Explanation

 Definition

 For the purpose of this cartobibliography, a tourist map of Devon is a printed map published specifically to show part of Devonshire, either a town or city, or an area of the county in a guide book or on a sheet to be sold singly (a so-called broadsheet map) or designed to be folded and sold in covers. A guide book is taken to mean a volume which did not only include a history of the town or area under consideration but also included some indication of the sights to be seen or to provide useful information to a visitor or potential visitor.

Most guide books can be identified from their title, but other authors writing primarily a history of their town also used the term. Consequently there are a few “guides” which have not been included.

Maps which show the whole of Devon have not been included as they have already been adequately listed in The Printed Maps of Devon or The Victorian Maps of Devon; a list of potential inclusions is given in Appendix 1. Maps which are really coastal charts have also been excluded. It is hoped that a further volume will list these.

 Order

 The maps are listed in the alphabetical order of one of the authors of the map; either publisher, engraver, printer or lithographer or the author of the book in question. Subsequent issues are dealt with as part of the main entry. An easy reference list has been printed separately to help identify loose maps which may have come from a guide book or to refer to the particular section where a description of the map may be found.

 Heading

 In labelling the maps the chosen order of preference throughout is surveyor, draughtsman, engraver, author and publisher. The map is given the name of a surveyor, if known, where the map is believed to be the result of an original survey. Otherwise the name of the draughtsman, the engraver, the author of the original work, or the first publisher in that order is used to help in identification. Names joined by a slash, e.g. Mcvean / Williams, indicates that both were connected with the original issue and both names are found in works of reference and/or dealer’s catalogues in connection with this map. A dash is used to identify separate works by the same draughtsman or engraver, e.g. Bartholomew - Smith and Cary - Cruchley. In some cases maps are commonly associated with another mapmaker or publisher, e.g. Bartholomews maps for Milligan or Hiorns & Millaer: in these cases the alternative name is added in brackets, e.g. Bartholomew (Milligan 2) or Bartholomew (Hiorns & Miller).

 Date

 The date listed is the one that appears on the first edition of the map or, if it is undated, the date of the publication in which it first appeared. (See also Publications below.)

 Biographical Note

 Wherever possible a short biographical sketch is given of the surveyor and/or publisher, together with a brief history and description of the map or atlas. There may also be a note covering those copies that appeared after 1901.

 Size

 This gives the dimensions in millimetres, vertically then horizontally, between the outer frame lines. In the absence of frame lines, the dimensions are those of the printed map. Where the map has a panel of information or a title extension this is noted, together with an indication of the size of the complete engraving and of the map panel or area. Because of variations in paper shrinkage small differences can be expected. Lithographs may differ widely in size, being reduced or enlarged by photographic or other means.

 Scale

 The wording on the map is shown in bold type. The figure in brackets refers to the scale bar. The reference British Miles (1+10 = 11 mm) miles means that the scale shows 1 mile to the left of zero and 10 miles to the right, the whole measuring 11 mm. British Miles is written above or at front of the scale bar and miles after or below.

 Inscriptions and Place-Names

 In the map description the title, imprint and publisher’s names etc. that appear on the map are given in bold print using the original spelling. Punctuation is omitted if unclear. Within the text, place names are usually given as they appear on the map in question, therefore either Okehampton or Oakhampton may be used.

 Editions

 The main entry shows the title and features that appeared on the first edition of the map. Subsequent states, with a note of the variations, are listed below. Information is complete up to the year 1901.

 Sources

 Atlases and guide books seen by the author have the source listed after the publication details, e.g. BL (see list). This also applies when folding maps were issued as separate publications and the copies seen are believed to be complete. Loose maps from atlases or other folding maps are in brackets, e.g. (Pl). Where atlases and other publications are mentioned but have not been seen by the author the source is noted in square brackets, e.g. [Bideford]. The author has included items in his own collection where these are fairly scarce. Although many libraries have a selection of guide books, they rarely have complete runs.

 Position of Features on Maps

 Following the popular method, the position of each feature on the map is given, where appropriate, in brackets by reference to the following grid:

 

                        Aa                   Ba                   Ca                   Da                   Ea

                        Ab                   Bb                   Cb                   Db                   Eb

                        Ac                 Bc                   Cc                   Dc                   Ec

                        Ad                   Bd                   Cd                   Dd                   Ed

                        Ae                   Be                   Ce                   De                   Ee

Where a large feature extends over more than one square of the grid the position of the centre is given, except when the feature is in a corner when the corner reference is given. When the feature is outside the inner border the reference is followed by ‘OS’. Position information is given where this feature changes during the lifetime of the map. Some maps, due to their size, are illustrated only in part.

 Publications

 The first date is the date of issue of the atlas etc. or the date printed on the map, whichever is the earlier. Reissues with information on known changes follow. Either following or facing each description is an illustration of one issue of the map described.

After the description of an edition of each map there is a list of the titles of atlases, books or other publications in which the map appeared. The title (which may be shortened, omissions being shown by dots) is given in italics, using the original spelling but in lower case except for initial letters. This is followed by the place, the publisher and the year of publication. If the year is shown without brackets, e.g. 1839, the date given on the title page. If more than one date is shown, separated by commas, these are the dates of successive editions of the same publication. If the date is shown in the form 1882 (1892), this means that although 1882 is the date on the title page, there is other evidence to indicate a later (or earlier) publication. Dates in brackets alone, e.g. (1845), indicate date is conjectured.

Catalogue References

 The dates of issue are followed by the locations of atlases and maps seen by the author or authenticated. Locations in brackets imply that map is a loose sheet, i.e. not in a book etc and hence the exact source of these is not certain and these could come from any edition of that state. Locations in square brackets identify those atlases not inspected by the author but listed in catalogues such as JISC. I would like to thank the curators and staff of the following institutions without whose help this work could not have been compiled.

 

B                     Bodleian Library, Oxford.

Berlin              Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Preußischer Kulturbesitz.

Bid                  Bideford Public Library.

BCL                Birmingham Central Library.

BL                   British Library (and British Museum), London.

BRL                Bristol Central Library.

C                     Cambridge University Library.

CB                   Collection of Clive Burden.

DoC                Collection of the Duchy of Cornwall, London.

DevA             Devon Heritage Centre in Exeter or Devon Archives and Local Studies Centre (previously Exeter Westcountry Studies Library).

Edin                Edinburgh Public Library.

Exm                Exmouth Public Library.

FB                Previously in the collection of the late Francis Bennett.

GL                   Guildhall Library, London.

GUL                Glasgow University Library.

Ilfr                   Ilfracombe Library.

KB                  Collection of Kit Batten.

King                Kingsbridge Public Library.

Leics               Leicester Central Library.

MCL                Manchester Central Library.

McM               McMaster University Library, Hamilton, Ontario.

MW                 Collection of Malcolm Woodward.

NA                  Newton Abbot Public Library.

NDL                North Devon Library and Record Office, Barnstaple.

NLS                 National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh.

NLW               National Library of Wales, Cardiff.

Oke                 Okehampton Library.

OrE                 Oregon University Library.

P                      Private collection.

Pl                     Plymouth Central Library (also WDRO).

PRO                Public Record Office, Kew, London.

RGS                Royal Geographical Society.

Sid                   Sidmouth Public Library.

Tav                  Tavistock Public Library.

Tot                  Totnes Public Library.

TQ                   Torquay Public Library.

TB                   Collection of the late Tony Burgess.

TM                  Torquay Natural History Society (Torquay Museum).

V&A               National Art Library, Victoria & Albert Museum.

W                    Whitaker Collection, University of Leeds.

WDRO    West Devon Record Office, Plymouth (includes Plymouth Central Library).

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