John Cary / G F Cruchley - Dartmoor Manoeuvres

As well as the reprinted sheets from Cary's Improved Map listed in the previous entry, Cruchley used lithographs taken from his Reduced Ordnance Map of Devonshire (itself a reprinting of Palmer/Cary of 1813, see B&B 80 and 138) to produce a map of Dartmoor to coincide with military manoeuvres taking place there in 1873[1]. This map, Reduced Ordnance Map. Environs of Dartmoor compiled for the Autumn Manoeuvres (South Division) (cover title), was a section of the Reduced Ordnance Map but enlarged to a scale of ¾ mile to the inch and folding into the usual Cruchley orange card covers either coloured (eighteen pence) or plain (one shilling).[2]

Although not strictly a tourist map the cover gives the impression that spectators would be present. This impression is reinforced by the inclusion of the second small map included which gives main railway routes from the north to Exeter and Plymouth, presumably for potential spectators (and journalists). Certainly, there was considerable interest in the manoeuvres, carried out at Dartmoor and at Cannock Chase with reports in most newspapers of the day. The New York Times (August 31st 1873) even reported but noted that the officers were somewhat upset that the manoeuvres coincided with the beginning of the grouse season and that the weather had been so bad on Dartmoor that the reporter wondered whether the soldiers would ever get dry again.

Size: 520 x 655 mm. SCALE OF MILES (5 = 96 mm).

Map has no title. Imprint: LONDON. PUBLISHED BY G F CRUCHLEY, MAP‑SELLER & GLOBE MAKER, 81, FLEET STREET (BeOS).

Area covered includes Plymouth Sound (Ae, no breakwater, border extended by a few mm) to Exeter including mouth of the Exe and just including all the GWR from Exeter to Oakhampton (border extended slightly to include this). Widecombe is spelt Withycombe.

Railways to Moretonhampstead and planned to Ashton. Oakhampton to Lidford projected. For coloured copies: the area of the manoeuvres themselves has been coloured light green with dark green outline. Several areas within this main area are coloured red (and one at Moreton Hampstead, presumably the various camps) and two areas (one within and one outside this area; both of them covering bogs) have been coloured blue; but there is no explanation to the colour scheme. 

1.1873 In orange card covers[3] with title-

Reduced Ordnance Map. Environs of Dartmoor Compiled for the Autumn Manoeuvres (South Division)
London. G F Cruchley. (1873). BL, KB[4].




For Cary´s county maps refer to The Printed Maps of Devon entries 51, 54, 55, 69, 71, 73 and 92. Click reference number to open directly.

For Cary´s New Map of England and Wales so-called "square atlas" - click here.

For Cary´s Improved Map of England and Wales as issued by Cary and others - click here.

For the section of Improved Map of England and Wales as issued by John Heydon - click here.

For the section of Improved Map of England and Wales as issued by A H Swiss - click here.

For the section of Improved Map of England and Wales as issued by Arthur Westley - click here.

For the section of Improved Map of England and Wales as issued by Thomas Doidge - click here.

For the 2 sections of Improved Map of England and Wales as used by Beatrix Cresswell - click here.

To return / access the Catalogue of Maps in this work - click here

[1] Two further maps of military manoeuvres in Devon are known; these were produced by Stanford and by Wyld.

[2] I am grateful to the late Tim Nicholson for drawing my attention to the three Dartmoor Manoeuvres maps. See also his article on Cruchley folding maps in the IMCoS JOURNAL, Spring 2003.

[3] There is also a key map showing main rail routes to the south west covering area from London to Plymouth and Devonport (180 x 315 mm).

[4] The author has coloured and uncoloured copies.

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