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Illustrated London News, 1842-2003

Coming April/May 2010!

“The world in pictures” for historians and enthusiasts

In the days before electronic media and popular travel, The Illustrated London News offered a view of the world that most of its readers could only otherwise imagine for themselves.

With its debut in 1842, The Illustrated London News became the world’s first fully illustrated weekly newspaper, marking a revolution in journalism and news reporting. It presented a vivid picture of British and world events – including news of war, disaster, ceremonies, the arts and science – with coverage ranging from the Great Fire of Hamburg to Queen Victoria’s fancy dress ball at Buckingham Palace, both featured in the first issue.

The popularity of the publication attracted artists, engravers and writers from George Gilbert to Ebenezer Landells, Robert Louis Stephenson and G.K. Chesterton.

Today, Gale brings more than 150 years of social, cultural and political history to modern researchers in easy, convenient digital format. Use this remarkable resource to support scholarly and enthusiast research in social history, fashion, theatre, media, literature, advertising, graphic design and politics, as well as those interested in genealogy.

In The Illustrated London News Historical Archive you will find the entire run of the publication – including all Special Numbers and Reports – reproduced in high-quality colour facsimile images.

• The text of each article and caption is full-text searchable with hit-term highlighting and links to corresponding illustrations.
• The addition of article and illustration categories allows users to narrow searches and pinpoint results