Tourist Maps of Devon

  Still in preparation - there are over 250 separate maps to upload with information so it may take a year or two to complete - keep watching this space! Last update 21st September 2022. THE TOURIST MAPS   of   DEVON     GUIDE BOOK and FOLDING MAPS   FOR TOURISTS   1810 - 1901 Updated & Revised The Tourist Maps of Devon Guide Book and Folding Maps for Tourists 1810 – 1901   First Published in Great Britain in 2011 by Little Silver Publications.   Copyright © 2011 Kit Batten. A copy of this book has been lodged with the British Library.   All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior permission of the copyright holder.           Published for the author by Little Silver Publications Little Silver Cottage Little Silver Lane Matford Exeter EX2 8XZ Devon.   The on-line version of my book published in limited edition in 2011

  The Guide Book   Scroll down for chapters on: Devon Guide Books Centres of Production - London Centres of Production - Edinburgh Centres of Production - Plymouth Centres of Production - The “Library” at Ilfracombe Centres of Production - Exeter Centres of Production - Teignmouth and Torquay Introduction One of the interesting developments of the Victorian age was that of the guide book. From earliest times some people had travelled, and travelled widely. There are numerous accounts of early travellers who journeyed long distances. Whether it was Julius Caesar in search of conquest, Arab treasure hunters seeking archaeological sites, merchant venturers such as Marco Polo in search of new trade routes or trading partners or people like John Bill , commissioned by Sir Thomas Bodley   to travel to the Frankfurt Book Fair   in order to buy the latest bestseller anno 1600, few either had maps or left maps behind or had the use of a travel guide in the modern sense. Perhaps the earliest