John Cary - John Heydon

 

The first local publisher to issue a map derived from Cary's Improved Map was John Heydon in his Map of the Environs of Plymouth, Devonport and Stonehouse or Pedestrian’s Companion. The map shows almost 90% of sheet 2 of Cary’s map. This version would seem to pre-date both the Seeley map of Torquay and the A H Swiss derivatives by a number of years from evidence of the railway network but the area covered is, in fact, very similar to that included in the Swiss map, A H Swiss' No. I Hunting Map. The Plymouth District.

John Heydon published two further maps of Plymouth for tourists (c.f. ) and one of the first county maps of Devonshire based on the Improved Map plates was also published by Heydon (see B&B 150). The county map[1] first appeared circa 1872 and also carried a note about forts and batteries (see below).

 

 

Size: 460 x 575 mm.                                        Scale of English Miles (8 = 105 mm). 

JOHN HEYDON`S MAP OF THE ENVIRONS OF PLYMOUTH, DEVONPORT AND STONEHOUSE OR PEDESTRIAN`S COMPANION (Ae). Scale (De). Below map is imprint: Published by JOHN HEYDON, Fore Street, Devonport, and 47, Treville Street, Plymouth. This is together with the following notes: 1s. Plain, 1s. 6d. Coloured. Also a large Map of Plymouth, Devonport, and Stonehouse. Size, 40 by 26 inches; Scale, 12 inches to a mile; Price, 6s.

The map covers southeast Cornwall and southwest Devon from Greber Head near Fowey to East Prawle near Salcombe and everything below Bridestow, thereby including Moreton Hampstead and Camelford. Although a note reads: The Forts & Batteries are shown thus (with symbol), these are not in fact shown. The map has railways consistent with a date of c. 1860-64; railway to Tavistock but no further, but line completed into Cornwall; lines to Moreton (1866) and Lidford to Launceston (1865) only projected. Line Tavistock-Lidford also only projected although this was completed in 1859.  

1.1865    John Heydon’s Map Of The Environs Of Plymouth, Devonport And Stonehouse Or Pedestrian’s Companion    Devonport and Plymouth. John Heydon. (1865).   KB.


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 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.

For the section of Cary´s Reduced Ordnance Map of England and Wales as issued by G F Cruchley to show Dartmoor Maneouvres - click here.

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

[1] The county map actually kept the same title but shows all but the extreme south east corner of the county with Cornwall to Gerrans Bay. Key includes railways, railways in progress and symbols for forts and batteries around Plymouth. Devon railways: Kingsbridge, Seaton, Watchet, Exmouth, Tiverton, Bideford, Kingswear with Brixham, Ashburton, Moreton Hampstead, Plymouth to Launceston and Exeter to Greenslade. Proposed lines: Sidmouth, complete Dartmoor Loop with branches Launceston to Bodmin, Greenslade-Hatherleigh-Holsworthy-Bude and Bideford to Torrington and Hatherleigh, Ilfracombe via Bittadon. Village of Elmdon named near Sourton.

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