Description
The maps on sheet 2 show the Combe Martin district as it was around 1840. The maps show buildings, roads (with turnpike roads and toll-gates distinguished), rivers and streams, field boundaries and cultivation, woodland, parkland, orchards, archaeological features, historic parish and hundred boundaries, and a host of small features of the landscape. The maps include a considerable number of field-names.
Combe Martin is known for its silver mines, and the peak of the mines’ production was in the early 1840s around the date of these maps. A special feature of sheet 2 is the detail of Old Combmartin Mine shown on the sixteen-inch scale map of the village. The map is accompanied by fascinating section diagrams of the mine’s underground workings, and by explanatory text that relates the mine’s history. The information about Old Combmartin Mine comes in part from new research that was carried out specifically for this publication (see Mapping a Silver Mine at Combe Martin in the Resources area).
The maps are printed on a large sheet of quality paper. The sheet is folded to A4 size and comes with a protective sleeve of archive-quality polyester.
The Devon in 1840 series is for anyone who has an interest in the historical landscape. If your Victorian ancestors lived in Devon, you will find no more detailed picture of the locality in which they lived. Local historians and archaeologists will use these maps alongside original documents, and will appreciate the place-name index and the Guide to Historical Sources included on each sheet.
