Cambridge press in Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Cambridge press in Massachusetts Bay Colony was the first printing press established in British North America, serving as an early center of Puritan religious and educational publishing in New England.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical printing establishment
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printing press ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstitution | Harvard College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | New England Puritanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Puritanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTown | Cambridge, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| era |
17th century
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colonial America ⓘ |
| establishedInDecade | 1630s ⓘ |
| establishedInYear | 1638 ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | first permanent printing establishment in the English colonies in North America ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
center of Puritan religious publishing in New England
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center of educational publishing in New England ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of printing in New England
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early American educational publishing ⓘ early American religious publishing ⓘ growth of literacy in Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ spread of Puritan ideas in New England ⓘ |
| isFirstOfTypeIn |
British North America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English colonies in North America ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British North America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ Massachusetts Bay Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first printing press in British North America
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early Puritan religious printing ⓘ early educational printing in New England ⓘ |
| operatedInLanguage |
English
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Latin ⓘ |
| operatedUnder |
authority of Massachusetts Bay colonial government
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oversight of Puritan leadership ⓘ |
| partOf | early colonial print culture in North America ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
book printing
ⓘ
educational publishing ⓘ pamphlet printing ⓘ religious publishing ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Massachusetts Bay Colony
NERFINISHED
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New England ⓘ |
| subjectAreaOfPublications |
classical literature
ⓘ
educational texts ⓘ religious tracts ⓘ sermons ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| technologyType | movable type printing press ⓘ |
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