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By Kit Batten

Printed maps of Devon published before 1837

 Below is a list of (single sheet, loose) maps of the complete county published pre-1837 which I am offering. Information concerning the maps and details of size, state etc can be found by using the link provided which will take you to the relevant page of The Printed Maps of Devon. This link opens the text information, for images scroll to bottom of page and click Images. I have many atlases - email me if interested. All prices in Euro. Please contact me for details of conversion rates, discounts for multiple purchases etc.

 

1.     

 

DEVONIA comitat Rerumquae ...

Saxton

1579

Map of Devon by Saxton; issued between 1575 and c. 1579. Paper very slightly wrinkled down centre, lower border repaired (normal: Devon was sl. larger and sometimes cut tightly). 

http://www.printed-maps-of-devon.eu/001t.php

4000

2.     

DEVONIAE Comitatus vulgo Den.Shyre

Kip, W

1637

Size: 290 x 332 mm. State 2 of William Kip's map for Britain (by Camden). currently on approval

http://www.printed-maps-of-devon.eu/005t.php

100

3.     

DEVONSHIRE with Excester Described

Speed

1610

Map of Devon by Speed; First printed copy issued 1610/11 with text on reverse and no moiré sea. State 2 of the map. Closely trimmed and rather heavy colour but very attractive.  http://www.printed-maps-of-devon.eu/006t.php

450

4.     

DEVONSHIRE with Excester Described

Speed

1676

Map of Devon by Speed; later copy issued 1676 by Bassett and Chiswell with English text on reverse (laurel leaf surrounds letter D). State 6.6. Three tears professionally repaired.  http://www.printed-maps-of-devon.eu/006t.php

450

5.     

DEVONSHIRE with Excester Described

Speed

1695

Map of Devon by Speed; Rare copy issued by Chrystopher Browne. State 6.7. Closely trimmed and rather heavy colour but very attractive.  

 http://www.printed-maps-of-devon.eu/006t.php

550

6.     

[DEVON]

Drayton

1622

Size: 245 x 320 mm. Highly attractive, hand-coloured. Second state of William Hole‘s (?) map for Michael Drayton. From Poly-Olbion. State 7.2.  

sold

7.     

DEVONIAE descriptio … DEVON-SHIRE

Jansson

1644 – 1646

Map of Devon by Jansson; Agrees to State 2 which was issued between 1646 and c.1659. Paper slightly discoloured (typical for Jansson). State 11.2. In contemporary colour.  http://www.printed-maps-of-devon.eu/011t.php

425

8.     

DEVONIAE descriptio … DEVON-SHIRE

Jansson

1644 – 1714

Jansson's map as issued by Schenk & Valk c.1714; plate no. (3). Nice crisp copy in contemporary colour. State 11.4. 

http://www.printed-maps-of-devon.eu/011t.php

475

9.     

 DEVONIA vulgo DEVON-SHIRE

Blaeu

1645

Map of Devon by Blaeu; col'd, reverse is French with some in rhyme, probably c. 1662/3. There was only one version of the map. Central fold o/w good. 

http://www.printed-maps-of-devon.eu/012t.php

425

10.   

DEVONIAE DESCRIPTIO

v. den Keere

1648

State 1 of Pieter van den Keere’s later map. In contemporary outline colouring). Attractive. State 13.1. Rare. 

http://www.printed-maps-of-devon.eu/013t.php

75

11.   

DEVONIAE DESCRIPTIO

v. den Keere

1648

1651. State 2 of Pieter van den Keere’s later map. In old (maybe contemporary) wash colouring. State 13.2. Attractive. 

http://www.printed-maps-of-devon.eu/013t.php

75

12.   

A MAPP of DEVONSHIRE

Blome, R

1673

Size: 255 x 310 mm. Richard Blome‘s map from Britannia ... of 1673 (see B&B Printed  Maps 14.1). Extremely brown edges and paper sensitive but with passe-partout still a good copy.

sold

 

13.   

DEVON SHIRE

Owen/Bowen

1720

First state of Owen and Bowen's map for Britannia Depicta framed together with a road map of Newton (Bushel) to Dartmouth. Attractive hand col. B&B Printed  Maps 24.1. 

http://www.printed-maps-of-devon.eu/024t.php

SOLD

14.   

DEVON SHIRE

Moll

1724

First edition of Moll's map as issued in New Description of England & Wales. B&B Printed  Maps 25.1. Attractively coloured. 

http://www.printed-maps-of-devon.eu/025t.php

100

15.   

DEVON SHIRE

Moll

1733

Moll's map as issued in New Description of England & Wales. B&B Printed  Maps 25.2. Uncoloured, page number 4 with Cornwall on reverse. This is probably from the “lost” atlas recorded by Whitaker. Extremely rare in this state – only recorded copy. 

http://www.printed-maps-of-devon.eu/025t.php

SOLD

16.   

DEVON SHIRE

Seale

1732

Photographic copy of Seale's map of Devonshire of 1732. Only one copy of map known. This is 1:1 copy from the BL as illustrated at in Printed  Maps 26.1. 

http://www.printed-maps-of-devon.eu/026t.php

50

17.   

A Plott of all the Coast of Cornwall & Devonshire as they were to be fortified in 1588 against the Landing of any Enemy

Pine, John

1740

Map based on manuscript in Cotton Collection. Recent wash colour, margins are trimmed slightly top and bottom but still ample. Small centrefold split of lower margin repaired not affecting image.  This map rare as only included in second printing of Pine's work The Tapestry Hangings of the House of Lords. B&B Printed  Maps New map 26A.1. 

http://www.printed-maps-of-devon.eu/026ta.php

1200

18.   

A Correct Map of DEVONSHIRE

Hutchinson / Osborne

1748

Map of Devon as used in Geographia Magnae Britanniae, Second issue of 1756 in London: T Osborne, D Browne, I Hodges, A Millar, J Robinson, W Johnston, P Davey and B Law. B&B Printed  Maps 31.1.   

http://www.printed-maps-of-devon.eu/031t.php

on reserve

19.   

A Map of DEVONSHIRE

Kitchin

1749

Map as issued in Kitchin & Jefferys‘s The Small English Atlas. B&B Printed  Maps 33.1. Uncoloured, no page number. 

http://www.printed-maps-of-devon.eu/033t.php

50

20.   

An Accurate Map of Devonshire

Bowen, Emanuel

1767

Bowen' map of Devonshire as used in The Large English Atlas of 1760 onwards. B&B Printed  Maps 37.6. Hand coloured, possibly contemporary, but discolouring to right half. Some repairs. Large: 660 x 510 mm. 

http://www.printed-maps-of-devon.eu/037t.php

125

21.   

DEVONSHIRE

Kitchin

1764

Kitchin's map of Devonshire as issued in the England Illustrated and English Atlas. B&B Printed  Maps 43.1. Uncol'd. Together with (loose) title page of England Illustrated dated 1764.  http://www.printed-maps-of-devon.eu/043t.php

75

22.   

[A Map of the County of Devon]

Donn, B

1765

Title sheet – sheet 3 only of John Donn‘s map of 1765 on 12 sheets. B&B Printed  Maps 44. Very attractive.

http://www.printed-maps-of-devon.eu/044t.php

50

23.   

DEVONSHIRE

Ellis

1765

Ellis' map of Devonshire as copied from Kitchin's map of 1764 for inclusion in his New English Atlas, issued 1765-1785. B&B Printed  Maps 46.1. Uncol'd. Reverse is Dorset map.

http://www.printed-maps-of-devon.eu/046t.php

50

 

24.   

Devonshire, Divided into Hundreds

Bowen, Emanuel

1767

Bowen' map of Devonshire as used in Atlas Anglicanus of 1767 onwards. B&B Printed Maps 48. Hand coloured, possibly contemporary, but heavy discolouring to surface. Some repairs. Size: 225 x 330 mm. Poor condition and lacks imprint.

http://www.printed-maps-of-devon.eu/048t.php

20

25.   

A Modern Map of DEVON SHIRE together with A Modern Map of CORNWALL

Hatchett / Walople / Hogg

1784

Full page comprising map of Cornwall (top) and Devon (bottom) as used in The New British Traveller published by Walpoole issued from 1784. Second edition. Uncoloured with some spotting. B&B Printed  Maps 50.2.

http://www.printed-maps-of-devon.eu/050t.php

60

26.   

DEVONSHIRE

Baker

1791

Benjamin Baker's map as used in Universal Magazine and Maps of the Several Counties issued in 1791 and 1804 respectively. Hand outline colour. B&B Printed  Maps 57.1.

http://www.printed-maps-of-devon.eu/057t.php

50

27.   

DEVONSHIRE

Baker

1791

Benjamin Baker's map as used in Universal Magazine in November 1791 with relevant text pages bound with Dorset (December) and text. B&B Printed  Maps 57.1. Facsimile (photocopy) title page and frontispiece for Vol. LXXXIX. Nice clean copy.

http://www.printed-maps-of-devon.eu/057t.php

90

28.   

DEVONSHIRE

Cary

1789/

1805

John Cary’s map as used in New British Atlas  issued in 1806 by John Stockdale. Very clean hand outline colour. B&B Printed  Maps 54.3. 

http://www.printed-maps-of-devon.eu/054t.php

80

29.   

New Map of the County of Devon

Smith

1801

Charles Smith's map of Devon. B&B Printed Maps 63.1. 450 x 500 mm. Good condition – small amount of wrinkling.

http://www.printed-maps-of-devon.eu/063t.php

75

30.   

DEVONSHIRE

Wilkes, J

1803

Loose copy of Wilkes’s map (B&B Printed Maps 64.1) as used in Encyclopaedia Londonensis etc. First state of map. Spotting around edges, margins narrrow. With photocopy of title page.

sold 

31.   

DEVONSHIRE

Cooke, Charles

1805

Later edition of the map used by Cooke, now issued in Gray’s New Book of Roads circa 1824 (B&B Printed Maps 68.4). Good condition with contemporary outline colour.

http://www.printed-maps-of-devon.eu/064t.php

I have a number of examples of the Devonshire section with this map in various states from only 60 Euro.

30

32.   

DEVONSHIRE

Cary

1806

First edition of John Cary’s map as used in Cary’s Traveller’s Companion issued from 1806. Very clean hand outline colour. B&B Printed Maps 69.1. WITH title sheet from the Companion.

http://www.printed-maps-of-devon.eu/069t.php

80

33.   

DEVONSHIRE

Capper

1808

Four Maps: Cooper produced this map for Capper's Topographical Dictionary publ. Phillips.

1.First edition dated 1807: B&B Printed Maps 72. Uncoloured. Unrecorded issue. NOT IN B&B. Only known copy. €50.

2. From Capper's Topographical Dictionary publ. Phillips. First edition: B&B 72.1. dated 1808. Uncoloured.

3. From Capper's Topographical Dictionary publ. Phillips. First edition: B&B 72.1, dated 1808. Uncoloured.

4. From Capper's Topographical Dictionary publ. Phillips. First edition: B&B 72.1, dated 1808 with outline colouring.

http://www.printed-maps-of-devon.eu/072t.php

20

34.   

DEVONSHIRE

Wallis

1812

Size 132 x 93. Second state of J Wallis's map New Pocket Edition of the English Counties (B&B Printed  Maps 77.2.) with Wallis imprint and plate number. Slight tear at plate number, not noticeable. 

http://www.printed-maps-of-devon.eu/077t.php

45

35.   

DEVONSHIRE

Rowe

1829

Rowe's map of Devonshire as issued by Henry Teesdale with his imprint. See B&B Printed  Maps 81.3. Size: 340 x 415 mm. Crisp coloured copy with wrinkled corners and repair to central fold with some loss. Col'd.

http://www.printed-maps-of-devon.eu/081t.php

30

36.   

DEVONSHIRE

Rowe

1852

Rowe's map of Devonshire as issued by H G Collins in the England Depicted series (Devon No. 9). See B&B Printed Maps 81.10. Size: 340 x 415 mm. Folding into brown boards (dirty and scuffed with grubby title label). Col'd.

http://www.printed-maps-of-devon.eu/081t.php

50

37.   

DEVONSHIRE

Crabb/Ramble

1819

1. Crabb's map of Devonshire as issued by Reuben Ramble in his children's geography (c.1845). B&B Printed Maps 85. With two pictures (title page and Cotton/wool scene) and a text sheet (Devonshire) together with passpartout and framed. Col'd.

2. Crabb's map of Devonshire as issued by Reuben Ramble in his children's geography (c.1845). Single sheet. Col'd.

http://www.printed-maps-of-devon.eu/085t.php

1.150

 

 

SOLD

38.   

DEVONSHIRE

Hall / Leigh

1820

Size 120 x 68. Second state of Hall’s map for Samuel Leigh’s New Pocket Atlas of England and Wales (B&B Printed Maps 87.1.) with S Leigh imprint and plate number.

http://www.printed-maps-of-devon.eu/087t.php

35

39.   

DEVONSHIRE

Crosby

1822

Size 120 x 75. First state of J Walker's map for Crosby's Complete Pocket Gazetteer (B&B Printed Maps 90).

http://www.printed-maps-of-devon.eu/090t.php

35

40.   

DEVON

Perrot, A M

1823

Map used by Perrot from 1824 to 1828 in L’Angleterre (B&B Printed Maps 94.1).

http://www.printed-maps-of-devon.eu/094t.php

50

41.   

DEVONSHIRE

Hall, S

1836

Sidney Hall’s map of Devonshire This is later state of B&B Printed Maps101.3 issued circa 1845. Published by Chapman and Hall. 

http://www.printed-maps-of-devon.eu/101t.php

25

42.   

DEVONSHIRE

Hall, S

1836

Sidney Hall’s map of Devonshire This is later state of B&B Printed Mapsc 101.4 issued circa 1845. Published by Chapman and Hall. 

http://www.printed-maps-of-devon.eu/101t.php

25

43.   

DEVONSHIRE

Hall, S

1842

Sidney Hall’s map of Devonshire This is later state of B&B Printed Maps 101.5 issued circa 1842 with Exeter railway appearing for the first time. Published by Chapman and Hall.

http://www.printed-maps-of-devon.eu/101t.php

25

44.   

DEVONSHIRE

Pinnock,

1833/1863

Two maps: Pinnock’s map of Devonshire as used by Johnson in his atlases of 1847 and 1863 (B&B Printed Maps 108). With Cornwall from same atlas. Both in very good condition with outline wash colour.

http://www.printed-maps-of-devon.eu/108t.php

45

45.   

DEVONSHIRE

Murray, T L

1830

Loose map from Murray´s atlas: B&B Printed Maps 100.1.  Very nice, crisp copy with good contemporary colour and no fold or crease. Unfortunately two worm holes inside borders, noticreable when held up to the light.

http://www.printed-maps-of-devon.eu/100t.php

60 

46.   

DEVONSHIRE together with ENVIRONS OF PLYMOUTH & DEVONPORT

Moule

1834 and later

First / Early edition of Moule's map as issued in Moule's English Counties Delineated (previously issued as monthly series). Hundreds coloured, sl. browning around edges and into map on left and bottom. No railways. B&B Printed Maps 111.

Plus: Later edition of Moule's map as issued in Moule's English Counties Delineated. A variation has no title under Plymouth Citadel vignette. Date unknown. Browning. Two maps.

http://www.printed-maps-of-devon.eu/111t.php

35

47.   

DEVONSHIRE

Moule

1850

Edition of Moule's map as issued in Barclay's Complete and Universal Dictionary (issued as monthly series). Hundreds coloured, sl. browning around edges, could be covered by a passe-partout. Single railway to Plymouth only. B&B Printed  Maps 111.

Together with one front page to monthly magazine issue – Part 2 – (very rare) from same or contemporary issue as map.

Plus Pp. 297-340 taken from a contemporary issue of the Universal Dictionary covering the section on Devonshire – Western Circuit.

http://www.printed-maps-of-devon.eu/111t.php

50

48.   

DEVONSHIRE

Moule

1838

Part 6 of a New Edition of Moule's map as issued in Moule's English Counties (issued as monthly series) complete with front and back wrappers (although detached). Three maps: Map of Devon, map of Cornwall and map of Plymouth and Environs; all  coloured in contemporary wash colour. Devon has no railway to Plymouth. B&B Printed  Maps 111.1.

The front page to monthly magazine issue – Part 6 – (very rare) has same cover (wth variations) to original issue.

Plus: Pp. 281-312 and pp. 297-340 (as issued) covering Cornwall and then Devonshire – Western Circuit.

POA

49.   

DEVONSHIRE

Creighton, R

1835

Loose copy of Creighton’s map (B&B Printed  Maps 113.1) as used in Lewis' Topographical Dictionary etc. Only one state of map. Clean copy.

http://www.printed-maps-of-devon.eu/113t.php

I have a number of examples of the complete work in various bindings and states from only 250 Euro.

sold

50.   

DEVONSHIRE

Walker, J & C

1836 / 1855

Loose copy of J & C Walker’s map (B&B Printed  Maps 116 – FH2) used as a fox-hunting map. Undated but Exeter and Bristol Railway to Plymouth, Tiverton, Torquay only. Landslip dated 1841, Quarter sessions from 1839 and population 533,462. Two page numbers (No. 9) (EaOS) and (EeOS-right). Shows areas of 10 hunts. C. 1855.

 

sold