John Bartholomew – for W H Smith – SOUTH DEVON II This is the second map produced by John Bartholomew which seems to represent an experiment in hill shading. Here very subtle tones have been used to render the hills. A copy of North Devon in the same manner has not been seen. This map is only known in one state, and the date can only be conjectured using the railway progression. However, a second copy has been seen (on ebay) which is apparently the same map but in blue covers with the title The Pocket Series of Touring Maps published by John Walker & Co., Ltd of Farringdon House, Warwick Lane, London. The corresponding map of North Devon in this series was that used by W H Smith in approximately 1893: a transfer from the Imperial Map (see Victorian Maps of Devon, Second Edition, entry 150.11b). Bartholomew – W H Smith 2 Size: 515 x 490 mm. SCALE 1 : 126,720 - 2 MILES TO AN INCH (6 = 75 mm). ...