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 this map 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.
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 to Exeter and Okehampton Station. Railways are shown to Sidmouth, Exmouth, Dartmouth and Brixham, Moreton Hampstead and Ashburton, Dartmoor Loop, Launceston, into Cornwall, and proposed line to Kingsbridge (dashed).
1. 1884W H Smith & Son’s Reduced Ordnance Map Of South Devon and Dartmoor
London. W H Smith & Son. (1884). DevA[1].
Map Of South Devon and Dartmoor
Dartmouth. R Cranford. (1884). KB.
2. 1885 Title of map reduced to South Devon (& Dartmoor deleted). The Kingsbridge line has been removed. 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, [P].
3. 1886 Imprint closer to border. Ashton and Chudleigh stations not shown. Line to Halwill shown (opened 21st July, 1886); mineral line at Calstock.
W H Smith & Son’s Reduced Ordnance Map Of South Devon & Dartmoor[2].
London. W H Smith & Son. (1886). KB.
4. 1887 No imprint. As 3 above. Cover title shortened.
London. W H Smith & Son. (1887). KB, DevA.
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:
[1] The first and second state
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).
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