Edward Croydon 2

 


W Read, who engraved this small map for the Teignmouth Guide, was a line and stipple engraver of portraits, landscapes as well as topographical views after his contemporaries[1]. He also produced 4 or more aquatints after T E Chapman for Aquatint Views of Dawlish published by Jane Gore and J Knighton in Dawlish, c. 1828. In addition he executed at least 4 aquatints after L E Reed which was also published by Croydon c. 1825. See S.76.

Size: 175 x 240 mm. Scale of Statute Miles (10 = 58 mm).

A MAP OF TEIGNMOUTH and its vicinity Reduced from the Ordnance GRAND MAP OF DEVON By Special Permission from the Right Honble THE BOARD OF ORDNANCE, Granted to Edwd Croydon. (Ee). Engraver’s signature: Engraved by W Read King St, Covt Garden. (CeOS). Piano-key style frame.

Coast is shown from Beer Head to the Mew Stone south of Berry Head and inland to Gidley and Modbury.


1. 1826 The Teignmouth Guide
Teignmouth. E Croydon. (1826), (1827). DevA, [NDL]; DevA.

The Teignmouth, Dawlish, And Torquay Guide ... by N T Carrington and others
Teignmouth. E Croydon[3]. (1830), (1833). TM; TQ

The Teignmouth, Dawlish, And Torquay Guide ... embellished with a map and lithographic views
Teignmouth. E Croydon. 1830. BL, KB[4].

The Teignmouth Guide
Teignmouth. Edward Croydon (1838). KB.

A Map Of Teignmouth And Its Vicinity ... folding map in six segments in boards
Teignmouth. E Croydon. (1840). DevA.

2. 1841 New title – A MAP OF TORQUAY and its Vicinity Reduced ... . Illustrated.


The Torquay Guide ... By Several Literary Gentlemen Torquay. E Croydon. 1841. BL[6],DevA, [Exm], TM, KB.

3. 1848 Title: A Map of the SOUTH Of DEVON Reduced ... . South Devon Railway added with line to Tor Moham (reached Torquay 1848). Illustrated.

The Torquay Guide ... 3rd edition
Teignmouth. E & G H Croydon. 1848. DevA, TM, KB.

The Teignmouth Guide ... 14th Edition
Teignmouth. Edward Croydon & George Henry Croydon. (1849). [7] KB.

The Teignmouth Guide ... 15th Edition
Teignmouth. E & G H Croydon. 1857. DevA.

The Teignmouth Guide ... 16th Edition
Teignmouth. E & G H Croydon. (1864[8]). DevA, KB.

For more information on Croydon, see my article on Torquay booksellers. Click here.

Croydon 1 - Watering Places - click here.

Croydon 3 - Torquay and its Neighbourhood - click here. 

Go back to Introduction and overview.

[1]  Mackenzie p. 258. See also Somers Cocks JVSC S.92.

[2] According to the last dates in the various texts. These are on p.9, and p.37 respectively.

[3] Both this and the next volume were also sold by C and J Rivington, Baldwin & Co. and also Whittaker and Co. in London, by Gore in Dawlish, Cole and Luscombe in Torquay and by all the Booksellers in Exeter.

[4] KB copy has printed cover and dated spine. BL (10351.aaa.45) has new covers, thus not dated, but is same work.

[5] According to the last date in text on p.12. Title page also gives Simpkin, Marshall & Co in London with Hamilton, Adams and Co as publishers but these were probably only booksellers.

[6] BL (10358.aa.9).

[7] According to the last date in the main text; p.13 is 1838. Two extra sections are added at end. The first of these is The South Devon Railway and reports the railway completed to Plymouth on April, 2nd 1849.

[8] According to last date in the text; (pp.12 & 51). Note: DevA dates it 1863 and possibly has an edition of 1875.

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