John Cary - Gall & Inglis
Gall & Inglis were successful publishers who had bought part of the stock of George Frederick Cruchley when it came up for auction in 1877. Some of the plates sold included those of John Cary that Cruchley had acquired over thirty years previously. These were again revised and issued in cooperation with local companies such as A H Swiss of Devonport. Other late examples of Gall & Inglis exploiting their stock of old Cary maps are maps of the Exeter area for local companies.
If you happened to visit Exeter in the short period between 1997 and 2006, you may have walked into the lovely bookshop which occupied the even lovelier premises of Mol´s Coffee House opposite the cathedral. At that time the shop was being run by the Eland family. Eland´s business opened on 28th August 1869 and would continue operations, at various Exeter adresses, until it closed in 2006. An informative article, Eland the Stationers, is online as part of the Exeter memories website. Henry S Eland died in 1901, so both the Eland maps below predate 1900.
Two maps published by Eland have been located which were based on Cary´s Improved map. The first is held at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee as part of the American Geographical Society Library. Eland's new cycling and touring road map of 60 miles about Exeter including north Devon. The second, Eland's cycling and touring road map of Exeter is in the author´s collection. Both have the half-mile circles seen on other maps nd this time based on Exeter, as might be expected. Milwaukee tentatively date their map to 1880, which ties in with the date of acquisition by Gall & Inglis of the plates.
1. The map covers an extensive area from Morte Bay across to just east of Watchett in the north, Plymouth is shown in the bottom left corner, breaking the border, and the coastline is shown to Branscombe. Only the South Hams below Totnes and small portions of the west and east county borders are lacking. Most of the fathom depths remain. The railway to Ashton Station is shown, then there are signs of removal before a dotted line continues to Exeter. Title above map: Eland's new cycling and touring road map of 60 miles about Exeter (all capitals) and publisher´s imprint below map to left: Eland, Newsagent, Bookseller, Stationer, & Circulating Library, Exeter and Exmouth (all capitals). Gall & Inglis, Edinburgh printer´s signature bottom right. Size: 82 x 71 cm.
Eland's new cycling and touring road map of 60 miles about Exeter including north Devon with one mile circles (cover title). University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Online
2. The map covers a smaller area from Torrington to just east of Wellington in the north, and from Egg Buckland in the bottom left corner, to Brixham and then the coast to Seaton. All of the fathom depths removed. The railway to Ashton Station is shown as above. Title above map: Eland's new cycling and touring road map of Exeter and District (all capitals) and publisher´s imprint below map to left: Henry S Eland, Exeter and Exmouth (all capitals). Gall & Inglis, Edinburgh printer´s signature bottom right. Size: 82 x 71 cm.
Eland's new cycling and touring road map of Exeter and District with one mile circles (cover title). Kit Batten
Early in the 1900s (1910) Gall & Inglis printed a map especially for Standfield and White of Sidwell Street, Exeter. They were Automobile Engineers and Motor Body Builders. The map, 390 mm x 525 mm (borders) covers an area from Paignton to Bampton and Chulmleigh to Honiton and has the usual radiating circles centred on Exeter. Folding into blue covers with details of the firm´s activities, the scale is shown as 10 miles to 130 mm.
An obituary of Sebastian Morton White can be found in Grace´s Guide. He acquired another business in 1901 and established the company. At first car builders, they gave this part of the business up about 1913 and became dealers including agents for Wolseley. A film of an outing in 1932 can be seen at Exeter Memories.
3. The map again covers a smaller area: from South Molton to just east of Wellington in the north, and from Brent Station in the bottom left corner, to Paignton and then the coast to Sidmouth. Most of the fathom depths remain. The railway to Ashton Station continues to Exeter with Christow Station. Title above map: Standfield & White, Ltd., 8 Sidwell Street, Exeter (all capitals) andcontinues below map: Automobile Engineers and Motor Body Builders (all capitals). Gall & Inglis, Edinburgh printer´s signature bottom right. Size (not including text): 39.5 x 52.5 cm.
Standfield & White, Ltd., 8 Sidwell Street, Exeter (cover has no title). Kit Batten
