John Bartholomew 8 - for Charles Pearson 

Charles Arthur Pearson produced a number of Gossipy Guides at the beginning of the 20th century. Styled along the lines of the Ward and Lock series of guides they were full of photographic material in a handy pocket size. The two guides relating to Devon were the Guide to Ilfracombe and District (cover title; number 4 in the series) and Guide to South Devon (number 8 in the series). Both British Library volumes have accession dates of 1901.

It is interesting that Pearson took maps from different sources to include in his two Devon guides. The map of South Devon included in the South Devon Guide was a transfer of Bartholomew’s map: however, the map of North Devon is taken from the plates prepared by Ravenstein for George Philip & Son in 1899. The scale reveals that this is a Philip’s map (see Pearson 1). 

Bartholomew Imperial Map 8 (Pearson) 

Size: 257 x 385 mm.                              English Miles (8 = 50 mm).

 

PEARSON’S MAP OF SOUTH DEVON. (CaOS). Imprint: C Arthur Pearson, Limited, London, W C (CeOS) with Copyright (EeOS). Scale (Ee).

Area covered is from Whitesand Bay to Lyme Regis and inland as far as Crediton. 

1. 1901  Pearson’s Gossipy Guide to South Devon including Torquay

                London. C Arthur Pearson Ltd. (1901).         DevA, BL[1].

Bartholomew Imperial Map 1 - See below

Bartholomew Imperial Map 2 - W H Smith´s Exeter and Environs / Plymouth & Dartmoor

Bartholomew Imperial Map 3 - maps published by Houlston & Wright / Houlston & Sons

Bartholomew Imperial Map 4 - maps used by Milligan etc. for guides to Ilfracombe

Bartholomew Imperial Map 5 - hunting maps for Hiorns & Miller

Bartholomew Imperial Map 6 - The Royal Atlas

Bartholomew Imperial Map 7 - Abel Heywood´s guide to Ilfracombe

In addition Bartholomew produced two further maps of South Devon for W H Smith:

Bartholomew - W H Smith 1

Bartholmew - W H Smith 2


[1] BL 10358.cc.61 has green cover; cover title is Pearson’s Gossipy Guide to South Devon Torquay Dartmouth Paignton Totnes etc etc. There are five sketch route maps for cyclists on pages xxxii to xxxvi. Accession date stamp: 29 OC 1901. Contains 182 pages of which 174-182 (and inside back EP) are book advertisements and local ads.

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