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Serial Publication Begins

When
1809-1811
Where
London
Part of
William Combe's 'Tour of Dr. Syntax' begins serial publication in Ackermann's Political Magazine

Ackermann's Poetical Magazine began publishing Combe's comic poem with Rowlandson's illustrations in 1809.

The serialized comic poem The Tour of Dr Syntax in Search of the Picturesque first appeared in parts in Ackermann's Poetical Magazine. It featured descriptive and moralizing verse by William Combe, illustrated by Thomas Rowlandson's color plates, satirizing the picturesque.

Sources

  1. William Combe Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-25
  2. Rudolph Ackermann Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-06
  3. Thomas Rowlandson Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-23

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