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.
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The main location symbols used in these listings are:
- WSL: Westcountry Studies Library, Exeter
- BAR: Barnstaple Local Studies Library
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Please note that many illustrations are anonymous and do not always have titles. Dates too are often only estimates. Please bear this in mind when searching as it may be more helpful to use the keyword box to locate images on a particular topic.
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Illustrations pages. Many pages on the Devon Local Studies site include images but there are several which are basically a series of images of different types:
Etched on Devon's memory. Examples of the 3,500 engravings listed by J.V.Somers Cocks in his Devon topographical prints 1660-1870: a catalogue and guide, digitised under a grant from the New Opportunities Fund as the "Etched on Devon's Memory" project.
Dartmoor Archive. This digital image archive focuses on preserving Dartmoor's visual heritage. Along with much other material, the Dartmoor Archive website hosts the Westcountry Studies Library's Taylor and Falcon collections.
Portraits. A gallery of Devonians is also under development. This includes not only engraved portraits but also photographs and some drawings.
Photographs. A series of photographs of bomb damage in Devon during World War 2.
A guide to the use of illustrations as an
historical source.
Some other Devon web pages with illustrations:
Dartmoor Prison : early photographs
North Devon's trade links with Ireland
Kent Kingdon Trust : Exeter silver pennies purchased for Exeter
World War 2 : air raid photographs
Exmouth illustrations : draft list of sample of Ian Wright scans
Etched on Devon's Memory thematic pages:
1. The print trade
2. Techniques of printmaking
3. Exeter Cathedral
4. Roads and transport
5. Agriculture
6. Fishing industry
7. Quarries and limekilns
8. Libraries
9. Tourism:
9.1. East Devon & the railway
9.2. South Devon & Dartmoor
9.3. North Devon & historical buildings
10. Gateways to Exeter's past
11. Mills
A selection of other websites with illustrations:
Exeter. Isca Historical Photographic Collection - The largest private collection of Exeter photographs. Checked July 2004.
East Devon. East Devon Net - Historical Photographs of Devon.
England. Images of England details of listed buildings, maintained by English Heritage
England. Francis Frith Collection Devon listing for major national collection. Checked July 2004.
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