Email notice received from South West Heritage Trust...
Discover four centuries of maps at free one-day exhibitions...
Monday 31 July at Somerset Heritage Centre, Brunel Way, Norton Fitzwarren, Taunton, TA2 6SF.
Monday 14 August at Devon Heritage Centre, Great Moor House, Bittern Road, Exeter, EX2 7NL.
Both events 10.30 am – 3.30 pm.
Highlights include:
Detailed maps of Somerset and Devon from 1762 showing industries found across the county
Portbury and Portishead Docks from the early 20th century
A plan of the smallest city in England, Wells, from 1735
Maps of the Stogursey coast line beautifully illustrated with ships and sea monsters
A map of the Mendips, including mines, from c.1600 – one of the earliest in the Somerset collections
A late 17th century sketch plan of watercourses on Dartmoor leading to Bradford Pool tin mine, created for use in a court case
A map of the north Devon coast, around Georgeham and Croyde, dating from c.1690
A map of Crediton after the town’s ‘Great Fire’ of 1743
A colourful and intricate map from the 1750s of the city of Exeter and its inner suburbs
https://www.swheritage.org.uk/pathways-to-the-pastEnjoy
