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The publishing house in Braniewo operated in the years 1589 - 1773. Its activity can be divided into two periods. The first is that it is operated and conducted by six private typographers: Jan Saxo, Jerzy Schönfels, Kacper Weingärtner, Piotr Freimuth, Piotr Schultz and Piotr Rosenbüchler. The second period is the years 1697 - 1773, when the publishing house was managed by the Society of Jesus. The collection of the Library of the Museum of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn includes 64 old prints issued by this typography. The author analyzed 20 of them. A chronological key was used in the description. The selection was made additionally due to provenance marks on the volumes. Selected examples of old prints reflect the publishing character of the publishing house. The prints from the museum collection complement the prints from Braniewo kept in other libraries, including in the Library of the Higher Theological Seminary of the Warmia Metropolitan Area "Hosianum" in Olsztyn and the University Library in Uppsala.