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The first edition of The Illustrated London News, 14 May 1842
The Illustrated London News was an illustrated newspaper first published in 1842. It was published weekly until 1971, finally ceasing in 2003.
The company continues today as Illustrated London News Ltd, a publishing, content and digital agency in London, which holds the publication and business archives of the magazine.
The British Newspaper Archive page is [2].