The Map

Full Title:	Cruchley's New Plan Of London Improved To 1827. Including The East And West India Docks
Publisher:	G.F. Cruchley, Map-Seller, 38 Ludgate Street, London.
Date:	1827
Size:	44cm x 92cm (17¼" x 24") excluding border
Scale:	4&7/8" : 1 statute mile
Extent:	Hoxton - East India Docks - Walworth - Brompton
Description:	Engraved and Published from a plan by Arrowsmith. Folding plan, with hard cover slipcase. Hand coloured sections laid down on linen. Title set in top border. Imprint and reference to symbols in lower border. References to size and date of opening of docks in lower border.

This 1827 London plan by George Frederick Cruchley, Engraver and Mapseller, is catalogued in Howgego as No. 304-B (2). The proposed new Collier Docks are shown in the Isle of Dogs, but these were not built. Millwall Docks now occupy part of this site (Howgego pp197).

The title printed on the slipcase is "Cruchley's New Plan Of London In Miniature." The title on the slipcase differs from the title printed on the plan itself, although the slipcase description does match the extent of the plan.

The plan is in good condition for its age, although there is a small piece missing from the top left of the Bermondsey & Walworth section.

Brief History Of This Plan

Sourced from Japan, this plan was probably part of a large London collection that has been split up in recent years. Hand written note on top right section records "From Wm. Robinson's Cat. No. 30, item 556. 5/- "

Image Sizes and Download Times

The images displayed here are scans of each dissected section of the plan, slightly cropped for neatness.

The average image size of the Cruchley plan sections is approximately 420KB. At 56KB dial-up connection speed each page will take about 60 seconds to fully load, although some pages (such as Green Park & St. George, Hanover Square) can take approximately 90 seconds to load. The enlarged views can take up to 3 minutes to download with a 56KB connection.

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