Antique Map Reference Books For Sale

Victorian Maps of Devon 1838 - 1901
by Kitt Batten and Francis Bennett

Hardback 196 pages, black and white illustrations. 220 x 305mm.

Provides examples of the mapmakers art during a
fascinating period in Devon's history. This was the age of change which
saw an explosion in population and rapid growth in towns,
cities and communication networks across Devon.
With improved printing techniques, map-making
also proliferated, and hudreds were produced.

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The Roads of Devon and Cornwall
by Francis Bennett

Soft back, 194 pages, black and white illustrations, 245 x 176mm.
An historical journey along the tracks and roads of Westcountry
with the directions and road books of the guide, the maps of
the surveyor and itineraries os the travellers.

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Road-Books and Itineraries of Great Britain 1535 to 1850
A Catalogue Annotated for Devon and Cornwall
by Francis Bennett

Soft back, 146 pages, black and white illustrations, 245 x 176mm.

An illustrated catologue annotated throughout to show those works relevant to Devon and Cornwall is none the less complete for Great Britain and is a companion volume to the Historical Journey.

It can be considered a revised editond of Sir Herbert Fordham's 1924 catalogue with two additions:
It includes the road mapsdrawn specifically to show the extent or roads, together with those maps that show the cartographic development of the road system. It excludes the later Victorian guide books, which are more concerned with the country and topography than the actual raods and their use.

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