Local Studies
Illustrations
Local studies collections hold a wealth of historic illustrations, which are gradually being digitised for the internet. However at present only the minority of illustrations have images or even catalogue records available on the web and little indexing of detailed content has been completed. Searches are limited to records for separate images rather than illustrations within books, although some works have been indexed for special projects. Search the illustrations catalogue.
Exeter Pictorial Record Society
Visit this page to find out more about this recently digitised collection. To search the catalogue for pictures in the EPRS collection, enter a search term e.g. subject, artist
No 1 Cornish Court, Paul Street Exeter by Edmund Tateham,1911(P&D07256) |
Paul Street, St Paul's Place by Heath and Bradnee, 1913(P&D59278) |
Queen Street, View from Museum Roof by Mary Hare, 1913(P&D58998 |
Higher Cemetery Chapel, by Mary Hare, 1912(P&D58984) |
The library also has a large collection of paintings and drawings including some by local artists, Edward Ashworth, John Gendall, William Payne and the historian Peter Orlando Hutchinson. We also hold a large collection of topographical prints (including some of those listed by J.V. Somers Cocks in his book 'Devon Topographical Prints, 1660-1870, a catalogue and guide'), as well as a collection of photographs and postcards.
