Devon Maps and Map-Makers: Manuscript Maps before 1840

Ravenhill, Mary R.; Rowe, Margery M.

ISBN 10: 0901853437 / ISBN 13: 9780901853431

Published by Devon & Cornwall Record Society, 2002

About this Item

This carto-bibliography of over 1300 Devon manuscript maps published in two volumes contains details not only of the maps themselves, extracted from 30 separate repositories in addition to some in private hands, but also biographical information on the surveyors who made them, over a third of whom have not appeared in any national cartographic reference book. There is also an Introduction which explains the significance of these, mostly large-scale, Devonmaps and how they fit into the national cartographic picture. The detailed list of maps is arranged in alphabetical order of parish for ease of reference and there is a Personal Names index. There are coloured illustrations of some of the maps. The volumes will be an indispensable reference tool for all interested in the social history, the landscape and archaeology of Devon. Two volumes in almost new condition. ISBN. - 0901853437 ISBN. - 0901853453 Size - 235mm. x 235mm. Pp.212 + 213.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Devon Maps and Map-Makers: Manuscript Maps before 1840
• Publisher: Devon & Cornwall Record Society
• Publication Date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0901853437
• ISBN 13: 9780901853431
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: As New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Topography, Maps, Geography etc.
  • West country books

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Synopsis

These two sets of little-known notes, recorded first-hand by 19th-century antiquaries, underpin our understanding of how these structures developed into the buildings we see today.


These manuscript notes on Cornish churches contain much previously unknown material, and were compiled by three 19th century antiquaries. The brothers Daniel and Samuel Lysons toured the county from 1805-11, working towards the publication of the Cornish volume of their series Magna Britannia. Sir Stephen Glynne, 9th Bt of Hawarden, had a passion for recording church architecture, travelling widely around the UK and the continent.

Presented here for the first time, the two sets of notes neatly complement each other, the Lysons' focusing on notable features in the churches, while Glynne's form clear architectonic descriptions. An Introduction uncovers the working methods of these men, and their roles in understanding architectural descriptions and ecclesiology. The text is also supplemented by further archival research which shows how these structures have evolved between the nineteenth century and today. Parishes A-L are covered in this volume, with M-Z to be published subsequently.

About the Author

PAUL COCKERHAM is an independent researcher and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and the Royal Historical Society. Based in Cornwall he has written and edited numerous books and articles examining the context of the medieval and early modern monumental heritage of both Cornwall and further afield, always maintaining an interest in the wider backdrop of such material in western continental Europe.