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  Explanation   Definition   For the purpose of this cartobibliography, a tourist map of Devon is a printed map published specifically to show part of Devonshire, either a town or city, or an area of the county in a guide book or on a sheet to be sold singly (a so-called broadsheet map) or designed to be folded and sold in covers. A guide book is taken to mean a volume which did not only include a history of the town or area under consideration but also included some indication of the sights to be seen or to provide useful information to a visitor or potential visitor. Most guide books can be identified from their title, but other authors writing primarily a history of their town also used the term. Consequently there are a few “guides” which have not been included. Maps which show the whole of Devon have not been included as they have already been adequately listed in The Printed Maps of Devon or The Victorian Maps of Devon ; a list of potential inclusions is gi...