Tourist Maps of Devon

RUNDELL / THOMAS   The first edition of the plan described below is linen backed and bound into a small booklet, the outer cover having the title: 1848 BYE LAWS AND TABLES OF FARES FOR BOATS AND WHERRIES , Plying under 6 and 7 Vict., chap 61. Price 6d. Jenkin Thomas , Printer, Plymouth and which explains the terms and conditions, fares, fines and regulations thereof. The last page of the booklet ends: JENKIN THOMAS, PRINTER, PLYMOUTH - 1861 . The booklet was " Printed by Authority of the Commissioners, By JENKIN THOMAS, No. 9, Cornwall Street, Plymouth. (ENTERED AT STATIONERS’ HALL) 1848 ." Pagination begins i-vi (and includes an index) and continues (7) to 18 (the bye-laws). William Rundell   engraved the map and he was registered in Devonport in the period 1840-1844, at 73 George Street. It is possible that the map was engraved in 1848 for Thomas and then reissued but the reference to the Commissioners makes it more probable that the plan was first printed in 1861. Rundel...

 SAMUEL  ROWE   The Panorama of Plymouth   written by Samuel Rowe   originally  contained just a Map Of The Country Twelve Miles Round Plymouth   engraved by John Cooke  (see Cooke 29 ) . The work was published by Rowes Whimple St. 1821. When the second edition appeared, circa 1830 * , the map was supplemented by a chart and diagrams of the Plymouth Breakwater , which was nearing preliminary completion around that time.     Size : 260 x 400 (sheet size).   No scale .   The sheet is composed of one larger chart on the left hand side; 210 x 175 mm. This is a Chart of Plymouth Sound (in title panel, Ee). Imprint: Published by Rowes Plymouth (CeOS). Rough sketch of the Sound probably copied from Cooke ( c.f. ). North star almost bisects map. No scale. The right hand side is taken up with two plates (PL I below and PL II above, each approx. 100 x 170 mm). Plate I is PLYMOUTH BREAKWATER (with scale to length of 500 Yard...

  W M ROBBINS / JOHN TAIT   John Tait  (1837-1898) was born in Rugby where his father established the town´s first newspaper. After serving an apprenticeship and achieving his Master Printer he remained in Rugby with wife and four children until 1876. Several tragedies occurred during his years in his new home at  Ilfracombe but he was able to establish a flourishing business. In addition, he ran the Chronicle and Visitor's List at 41 High Street. [1]   The  Ilfracombe and the North Devon Coast   (cover title) was written by W Walters   and appeared with his imprint 1878 [2] . This appears to be the only guide published by Tait and he would, in any case, have competition from the current owners of the Library. This could have been either Milligan or Stewart. The book calls for no map but the copies seen usually have one loosely inserted into a pocket (or envelope) at the rear. The map is on thin paper, i.e. was probably designed for use with t...

 WILLIAM POLLARD   Thomas Pollard  is believed to have first started business as a printer in Exeter in 1791. Details are sparse, but he was probably using letterpress to print stationery, account books, and advertising pamphlets. In the early 1800s William Carss Pollard  is known to have continued the family’s printing trade from a factory in 39/40 North Street, Exeter and like most printers at the start of the Victorian provided whatever their clients requested – from advertising posters to timetables and letterbooks. During the Victorian era and into the early 20th century the business grew substantially under the leadership of William Pollard (son of William Carss) and then his son, Herbert Pollard . They outgrew the premises on North Street and in 1919 opened an impressive new factory at Bampfylde Street. The depression of the 1930s was very tough and during the Second World War trading virtually ceased. On the 4th of May 1942 the factory was completely...

ARTHUR PEARSON   Charles Arthur   Pearson produced a series of Gossipy Guides   at the end of the 19 th century. Like the Ward and Lock series of guides they were full of photographic material in a handy pocket size. Two guides were produced covering Devon: Guide to Ilfracombe and District   (cover title; number 4 in the series); and Guide to South Devon   (number 8 in the series). Both volumes were published 1900-1901. Pearson took maps from different sources to include in his two Devon guides. The map of South Devon included in that guide was a transfer of Bartholomew’s   map (see Bartholomew Imperial 8): however, the map of North Devon is taken from the plates prepared by George Ravenstein   for George Philip   in 1899. The scale reveals that this is a Philip’s map: the scale of 1:200,000 was first used for Philip’s 10-sheet Road Map of England & Wales . Another local trader also used transfers of this map to produce a folding map: Va...