There is a display following the history of the Scotsman at the National Library of Scotland’s George IV Bridge building in Edinburgh. From 18 January to Sunday 8 April 2018 the library’s treasures display on The Scotsman: 200 years of a Scottish newspaper will tell the story of The Scotsman. It will show how the […]
On this day: 1st ever edition of the Scotsman
January 25, 2017
The Scotsman is 200 years old today. The first ever edition of The Scotsman, or Edinburgh Political and Literary Journal was produced on Saturday, January 25 1817, from premises in Edinburgh’s High Street. It was originally published weekly, and became a daily newspaper in 1850. The proprietors announced that their ‘first desire is to be […]
Scotsman’s 200th anniversary
January 18, 2017
The history of the Scotsman has been explored in a BBC documentary called ‘The Paper Thistle’. If you missed it, you can watch it via the BBC website over the next month.
New Type Cossar Press in action
January 23, 2013
The ‘Single-Width Users Group’ has a website for the New Zealand print community. It includes a ‘Way Back When’ section which includes videos of the ‘New Type’ Cossar Presses in action, as well as other videos illustrating the history of newspaper printing. B8 Cossar Press video B4 Cossar Press video
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