Index

to two volumes in two sections:

Devonshire scenery, or directions for visiting the most picturesque spots
on the eastern and southern coast from Sidmouth to Plymouth: By a Devonian. (2nd Ed.)

Exeter: W C Pollard (1827). illus. pp. 1-136

and

Devonshire, or Directions to the scenery and antiquities containing a general route to the north of Devon and to the borders of Dartmoor. (Vol 2)

Exeter: W C Pollard (1828). Illus. pp. 137-148; then 1- 81.

by

T.H. Williams

Prepared by Michael Steer

In the development of tourism in Devon, an important local undertaking in the early years was the series of works by landscape artist and portrait painter Thomas Hewitt Williams, resident first in Plymouth and later in Exeter, who published accounts of three series of excursions, illustrated by etchings: Picturesque excursions in Devonshire (1801), A tour to the north of Devon (1802) and Picturesque excursions in south Devon (1804). Williams did not use a horse on these excursions, the better to become one with the landscape, but would carry his equipment on foot 20 miles or more a day, even in poor weather. In 1827 Williams used the recently developed technique of lithography to illustrate his vade mecum, the second edition of Devonshire scenery, employing Thomas Bayly, the first lithographic printer in Exeter. This rare and much sought-after book was produced digitally from a copy in the Bodleian Library collection and can be downloaded from Google Books. Google has sponsored the digitisation of books from several libraries. These books, on which copyright has expired, are available for free educational and research use, both as individual books and as full collections to aid researchers.