist of approximately 1 million new pages increasing the depth of regional content. Titles include Cheshire Observer, Leicester Chronicle, Blackburn Standard, Cambridge Chronicle & Journal and Essex Standard
• Both parts will provide researchers and scholars with 3 million pages of news and reports from the 19th Century online
• Part I and II will be available separately or as one cross-searchable collection
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19th Century British Library Newspapers II: Title List
Cheshire Observer
Leicester Chronicle
Nottinghamshire Guardian
Barrows Worcester Journal
Bradford Observer
Blackburn Standard
Isle of Man Times
Lancaster Gazetter
Daily Gazette for Middlesbrough, Stockton
Sheffield Independent
York Herald
Huddersfield Chronicle
Bury & Norwich Post
Cambridge Chronicle & Journal
Essex Standard
Isle of Wight Observer
Northampton Mercury
Norfolk Chronicle
Chronique de Jersey
Guernsey Star
Southampton Herald
Royal Cornwall Gazette, Falmouth Packet & Plymouth Journal
Cork Morning Post
Derry Journal
Kerry Evening Post
Dundee Courier
Inverness Courier
Cambrian (Swansea)
Wrexham Weekly Advertiser
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19th Century British Library NewspapersFunctionality
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Basic Search
All key features above the fold
Scope & Scale statement help users understand what’s here
Spotlights link to contextual essays
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Advanced Search – power and flexibility
Logic & Limiters Boolean Fuzzy search
Variant spelling Misread OCR Damaged text
Search by Title Keyword Full text
Limit by Date Title Place Frequency Language Illustration
Filter results for focused searches
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Advanced Search features
Prompted Browse Lists
Choose Specific Titles
Choose by country, region or city
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Results List
Results at a Glance
Number of results
Publication & Article Metadata
Thumbnail view
Narrow Results by Newspaper
Section Article Type
Article & Page View
Browse Entire Issue
About this Publication
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Page View
Locates article on page
Makes finding article in zoom view easier
Lists article in context with other articles
Mouse over page to show article titles
Select article from list to show location
Click on article title to show article
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Page View
Locates article on page
Makes finding article in zoom view easier
Lists article in context with other articles
Mouse over page to show additional articles
Select article from list to show location
Click on article title to show article
Scraps from Punch
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Page View
Locates article on page
Makes finding article in zoom view easier
Lists article in context with other articles
Mouse over page to show additional articles
Select article from list to show location
Click on article title to show article
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Article View
Citation
Zoom and rotate
Bookmark
Advance to next article from results or next page of same article
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Article View
Fully citation
Scroll
Zoom and rotate
Book mark
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Results List
Results at a Glance
Number of results
Publication & Article Metadata
Thumbnail view
Narrow Results by Newspaper
Section Article Type
Article & Page Zoom
Browse Entire Issue
About this Publication
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About this Publication
Detailed Background & Metadata
Headnotes detail publication history
Links to Waterloo Index
View available issues by month and year with link to results for that issue
Track changes in title
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About this Database
Content Specific Issues
Detailed Introduction
British Library Digitization Program
Selection Criteria
Frequently Asked Questions
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Topic Guide – adds context to content
Designed to assist students and non-specialist scholars
About Newspapers and Print Culture
Chronology Specially
commissioned essays on how newspapers interacted with historic events
Capsule biographies of notable editors and Publishers
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Topic Guide – Chronology
Designed to assist students and non-specialist scholars
About Newspapers and Print Culture
Chronology
Specially commissioned essays on how newspapers interacted with historic events of themes
Capsule biographies of notable editors and Publishers
Chronology blends • Key newspaper & publishing events, • Technology and cultural changes• UK and world history events
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Topic Guide – Essays by experts
Designed to assist students and non-specialist scholars
About Newspapers and Print Culture
Chronology Specially
commissioned essays
Capsule biographies of notable editors and Publishers
Essays discuss: • Social trends & newspapers, • Newspaper treatment of period events• Commissioned by British Library
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Topic Guide – Biographies
Designed to assist students and non-specialist scholars
About Newspapers and Print Culture
Chronology Specially
commissioned essays
Capsule biographies of notable editors and Publishers
Biographies cover: • Leading journalists and publishers, • Their impact on specific events and issues• Include source and citation information