Edward Nettleton 

Edward Nettleton was a bookseller, printer and publisher in Whimple Street, Plymouth. Besides publishing an early edition of Henry Woolcombe´s famous guide, The Tourist's Companion to the most interesting objects … of  Plymouth,Devonport and Stonehouse .... in 1828, in 1836 he printed and published a guide to Plymouth etc. written especially for him by George Wightwick, an architect. Nettleton's Guide to Plymouth, Stonehouse, Devonport and to the Neighbouring Country contained three maps as well as other engravings and plans. Two of the three maps were very close copies of those that had already appeared in previous works, The Tourist's Companion; Being a Guide to Devonport, Stoke, Morice-Town Stonehouse, and Plymouth, by John Sandford; and from A View Of Plymouth-Dock, Plymouth and the adjacent country published by A Granville & Son in 1812. Nettleton flourished certainly between 1801 (Zion’s Pilgrim) and 1847 (Trout Flies of Devon and Cornwall) and even produced a directory of Plymouth in 1822. In Wightwick´s guide he is offering a choice and very extensive collection of new and old books as well as stationery and used the title Printer to His Maesty and to HRH the Duke of Sussex.

In addition he ran a newspaper (see top line of his business card below) and, according to Brian Moseley, the Plymouth, Devonport and Stonehouse Herald originally started in either 1821 or 1822 as the Devonshire Freeholder and General Advertiser, was briefly renamed The Plymouth Herald and Devonshire Free-holder or West of England General Advertiser in 1830. It was owned and run by Mr William Pridham, the editor; Mr Edward Nettleton, the printer; and two silent partners, Mr William Hole Evans and Mr Richard Hicks. Although printed every Friday it was published every Saturday from an office at 3 Looe Street, Plymouth.  Apparently, the Herald carried no leading article, expressed no political opinions, and had only one reporter. The paper finally ceased trading circa 1868, and was incorporated into the Western Counties Herald. The plant and printing machines were sold for £250.[1]

New York Digital Library has an interesting poster for T P Cooke´s show printed by Edward Nettleton in 1833.[2] On August 19^th Mr Cooke was to present his “Romantic Drama” or Presumption: or the Fate of Frankenstein with air, fire and music special effects at the Theatre Royal after 80 nights mesmerising Parisian audiences.

Edward Nettleton was born c.1794 and died in 1859. He was buried at St Andrew´s in Plymouth together with his daughter, Matilda (Libby) who died in 1847 aged just 24.[3]

The two maps (but not the General Plan) described below were executed by W G Cooper whose name occurs on a few other maps during this time. Maxted has him as William Gilborne Cooper, engraver and copperplate printer, lithographer (1840), see the business card above. He had premises at 86, James Street, Devonport 1830; and 43 / 44, Union Street, Stonehouse 1840-1856.[4]

The small guide (95 x 150 mm) packed 190 pages and was illustrated with simple drawings and interesting enravings.

Nettleton / Cooper  1

Size: 145 x 140 mm.  (1 = 23 mm) Mile.

GUIDE to PLYMOUTH SOUND and BREAKWATER. (under bottom border). No imprint but a signature: W G Cooper. Sc. (Ae).
The outline has been crudely copied from other maps (c.f. Cooke 7) but it lacks substantial detail.

Description: Rame Head and Mew Stone (Ae, Ee) and the course of the river as far as Tor Point (Ba). Compass point (De).

Nettleton / Cooper  2 

Size: 175 x 210 mm.  No scale. 

GENERAL OUTLINE of the ENVIRONS of PLYMOUTH, and DEVONPORT (under bottom border). No imprint but a signature: W G Cooper. Sc. (Ae). Copied from Neele's map (c.f. Neele 1) but lacking most of the detail, only major roads being shown. Plain two line border. Compass (Be).

Description: The coast is shown from W Looe to Kingsbridge (Ee); inland area to Launceston and Moreton.

Nettleton 

Size: 160 x 300 mm. No scale. 

GENERAL PLAN shewing the Streets and Thoroughfares of PLYMOUTH, STONEHOUSE AND DEVONPORT (Ee). No imprint but a signature below title: Nettleton, Lith. Plymouth. (Ee). There is no border, compass or scale.

Description: Sketch plan showing the three areas from Torpoint in the west to Laira Bridge in the east. Areas are shaded (explained in key) and several buildings are numbered (1 to 20; explained in a table on page 2 of the Guide).                                                                                                                                                                     

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NOTES:

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[1] Brian Moseley: at https://www.oldplymouth.uk/Plymouth%20Devonport%20and%20Stonehouse%20Herald.htm.

[2] https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/09ee6000-0841-0135-724e-0e73ea9814f5.

[3] Find a grave website: https://de.findagrave.com/memorial/162955919/edward-nettleton.[4] Maxted: https://bookhistory.blogspot.com/2014/07/devon-book-trades-devonport.html. Maxted notes 43, the business card has 44 Union Street. See also Kit Batten´s entries for William Wood in this blog. 

W H Foster & Co.

W H Foster and George Sellick distributed a map of Plymouth at the same time. As Foster's map has the legend "Lithographed and Published" it has been assumed that he originally published the map (in covers) and that George Sellick was able to purchase copies from him. These were adorned with adverts on the reverse especially for him.
Sellick produced an album of views of Plymouth c.1890. The views are photo-lithographic views on one long concertina pull-out. There were 24 views (one double page, several two to a page) on 18 pages. A Tips for Tourists page was pasted in, and stuck onto the back cover was the large folding map. The map, as Foster's, is dated 1890 and, in addition, two adverts on the reverse of the map mention dates of 1889 and 1890.
According to the Sellick company website, Sellicks was established in 1840. It was originally owned by the Sellick family and traded mainly as a retail stationer and bookseller. When the last of the Sellick line, George Sellick, died the company was bought out by Percy Smerdon in 1935, Percy being the shop manager at that time. As they grew up, Percy’s two children, Lawrence and Nellie, both helped in the business until the outbreak of the Second World War. During the Blitz of Plymouth, the shop was completely destroyed, and Sellicks ceased trading for about two years. Percy died in 1947 but when Lawrence came out of the army the same year, he set up the business once again, trading initially from the family home in Plymouth. He set up a wholesale side to the business, and he added toys to the range. Lawrence’s three sons all joined the business during the sixties and early seventies and today jointly own and co-manage the company. Lawrence retired in 1989 just after the business relocated to Lee Mill.

Size: 400 x 550 mm. (1/2 = 75 mm) 6 INCHES TO A MILE.

1. 1890 MAP OF PLYMOUTH, DEVONPORT, STONEHOUSE, STOKE, MORICE TOWN & FORD. (Ce). Imprint: Lithographed and Published by W H Foster, 86 Treville Street below title and COPYRIGHT – TO DATE MAY 1ST 1890 just above the scale bar.
Detailed map of the area around Plymouth. The area covered is from Westonmill Lake to NDL Pool on the River Tamar (west) to Oreston on the mouth of the Plym (east). The most northerly point is Beaconsfield just above the Albion Football Ground (Ca). Panel of Municipal Divisions (Ae) and map is coloured to show same.
The map folds into covers with a cover title: New Map of Plymouth, Devonport, Stonehouse and Neighbourhood ... of all stationers, or W H Foster & Co., Treville Street, Plymouth.

Map of Plymouth, Devonport, Stonehouse and Neighbourhood – Grey card cover
Plymouth. W H Foster. (1890). DevA, KB.

2. 1890 Title is now: GEO. H. SELLICK’s PLAN OF PLYMOUTH, DEVONPORT, STONEHOUSE, STOKE, MORICE TOWN & FORD, 51, BEDFORD STREET, PLYMOUTH. Also COPYRIGHT, 1890 above scale bar. Note (CeOS): For Photographic Views of Plymouth and Neighbourhood see display at the VIEW DEPOT SHOW ROOM, 51, BEDFORD STREET, PLYMOUTH. Panel of Municipal Divisions deleted and map is uncoloured.

Geo. H Sellick‘s New Album Plymouth Views
Plymouth. George H Sellick. 1890. KB.

3. 1891 Title reprinted: PLAN OF PLYMOUTH, DEVONPORT, STONEHOUSE, STOKE, MORICE TOWN, FORD &c, with imprint directly below: Published by BAZLEY & COMPANY, 52, Bedford Street, Plymouth. Also COPYRIGHT - 1891 above scale bar. Note below map: Photographic and other Views of Plymouth and neighbourhood, Guide Books, Maps, Plans &c., in endless variety, at BAZLEY & COMPANY Booksellers, Stationers, &c., 52, Bedford Street, Plymouth.

Bazley‘s Views of Plymouth and Neighbourhood With Guide & Plan of the Three Towns
Plymouth. Bazley & Company. 1891. KB.

4. 1893 MAP OF PLYMOUTH, DEVONPORT, STONEHOUSE, STOKE, MORICE TOWN & FORD. Size has been reduced to: 345 x 470 mm (Compton is now in the top right corner). Fewer buildings have shading. Imprint: PUBLISHED BY W H LUKE 8, BEDFORD ST., PLYMOUTH.

W H Luke's Handy Guide to Plymouth, Devonport, Stonehouse and Neighbourhood – by W H K Wright
Plymouth. W H Luke. (1893)[1]. DevA, KB[2].

5. 1897 Size has been increased to approx: 465 x 630 mm. Newly engraved title: NEW MAP OF PLYMOUTH, DEVONPORT, STONEHOUSE AND NEIGHBOURHOOD,. Imprint: Lithographed and published by W H Foster & Co., 86 Treville Street, Plymouth. Copyright. (Ce, below title). Map slightly extended to east to show Chelson Meadows and the race course and to north(west) to include St Budeaux. Railways added in red to Sutton Pool and to the Plymouth Chemical Works at Cattedown. Line over Plym to Pomphlett Station (and on to Yealmpton?). No note below map but Drakes Island outside border (BeOS). A few additions in north: Hartley Reservoir, Stonehouse Reservoir but largely as Sellick.

New Map of Plymouth, Devonport, Stonehouse and Neighbourhood– in card cover
Plymouth. W H Foster & Co. (1897). BL[3].

[1] Manuscript date on flyleaf is 1894, but map may be earlier. The last census figures are those for 1881 and text has reference to a library dated 1890 (p. 51). However, tourists to Kingsbridge are told to travel to Kingsbridge Road Station; the line to Kingsbridge being built in 1893.

[2] The map is partly assumed. There are only fragments of the map remaining in the copy mentioned here. The lack of shading for many buildings (present in the other two 1890 states could indicate that this was the first edition. However, Foster's imprint seems to indicate otherwise.

[3] BL2140.(13.) which has the date 1897 in manuscript on the cover. BL has 4 titles for W H Luke from 1851-1885.

 

John Cary - John Heydon

 

The first local publisher to issue a map derived from Cary's Improved Map was John Heydon in his Map of the Environs of Plymouth, Devonport and Stonehouse or Pedestrian’s Companion. The map shows almost 90% of sheet 2 of Cary’s map. This version would seem to pre-date both the Seeley map of Torquay and the A H Swiss derivatives by a number of years from evidence of the railway network but the area covered is, in fact, very similar to that included in the Swiss map, A H Swiss' No. I Hunting Map. The Plymouth District.

John Heydon published two further maps of Plymouth for tourists (c.f. ) and one of the first county maps of Devonshire based on the Improved Map plates was also published by Heydon (see B&B 150). The county map[1] first appeared circa 1872 and also carried a note about forts and batteries (see below).

 

 

Size: 460 x 575 mm.                                        Scale of English Miles (8 = 105 mm). 

JOHN HEYDON`S MAP OF THE ENVIRONS OF PLYMOUTH, DEVONPORT AND STONEHOUSE OR PEDESTRIAN`S COMPANION (Ae). Scale (De). Below map is imprint: Published by JOHN HEYDON, Fore Street, Devonport, and 47, Treville Street, Plymouth. This is together with the following notes: 1s. Plain, 1s. 6d. Coloured. Also a large Map of Plymouth, Devonport, and Stonehouse. Size, 40 by 26 inches; Scale, 12 inches to a mile; Price, 6s.

The map covers southeast Cornwall and southwest Devon from Greber Head near Fowey to East Prawle near Salcombe and everything below Bridestow, thereby including Moreton Hampstead and Camelford. Although a note reads: The Forts & Batteries are shown thus (with symbol), these are not in fact shown. The map has railways consistent with a date of c. 1860-64; railway to Tavistock but no further, but line completed into Cornwall; lines to Moreton (1866) and Lidford to Launceston (1865) only projected. Line Tavistock-Lidford also only projected although this was completed in 1859.  

1.1865    John Heydon’s Map Of The Environs Of Plymouth, Devonport And Stonehouse Or Pedestrian’s Companion    Devonport and Plymouth. John Heydon. (1865).   KB.

For Cary´s county maps refer to The Printed Maps of Devon entries 51, 54, 55, 69, 71, 73 and 92. Click reference number to open directly.

For Cary´s New Map of England and Wales so-called "square atlas" - click here.

For Cary´s Improved Map of England and Wales as issued by Cary and others - click here.

For the section of Improved Map of England and Wales as issued by A H Swiss - click here.

For the section of Improved Map of England and Wales as issued by Arthur Westley - click here.

For the section of Improved Map of England and Wales as issued by Thomas Doidge - click here.

For the sections of Improved Map of England and Wales as printed by Gall & Inglis for two Exeter companies (Henry Eland and Standfield & White) click here.

For the 2 sections of Improved Map of England and Wales as used by Beatrix Cresswell - click here.

For the section of Cary´s Reduced Ordnance Map of England and Wales as issued by G F Cruchley to show Dartmoor Maneouvres - click here.

To return / access the Catalogue of Maps in this work - click here 

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[1] The county map actually kept the same title but shows all but the extreme south east corner of the county with Cornwall to Gerrans Bay. Key includes railways, railways in progress and symbols for forts and batteries around Plymouth. Devon railways: Kingsbridge, Seaton, Watchet, Exmouth, Tiverton, Bideford, Kingswear with Brixham, Ashburton, Moreton Hampstead, Plymouth to Launceston and Exeter to Greenslade. Proposed lines: Sidmouth, complete Dartmoor Loop with branches Launceston to Bodmin, Greenslade-Hatherleigh-Holsworthy-Bude and Bideford to Torrington and Hatherleigh, Ilfracombe via Bittadon. Village of Elmdon named near Sourton.

A & C Black 7 - Railways 

Black's Picturesque Guide first appeared in 1843 and, like all other A & C Black guide books, was republished regularly. The first edition contained a map of England and Wales; by 1845 there were 10 maps, by 1848 there were 14 and by 1855 a total of 25 maps were being issued. The first editions were not numbered, but by 1855 adverts within the volume were advertising the 3^rd edition. The editions from 1878 had 54 maps when the title was also changed. The map below has the signatures of Schenck and M’Farlane but these were soon removed and the signature of John Bartholomew is found on most maps used by the Blacks.

Friedrich Schenck was born in Offenbach, Germany, in 1811 (full name Emil Ernst Friedrich Theodor Schenck) and died in Edinburgh in 1885. He trained as lithographer and artist in Munich and Paris. In 1840 he moved to Edinburgh at the invitation of Samuel Leith and proceeded to give talks on lithography to the R.S.S.A. (he was later awarded their gold medal) and wrote the article on lithography for the 8th edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica. At the time that the first Black’s guides of Devon appeared he was working with William Husband M’Farlane but the partnership was dissolved in 1859, which explains the change in signature of several of the maps described below. Although Macfarlane[1] continued as Schenck and M’Farlane, Schenck had set up again as Friedrich Schenck. His son, Frederick, was taken into partnership, but the partnership only lasted 1866-1868. Friedrich Schenck retired in 1875[2].

In 1895 a new set of small area maps was introduced to supplement the existing set by Bartholomew; these were prepared by Walker & Boutall (c.f.).

 For the maps of Devon used by A & C Black use the following links to The Victorian Maps of Devon:

Entry 130: Devon and Cornwall in Black´s Tourist Guide 1855-1859 (Schenck & McFarlane) - click here

Entry 142: Devon and Cornwall in Black´s Tourist Guide from 1862 (Bartholomew) - click here

Entry 153: Devon in Black´s Handy Atlas and other works from 1877 (Bartholomew) - click here

Entry 156: Devon (key map) in Black´s Tourist Guide from 1882 (Bartholomew) - click here 

A total of 6 maps showing parts of Devon were used in Black's Picturesque Guide to Devonshire and Cornwall (including maps on one sheet as one map): 

Black 1: General map showing the railway systems - see below
Black 2: Map of Torquay - click here
Black 3: General maps showing the River Tamar and of Dartmoor - click here
Black 4: General map of Plymouth, Devonport & Stonehouse - click here
Black 5: Map of Exeter - click here
Black 6: Map of Ilfracombe - click here

Black 1

Size: 200 x 145 mm.                                                                                                      No scale.                                                                                                                     

GREAT-WESTERN & SOUTH-DEVON RAILWAYS. BRISTOL TO EXETER & PLYMOUTH (CaOS). Signatures: Schenck & M^cFarlane Edinr. (AeOS) and Drawn & Eng^d by J Bartholomew Edin^r (CeOS) with imprint below: Published by Adam & Charles Black, 6, North Bridge, Edinburgh. Railways shown to date, eg to Plymouth and line to Tiverton. Illustrated. 

1. 1855    

Black's Tourist's Guide to Devonshire & Cornwall including the Scilly Islands 

Edinburgh. Adam and Charles Black. 1855 (1856), 1855 (1858), 1855 (1859). BL[3], KB; (P); KB. 

2. 1861    Signature changed:  Printed by W H Macfarlane Edinr. (AeOS) 

Black's Picturesque Tourist And Road And Railway Guide Book ... (Third Edition) [4]

Edinburgh. Adam and Charles Black. 1860 (1861).       KB. 

3. 1872    Printer's signature deleted. Railways added: L&SWR to Exeter from Honiton with branch line to Exmouth. GWR routes to Ashburton and Kingsbridge (although not built until 1893) and the Dartmoor railway line (all right hand map) and three new routes near Taunton (e.g. Barnstaple and Minehead (left hand portion).

 

Black's Guide to England and Wales ... Tenth Edition

Edinburgh. Adam and Charles Black. 1872.       KB. 

4. 1881   Railways added: Line towards Hemyock (right hand map) and one further routes SE of Bristol in Somerset (left hand portion).

 

Black's Guide to England and Wales ... Twelfth Edition

Edinburgh. Adam and Charles Black. 1881.          KB.

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[1] The printer used both spellings: Macfarlane and M^cFarlane.

[2] Taken from the Scottish Book Trade Index (SBTI) online.

[3] The BL copy is hardback, the author´s is in publisher´s original printed paper covers. Both have an advertising section for 1856 and several adverts are dated 1856. The 1858/1859 copies have adverts dated for those years. No 1855 copy has been found and there may not actually be one.

[4] Other editions are known for 1843 (1845), 1848, 1850, 1851, 1854 and 1857.

A & C Black 4 - Plymouth, Devonport & Stonehouse

Size: 145 x 240 mm.  Scale of Yards (1000 = 35 mm). 

PLYMOUTH, DEVONPORT & STONEHOUSE. Imprint: Published by A & C Black, Edinburgh. Engraver's signature: Drawn & Engraved by J. Bartholomew Edin^r F.R.G.S. (AeOS); and printer's signature Printed by W H M^cFarlane, Edin^r (EeOS).

Area shown is from Torpoint to The Laira, and Keyham Ho. (Ba) and Ford Park Gardens (Da). 

1. 1862  Black’s Guide To The South-Western Counties ... Dorsetshire, Devon, And Cornwall

              Edinburgh. Adam and Charles Black. 1862. 

   

              Black’s Guide To The South-Western Counties ... Dorsetshire, Devon, And Cornwall

               Edinburgh. Adam and Charles Black. 1862, 1862 (1863).   

 

2. 1863   Printer's signature removed. Illustrated. 

               Black’s (New) Guide To Devonshire .

               Edinburgh. Adam and Charles Black.  1863 to 1877 all editions.

 

                Black’s Guide To The South-Western Counties ... Dorsetshire, Devon, And Cornwall

                Edinburgh. Adam and Charles Black.1864 to 1875 all editions.   

                Black’s (New) Guide To Devonshire .

                Edinburgh. Adam and Charles Black.  1879, 1880[1].

 

                Black's Guide to England and Wales ... Tenth Edition

                Edinburgh. Adam and Charles Black. 1872.

 

                Black's Guide to England and Wales ... Twelfth Edition

                Edinburgh. Adam and Charles Black. 1881.

 

3. 1877    Signature shortened: J. Bartholomew Edin^r F.R.G.S. 

                Black’s Guide To Devonshire

                Edinburgh. Adam and Charles Black. 1877

 

4. 1878    Signature shortened leaving J. Bartholomew Edin^r.

              Black’s Guide To ... of Dorset, Devon & Cornwall 10th

              Edinburgh. Adam and Charles Black.1878. 

              Black’s Guide To Devonshire

              Edinburgh. Adam and Charles Black.1878, 1881. 

5. 1881   Map revised with addition of London & South West Railway to Friary Road station to Stonehouse Pool, SDR name changed at Mutley Road station, new developments at Rose Hill between Mill Lake and Stoke, more properties by gas works at Keyham Lake and 2 buildings at Mill Bay. Barracks replaces Sandycove House. 

                  Black’s Guide To ... of Dorset, Devon & Cornwall 11th

                  Edinburgh. Adam and Charles Black.1881.

                 Black’s Guide To Devonshire

                 Edinburgh. Adam and Charles Black. 1882.         

 

6. 1884    Signature reinstated: Drawn & Engraved by J. Bartholomew Edin^r F.R.G.S. Illustrated.

 

                 Black’s Guide To Devonshire

                 Edinburgh. Adam and Charles Black. 1883 (1884).

 

7. 1886    Signature shortened leaving Drawn & Engraved (gap) J. Bartholomew Edin^r. The map has been extensively revised with many new buildings shown between Catdown and Little Saltram, especially at the latter and at Friary Station, new developments between Mill Lake and Stoke including new roads, and more properties at Keyham Bridge. West Hoe Road named.

 

                Black’s Guide To Devonshire ... Twelfth Edition – Thirteenth Ed.

                Edinburgh. Adam and Charles Black. 1886 - 1889.                           

 

8. 1890    Signature: John Bartholomew & Co, Edin^r. North bank of Mill Lake extended. Pontoon and housing at Mill Bay and West Hoe.

 

                 Black’s Guide To Devonshire ... Thirteenth Edition

                 Edinburgh. Adam and Charles Black. 1889 (1890).             

 

9. 1891    Infectious Diseases Hospital added. Little Saltram expanded - Little Tothill fully developed.

 

                Black’s Guide To Devonshire ... Thirteenth Edition

                Edinburgh. Adam and Charles Black. 1889 (1891).  

 

10. 1892  Signature reverts to: J. Bartholomew Edin^r. Imprint: Published by A & C Black, London.

 

                Black’s Guide To Devonshire ... Fourteenth Edition

                Edinburgh. Adam and Charles Black. 1892.   

 

11. 1892  Title: PLYMOUTH AND DEVONPORT (CaOS) with added imprint: Black's Handy Atlas of England and Wales (AaOS) and Plate number Plate 61 (EaOS). Signatures: John Bartholomew & Co. and The Edinburgh Geographical Institute (AeOS). The area between Mill Lake and Cemetery Road now fully developed. New layout at Friary Station (new road and siding). Map area is larger – 170 x 245 mm – to include Maker Church and Withy Hedge. 

                 Black’s Handy Atlas of England and Wales

                 Edinburgh. Adam and Charles Black. 1892.  

12. 1893  Title, signature, size and imprint as state 10. Stoke Cemetery with perimeter shown. Pymouth Cricket Ground. The Hoe now completely filled with buildings. 

                Black’s Guide To Devonshire ... Fourteenth Edition

                Edinburgh. Adam and Charles Black. 1892 (1893), 1892 (1894).               

 

13. 1895  Signature reinstated: J. Bartholomew Edinr. Mill Lake becomes Dead Lake. Illustrated. 

                Black’s Guide To Devonshire ... Fifteenth Edition

                London and Edinburgh. Adam and Charles Black. 1895, 1895 (1897[2]).    

14. 1901  Catdown is almost completely developed, eg Beaumont and Salisbury Roads. More roads south of Julian Street. Ford Park Gardens almost surrounded by built up areas. 

                Black’s Guide To Devonshire ... Sixteenth Edition                London. Adam and Charles Black. 1898 (1901).                                              

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[1] The author's copy has attractive hand-coloured wash colour.

[2] Light printed colour suggesting water (1897); full colour added for 1901 issue.