A rare map found in an attic offers a rare, and sometimes quirky, glimpse into 18 century life in Exeter - with the landscape dominated by racks of drying cloth. The map was found in the attic of an ...

It is thought items going back to the Romans could be found An exciting historic discovery has been unearthed by an Exeter historian who is enjoying a run of recent good luck during his research. Dr ...

Considering that Exeter was founded in 1638, it can be frustrating that we don't have any accurate maps of the town for the first 164 years of its history. Be that as it may, we are lucky to have a ...

In 1802, Phineas Merrill laid out the earliest accurate maps of the town of Exeter. One of the maps shows the entire town with its boundaries, waterways and roads. The other is a map of “the Compact ...