utter ruin was the consequence". Legacy Hicky's Bengal Gazette was the first printed newspaper to be published in Asia. The newspaper became famous not only among the British soldiers posted in India at that time but also inspired Indians to write newspapers of their own. Surviving collections Six archives are known to have collections (all incomplete) of Hicky's Bengal Gazette: University of Melbourne University of Heidelberg. From George Livius. Available for free online. National Library of India High Court of Calcutta (only an extraordinary issue dated 25 June 1781). British Library. Two collections. One originally from the British Museum, from George Livius. The other, less complete collection, is originally from a private auction and from the India Office Library. University of California, Berkeley's Bancroft Library. Collected by H. Morse Stephens sometime before 1907. This collection was likely once owned by Paul Ferris, one of Hicky's assistants. Gallery References Bibliography External links Hicky's Bengal Gazette - University of Heidelberg (free online) Hicky's Bengal Gazette - University of Melbourne Hicky's Bengal Gazette - British Library (Digital copy held by Adam Matthew Digital) Hicky's Bengal Gazette - National Library of India Newspapers established in 1780 Publications disestablished in 1782 Defunct weekly newspapers Defunct newspapers published in India 18th century in Kolkata Culture of Kolkata English-language newspapers published in India Gazettes 1780 establishments in India 1782 disestablishments in India