George Moss One of the most sought after guides to south Devon is George Phillip Rigney Pulman's The Book of the Axe . It was copiously illustrated with lithographs and a map. George Pulman (b. Axminster) ran the Pulman Weekly News (founded 1857) offices in Crewkerne and Axminster. He was a keen naturalist and writer and was the author of The Vade-Mecum of Fly-Fishing , Rustic Sketches and Local Nomenclature, among other works. The map for this work was drawn by George Moss of Crewkerne and engraved by William Spreat of Park Place and 229 High Street, Exeter. Little is known about Moss but he did execute various tithe maps and estate plans in and around Crewkerne (1838-1851) and a plan of Crewkerne in 1853 in which he surveyed and drew the course of the common sewers . William Spreat Senior was born in 1782 or 1783 and was assistant bookseller in 1815 before becoming a bookseller and stationer. He had various addresses in the High Street , Exeter from 1817 (264 a