The Caledonian mercury, being a short account of the most considerable news, forreign [sic] and domestick.

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  • The Caledonian mercury, being a short account of the most considerable news, forreign [sic] and domestick.
  • Caledonian mercury
People / Organizations
Imprint
Edinburgh [Scotland]: printed for W[illiam]. Rolland by William Adams Junior, and are to be sold at the printing house in Carrubber's Closs [sic] on the west side of the Bishops Land. Where advertisements and subscriptions are taken in.
Publication year
?
ESTC No.
P2025
Grub Street ID
55747
Description
v. : ill. ; 2⁰
Note
Originally published by William Rolland, the paper was taken over by the Ruddiman family in 1729. Paper and press were transfered to John Robertson in 1772, and in 1790, upon his retirement, to his friend Robert Allan. Cf. Plomer.

Later issues lack subtitles.

Imprint from colophon; imprints vary. Printed by Thomas Ruddiman, sr., from 1724, later imprints read "Thomas Ruddiman and Company"; in <1759>: "Walter Ruddiman and Company"; in <1779>: "Printed for and by John Robertson"; from <1798- >: "Printed by Robert Allan", with added imprint on date line of p. [1]: "Edinburgh, printed by Robert Allan"; bookseller listed before 1730: Mr. Alex Symmers.

Format varies; originally printed in two columns, in 1725 the paper was issued as a single sheet in large quarto, from &lt;1759&gt; printed on two folio sheets, in <1779>; two full sheets in three columns, with a cut of Mercury holding a caduceus in center of title; from 7 Jan. 1786 the paper was printed in four columns.

Later issues have full page of advertisements, some illustrated with small cuts. Includes news stories reprinted from various London and Edinburgh papers, regional news, commodity prices, local advertisements and legal notices.

Description based on: Num. 324 (Tuesday May 1st, 1722.); title from caption.
Uncontrolled note
The British Library and the Bodleian Library provided copies for the microfilm set; it is not possible to identify the library from which each issue was filmed by UMI. Some numbers stained or with torn margins, slightly affecting text.