Old OS Map of South Devon in 1901 by Bartholomew - Exeter, Torquay, Dartmoor, Torbay industrial maritime hub or anyone yearning for the

or anyone yearning for the breezy charm of the tropics

and period typography without distracting glare

particularly anyone tracing ancestors in villages such as Woking or Epsom before their later Victorian and twentieth-century growth

The intricately illustrated landscape and vintage cartographic style make this print a rare and exceptional piece of history

Old OS Map of South Devon in 1901 by Bartholomew - Exeter, Torquay, Dartmoor, Torbay industrial maritime hub or anyone yearning for theHalf an inch to the mile was the scale that made John Bartholomew's name among Edwardian travellers, and Sheet 36 of his layered relief series for England and Wales covers South Devon at exactly that resolution. First issued in 1901, the sheet was aimed squarely at the cyclists and early motoring tourists who were beginning to explore the West Country in growing numbers, its colour bands marking height above sea level in the style that became the