John Bartholomew –  for W H Smith – SOUTH DEVON I

Bartholomew was providing W H Smith and Son with maps from circa 1874, two of the earliest Imperial Map sections being sold as North Devon and South Devon quite soon after the publication of the Imperial Map. However, John Bartholomew was known to be experimenting with hill shading in the 1880s and the Bartholomew records show various printings of the map below in the years 1884-1887 (probably referring to the first one below). Two maps have been found, both executed by the Bartholomew company and both sold in W H Smith covers, and displaying attempts at portraying heights. The first used a very harsh hachuring to achieve hill shading, but the later version uses a very subtle brown tone to give the impression of height (c.f. next entry). These seem to be the precursors for Bartholomews Reduced Ordnance Survey Maps published in 1895/1896.

W H Smith advertised maps of both North Devon and South Devon in its Travelling Maps series, however, North Devon was available at 4 miles to an inch (i.e. the Imperial Map scale) and only South Devon was sold at 2 miles to an inch, indicating that parallel versions of North Devon were not produced. Four separate versions of the map below have been found but the actual sequence remains unclear and all seem to have the same map detail, the differences lie in imprint, railways and covers although it is assumed that it is the first state that seems to have a different title. This first state has also been seen in covers as published by Robert Cranford in Dartmouth, this is the only version so far seen laid on linen and in cloth covers.

Bartholomew – W H Smith 1 

Size: 480 x 700 mm.  SCALE 2 MILES TO AN INCH (6 = 75 mm). 

W. H. SMITH & SON’S REDUCED ORDNANCE MAP OF SOUTH DEVON & Dartmoor (Ee). Imprint below border: London: W H Smith & Son, 186 Strand (CaOS).

The map covers an area from Looe and Liskeard to Sidmouth and Prawle Point (breaks three-line border) to Exeter and Okehampton Station. Railways are clearly shown in red to Sidmouth, Exmouth, Dartmouth and Brixham, Moreton Hampstead and Ashburton, Dartmoor Loop, Launceston, into Cornwall, and proposed line to Kingsbridge (dashed). 

1a. 1884
Typical W H Smith covers (extreme left in illustration below)[1]. Typically folds to 100 x 116 mm (w x h of cover).

W H Smith & Son’s Reduced Ordnance Map Of South Devon and Dartmoor
London. W H Smith & Son. (1884). DevA

1b. Addition of Robert Stanford´s stamp above title. Laid on linen and folding into green cloth covers and label of Stanford (see illustration above). Folds to 120 x 180 mm (w x h of cover).

Map Of South Devon and Dartmoor
Dartmouth. R Cranford. (1884). KB.

2. 1885 Title of map reprinted and reduced to South Devon. The Kingsbridge line (dotted red) has been removed (but engraving marks remain). Map has added railways: lines toward Holsworthy and to East Looe added in red although not engraved; Line to Ashton with both Ashton and Chudleigh stations shown (Sta); mineral line to Princetown. 

W H Smith & Son’s Reduced Ordnance Map Of South Devon and Dartmoor
London. W H Smith & Son. (1885). KB.

3. 1886 Imprint closer to border; 3-line border dropped slightly so Prawle Pt is now inside lowest line. Ashton and Chudleigh stations not shown. Line to Halwill shown (opened 21st July, 1886); mineral line at Calstock. Decorated cover illustrated below second from left[2].

W H Smith & Son’s Reduced Ordnance Map Of South Devon & Dartmoor
London. W H Smith & Son. (1886). KB.

4. 1887 No imprint, wider margins and Prawle Point now within three lines of the four-line border border. As 3 above. Cover title redesigned and title shortened (see two illustrations on right below)[3].

W H Smith & Son’s Reduced Ordnance Map Of South Devon 
London. W H Smith & Son. (1887). KB, DevA.


[1] The first and second state W H Smith covers (as listed here) are the same: red cloth with simple printed label – South Devon and Dartmoor.

[2] The cover has an elaborate label with foliate designs above and below the title.

[3] The cover is more modern printed boards, red (KB copy) or blue (DevA) with a plain text label South Devon centrally (and omitting reference to Tourists).

For further Bartholomew issues: 

Bartholomew Imperial Map 1 - Bartholomew Main Listing

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

Bartholomew Imperial Map 8 - Pearson´s Gossipy Guide

In addition Bartholomew produced one further map of South Devon for W H Smith:

Bartholomew - W H Smith 2

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