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Bovey Tracey

The military impetus of the Ordnance Survey is evident in the draughtsmen's preoccupation in detailing the lie of the land, not just its topographical features. Relief is indicated here by shading and the use of short disconnected lines drawn in the direction of the slopes - a technique called hachuring. Woods are coloured green. Red crosses and dots around the outer edge of the landmass indicate observation stations, which were used to plot distinctive features of the land being surveyed. The main roads are marked at mile intervals. Hewitt, John
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Teignmouth (Hills) - OS One-Inch Revised New Series

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Teignmouth (Outline) - OS One-Inch Revised New Series

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Dartmoor Prison, Devon

Her Majesty's Prison at Dartmoor in Devon was built in 1802 for French captives. It appears at the top left of this drawing, alongside the words 'Prison of War'. The map is not conventionally orientated with north at the top. A turnpike road running from Moretonhampstead to Randlestown, coloured yellow, forms the upper boundary. The mileage from Moretonhampstead is noted along its route. This map follows the military practice of showing stone and brick structures in red or brown, and those built from less permanent materials, such as wood, in black or sepia. Individual stones are drawn in brown ink at the numerous 'tor' (hill) sites in this section of Dartmoor Forest. Hamilton Beacon ('Hameldown Beacon') is a pinprick mark surrounded by a pencil circle on Hamilton Down ('Hamel Down'). This may have been used as an observation or triangulation station. Hewitt, John
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Exmouth

This plan of the area around the mouth of the River Exe is comprised of two sheets joined together. The meticulous detail of the survey extends to recording sandbanks and details of the river bed. Relief is indicated by interlining ('hachuring') and shading. Stippling and stripes distinguish different land usage. A faint blue line with a quartered circle extending into Holcombe Down, at centre bottom, is probably an observation or measuring line. Annotations in pencil record the scale and date of the survey. At the bottom-right edge, "Part of the Ordn[ance"] is written ink. Stanley, William
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Ashburton(002OSD000000001U00017000)

Draughtsmen would sometimes rotate the area they were mapping to fit in to the available paper. Hence, this map is not orientated with north at the top. Earthworks around Ashburton and Ashburton Down, near the bottom of the drawing, are depicted by short, open, circular strokes ('hachures') in black. Around Holne Chase, to the left of the picture, feathered arrows describe the flow of the River Dart beyond two points of confluence. Dawson, Robert
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Exeter

This drawing covers the land either side of the Ex River. Exeter, the largest settlement, is shown in great detail. A barracks, poor house and 'New Gaol' are shown by red blocks on the outskirts of the settlement. The main road leading into Exeter is tinted yellow to indicate its status as a major communication route. A tollgate, marked 'T. Gate", appears on this road at the entrance to the town. A tributary of the Ex River features a series of locks, annotated and marked by a break in the green line that represents water. Lime Kilns are noted in the area. To the left of the drawing, above Whitstone, a dot with a pencil line radiating from it indicates a point from which the surveyor took an angular measurement to plot the path leading from the main road to Springs. Budgen, Thomas
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Torbay, Devon

Relief is shown on this drawing by dense brushwork interlining ('hachures'), with the summits of inclines left bare. It is partly the concern with accurate representation of relief that sets these drawings apart from the earlier county maps. Individual trees are shown with their shadows falling to the left. Rocky outcrops in Tor Bay are shown and the beach is tinted yellow. Quarter-inch squares, used to facilitate copying or reduction of the map, can be seen in pencil around the coastline. The drawing has been titled in ink and the scale is noted in the bottom left. It is not orientated to the north. Stanley, William
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Devonshire CXVI - OS Six-Inch Map

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Devonshire LXXX.NE - OS Six-Inch Map

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Devonshire LXXX.NE - OS Six-Inch Map

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Devonshire LXXX.NE - OS Six-Inch Map

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Devonshire LXXX.NE - OS Six-Inch Map

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Devonshire LXXX.NE - OS Six-Inch Map

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Devonshire LXXX.SE - OS Six-Inch Map

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Devonshire LXXX.SE - OS Six-Inch Map

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Devonshire LXXX.SE - OS Six-Inch Map

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Devonshire LXXX.SE - OS Six-Inch Map

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Devonshire LXXX.SE - OS Six-Inch Map

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Devonshire XCII.NE - OS Six-Inch Map

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Devonshire XCII.NE - OS Six-Inch Map

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Devonshire XCII.SE - OS Six-Inch Map

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Devonshire XCII.SE - OS Six-Inch Map

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Devonshire LXXX.NW - OS Six-Inch Map

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Devonshire LXXX.NW - OS Six-Inch Map

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Devonshire LXXX.NW - OS Six-Inch Map

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Devonshire LXXX.NW - OS Six-Inch Map

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Devonshire LXXX.NW - OS Six-Inch Map

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Devonshire CII.NE - OS Six-Inch Map

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Devonshire CII.NE - OS Six-Inch Map

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Devonshire CII.NE - OS Six-Inch Map

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