Llewellynn Jewitt Llewellynn Frederick William Jewitt (1816-1886) was a prolific writer of topographical works as well as being an expert on coins and ceramics in the collections of stately homes. He wrote biographies (e.g. of Josiah Wedgwood), edited magazines (e.g. The Reliquary ) and guides to other counties, including Derbyshire for A & C Black. In 1850 he wrote a guide to Exeter for the Royal Agricultural Society of England which was published to coincide with the big agricultural show held there from Thursday 11th July to Friday 19th July, 1850. This was Jewitt’s fifth guide to the annual shows [1] . Two further works, both on Plymouth, by Jewitt contained maps: The Illustrated Handbook appeared in 1865 (see below); and Jewitt’s own History of Plymouth of 1873, initially started to supplement the notes left by Edward Nettleton on his death, contained two facsimiles of earlier maps of Plymouth by Hollar and Lysons (c.f.). Jewitt also produced a plan of Exeter Cathedral...