Add MS 78111

Althorp Papers. Vol. mmdcccxi. Devon.

A. 'A Plan of the Borough of Okehampton in the County of Devon Survey'd by I. Wynne and G. Aislabie in the Year 1756 and Copied by T. Richardson Surveyor in 1773’; 1773. Scale: 2 chains to the inch [1:1584]. North west at top. Decorative title cartouche. Detailed plan of Okehampton showing individual buildings, colour-coded. Explanatory notes explain which colour refers to which of nine major landowners. Outlying fields are similarly colour-coded and their sizes given. Roads through the town are named, the East and West rivers and their confluence with the Ockment River depicted, and the extent of the borough is marked by a circle. Presentation map.

Ink and watercolour on vellum. 1141 x 1120mm. Four sheets.

B. 'A Plan of Okehampton Manor in the Parishes of Okehampton and Inwardleigh (exclusive of Paddiston and Stureson Farms in Inwardleigh) and of Other Lands in said Okehampton Parish, not belonging to the Manor, in the County of Devon' by John Corris; 1779. Scale: 3 chains to the inch [1:2376]. North west at top. Depicts named fields with total area, woodlands, Dartmoore Forest, farms, roads, villages, and isolated properties, neighbouring lordships, parishes, and landowners, River Ockment, and Okehampton Park. Okehampton town is depicted with its main streets named, properties marked, and the East and West rivers flowing through the town marked. The extent of the borough boundary is indicated by a circle. Draft, possibly prepared on a plane table.

Ink and watercolour on paper. 4397 x 2163mm. Eight sheets.

C. 'A Plan of Paddiston and Stureson Farms, being part of Okehampton Manor in the Parish of Inwardleigh and County of Devon' by John Corris; 1779. Scale: 3 chains to the inch [1:2376]. North east at top. Depicts fields and farmland, woods, roads, and neighbouring landowners. Acreage of some fields is given. Draft, possibly prepared on a plane table.

Ink and watercolour on paper. 960 x 1072mm. Two sheets.

D. 'A Plan and Survey of Okehampton Manor in the Parishes of Okehampton and Inwardleigh and of other Lands in the sd. Parish of Okehampton not belonging to the Manor, in the County of Devon,' by John Corris; 1779. Scale: 9 chains to the inch [1:7128]. North at top. Highly decorative title cartouche. Depicts the fields (with field sizes), buildings, woodlands, roads and paths in the area. Neighbouring landowners and lordships are named. The bounds of Okehampton borough are marked. Parts of Dartmoor Forest bordering on the parishes are noted. In the bottom left hand corner is a vignette of the south view of Okehampton Castle. Presentation map.

Ink and watercolour on paper. 1510 x 845mm.

E. 'Exmouth. Plan of new street. Drawing No. 1' by Nicholas Whitley; [1864]. 0.66 chains to the inch [1:528]. Depicts the route of a new street and the properties and roads standing along the proposed route.

Ink and watercolour on paper. 1526 x 280mm.

F. 'Exmouth. Section of new street. Drawing No. 2' by Nicholas Whitley; 1864. Scales: 0.66 chains to the inch horizontal [1:528]; 10 feet to the inch vertical [1:120]. Depicts intersections with existing streets, inclines, and path of sewer.

Ink and watercolour on paper. 1500 x 284mm.