In January 1783, as the birth of America brought the decline of the city's lucrative tobacco trade and an end to its first phase of imperial expansion, the first issue of a newspaper called The Glasgow Advertiser was published.
The Herald has followed the growth of its home town as it developed into an important world city. Now a new exhibition tells the story of how this newspaper grew up with Glasgow. By Ronnie Scott
In January 1783, as the birth of America brought the decline of the city's lucrative tobacco trade and an end to its first phase of imperial expansion, the first issue of a newspaper called The Glasgow Advertiser was published.