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and Christianus Robidé van der Aa. Long regarded as the most prestigious literary periodical in the Netherlands, it was considered outdated by the ''

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'' of the 1880s, who founded ''

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'' (meaning ''The New Guide'' in English) in opposition to the periodical. In 2011, ''De Gids'' ceased operations, but has been taken over as ''De-Gids-nieuwe-stijl'' by ''

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''. All volumes of ''De Gids'' up to 2012 are published in the

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External links

''De Gids'' website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gids, De 1837 establishments in the Netherlands Dutch-language magazines Literary magazines published in the Netherlands Magazines established in 1837 Magazines published in Amsterdam Bi-monthly magazines published in the Netherlands