Edinburgh Advertiser
The Edinburgh Advertiser, sometimes referred to as The Advertiser, was a twice-weekly newspaper published in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Tuesday and Friday mornings for almost a century, from 1764 to 1859.
| Type | Twice weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Quarto; Small folio; 4 pp. folio of the modern newspaper size |
| Publisher | Alexander Donaldson & John Reid; James Donaldson; Claud Muirhead |
| Editor | Andrew Crichton; Robert Chambers; Robert W. Paterson |
| Founded | 3 January 1764 |
| Political alignment | Tory |
| Language | English |
| Ceased publication | 29 March 1859 |
| Headquarters | Edinburgh, Scotland |
"...the Edinburgh Advertiser is the only politico-ecclesiastico journal in the (British) empire which is against the (Church of Scotland's) General Assembly in toto".
London and Edinburgh Magazine, 1841.
At the time of its inception, it was the only newspaper published on these days of the week in Edinburgh. It ran from 3 January 1764 until 29 March 1859 when it merged with the Edinburgh Evening Courant. Through the years, its offices were located at Castlehill; No. 91 Rose Street; No. 13 South Hanover Street; 210 High Street; 15 India Street; and 7 Heriot Row.
