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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Letter from Madrid, Nov. 10: Printing in Spain has improved, rivaling foreign works. King to establish academy training young men in printing and sciences for greater perfection.
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The Art of Printing, which was formerly very much neglected in this Kingdom, has been flourishing some few Years; and we now send Works from our Press, which, in Point of Typography, are no Ways inferior to the finest Productions of Foreign Press. However, as this FINE ART has not yet reached the Degree of Perfection whereto, by Industry, it may be carried, the King is going to establish an Academy for training up a certain Number of young Gentleman, so as to make them excellent Printers, by instructing them in diverse Sciences, to qualify them for the Works wherein they may be employed.
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Madrid
Event Date
Nov. 10
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planned establishment of an academy for training printers
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The art of printing in this Kingdom, formerly neglected, has been flourishing for some years, with works from local presses comparable in typography to the finest foreign productions. However, not yet at full perfection, the King is establishing an academy to train a number of young gentlemen as excellent printers by instructing them in diverse sciences.