Appendix V. 

The Publication History of the Parts issue Devonshire & Cornwall Illustrated.[i] 

Note:  All titles and imprint, Fisher Son & Co., London, in capitals throughout. Each “portrait” sheet (of 2 views) has imprint at bottom only, 1 cm below lower view, dated (1829 to 1832) as per Part issue. The “landscape” pages bear imprint for each view.

 

 

Issue	Illustrations (two to a page)	Text pages			Date & Views
1.	Lydford Cascade in title vignette. The Royal Hotel, and St. Andrew’s Chapel and Terrace. Royal Theatre, and Athenaeum. Exeter, from Exwick Hill. Guildhall, Fore-Street, Exeter.	Title Page Devon Illustrated Devon 5 – 8 Gathering B			Sept 1st 1829 S.107 1-4
1.	St. Nicholas’s or Drake’s Island, Mount Edgcumbe & Penlee Point. The Lary Bridge, over the Plym, or Saltram Creek. Sidmouth, from the cliffs, towards Seaton. The York Hotel, and Library, Sidmouth.	Devon 9 – 12 Gathering C			Oct. 1829[ii] S.107 5-8
2.	Plymouth Breakwater, from the West. The Barbican, Pool, etc. Plymouth. Powderham-Castle, Devonshire. Kellerton Park, Devonshire.	Devon 13– 16 Gathering D			Nov. 1829[iii] S.107 9-10 & 13-14
3.	The Town-Hall, Column, and Library, Devonport. Dock-Yard, and Harbour, Devonport. The Morwell Rocks, on the River Tamar, Devon & Cornwall. Weir Head of the River Tamar, Devon & Cornwall.	Devon 17 – 20 Gathering E			Dec. 1829[iv] Views still dated 1829 S.107 11-12 & 15-16
4.	Kitley House, Devonshire. Mount Edgcumbe, Devonshire. The Subscription Rooms, & New London Inn, Exeter. The Baths, Southernhay, Exeter.	Devon 21– 24 Gathering F			Jan. 1830[v] S.107 17-18 & 39-40
5.	Interior of St. Andrews Church, Plymouth. St. Andrews Church, Plymouth. Mount Radford College Exeter. Collipriest House, on the River Exe, near Tiverton.	Devon 25 – 28 Gathering G			Feb. 1830 S.107 21-22 & 41-42
6.	Oreston, & the Cat-Water, near Plymouth. Freemason’s-Hall, Plymouth. Shaugh Bridge, Bickleigh Vale, Devonshire. Tiverton Church from the Bridge, Devonshire.	Devon 29 – 32 Gathering H			Mar. 1830 S.107 19-20 & 27-28
7.	Devonport, Dock-Yard, & the River Tamar, from Mount Edgcumbe. Saltram House, Devonshire. St. Sidwell’s Church, Exeter. St. David’s Church, Exeter.		Devon 33– 36 Gathering I			April 1830 S.107 25-26 & 43-44
8.	Endsleigh, Milton Abbot, Devonshire. Watermouth, near Ilfracombe, Devonshire. Tavistock, from the Launceston Road. Tavistock Abbey, Devonshire.		Devon 37– 40 Gathering K			May 1830 S.107 29-30 & 23-24
9.	Luscombe, near Dawlish, Devonshire. Mamhead Hall, near Exeter, Devonshire. [vi] St. Michael’s Terrace, Stoke Damarel, Devonshire. Albemarle Villas, Stoke, Devonshire. – Stonehouse in the Distance.		Devon 41 – 44 Gathering L			June 1830 S.107 37-38 & 59-60
10.	The Breakwater, from Mount Edgcumbe, Plymouth. Citadel, Pool, Queen Annes’s Battery, &c. Plymouth. The Public Reading-Rooms, & Cockram’s Hotel, Teignmouth. Dartmouth.		Devon 45 – 48 Gathering M			July 1830 S.107 31-32 & 51-52
11.	The Valley of Rocks, near Linton, Devonshire.[vii] Ilfracombe Town & Harbour, Devonshire. Pentillie Castle, Cornwall. Cotele House, Cornwall.		Devon 49 – 52 Gathering N			August 1830 S.107 35-36 & 2 Cornish views
12.	Clovelly, North Devon. Bideford Bridge & Town, North Devon. Trematon-Castle, Cornwall. Port Eliot, Cornwall.		Devon 53 – 56 Gathering O			Sept. 1830[viii] S.107 33-34 2 Cornish views
13.	Torridge Canal, & Rolle Aqueduct, near Torrington, Devonshire.[ix] Castle-Hill, near South Molton, Devonshire. Launceston Castle, Cornwall. Launceston Church, Cornwall.		Devon 57 – 60 Gathering P			October 1830 S.107 55-56 2 Cornish views
14.	Frithelstoke Priory, Devonshire. Great Torrington Church, Devonshire. Follaton House, Devonshire. Dartington House, Devonshire.		Devon 61 – 64 Gathering Q			November 1830 S.107 47-48 & 45-46
15.	Launceston, Cornwall.[x] St Austle, Cornwall. Tregothnan House, Cornwall. Truro, Cornwall.		Devon 65 – 68 Gathering R			December 1830 4 Cornish views
16.	Carclaze Tin Mine, near St. Austle. Treffry-House, Fowey, Cornwall.[xi] Oakhampton Castle, Devonshire. Oaklands, Devonshire.		Devon 69 – 72 Gathering S			Jan. 1831 All ills now dated 1831. S.107 49-50
17.	Falmouth, Cornwall. Falmouth Harbour. Brixham, Looking over Torbay, Devonshire. Torquay, Devonshire.		Devon 73 – 76 Gathering T			Feb. 1831 2 Cornish views S.107 53-54
18.	The New Victualling Office, Devil’s Point, Plymouth. Entrance to the Dock Yard, Fore Street, Devonport. St. Knighton’s Kieve near Boscastle. Tower of Phobus Church, Cornwall.		Cornwall 5 – 8 Gathering (B)[xii]			Mar. 1831 S.107 65-66 2 Cornish views
19.	Treryn-Castle, from Port Carnow Cove, Cornwall. Penzance, Cornwall. Exterior of Exeter Cathedral. Interior of Exeter Cathedral.		Cornwall 9 – 12 Gathering I			April 1831 2 Cornish views S.107 57-58
20.	St. Michael’s Mount, Cornwall. Penrose, & Looe-Pool, near Helston, Cornwall. The Baths on the Beach, Dawlish, Devonshire. Exmouth from the Gun Cliff, Devonshire.		Cornwall 13 – 16 Gathering (D)			May 1831 2 Cornish views S.107 67-68
21.	View of the Town of Bodmn, Cornwall. Lanhydroc, Cornwall. The House of Correction for … Devon, Exeter. View of Exeter, from the hill of Pennsylvania.		Cornwall 17 – 20 Gathering I			June 1831 2 Cornish views S.107 63-64
22.	Place House, Padstow, Cornwall. St. Mawgan Church & Lanhern Nunnery, Cornwall. Buckfastleigh Abbey, Devonshire. View on the River Exe, near Exeter.		Cornwall 21 – 24 Gathering (F)			July 1831 2 Cornish views S.107 61-62
23.	Carn-Breh, near Redruth. Dolcoath Copper Mine, Camborne, Cornwall. Berry-Pomeroy Castle, near Totness. Torquay, Devonshire.		Cornwall 25 – 28 Gathering (G)			August 1831 2 Cornish views S.107 69-70
24.	Plymouth Public Library Royal Union baths, Plymouth. A View from Penryn, looking towards Flushing, Cornwall. Trellissick-House, Cornwall.		Cornwall 29 – 31 Gathering (H)			Sept. 1831 S.107 75-76 2 Cornish views
25.	Fowey Harbour, S. Saviour’s Chapel, & Polwan Castle. Restormel Castle, Cornwall. Bicton-House, Devonshire. Haldon-House, Devonshire.		Cornwall 33 – 36 Gathering (I)			October 1831[xiii] 2 Cornish views S.107 83-84
26.	Valley of Linmouth, North Devon. Linmouth, North Devon. Tehiddy-House, Cornwall. Truro Church, Cornwall.		Devon 77 – 80 Gathering U			November 1831 S.107 71-72
27.	The Hoe & Citadel, Plymouth. Carn Quarry, Bickleigh Vale, Devonshire. Cornwall Illustrated TP with view of the Logan Rock dated 1831.		Devon 81 – 84 Gathering X			December 1831 S.107 77-78
28.	Map of Devonshire with inset view of Babicombe Bay dated 1831. St. Mawes Castle, Cornwall. Bodmin Church, Cornwall.		Devon 85 – 88 Gathering Y			Jan. 1832 Ills still dated 1831.
29.	Trelowarren, near Helstone. Bodinnoc Ferry, Fowey, Cornwall. Warlegh House, Devonshire. Maristow, Devonshire.		Devon 89 – 92 Gathering Z			Feb. 1832 Ills now dated 1832. S.107 73-74
30.	Sharrow Grott, Whitsand Bay, Cornwall. Trewarthenick House, Cornwall. Dartmouth Castle & Harbour. Dartmouth Church, Devonshire.		Devon 93 – 96 Gathering 2A			Mar. 1832 S.107 79-80
31.	Tintagel Castle, Cornwall. Waterfall & Stone Quarry, near Boscastle. Teignmouth Bridge, from the Ness. Sharpham, on the River Dart, Devonshire.		Cornwall 37 – 40 Gathering (K)			April 1832 S.107 81-82
32.	Map of Cornwall with inset of the Cheese Wring dated 1832. Ugbrooke, Devonshire. Canonteign House, Devonshire.		Devon 97 – 100 Gathering 2B			May 1832 S.107 87-88
33.	Mousehole & Mount’s Bay, near Penance. Cape Cornwall, from the Land’s End. View on the River Dart, looking towards Totness. Ivy Bridge, Devonshire.			Cornwall 41– 44 Gathering (L)		June 1832 S.107 85-86 & 89-90
34.	Berrynarbor, near Ilfracombe. Werrington Park, Devonshire. Morvall, Cornwall. East & West Looe, Cornwall.			Cornwall 45– 48 Gathering (M)		July 1832 S.107 91-92
35.	Lifton Park, Devonshire. The River Tamar, from the Morwell Rocks. Buckland Abbey, Devonshire. Interior of the Athenaeum, Plymouth. Preface and Index Devonshire. Preface and Index Cornwall. Title Page to combined work.		Devon 101 – 104 Gathering 2C Devon 105 – 106 Gathering 2D			August 1832 S.107 89-90 & 93-94

 

Note: The two views showing the River Dart and Ivy Bridge are missing from both known sets of Parts but, given that otherwise this Part would consist of only one page of two views and 4 pages of letterpress, almost certainly appeared in Part 34. It is present in “quarterly” Part 9.

 

Use the links here to go directly to desired pages:

1. Introduction.

2. Steel Engraving.

3. Subscribers and Funding.

4. The Authors.

5. The Printers and Publishers.

6. The Artists and Engravers.

7. The Maps and Mapmakers.

8. Publication History.

9. Collaboration or Coincidence.

Use following links to go directly to Tables and to Views.
Appendix I. Plates in History of Devonshire (Jennings) - Somers Cocks S.103.
Appendix II. Plates in Devonshire & Cornwall Illustrated (Fisher) - Somers Cocks S.107.
Appendix III. Publication History of the octavo Parts issues of History of Devonshire.
Appendix IV. Publication History of the quarto Parts issues of History of Devonshire.
Appendix V. Publication History of of the quarto Parts issues of Devonshire and Cornwall Illustrated.
Appendix VI. Letter from Rev Moore to Rev Oliver.
Appendix VII. Dedications.
  a. Plates in History of Devonshire with dedication.
  b. Plates in Devonshire & Cornwall Illustrated with dedication.
  c. Plates in both History of Devonshire  and Devonshire & Cornwall Illustrated with           dedication.
Appendix VIII. Cornwall plates in Devonshire & Cornwall Illustrated (Fisher). 
Appendix IX. Archives with copies of History of Devonshire  and Devonshire & Cornwall Illustrated.  

List of Illustrations, with Select Bibliography and Disclaimer. 

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[i] Based on two incomplete sets (one lacking Part 11, the other lacking Parts 34-36).

[ii] All issues now list various publications, e.g., Lancashire Illustrated or Ireland Illustrated (see text). All issues note that a “few Proofs on India Paper, price 2s. per Number” are still available (front cover).

[iii] One of two sets known has a replacement page (7/8) for the original which contained errors.

[iv] Includes advertising broadsheet for Jones’ publications, many identical to adverts on Issue 2.

[v] Advertising slip for January number of National Portrait Gallery No. IX placed before first view. Two-page Address and detailed description of The History and Antiquities of The Cathedral of Exeter, numbered. An unnumbered two-page list of other works available follows, six of these works with some involvement of J Britton. All illustrations now dated 1830. 

[vi] Changed to simply Mamhead in a second printing.

[vii] In the Parts issue this “upper” view has no imprint (as usual): but in some volumes it has imprint dated 1832.

[viii] Four-page leaflet included. The first page is dated top right September 1^st, 1830 and advertises “This day is Published, part 1 of …” Views in the East; Comprising India. Page 3 of the leaflet is dated top right London July, 1830 and advertises the National Portrait Gallery.

[ix] Title as in the Parts issue: it was reprinted with title Rolle Canal, often found in bound volumes.

[x] These two views are side by side, both dated 1830.

[xi] See also Appendix VIII for views of Cornwall.

[xii] Gatherings for Cornish text are A, B, C as for Devon.

[xiii] One example includes a small insert announcing the publication of a new print: Ceremony of Opening the New London Bridge which took place together with a procession on August 1^st, 1831.