2. Half-Inch maps showing North Devon indicating changes to maps and covers until 1960.

NORTH DEVON

 


Size: 480 x 730 mm folding to 195 x 105 mm.                 Scales 2 Miles to an Inch (5 = 65 mm).

 NORTH DEVON (CaOS). Imprints: NEW REDUCED ORDNANCE SURVEY OF ENGLAND AND WALES. - Scale, 2 miles to an inch. (AaOS) and By JOHN BARTHOLOMEW, F.R.G.S. (EaOS). Signatures: THE EDINBURGH GEOGRAPHICAL INSTITUTE (AeOS) and COPYRIGHT-JOHN BARTHOLOMEW F.R.G.S. (EeOS). Note: For continuation Southward see SOUTH DEVON (Ce). Coloured and contoured with a coloured Height Bar (Aa). Key to roads below map: Driving & Cycling Roads and Other Roads. Key below map has Railways, eg to Plymstock, and Railways constructing: railway shown to Holsworthy with projected line to Bude; railway to Lynton under construction; Hemyock line inadvertantly omitted. Covers the area from Hartland and Bude Bay to Watchet (enters inner border) and south to Oakhampton with both borders broken for Exeter. Latitude and longitude with 5 mile scale bar (CeOS).

Cover title is: BARTHOLOMEW'S REDUCED ORDNANCE SURVEY with added sticker - SOUTH DEVON (and scale) - FOR TOURISTS & CYCLISTS. Publisher's imprint:  JOHN BARTHOLOMEW & Co. The Edinburgh Geographical Institute, PARK ROAD, EDINBURGH.

 1. 1896            New Reduced Ordnance Survey - North Devon – For Tourists & Cyclists                        Edinburgh. John Bartholomew & Co. (1896).                                               [BL, RGS, B, NLS.]

 2. 1899            New title and layout: BARTHOLOMEW'S REDUCED ORDNANCE SURVEY OF ENGLAND & WALES. SCALE 2 MILES TO AN INCH (CaOS). Number added: SHEET 35 (AaOS). Title: NORTH DEVON (EaOS).  New table: Index to Adjoining Set (Ae, replaces previous note on continuation on South Devon map). Road key is now: Driving & Cycling Routes in new EXPLANATORY NOTE in box which includes a new SCALE 1:126 720 = 2 MILES TO AN INCH, replacing former scale bar. Railway completed to Bude and Lynton.

                         Bartholomew’s Reduced Ordnance Survey – Sheet 35 - North Devon

                        Edinburgh. John Bartholomew & Co. (1899).                                                              [NLS, EB[1].]

 3. 1902            Emblem of CTC and note ROADS REVISED. Railway to Westward Ho! (1901). Explanatory Note (framed) has First Class Roads and Secondary –„- (Ee); also note on dangerous hills. The map has been extended a few miles to the east so that there is no longer an extension at Watchet. There is a small extension at Ottery St. Mary. No extension at Exeter. Scale bar drawn completely around border. [2]

                         a) Brown cover (paper edition) is: Bartholomew’s Reduced Ordnance Survey                          Price One Shilling Net.                                                                                          

                         b) Blue cover (linen edition) is: Bartholomew’s Reduced Ordnance Survey                                 Price Two Shillings Net.

                        c) Blue cover (dissected on linen) is: Bartholomew’s Reduced Ordnance Survey                        Price Two Shillings & Sixpence Net.

                        d) Blue cover (linen edition) is: Bartholomew’s New Reduced Survey - Sheet 35 - North Devon. Price Two Shillings Net. (Two copies)

 4. 1903            Map title is now BARTHOLOMEW'S “HALF-INCH TO MILE” MAP OF  ENGLAND & WALES (CaOS) with sheet number and title as before. New publisher’s note: Reduced by Permission from the new revised ordnance survey with special local revision and correction to the date of publication. Map has height bar with Low Tide to 5 Fathoms. There are mileages and directions in border. Note: Roads Revised By The Cyclists’ Tourists Club. Note on roads: First Class Roads then Through Routes and Secondary Routes. Note on hills deleted. Railway to Northam (1901)[3]. Mineral railway at Gupworthy downgraded. Two sand banks added off Foreland. Border enlarged (c. 33 mm) at Ottery St Mary.

a)      Blue cover (linen edition) title and price as before but address shortened to The Geographical Institute, Edinburgh. (Two copies)


 5. 1910            Introduction of Compass Rose (Aa) with true and magnetic north – 80° Varn. 17° W. New publisher’s note: For Planning a Motoring Tour (AeOS). Railway to Appledore (1908). The note on roads also has: Roads closed to motors. Publisher’s note revised: Reduced by Permission from the ordnance survey with special local revision todate of publication.

a) Brown cover (paper edition) – Bartholomew's title and address as before but price is One Shilling & Sixpence Net.

b) Blue Wilson cover – Complete set specially produced in new covers for Alfred Wilson. Sold Mounted on Linen, Cut to Fold, 2s 6d net per sheet.

 6. 1919            The note on roads: has Motoring Roads: Through Routes and First Class Roads and Secondary –“- in table. The note on Roads closed to motors deleted. Compass Rose – Varn. 16° 30 W. Printer’s mark added: A19[4].

                           a)      Blue cover - title as before but address label added Messrs. Philip, Son & Nephew, Ltd., 20 Church Street, Liverpool, and Price Four Shillings Net. 

7. 1921            Simpler compass with mag. var. only now dated 1921. Printer’s mark: B21. Lundy graticuled. Railway to Appledore removed, no railway from Torrington (1917-25). New scale bar of 10 English Miles and 16 Kilometers replacing scale in panel. 

                        a) Blue cover – mounted on cloth - and Price Three Shillings Net (Duncan St.).                       

                        b) Brown cover – paper - and Price One Shilling and Sixpence Net (Duncan St.).                       

                        c) Green covers – dissected and mounted on cloth with green boards front and back with index map of series on front cover (back blank). Royal Automobile Club edition with their name and address etc., and sold as Bartholomew’s Road Map (Complete in 37 sheets). Price Four Shillings Net  per sheet.                       

                        c) Yellow covers - paper labels on dissected cloth with with index map of series on reverse. AA Touring Department edition. No price but annual membership and joining fees on back: one guinea joining fee and two guineas annual fee for car members.                       

                        d) Pale blue cover - specially prepared for Sifton, Praed and Co., Ltd of The Map House, London. 

Note: circa 1924 new cover titles were introduced: BARTHOLOMEW’S REVISED HALF INCH TO MILE and the titles of the sheet (and front label) becomes Sheet 35 Exmoor with for Motorists & Cyclists. 

8. 1924            Railway from Torrington to Halwill (1925). MOT numbers and A roads added (A 39). Compass dated 1924. Publisher’s note in red (EeOS): The publishers would appreciate the friendly co-operation of users of the map, in suggesting corrections or additions . Note top and bottom Continued on Sheet 27 or 36 (top or bottom). Printer’s mark now: B24. 

a)      Blue cover - title is now Bartholomew’s Revised Half Inch To Mile - Sheet 35. Exmoor - for Motorists and Cyclists. Price Three Shillings Net.[5] 

Note: circa 1929 new covers were introduced. The previous one sheet cover with the map enclosed within was replaced with a more modern looking (blue) design printed on two sheets which were stuck on front and back of the folding map which was now almost always dissected on linen. This cover has a royal crest Cartographers By Appointment To The King (CeOS) at top with title BARTHOLOMEW’S REVISED “HALF INCH” CONTOURED  MAPS and sheet name below a logo of British Isles ENGLAND, SHEET 35 EXMOOR (although later issues had Great Britain Sheet 3).

Simple compass in (right) margin. Imprints: THE GEOGRAPHICAL INSTITUTE, EDINBURGH (AeOS) and COPYRIGHT - JOHN BARTHOLOMEW AND SON LTD, (EeOS). 

9. 1929            Compass dated 1929. Publisher’s note in red (EeOS): The publishers would appreciate the friendly co-operation of users of the map, in suggesting corrections or additions . CTC logo removed with note top and bottom Continued on Sheet 36 (written together (was either side of logo). Printer’s mark now: A29. 

a)      Blue cover - title is now Bartholomew’s Revised "Half-Inch" Contoured Maps – England Sheet 35North Devon. Price Three Shillings Net (style 1).[6] 

10. 1935          Title of map is now EXMOOR with BARTHOLOMEW’S REVISED HALF INCH MAP top left and ENGLAND AND WALES SHEET 35 (A3) top right. Reduced by permission ... 1935.

                        Printer’s mark: B35 (AaOS) & 1209 (Ae) in border. By Appointment To HM The King with arms. Map has new piano-key frame and graticule, adjoining sheets table (AeOS) is added and the MoT numbers (BeOS); example is A 39. Publisher’s note (EeOS). Simple compass in right margin dated 1935. Larger size: includes Ottery St Mary. MoT numbers (BeOS); example is A 39. Height of Land (DeOS) with railway &c.notes. Publisher’s note black and extended (EeOS). Aerodrames added (e.g. Lundy). For planning a motoring tour ... deleted. Expl note replaced: Good Motoring Roads (AeOS). This cover has a royal crest By Appointment To The King.

                          a) Blue cover (mounted on cloth). Price Three Shillings Net and 35 (style 2). 

11. 1945          Title lacks (A3). All notes are now under lower border, e.g. publisher’s note, By Appointment To The Late King George V with arms, MoT numbers (example is A 30), and Adjoining sheets table. Larger size: includes Ottery St Mary. Compass dated 1945. Explanatory note now: Recommended Through Routes. NT example given: Rockbeare Hill. Printer’s marks B45 (AaOS) & 69 (Ae) in border. Aerodromes removed. Lundy has new border. Linton railway removed.

                        This cover has a royal crest By Appointment To The Late King George V (becomes standard). 

a) Blue cover (mounted on cloth but sticker obscures text). Price 4/- Net (price sticker). Cover numbering 3 and Eng. 35 (style 3). 

12. 1948          Printer’s mark 540 (AeOS). Reduced by permission ... Aug. 1948 below scale. 

a) Blue cover (cloth). 5/- Net and 3 right and left of Exmoor at top (style 5, now standard). 

13. 1950          Title as before. Reduced by permission ... Nov. 1950 below scale. Printer’s mark 858 (AeOS). Cover has 3 top left and right and EXMOOR between (now standard). 

a) Blue cover (cloth). 5/- Net and 3 right and left of Exmoor at top (style 5). 

14. 1952          Title as before Reduced by permission ... Sep. 1952. Printer’s mark 1100 (AeOS). Rockbeare Hill no longer used as NT example. . Cover as before but silhouette style to royal arms. 

a) Blue cover (cloth). 5/- Net and 3 right and left of Exmoor at top (style 5). 

15. 1955          Cover silhouette style. Reduced by permission ... Nov. 1955. Printer’s mark 1474 (last two digits unclear, AeOS). Note added: Heights in Feet, Depths in Fathoms. Aerodromes and Radio Stations added to key. Sign for National Parks. 

a) Blue cover (cloth). 5/- Net and 3 right and left of Exmoor at top (style 5). 

16. 1960          Cover silhouette style. Reduced by permission ... 1960. Printer’s mark 1939 (AeOS). Sign for National Parks deleted. Imprint: PRINTED IN G. B. (CeOS) and  ©JOHN BARTHOLOMEW AND SON LIMITED, EDINBURGH (EeOS). 

a) Blue cover (cloth). 5/- Net and 3 right and left of Exmoor at top (style 5). 


[1] Information (and photocopy of second state) supplied by the late Eugene Burden.

[2] Eugene Burden reports that 3075 copies were printed on 15th January 1902 (Vol. 33, index 5 of Bartholomew archives).

[3] The railway to Westward Ho! and Northam opened on the same day (24th April 1901) but the maps clearly show that the Northam stretch was added later than the Westward Ho! line.

[4] Ross Kennedy suggests coding is A for first half year and B for second half of year – here first half of 1919.

[5] This example has a sticker showing the map was distributed by Edward Stanford Ltd.

[6] This example has a sticker showing the map was distributed by Truscott's Library, The Quay, Bideford.

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