Devon Maps and Map-Makers. Manuscript maps before 1840
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- Author(s) Ravenhill, Mary R, & Margery M Rowe (eds)
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 2002
- Pages 2 vols; 433pp; illus
- Publisher Devon & Cornwall Record Society
- Place Published Exeter
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- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Notes:
Mostly comprises a carto-bibliography of maps of Devon. Introductory chapter [pp1-43] includes much about map-making and makers with sections including: 'Surveying in Devon in the eighteenth century'; 'Training and education'; 'Ancillary professions'; 'Pay and status'; 'Some eighteenth century Devon surveyors'; 'Mapping the landed estate in Devon - owners and surveyors'; 'The City of Exeter - its surveyors and map-makers'. Includes an appendix providing biographical details of surveyors referred to in the publication