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  Cockrem 2   The second “map” published by E Cockrem is not strictly a map. However, it is more than simply a view and the accompanying text makes it clear that there was a sense of orientation and perspective and was clearly a guide of sorts. It reminds one vaguely of the map of Devon produced by George Bickham   in 1750 ( Printed Maps of Devon   B&B 36 ) where a rider poses before a view of the county stretching away behind him. That illustration was a classic bird’s-eye view. Here we have a 360° panorama of the area around the viewer. The accompanying text in the small book [1] is clearly that of a tourist guide with all the information one would expect to be present. Besides the panorama there were 9 attractive oval vignette views [2] . William Elliott   was possibly born in Plymouth as he served an apprenticeship in   Plymouth Dock under Lazarus Congdon [3] , stationer and publisher and proprietor of the Dock Telegraph (1812). Elliott’s addresses in Torquay were   Vaughan P