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Devonshire and Cornwall Illustrated, From Original Drawings by Thomas Allom, W. H. Bartlett & Co. With Historical and Topographical Descriptions by J. Britton & E. W. Brayley.
London: H. Fisher, R. Fisher & P. Jackson Newgate Street.

Attractive Views of Devon - 1832

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A Brief Outline of John Britton, Thomas Allom and W. H. Bartlett.

JOHN BRITTON (1771 - 1857) was originally a publican by trade. After his apprenticeship he went on to write ballads as well as dealing in hops. It wasn't until 1801 that he showed an interest in topography and began producing books in partnership with Edward Brayley. Their first Publication was entitled 'The Beauties of Wiltshire,' It was the first in a long line of topographical publications. After the seventh volume was produced, Britton seemed to lose interest in the 'beauties' series. However, he was succeeded by J. C. Smith (1778 - 1810), also a topographical draughtsman, and Britton continued to supply illustrations for the guides produced.

Britton was a self-made editor who was blessed with a great talent in the area. He called the artists that he gathered together 'scientific artists'. He later went on to produce an enormous biography which was completed and released 7 years before he died, at the age of 86.

THOMAS ALLOM (1804 -1872) was a topographical illustrator and architect. Born in London. Apprentice to Francis Goodwin as an architect.

Founder member of the RIBA and worked with Sir Charles Barry on numerous buildings. His works are generally in sepia washes and meticulous in design.

WILLIAM HENRY BARTLETT (1809 - 1854) was also a topographical illustrator who was articled to John Britton. He travelled in 1830, visiting Syria, Egypt, Palestine and America. He died on this voyage around the world at sea at the tender age of 45 years.

THIS IS A LIST OF THE STEEL ENGRAVED PLATES.

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BERRYNARBOR. Near Ilfracombe. Very Nice Engraving. Female Figure carrying Baby. Child.
BERRY-POMEROY CASTLE. Near Totnes. Rather Nice Engraving. Figures. Horse in Foreground.
BICKLEIGH VALE. Carn Quarry. Good Engraving.
BICKLEIGH VALE. Shaugh Bridge. Attractive Engraving.
BICTON HOUSE. Good Engraving. House. Bridge. Small Figure With Dogs. Swans. Deer.
BIDEFORD. Bridge and Town. Good Engraving. Ships. Horse and Cart (Small). Small Figures. Child in Foreground.
DEVON Uncoloured map. Vignette Babicombe Bay.
BRIXHAM. Looking Over Torbay. Small Figures. Ships in Distance.
BUCKFASTLEIGH ABBEY. Nice Engraving. Cattle in Foreground.
BUCKLAND ABBEY. Very Attractive Engravings. Two Female Figures. Bonnets. Parasol. Small Dog.
CANONTEIGN HOUSE. Nice Engraving. House in Background. Woodland.
CASTLE HILL. Near South Molton. Nice Engraving. Figures Fishing in Steam. Cattle.
CLOVELLY. Nice Engraving. View From the Sea. Boat.
COLLIPRIEST HOUSE. Near Tiverton. Steel View. ON THE RIVER EXE. Very Nice Engraving. Figures in Foreground Fishing. Dog.
DARTINGTON HOUSE. Attractive Engraving. Female Figures. Children.
DARTMOUTH. Castle and Harbour. Very Attractive Engraving. Figures in Rowing Boat. Ships.
DARTMOUTH. Church INTERIOR. Very Nice Engraving. Male and Female Figures. Child.
DARTMOUTH. Street Scene. Very Nice Engraving. Female on Horseback. Male and Female Figures.
DAWLISH. The Baths on the Beach. Very Nice Engraving. Females on Horses. Bathing Hut on Beach.
DEVONPORT. Dock Yard/Harbour. Good Engraving. Figures In Boats. Large Ship In Dock.
DEVONPORT. Fore Street. ENTRANCE TO THE DOCK YARD. Busy Street Scene. Horse and Carriage. Figures Horseback. Female Figures in Bonnets.
DEVONPORT. From Mt Edgcumbe. DOCK YARD AND THE RIVER TAMAR. FROM MOUNT EDGCUMBE. Small Figures. Children. Deer.
DEVONPORT. Town Hall. Column. Library. Good Steel Engraving. Very Busy Scene. Female Figures in Bonnets. Children. Horse.
ENDSLEIGH. Milton Abbot. ENDSLIEGH COTTAGE. Very Attractive Engraving. Female Figures. Children. Seated on Lawns.
EXETER CATHEDRAL. EXTERIOR. Very Good Engraving. Male and Female Figures. Child.
EXETER CATHEDRAL INTERIOR. Good Engraving. Male and Female Figures.
EXETER. From Exwick Hill. Very Attractive. Figures. Sheep in the Foreground. Town In The Distance.
EXETER. From The Hill OF Pennsylvania. Very Attractive Engraving. Carriage and Horses.(Small).
EXETER. Guildhall. Fore Street. Very Nice Engraving. Busy Street Scene. Many Figures. Horse And Carriage.
EXETER. Mount Radford College. Attractive Engraving. Hay Cart. Many Figures. Boys. Working the land.
EXETER. St Davids Church. Very Nice Engraving. Many Small Figures. Females in Bonnets. Dog.
EXETER. St Sidwells Church. Female Figures. Child.
EXETER. The Baths. Southernhay. Nice Engraving. Figures. Dog.
EXETER. The House Of Correction. Figures in Foreground.
EXMOUTH. From The Gun Cliff. Very Attractive Engraving. Group Of Male Figures on Cliff Top. One Figure Looking Through Telescope.
FOLLATON HOUSE. Very Good Engraving. Female Figures. Children. Boy Playing with Dog.
FRITHELSTOCK PRIORY. Attractive Engraving. Figure with small Dog. Ruins. Cattle.
GREAT TORRINGTON CHURCH. Very Good Engraving. Female Figure with Boy.
HALDON HOUSE. Attractive Engraving. Figures in Horse back Hunting with Dogs.
ILFRACOMBE. Town and Harbour. Nice Engraving. Town in the Distance. Ships. Figures in Foreground. Boy with Telescope.
IVY BRIDGE. Good Steel View. The River Erme.
KELLERTON PARK. Deer. In Foreground. Quite Attractive.
KITLEY HOUSE. Very Attractive Engraving. View over water. Male and Female Figures. Swans in Foreground.
LIFTON PARK. Very Nice Engraving. Male and Female Figures. Children. Dog.
LINMOUTH VALLEY. Attractive Engraving.
LINMOUTH. Very Nice Engraving. Bridge. Female Figures with Donkey.
LUSCOMBE. Near Dawlish. Very Attractive Engraving. Female Figures with Children On Path.
LYDFORD CASCADE. TITLE PAGE VIGNETTE. Attractive Engraving. Small Figures.
MAMHEAD HALL. Near Exeter. Nice Engraving. In the foreground are Deer or Stags.
MARISTOW. Mansion House in Background. Cattle.
MOUNT EDGCUMBE. Figures with Child. Figures on Horseback.
OAKHAMPTON CASTLE. Rather Nice Engraving. Ruins Of Castle. Figures with Cow in Foreground.
OAKLANDS. Near Oakhampton. Nice Engraving. Figures On Horseback. Sheep.
PLYMOUTH. Break Water. FROM THE WEST. Very Nice Engraving. Figures working in foreground. Ships.
PLYMOUTH. Citadel. Pool. Queen Anne's Battery. Very Good Steel Engraving. Many Ships. Boats. Figures In Foreground.
PLYMOUTH. Freemasons Hall. Very Busy Scene. Figures Selling Goods. Children. Horse.
PLYMOUTH. Interior Of The Athenaeum. Attractive Steel Engraving. Scene in The Lecture Room. Many Figures Male and Female. Decorative Walls. Statues.
PLYMOUTH. New London Inn. AND THE SUBSCRIPTION ROOMS. Busy Street Scene. Horse and Carriages. Many Figures.
PLYMOUTH. Oreston and Cat Water. Nice Steel Engraving. Many Ships.
PLYMOUTH. Public Library. INTERIOR. Very Nice Engraving. Male Figures. Top Hats. Some Seated at Tables.
PLYMOUTH. Royal Theatre and Athenaeum. Many Figures. Soldiers on Horseback. Female Figures.(Bonnets and Parasol). Barrow.
PLYMOUTH. St Andrews Church. EXTERIOR. Attractive Steel View. Horse and Cart. Figures Working. Female Figures with Bonnets and Parasol.
PLYMOUTH. St Andrews Church INTERIOR. Good Steel View. Busy Scene. Children. Soldiers. Female Figures in Bonnets.
PLYMOUTH. The Barbican. Pool. Nice Engraving. Figures in Rowing Boats. Ships.
PLYMOUTH. The Breakwater. From Mt. Edgcumbe. . Very Good Steel Engraving. Many Ships. Boats.
PLYMOUTH. The Hoe and Citadel (REGATTA). Very Attractive Engraving Sailing Regatta in progress. Many Boats. Many Figures Watching from Cliffs.
PLYMOUTH. The New Victualling Office. DEVILS POINT. Very Good Engraving. Figures in Rowing Boats. Ships.
PLYMOUTH. The Royal Hotel. Title. THE ROYAL HOTEL AND ST ANDREWS CHAPEL AND TERRACE. Figures on Horses Back. Female Figures in Bonnets. Parasol. Children.
PLYMOUTH. Union Baths. Attractive Street Scene. Many Figures Including. Figure on Horse Back. Children. Females in Bonnets.
POWDERHAM CASTLE. Very Nice Engraving. Deer in Foreground.
ROLLE CANAL AND AQUEDUCT. NEAR TORRINGTON. Horse on Tow Path Pulling Barge. Figures. Very Nice Engraving.
SALTRAM HOUSE. Rather Nice Engraving. Horse and Carriage in Background. Figures Working Land in Foreground.
SALTRAM/LARY BRIDGE. Over The Plym. Very Nice Engraving. Figures in Rowing Boats. Ship. Bridge.
SHARPHAM. On The River Dart. Attractive Engraving. House In The Distance. View Over Country Side.
SIDMOUTH. From The Cliffs Towards Seaton. Good Steel Engraving. Figures With Guns. Dogs.
SIDMOUTH. The York Hotel/Library. View from the beach. Figures in Foreground. Boat on Shore.
ST NICHOLAS OR DRAKES ISLAND. MOUNT EDGECUMBE AND PENLEE POINT. Very Nice Engraving. Boats.
STOKE DAMAREL. St Michael's Terrace. Good Engraving. Many Figures. Children.
STOKE. Albemarle Villas. STONEHOUSE IN THE DISTANCE. Very Attractive Engraving. Female On Horse. Soldier. Female Figures. Children.
TAVISTOCK ABBEY. Very Attractive Engraving. Many Figures. Children Playing. Horses.
TAVISTOCK. From The Launceston Road. Attractive Steel Engraving. Horse and Cart. Female Figures. Child.
TEIGNMOUTH BRIDGE. From The Ness. Very Nice Engraving. Female Figures. Children in foreground. Ships in the distance.
TEIGNMOUTH. Public Reading Rooms. AND COCKRAMS HOTEL. Very Attractive Engraving. Figures on Horseback. Female Figures in Bonnets. Parsol. Children Playing. Dog.
THE MORRELL ROCKS. RIVER TAMAR #1. The Boundary Between DEVON and CORNWALL.
THE MORRELL ROCKS. RIVER TAMAR #2. The Boundary Between DEVON and CORNWALL. Nice Engraving. Small Figures. Dog.
THE RIVER DART. Looking Towards Totnes. Nice Steel Engraving. Small Figures. Cattle in Foreground.
THE RIVER EXE. Near Exeter. Very Nice Engraving. Figure Fishing.
THE VALLEY OF ROCKS. Near Linton. Small Figures. Goats.
TIVERTON CHURCH. From The Bridge. Very Nice Engraving. Small Boat. Ducks. Figure Fishing with Dog.
TORQUAY. From a Distance. Good Engraving. Ships.
TORQUAY. View From a Small Distance.
UGBROOKE. Nice Engraving. Mansion House in Background. Deer in Foreground.
WARLEGH HOUSE. Rather Nice Engraving. House and River In The Distance.
WATERMOUTH. Near Ilfracombe. Attractive Engraving. Figures With Guns. Sheep Grazing.
WEIR HEAD OF THE RIVER TAMAR. Between DEVON and CORNWALL. Attractive Engraving. Figures with Cattle. Female carrying Basket.
WERRINGTON PARK. Attractive Engraving. Mansion House in Background. Woodland. Deer in Foreground.

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