Printed titles from the Low Countries per year (STCN, KB): 1,364 titles in 1800, 49 times as much as in 1540

Printed titles from the Low Countries per year (STCN, KB), 1540 – 1800, in titles. The highest point was 1795 (2,195).

Source: KB, nationale bibliotheek: STCN als linked data (data.bibliotheken.nl, SPARQL, graaf stcn-titles) · opgehaald 25 oktober 2026 · selection: jaar van verschijnen 1540–1800, alleen precieze jaartallenOpen the table Single block

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On data.bibliotheken.nl the KB publishes its catalogues as linked data under CC0: the Dutch national bibliography NBT (4,911,178 books), the Short Title Catalogue Netherlands (STCN, 225,218 titles printed before 1801, with 651,395 copies), the Dutch author name thesaurus (2,816,677 persons), the Brinkman subject headings and DBNL titles and authors. Together 258,524,625 statements, queryable with SPARQL (as of 16 October 2026).

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Table: stcn-titles
Latest figure: 1800
Fetched: 25 October 2026

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Printed titles from the Low Countries per year (STCN, KB): 1,364 titles in 1800, 49 times as much as in 1540

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