WARD & LOCK 

Ward & Lock 5 - Lynton and Lynmouth and the Neighbourhood

Size:140 x 230 mm. Scale (1 = 83 mm) Mile.

LYNTON AND LYNMOUTH AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD (CaOS). Reference includes Coach Roads, Other Roads and Foot paths. Signature: G. Philip & Son, Fleet Street. (EeOS).

1. 1886 

Ward And Lock's Historical and Pictorial To Lynton, Lynmouth, Minehead etc.
London and New York. Ward, Lock & Co. (1886). BL.

Ward And Lock's Pictorial and Historical Guide To North Devon
London. Ward, Lock & Co. (1887). KB.

Ward And Lock's Historical and Pictorial To Lynton, Lynmouth, Minehead etc.
London, New York and Melbourne. Ward, Lock & Bowden Ltd. (1890). KB.

Pictorial and Descriptive Guide To Lynton, Lynmouth, Minehead etc.
London, New York and Melbourne. Ward Lock & Bowden Ltd. (1894). DevA.

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 James Fawckner Nicholls 

The map and guide below was contained in Nicholls’ Guide, or Pleasant Rambles Round About Lynton & Lynmouth, together with the different routes to North Devon written by James Fawckner Nicholls (1818-1883), English antiquarian and the Bristol City Librarian and author of a number of books on Bristol and the surrounding area. Nicholls had Devon connections: he was born Sidmouth and went to Kentisbeare for his schooling. He had many different jobs before returning to the westcountry; draper in Berwick, school owner in Ramsey, travelling salesman in Manchester. Finally he was appointed city librarian in Bristol in 1868. His writings were recognised and he was elected a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1876.[1]

The printer and publisher was J W Arrowsmith of Quay Street, Bristol. James Williams Arrowsmith had only recently taken over the family business from his father, Isaac Arrowsmith. The company was started by Isaac in 1854 and the company remained in business until 2006. Its most famous publication was Jerome K Jerome´s Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog) (1889), but they also published W G Grace´s Cricket (1891). Google Books has a sixteen page catalogue of J W Arrowsmith´s offerings of 1888.
The text of the guide described here was probably written in the autumn of 1874 (the last date in the text records the North Devon Railway opening on July 16th of that year) and the first edition published shortly after. There was a second edition circa 1879 . 

Size: 150 x 220 mm. No scale.

No title. Printer’s signature: Arrowsmith, litho, Bristol (EaOS).Railway from Taunton to Barnstaple and Bideford. The line to Ilfracombe is only inserted as far as Slade (reached Ilfracombe in July 1874). Inset map of Lundy. The map is adapted from an OS map (as mentioned on both the title page and cover of the guide). For picture credit see below.

 
1. 1875 Nicholls’ Guide, or Pleasant Rambles Round About Lynton & Lynmouth, ...
Bristol: Arrowsmith. Lynton: Jose. (1874).  [DevA], [NDR].

Nicholls’ Guide, or Pleasant Rambles Round  ... Second Edition[2] 
Bristol: Arrowsmith. Lynton: Jose. (1875). BL.

Nicholls’ Guide, or Pleasant Rambles Round  ... Third Edition
Bristol: Arrowsmith. (1879). BL (lacks map), [DevA].

Nicholls’ Guide, or Pleasant Rambles Round  ... Fourth Edition
Bristol: J Arrowsmith. (1885). [P] (internet seller 2022).

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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Fawckner_Nicholls.
[2] Subsequent editions only have "Second Edition" etc. on the paper outside covers, not on title page.

The illustration is courtesy of the Trustees of the British Library and is provided by Google Books, hence subject to the Google Terms and Conditions. Not for use without acknowledgement.

 John Murray - Handbook for Travellers

The following Murray maps can be found in the following editions: 

1. 1895    A Handbook for Travellers in Devon   ... Eleventh Edition revised

               London. John Murray. 1895, 1895 (1896).    KB; TM. 

              A Handbook for Travellers in Devon   ... Eleventh Edition revised

              London. Edward Stanford. 1895 (1901)[1].   KB.

Murray 9 - Lynton, Ilfracombe and Barnstaple 

Size: 160 x 300 mm. Scale: (4 = 50 mm) Miles. 

LYNTON, ILFRACOMBE, AND BARNSTAPLE. (CaOS). Imprint: London. John Murray, Albemarle Street. (CeOS). Signature: J Bartholomew Edinr (EeOS). Scale: (Aa). Copyright: (AeOS).

Description: Area from Foreland Point (in border) to Baggy Point and south to Crow Rock. Layer colouring with height table (Aa-Ab): section is taken from Bartholomew's 1895 map of South Devon.

Murray 10 - Torrington, Bideford and Clovelly

Size: 160 x 300 mm. Scale: (4 = 50 mm) Miles. 

TORRINGTON, BIDEFORD, AND CLOVELLY. (CaOS). Imprint: London. John Murray, Albemarle Street. (CeOS). Signature: J Bartholomew Edinr (EeOS). Scale (Aa). Copyright: (AeOS).

Description: Area from Abbots Bickington (in border) to Fremington and Sharpnose Point to Beaford. Layer colouring with height table (Ac): section is taken from Bartholomew's 1895 map of North Devon.

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[1] Title page is still that of Murray but Stanford's name has replaced Murray's on the spine. See also note in Introduction.