Besley's Views of Devonshire

Henry Besley. C.1874.

Eighteen (larger) plates of North Devon. Lighter green blind-stamped boards, gilt title, paper guards intact.

    

Page size is 135 x 210 mm, view is oval approx 100 x 180 mm. All views have imprint: Pubd. By H Besley, Directory Office, South Street, Exeter. Below vignette right. Artist´s signature left. Date is often embedded in design towards the bottom edge.

Views are (SC227) in order:

 29, ILFRACOMBE – From Hillsborough; G Townsend del Exeter.

 63, ILFRACOMBE HOTEL & WILDERSMOUTH; S R Ridgeway, del; Pubd Nov 10^th 1870.

 39, ILFRACOMBE – From the Tors; G Townsend del Exeter; Pubd April 2 1856.

 38, ILFRACOMBE – From Lantern Hill; G Townsend del Exeter; Pubd April 2 1856.

 37, WILDERSMOUTH, ILFRACOMBE – From Runnyleave; G Townsend del Exeter.

 31, ILFRACOMBE – The Parade; G Townsend del Exeter; Pubd April 3rd 1854.

 30, ILFRACOMBE – Ladies Bathing Cove; G Townsend del Exeter; Pubd April 3rd 1854.

 33, LYNTON AND LYNMOUTH – From the Tors; G Townsend del Exeter; Pubd April 3rd 1854.

 32, LYNTON – From Holiday Hill; G Townsend del Exeter; Pubd April 3rd 1854.

 21, LYNTON AND LYNMOUTH; G Townsend del Exeter; Pubd April 4th 1853.

 34, LEE ABBEY, LYNTON; G Townsend, del; Pubd April 3rd 1854.

 20, THE VALLEY OF THE ROCKS. Lynton; G Townsend del Exeter; Pubd April 4th 1853.

 19, LYNMOUTH; G Townsend del Ex; Pubd April 4th 1853.

 49, BARNSTAPLE; G Townsend del Exeter; Pubd April 4th 1859.

 36, APPLEDORE AND INSTOW; G Townsend del Exeter; Pubd April 2nd 1856.

 50, BIDEFORD; G Townsend del Exeter.

 62, WESTWARD HO! – From the Sea; S R Ridgeway, del; Pubd Nov 10^th 1869.

 28, CLOVELLY; G Townsend del Exeter; Pubd April 3rd 1854.