Historical County Map of Devonshire
This elegant reproduction of Thomas Moule's map of Devonshire depicts the view over Exeter and an attractive drawing of the Guildhall.
A county of England, bounded on the W. by Cornwall; on the N by the Bristol Channel; on the E. by Somersetshire and Dorsetshire; and on the S. by the English channel. In the extent it is the second county in England, being 69 miles long from N. to S. and 60 broad from E. to W. It is divided into 31 hundreds, containing 40 market towns, 464 parishes, and about 440,000 inhabitants. The air is mild and healthy, and the soil remarkably fertile, except on the mountains and moors........
A county of England, bounded on the W. by Cornwall; on the N by the Bristol Channel; on the E. by Somersetshire and Dorsetshire; and on the S. by the English channel. In the extent it is the second county in England, being 69 miles long from N. to S. and 60 broad from E. to W. It is divided into 31 hundreds, containing 40 market towns, 464 parishes, and about 440,000 inhabitants. The air is mild and healthy, and the soil remarkably fertile, except on the mountains and moors........