BRADFORD'S NEW YORK IMPRINTS IN THE SOCIETY'S COLLECTION BY OSCAR WEGELIN William Bradford, the first printer in Pennsylvania and New York, was born at Barnwell, England, May 20, 1663, and was taught his trade in the London shop of Andrew Sowle. He started printing at Philadelphia in 1685 and became New York's first typographer in 1693. From that year until 1744 many books, pamphlets and broadsides were issued from his press and he also published for many years the first newspaper established in New York. He died May 23, 1752, and was buried in the Churchyard of Trinity Church. The New-York Historical Society possesses his original tombstone. In our collection are a number of Bradford's New York imprints. Altogether there are ninety-one titles, of which nineteen appear to be the only known copies. We also have in our collection a number of the issues of Bradford's newspaper the New York Gazette. Here is also to be found a copy of the Bradford Map, the first of New York City, drawn, engraved and printed in the City. Our copy was presented to the Society by its founder, John Pintard, in 1807. It is undated, but its date is learned from an advertisement in the New York Gazette of September 6, 1731, where it is advertised as "Just published." Several broadsides printed by Bradford are also included in our collection. The Society possesses the following Almanacs printed by Bradford: Leeds' American Almanack, 1704 (imperfect), 1705, 1706, 1707, 1708, 1709, 1710, 1711, 1712, 1713, 1714, 1715, 1716, 1731 (imperfect), 1734, 1738, 1739 (imperfect). In addition, we have a copy of the Leeds' 1713 American Almanack, which was printed by Bradford and sold by Elkana