Tourist Maps of Devon

  JOHN WALLIS John Wallis was the son of a well-known London map publisher of the same name. John Senior was joined by his son, Edward (who was thus possibly older than John Junior), and the younger John moved to Sidmouth where he worked as a book and print seller at the Royal Marine Library. The first map associated with John Wallis was a small map executed by Neele (c.f.) included in the work A Descriptive Sketch of the Beauties of Sidmouth . Although not dated, it appeared ca. 1810, just a year after Wallis had established his library on the beach. A very attractive work by H Haseler and H Cornish, Scenery on the Southern Coast of Devonshire: Comprising Picturesque Views at or near the Fashionable Watering Places, Sidmouth, Budleigh Salterton, Exmouth, Dawlish, Teignmouth, and Torquay, was published by John Wallis about 1819 and included 30 plates. George Rowe‘s Forty-Eight Views of Cottages and Scenery at Sidmouth, Devon , appeared circa 1826 with 48 lithographs. The map bel...

Samuel and James Neele   Neele 1 Samuel and James Neele   were active from the 1790s to early 1800s. One or other of the Neeles engraved two of the plans included in Charles Vancouver's   work, A General View of the Agriculture of the County of Devon   and other county volumes in the same series have county maps signed Neele (see B&B 70 ). Other county maps of Devon executed by the Neeles are known from 1803 (Wilkes, s ee B&B 64 ), and 1819 ( B&B 86 ). The Beauties of Sidmouth Displayed   is attributed to Edmund Butcher   (1757-1822), a Unitarian minister. Poor health forced him to retire to Sidmouth, where he lived for many years producing sermons and the local guide. In 1805 he wrote An Excursion from Sidmouth to Chester   published by Symonds and Woolmer   and this may have encouraged him. Consequently, although the first edition of Sidmouth Displayed , ... being a descriptive sketch of its situation, salubrity, and picturesque s...

  John Wallis   John Wallis was the son of a well-known London map publisher of the same name. John Senior was joined by his son, Edward (who was thus possibly older than John Junior), and the younger John moved to Sidmouth where he worked as a book and print seller at the Royal Marine Library (see illustration taken from Beauties of Sidmouth ). The first map associated with John Wallis was a small map executed by Neele (c.f.) included in the work A Descriptive Sketch of the Beauties of Sidmouth. Although not dated, it appeared ca. 1810, just a year after Wallis had established his library on the beach. A very attractive work by H Haseler and H Cornish, Scenery on the Southern Coast of Devonshire: Comprising Picturesque Views at or near the Fashionable Watering Places, Sidmouth, Budleigh Salterton, Exmouth, Dawlish, Teignmouth, and Torquay , was published by John Wallis about 1819 and included 30 plates. George Rowe‘s Forty-Eight Views of Cottages and Scenery at Sidmouth, D...

  Peter Orlando Hutchinson Self Portrait c.1848** Peter Orlando Hutchinson moved to Sidmouth with his family in 1825 at the age of 15. [1] Due to ill health he was largely educated at home or at local schools. Later in life he toured widely, visiting America and Canada as well as France and Belgium. He was always a keen historian who kept copious records of his discoveries. The Devon Archives possesses his manuscript notes which comprise at least three drafts of his work; they begin in 1830; were redrafted from 1852; and there are revisions, or a final transcription, written between 1870 and 1880. These include numerous maps and plans, many in manuscript. The first map below was possibly specially commissioned by the town and was subsequently sold as a separate publication (eg broadsheet) as the imprint suggests. Maps two and three below were produced for inclusion in Hutchinson’s guide book to Sidmouth, originally published as A New Guide to Sidmouth and the Neighbourhood ....

John Feltham A Guide to all the Watering and Sea Bathing Places was written by John Feltham (fl. 1797-1830). This was illustrated with copious maps and views but only one includes areas concerning Devon. The first edition called for 51 maps and plates and even the final editions, 40 years later, included over 40 different illustrations. The guide alphabetically covers the pleasure resorts of the day, including the spa resorts as well as seaside towns. These descriptions are detailed, eg with admission charges for assembly rooms and sea bathing charges, lists of inns and amusements as well as a brief history and present state of each place. Devonshire was included with approximately 30 pages covering Sidmouth, Teignmouth and Shaldon, Torquay,etc. John Feltham was also the editor of The Picture of London (reissued until c.1821). Many of the plates in the early editions were by John Nixon, a pioneer topographical artist of his day. Size: 77 x 127 mm. ...

E Culverwell / Richard Lethaby (Peter Orlando Hutchison)   This simple sketch map of the town of Sidmouth is known in two states, but in works separated by nearly twenty-five years. It was originally printed in The Sidmouth Directory , September 28th, 1869, published by Richard Lethaby (on the first of every month) [1] . The second version of 1894 was included in issues of the eighth edition of P O Hutchinson‘s guide to Sidmouth [2] . The map was incorrectly ascribed to Culverwell in the First Edition of Tourist Maps . Originally appearing in 1857 as A New Guide to Sidmouth and the Neighbourhood , Hutchinson’s guide was reissued from 1862 as A Guide to the Town and Neighbourhood of Sidmouth . For the 8th edition a new title was chosen and this, much earlier, map included. This sketch map appears in all paperback copies of this edition inspected. One hardback edition at Devon Archives also includes a much later, and lithographically reproduced, version of a map by Wallis [3] . The s...

  Cassell & Co. Ltd Cassell 6 - Guides to Sidmouth The Day Brothers were Sidmouth proprietors with premises in the High Street. They advertised themselves as high class stationers, booksellers, newsagents etc. and were the office of the Sidmouth Observer and visitor’s list; Published every Wednesday, price one penny . They published a guide to Sidmouth in 1888 or 1889; Rambles Round About Sidmouth – being a guide to the pretty walks and favourite drives of this fashionable health resort . This work was written and compiled by C D S and was available as a paperback for 6d. This guide is relatively scarce and was possibly not a commercial success, which would explain its rapid replacement. The map in this work was taken from the W & A K Johnston map and covered a wide area surrounding Sidmouth. In 1894 Macvean and Williams  published their guide to Sidmouth. As they note in the preface, much of the content was the work of P O Hutchinson, local historian and writer of w...