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sale; for it was not until 1812 that another Guide was published. 
This also was printed at Plymouth Dock, by A. Granville and Son, 
Britannia Office, 50, Fore Street. It was entitled, “A View of Ply- 
mouth Dock, Plymouth, and the adjacent Country,’”’ and although 
on much the same plan as its predecessor, was a very much better 
production, and contained what the other wanted—a good map of 
the neighbourhood. It was in 12mo, and contained 136 pages. 
In the same year, 1812, the first handbook to Plymouth was 
published by Rees and Curtis, well-known booksellers of Plymouth, 
whose enterprise led them to issue new and revised editions of 
Prince’s ‘‘ Worthies,”’ Risdon’s ‘‘ Devon,” and other valuable works. 
The guide was entitled, ‘‘ The Picture of Plymouth,” and although 
no author’s name appeared on the title-page, it was well known to 
have been written by Mr. Henry Woollcombe. Besides the general 
information which it gave, it contained numerous suggestions for 
the improvement of the town. It was accompanied by a map, 
and that, showing the comparative importance of the two places 
at that period, not of Plymouth, but of Plymouth Dock. 
In 1814 a Directory of the Three Towns was published by the 
Rowes, successors to Rees and Curtis. 
Nine years after the publication of Mr. Woollcombe’s ‘ Picture 
of Plymouth,” in 1821, the ‘‘ Panorama of Plymouth,” by the late 
Rey. Samuel Rowe, saw the light. It had a rapid sale, and a 
second edition was soon called for. The new edition was, and still 
is, a valuable book. It was not only a handbook to the Three 
Towns, but it also contained full and well-written descriptions of 
the surrounding neighbourhood, and well-engraved plans and maps. 
This book, although of course much of the information is obsolete, 
remains even after the lapse of half a century unrivalled. 
In 1822 N. Taperell published his ‘‘ Plymouth, Plymouth Dock, 
Stonehouse, and Morice Town Directory.” Prefixed was a list of 
public offices, and it seems to be a carefully compiled book, and 
well printed. Although large numbers of these handbooks and 
directories must have been issued, all are now remarkably scarce. 
All the succeeding handbooks appear to be modelled, some with 
and some without acknowledgment, upon the ‘‘ Panorama.” In 
1823 appeared Johns’ ‘‘ Tourist’s Companion,” having in addition 
to the Guide to the Three Towns and their vicinities, a Directory. 
In 1828 Henry E. Carrington published the first edition of his 
‘Plymouth and Devonport Guide.” - In this a new feature was 
