Happy #DevonDay to you All 🥰💕

Feeling so lucky to live in this part of the country!

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Happy Devon Day!

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What better way to celebrate Devon Day than with a beautiful hand-painted map of Devon from 1575!

It comes from our Atlas of the counties of England and Wales, based on a survey by Christopher Saxton.

📷 Rare books B 1590/SAX/XX; digitised by @dhlabexeter.bsky.social

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Collage of various books relating to Devon from the Edmund Collection of Local History. They include: 'The Maritime History of Devon', 'Devon Churches', 'Angling in Devon', 'Devon at Work', 'Glorious Devon', 'Rambles of South Devon', 'Legends and Folklore of Devonshire', 'In Praise of Devon', 'Romance of the Men of Devon', 'New Half Inch Maps For Cyclists and Motorists Devonshire', 'You're Welcome in Devon', and 'Devon Ghosts'.

Each year, our beautiful county of Devon is celebrated on 4th June, the feast day of St. Petroc! 🎉

Our Edmund Collection of Local History includes a range of books & pamphlets on various aspects of Devon culture, landscape, tourism & history - here's just a small selection!

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