Tourist Maps of Devon

-
Guide Book Maps & Folding Maps

Short Catalogue of Entries

The the most direct way to access maps and mapmakers -

is simply click on the link below. 

For an overview of guide book publication in Victorian Britain go to the Introduction. This has extensive information concerning guide book production as a whole as well as focussing on local publishers such as John Banfield in Ilfracombe, Henry Besley in Exeter and John Cooke in Plymouth.

There are chapters on:

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

For a guide to the scope of this work and an explanation of the system and the various abbreviations, terms etc. used go to the Explanation. This has extensive notes on Definition, Ordering, Dates, Headings, Biographical Notes, Size, Scale, Inscriptions, Sources, Position of Features and Publication. A guide to institutions holding the works included here is also given under Catalogue References.

For the catalogue of author listed alphabetically together with the title of their map(s), size and imprints go to Alphabetical Catalogue by Author.

Map Catalogue - click on Publisher / Artist to access map(s)

Allday - Allday´s  ... Illustrated Guides

Anon 1 –British Association - Exeter

Anon 2 – Farley’s Hotel - small plans of Plymouth

Anon 3 – Watering Places - South Devon Coast

Appleton - Map of Torquay

Bacon - various maps - five separate entries

Banfield - various maps - seven separate entries

Bartholomew - maps derived from The Imperial Map - 8 entries and 2 maps for W H Smith

Becker - maps of Plymouth and North Devon

Besley - various maps - nine separate entries

Black, A & C - various maps - 6 separate entries from Black´s Guide Books

Brendon W inc. Brendon & Son - 2 maps of Plymouth etc.

Brindley - Plymouth map for Plymouth and Devonport Guide

Brownlow - 1775 map of St Marychurch, Torquay

Cary - New Map of England and Wales, the Improved Map (7 entries including Heydon (Plymouth), Westley (Torquay), Swiss (Plymouth), Doidge (Plymouth), Eland and Standfield & White (both Exeter) and Cresswell (Dartmoor) and Dartmoor map for Cruchley (Autumn Manouevres)

Cassell  & Co. Ltd - 5 entries incl. Chanter (Lundy)

Catford - North Devon Creber - map of Plymouth for Eyre´s PO Directory

Cockrem - various maps - seven separate entries of Torquay         and area

Coles / Owen - two maps of Bideford

Cooke - complete listing - see my full article.

Cranford - map of the River Dart

Creber - for Eyre´s P O Directory

Cresswell - two maps of Teignmouth

Croker - Eastern Escarpment of Dartmoor

Crossing - for Jackson´s Marine Guide (and link to Dartmoor plans)

Croydon - Three maps of Teignmouth / Torquay

Culverwell / Lethaby - map of Sidmouth used by Hutchinson

Dulau  - North Devon (11 maps) & South Devon (10 maps) plus Exeter and map of "Dartmoor Loop"

Elliott - Torquay

Fairweather - two maps of Salcombe

Featherstone - two maps of Exeter

Feltham - Sidmouth, Exmouth, Dawlish, Teignmouth and Shaldon

Foster - map of Plymouth etc.

Freeman - Exmouth

Gregory - Brixham

Hearder Torquay - trade card

Hearder Plymouth - two Fisherman´s maps of South Devon

Heydon - two maps of Plymouth etc.

Heywood - maps of Torquay and Plymouth with Devonport

Hutchinson - three maps of Sidmouth and area

Iredale - map of Torquay

Jewitt - Royal Agricultural Show in Exeter

Maddock - two maps of Plymouth and one of Dawlish

Mardon - Torquay and District Mortimer - map of River Dart Moss - map of the River Axe Murray - various maps for Murray´s Handbooks - 12 entries Neele - early map of Sidmouth and map of Plymouth area Nettleton / Cooper - three maps for Nettleton´s Guide Nicholls - map of north coast of Devon for Nicholl´s Guide OS - maps of Torquay (2), Plymouth, Dartmoor and North Devon formed from multiple OS sheets Pearson - map of north coast of Devon for Pearson´s Gossipy Guide to Ilfracombe Pollard - Church Congress (1894) map of Exeter Robbins / Tait - Tait´s Sketch Map of Ilfracombe  Rowe - Chart of Plymouth Sound for The Panorama of Plymouth Rundell / Thomas - Plymouth harbour with scale of ferry fares Smith, E - two maps for Picnic: an illustrated guide to Ilfracombe Smith, J - map of Plymouth for Eyre´s P O Directory  Stanford - Dartmoor for Autumn Manoeuvres (1873) Stewart - two versions of Coast of North Devon Tedrake - Tedrake´s Guide to Bideford Thomas, E - Holiday Guide to St Marychurch and Babbicombe Torquay Times - map of Torquay from Torquay Illustrated Trythall - two maps for The Three Towns Directory Twiss - seven maps of Ilfracombe and north Devon coast Vincent - Vincent´s Guide to Exeter Wagner & Debes - three maps from the Baedeker guides Walker & Boutall - eight simple plans from late editions of A & C Black´s guide series Wallis - map of Sidmouth (and Beer) Ward & Lock - twelve separate maps for the Ward & Lock series of guide books Weller, E - Great Western Railway map Weller, F S - map of Plymouth from the Comprehensive Gazetteer Westley - A Plan of the Town of Torquay Wheaton - Wheaton´s New Map of Exeter Wood - maps of Plymouth, Exeter, Mount Edgcumbe and South Devon Wright - plan of Okehampton and map of South Devonshire Wyld -  map of Dartmoor district for Autumn Manoeuvres (1873)

 

 

 JAMES WYLD

Both Edward Stanford and G F Cruchley[1] produced folding maps concerning the military manoeuvres which took place on Dartmoor in 1873. However, they were not the only publishers: James Wyld also published a map showing Dartmoor just in time for the manoeuvres which were held in the autumn of 1873.

James Wyld published two maps of Devon: a reissue of the Baker/Faden map of 1799 (B&B 62, issued from circa 1861); and a reissue of W Faden’s map of 1816 (from 1833, B&B 80B). He also issued other maps covering parts of Devon including maps by James Green[2] and John Pascoe[3] concerning proposed canal and road improvements. He also sold a map of Plymouth by John Cooke in a slip case with his label.

Size: 755 x 850 mm. English Statute Miles (8F + 5M = 155 mm).

WYLD'S MAP OF THE COUNTRY TO BE OCCUPIED FOR THE MILITARY MANOEUVRES DURING THE AUTUMN OF 1873 (across top border) with COPYRIGHT (EaOS); Imprint (CeOS): Published by James Wyld, Geographer to the Queen, 451 Strand, 11 and 12 Charing Cross & 2 Royal Exchange, London. July 22nd, 1873. Scale (EbOS) and the map is divided into one mile squares. Coloured key to show areas to be used.

Heavily hachured map of Dartmoor and the surrounding areas. Exeter and Torbay are in the border (EaOS and EdOS respectively). Plymouth and Whitesand Bay occupy the bottom left corner.

1. 1873 Wyld's Map Of The Country ....
London. James Wyld. 1873. TM.

 RETURN to Catalogue of Maps 

NOTES:

---

[1] Cruchley used two maps based on John Cary's plates: see Tim Nicholson's article on Cruchley folding maps in the IMCoS JOURNAL, Spring 2003. However, only one has been seen by the author.

[2] Plan of the EXETER CANAL, and of the proposed EXTENSIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS. by JAMES GREEN, Civil Engineer 1828. (Aa). Imprints: J. Wyld, Sculp. 5 Charing Cross (EeOS).

[3] A MAP of the ROADS belonging to the Exeter Turnpike Trust with Proposed Improvements as projected by JOHN PASCOE, Civil Engineer 1825.  Imprint: J. Wyld 5 Charing Cross Sculp (CeOS).

 W H Kearley WRIGHT

W H Kearley Wright was the Borough Librarian in Plymouth when he wrote his history of Okehampton. However, he was also the editor of a series of magazines, The Western Antiquary; or Devon and Cornwall Note-Book. These were published between 1881 - 1892 with W H Luke being the printer/publisher for many of the issues; Latimer and Son from 1881 – 1886; and in London, Elliot Stock, 1896.

The magazine included numerous illustrations, plans, pedigrees, etc inc. folding. It was a wonderfully ambitous monthly publication, with contributions from leading local historians; it covered every aspect of life, historical, topographical, current in Cornwall and Devon. A few additional parts were published in 1895, forming a twelve volume set.

Wright's history of Okehampton appeared in 1887 with text: this was a reissue of parts published in c.1839 and printed by G P Hearder with additional notes by Rev. H G Fothergill and updated with new chapters plus a map.

Wright 1

Size: 215 x 155 mm. No Scale.

The map has no title but shows OKEHAMPTON (Cb); it is drawn from the OS map of the district from Home Farm in the north to the reservoir in the south.

1. 1887 Some Account Of The Barony And Town Of Okehampton. A New Edition.
Tiverton. William Masland. 1889. KB.

Wright 2

Picturesque South Devon appeared at the beginning of the 20th century; the last date in the text is 1900 and although the railways from Ashton to Exeter (1901) and from Exmouth to Budleigh Salterton (1903) are included on the map, they are not mentioned in the text. The map was actually the lower half of a map executed c.1894 by F S Weller for The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales, edited by J H F Brabner and published by William Mackenzie. The shire series editor was A H Millar FSA and the Devon volume was by W H K Wright.

The map shows a number of changes; new title, Bartholomew’s signature, removal of imprint, compass added, scale bar reduced, border altered and lowered to include more sea, parliamentary divisions removed and colouring altered accordingly. Salterton becomes Budleigh Salterton. Shows railways from Ashton/Doddiscombleigh to Exeter and Budleigh Salterton (1901/1903 but planned much earlier).

Size: 160 x 213 mm. English Miles (10 = 28 mm).

SOUTH DEVONSHIRE (Ed). The map has imprints: Copyright (AeOS); and John Bartholomew & Co. Edinr (EeOS). Graticuled border and compass rose (Dd) above title and scale bar. County border and coast colured pink.

1. 1900 The Shire Series: Picturesque South Devonshire. By W H K Wright
London. Valentine & Sons Ltd. (1900). DevA, KB.

 RETURN to Catalogue of Maps 

   

 WILLIAM WOOD

Wood 4

Size: 260 x 290 mm. SCALE (10+30 = 40 mm) Chains.

MAP OF EXETER Corrected to the present time (Ca). Attractive coat of arms – SEMPER FIDEL flanked by armour and two horses (Ea). Signature: PALMER & STONE, EXETER. (inside map, Ae). Bristol and Exeter Railway (only): St David’s station not named. Area extends from Primrose and Culverton Cottages (Da) to Alphington Gate in south (Be) and eastwards as far as Workhouse Lane. Illustrated.

1. 1857 The Hand-Book To South Devon, Dartmoor, &c. Third Edition
Devonport. W Wood. (1857). DevA, KB.

2. 1857 The map has been considerably improved. It is larger; now measures 260 x 325 mm and the extra space has been used to include 10 vignette views of the city and surroundings. Imprint replaced by: ENGRAVED FOR THE HANDBOOK TO EXETER, PUBLISHED BY PALMER & STONE, WATERBEER STREET EXETER. (outside border, CeOS).

The Hand-Book To Exeter
Exeter. Palmer & Stone. (1857[1]). DevA, KB.

3. 1863 Imprint: ENGRAVED FOR THE HANDBOOK TO EXETER, BY G G PALMER, WATERBEER STREET EXETER. (CeOS). The crest and one vignette have been swapped (crest now Ba). Agricultural Exhibition added (Dd). L&SWR added.

The Hand-Book To Exeter ... Third Edition ...
Exeter. Geo G Palmer. (1863). DevA.

4. 1876 Imprint: THE DEVON & SOMERSET STEAM PRINTING Co. LIMITED, WATERBEER STREET, EXETER. Note (AeOS): ENTD AT STATIONER’S HALL. L&SW Railway added and St David’s station now named. Militia Barracks added (Ae) as well as other buildings, eg just south of reservoirs and on east side of Workhouse Lane. Agricultural Exhibition deleted.

The Hand-Book To Exeter
(Devonport). (W Wood). (1876[2]). (P).

5. 1877 Imprint: ENGRAVED & PRINTED BY E S & A ROBINSON & Co., BRISTOL, FOR THE HANDBOOK TO EXETER.

The Hand-Book To Exeter
(Devonport). (W Wood). (1877[3]). DevA, KB.

6. 1881 Imprint deleted leaving only note: ENTD AT STATIONER’S HALL. City crest has been changed: is now much simpler and shield vertical. Changes to buildings include replacement of City Prison with Rougemont Hotel and more houses opposite Bury Meadows.

The Hand-Book To Exeter- New Edition
(Devonport). (W Wood). (1881[4]). KB.

         

 RETURN to Catalogue of Maps 

RETURN to List of Wood´s maps

NOTES:     

---

[1] Last date in text is 1855 (list on p.41) but post-dates the South Devon guide which is later than November 1856.

[2] Manuscript date 1876 on cover.

[3] Last date in text is 1877 (on page 26) although population figures for 1861 are given. Although the volume has printed covers and a title page there is no publisher’s imprint. The back cover has adverts for Wood’s Handbooks of South Devon and for Cornwall; the inside endpaper for another work by Wood.

[4] Last date in text is 1881 (population figure of Exeter as 47,154 on page 9). This volume has printed covers but no title page. There is no publisher’s imprint. The back cover has adverts for a New Edition of Wood’s Hand-Book of South Devon and Dartmoor just published; the inside advert section has numerous adverts for other works published by Wood.

WILLIAM WOOD

Wood 3

Size: 215 x 270 mm. Scale of English Miles 69.1 – 1 Degree (2 + 14 = 68 mm).

SOUTH-DEVON (Ee). Imprint: Engraved from the Ordnance Survey for the Hand-Book to South-Devon. (CeOS). Railway to Cornwall, Tavistock and Dartmouth, Exmouth and from Axminster (seems to start there!) to Exeter. The area covered is from Rame Head to Lyme Regis and north to Chulmleigh. Illustrated.

1. 1857 The Hand Book To South Devon, Dartmoor, etc. Third Edition
Devonport. W Wood. (1857). KB.

2. 1870 New imprint replaces previous: Presented with the Three Towns' Almanack for 1870 (CaOS). Dartmoor Loop, Crediton to Tavistock complete. Lines to Brixham and Launceston. Dotted lines from Sprayton to borders side and top borders west and north of Hatherleigh. Directions added, From Bude and To London etc in border.

The Three Towns' Almanack
Devonport. W Wood. 1870. DevA.

The Hand Book To South Devon And Dartmoor
Devonport. W Wood. 1872. DevA.

3. 1872 Imprint reverts to that of first state: Engraved from the Ordnance Survey for the Hand-Book to South-Devon. (CeOS) with addition: Pub. By W Wood, Fore St., Devonport. Signature added: W G Cooper, Sc. (below title). 

The Hand Book To South Devon And Dartmoor
Devonport. W Wood. 1872. DevA, KB.

 RETURN to Catalogue of Maps 

RETURN to List of Wood´s maps

 WILLIAM WOOD

As mentioned, Wood´s maps might appear in more than one published work, and more than one map/plan might be included in one volume. This rather attractive map of Edgcumbe Park is no exception and appeared in four separate works.

William Rundell drew the previous plan of Plymouth and this map. He was registered in Devonport in the period 1840-1844, at 73 George Street. The first of his maps was a plan for the Port Commissioners circa 1861. Rundell executed two maps for Wood in this period and both were used in his Almanacks.

Wood 2

Size: 195 x 130 mm. No scale.

Map of MOUNT EDGCUMBE PARK. (Ee) together with imprint: Published by W Wood. Fore St., Devonport. Signature: W W Rundell Sc. (EeOS).The map is oriented with north at bottom. The map is a detailed plan of the Edgcumbe Park area with 10 very small circular vignettes at the important points. In design it is similar to the county map attributed to Rock.

The area covered is from Hoe Lake (Ee) and showing the Royal Victualling Yard, bottom left. Illustrated.

1. 1851 The Stranger's Handbook ... Fifth Edition
Devonport. W Wood. (1851[1]). DevA.

The Stranger's Handbook ... Seventh Edition
Devonport. W Wood. (1854). KB[2].

2. 1875 Rundell's signature deleted.

Wood's Shilling Guide to Plymouth, Devonport, Stonehouse and Vicinity… Twelfth Edition
Devonport. W Wood. (1875). [P[3]].

Wood's Popular Guide to Plymouth, Devonport, Stonehouse and Vicinity
Devonport. W Wood. (1880). TQ[4].

The Three Town's Almanack 1881
Devonport. W Wood. 1881. DevA.

 RETURN to Catalogue of Maps 

RETURN to List of Wood´s maps

NOTES:

[1] Dated p. 88.
[2] Author’s copy also has the Rundell map (Wood 1) and an example of Cooke’s Plymouth map of 1828 (see Cooke 13).
[3] Catalogue 75; Roger Collicott; suggested date 1875.
[4] Map of the three towns is missing. Date conjectured.

 

WILLIAM WOOD

A popular local guide first published c.1855 was The Hand-Book to South Devon and Dartmoor. The author was probably William Wood, a publisher with premises in Devonport. He published a great number of local guide books including ten editions of the Hand-Book of Devonport, the Three Towns’ Almanack, from 1860 until 1896, Rambles and Excursions (of Plymouth) and the Handbook to Cornwall (c.1880). All these works were illustrated with maps. The first two editions of the South Devon handbook included a close copy of the Ebden/Duncan county map first published in 1825 (95, see also 129A in Victorian Maps) and which had recently reappeared in Henry George Collins’ The New British Atlas.

However, when the Hand-Book was reissued as the Third Edition only a few years later this large map was replaced by one of the southern part of the county. Later copies of the almanack also contained this smaller map of South Devon, possibly amended by W G Cooper, engraver and lithographer in Union Street, Stonehouse. This third edition of the south Devon guide also included a map of Exeter and a map of Plymouth.

The First and Second Editions of Wood’s guide appeared circa 1855; the last date in the text being 12th February 1853 relating the deaths of two soldiers on Dartmoor. The Third Edition has a slightly updated text and the last date mentioned is September 1856 on the railway being built to Exmouth (which was completed in 1861). There is also reference to the Tavistock railway will shortly be opened (opened 22nd June 1859).

The Three Towns' Almanack was issued from circa 1860 to the mid-1890s. Many of these contained maps which are usually called for on the title page. Various maps were included in this publication throughout this period: see also Cooke 13, Rundell/Thomas and the maps Wood 1, 2 and 3 below. Devon Archives has various copies of the almanac from 1863 to 1896. In addition to the issues listed under the above entries, copies for 1867, 1871, 1873 to 1880 and 1895 are held. These contain no map and none is called for.

Wood 1 was used by Bazley and Company and the map appeared in an album of views: Bazley’s Views of Plymouth. This was a typical publication at the end of the century with leaves of views opening out like a leporello. Bazley and Company were booksellers, stationers, bookbinders, relief stampers and printers. They also ran a circulating library from their premises in Bedford Street, Plymouth. One of the views in the album is of their shop, presumably they had the album specially made. They also used a map by Foster (c.f.).

Palmer & Stone advertised in Billing’s Directory and Gazetteer of 1857. They had taken over from Angel & Co. (c.f.) and advertised themselves as Practical Engravers, Copper-plate and Lithographic Printers as well as providing the usual odd assortment of services, e.g. wedding orders, maps, bill heads and cards all executed on very short notice and at the lowest possible price. They operated the West of England Engraving and Printing Office at 3, Waterbeer Street and were established in 1816. Wood 4 is a close copy of Besley’s map of Exeter.

Besides the reprinting of Cooke 13 and the Rundell - Thomas maps, William Wood published at least four new maps (click to access):

Wood 1: PLYMOUTH, STONEHOUSE & DEVONPORT with the RECENT IMPROVEMENTS From a Survey by W. W. Rundell. See below.

Wood 2: Map of MOUNT EDGCUMBE PARK, also by W W Rundell Sc.

Wood 3: SOUTH-DEVON

Wood 4: MAP OF EXETER Corrected to the present time printed by PALMER & STONE, EXETER.

Wood 1

Size: 185 x 270 mm. (80 Chains = 92 mm) SCALE OF ONE MILE.

PLYMOUTH, STONEHOUSE & DEVONPORT with the RECENT IMPROVEMENTS (Da). Below this is a signature: From a Survey by W. W. Rundell. and an imprint: Published by W WOOD, Fore St Devonport. There is a second signature: W. W. Rundell Sc just inside the border (Ee). Below the title is a list of Municipal Divisions and to the right is a list of References finishing with number 41, the King’s Arms Hotel. South Devon Railway to Mill Bay. The area covered is from Keyham Lake (Aa) to south tip of Devils Point and east to Tothill Ho. and branch of SDR to Sutton Pool. Illustrated.

1. 1851 

The Stranger's Handbook ... Fifth Edition
Devonport. W Wood. (1851[1]). DevA.

The Stranger's Handbook ... Seventh Edition
Devonport. W Wood. (1854). DevA, KB[2].

2. 1857 List of References finishing with number 42, the Albion Hotel. Added detail between the columns of the Municipal Divisions and to the right of the list.

The Hand Book To South Devon, Dartmoor, &c. Third Edition
Devonport. W Wood. (1857[3]). FB, KB.

3. 1860 Engraver’s signatures removed (above imprint and Ee)

Wood’s Handbook to Plymouth, Stonehouse and Devonport …. Eighth Edition
Devonport. W Wood. (1860). BL[4].

Wood’s Handbook to Plymouth, Stonehouse and Devonport[5]
Devonport. W Wood. (1860). DevA.

Wood’s Handbook to Plymouth, Stonehouse and Devonport …. Tenth Edition
Devonport. W Wood. (1864). DevA.

4. 1863 New imprint: Presented with the Three Towns' Almanack for 1863 (CaOS). Various other changes.[6]

The Three Towns' Almanack
Devonport. W Wood. 1863. DevA.

5. 1866 New imprint: Presented with the Three Towns' Almanack for 1866 (CaOS). Albion Hotel added to table of references. (Above.)

The Three Towns' Almanack
Devonport. W Wood. 1866. DevA.

6. 1882 No imprint or reference to Almanack. New Tramway in key (BeOS). Line shown down Union Rd. Reference 42 is now New Guildhall & Municipal Buildings (was Albion Hotel).

The Three Towns' Almanack
Devonport. W Wood. 1882. DevA.

Wood's Shilling Guide to Plymouth, Devonport, Stonehouse and Vicinity… Twelfth Edition
Devonport. W Wood. (1882). [P[7]].

7. 1883 New note: Proposed Extension of Tramway Coloured (is red) below previous note.

The Three Towns' Almanack
Devonport. W Wood. 1883. DevA.

The Stranger's Handbook ...
Devonport. W Wood. 1883??. DevA*.

The Three Towns' Almanack
Devonport. W Wood. 1896. BL[8].

8. 1890 New title: PLAN of PLYMOUTH engraved for BAZLEY & COMP. BOOKSELLERS STATIONERS Printers – Plymouth. Map has been much reduced lithographically in size: 170 x 240 mm. Reference 43 added : Bazley & Co Booksellers and number 43 added in Bedford Street by the market (Dd). Border altered slightly. Note: Proposed Extension of Tramway Coloured deleted or too far below border and cut off. Illustrated.

Bazley’s Views of Plymouth (cover title)
Plymouth. Bazley & Company. 1890. KB.

 RETURN to Catalogue of Maps 

NOTES:

---

[1] Reference to 1851 on page 58.

[2] Author’s copy also has the Edgcumbe Park plan (Wood 4) and an example of Cooke’s Plymouth map of 1828 (see Cooke 13). Besides reference to October 1853, The (Devonport New Workhouse) buildings were erected in 1852-3-4 (page 96).

[3] Two references to 1856 (pp. 27 and 73), November and September respectively. Also contains Wood 5 and 6.

[4] BL 10368.aaa.22.

[5] Has cover title Wood’s Shilling Guide to Plymouth, Devonport, Stonehouse & Vicinity (paperback).

[6] Has various adverts on the reverse, eg Plimsaul and Western Mutual Insurance.

[7] Catalogue 75; Roger Collicott; suggested date 1875.

[8] BL p.p.2567.bdc.