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Photograph also shows Rex Richards (Chancellor), Harry Kay (Vice Chancellor), John Stirling (University Librarian).

Inaugurated by Sheila J Browne, Senior Chief Inspector, DES. Photograph also includes Prof Ted Wragg, Vice Chancellor and Dr King.

Shows Professor Ted Wragg, Browne and unidentified individual

Isca Danmoniorum is the earliest known printed map of Exeter. It was commissioned by John Hooker, the first Chamblerlain of Exeter, from the Flemish engraver Remigius Hogenberg, and formed the basis of all printed maps of Exeter for more than a…

Page from the revised edition of the Rule of St Augustine and the Constitutions of St Bridget, featuring the signatures of sisters and brothers of Syon Abbey, including those of Confessor General Joseph [Seth] Foster, Abbess Isabella [Elizabeth]…

Colour map of Exeter by Rutger Hermannides, based upon the 1587 map by John Hooker, originally engraved by Remigius Hogenberg.

Vow of profession of Catherine Witham, signed 'Sister Catherine Witham' and dated 27 July 1749. Also signed by Abbess Winifred Hill.

Transcript of a letter from Sister Kitty Witham to her mother, in which she describes the Great Earthquake in Lisbon of 1755 and its impact on the community at Syon Abbey. A paragraph at the end of the letter is addressed to 'Aunt Ashmall'.

Manuscript letter from Sister Kitty Witham to her mother, in which she describes the Great Earthquake in Lisbon of 1755 and its impact on the community at Syon Abbey. A paragraph at the end of the letter is addressed to 'Aunt Ashmall'.

A plan of the city and suburbs of Exeter by Benjamin Donne or Donn. Donne was responsible for the first entirely new survey of Devon since the survey undertaken by Christopher Saxton in the 16th century. This plan was detached from Benjamin Donne's…

Framed plan of Exeter, engraved by Thomas Yeakell. The plan was published by Charles Tozer on 20 April 1792. It includes a legend to the churches in Exeter in the upper right corner and a dedication statement to the Mayor, Recorder, Sheriff,…

Photograph of the interior view of the Roborough Library. Typewritten note on reverse of photograph: 'Interior of Library, Exeter University (Red Brick University, 7.30pm, 18.4.58) WEHS'

Interior photograph of students studying in the Roborough Library, University of Exeter. The library had 150 places for readers and shelved around 130,000 volumes.

Plan of Exeter, engraved by John Roper under the direction of J. Britton from a drawing by I. Hayman. This plan was removed from 'The British Atlas...' (1810) by G. Cole and J. Roper. It was originally engraved in 1805 and printed in 'The Beauties of…

Title page from a manuscript laying out the words and form of the ceremonies for receiving the habit and profession. Includes a colourfully illustrated title page, and a colourful illustration of the altar at the end of the manuscript.

Town plan of Exeter on paper, engraved by William Schmollinger, with illustrations of St. Peter's Cathedral, the Guildhall, the Castle, and the Exe Bridge by R. Brown. It includes a legend to public buildings and the parishes, churches and chapels.

This detailed plan of Exeter was produced by John Wood for the Improvement Commissioners in the late 1830s. It shows individual plots, as well as ward and parish boundaries. A legend at the side lists public buildings and places of worship in the…

A modern copy of a map by Dr. Thomas Shapter, printed in 'The History of the Cholera in Exeter in 1832' (1849). The first cholera outbreak reached England in the autumn of 1831 and arrived in Exeter in July 1832. Horizontal bars (1832), diamonds…