| Method | Copper engraved with original hand colour |
| Artist | Cruchley, George Frederick |
| Published | London. Published by G. F. Cruchley, Map-Seller & Globe Maker, 81, Fleet Street [c.1870] |
| Dimensions | 535 x 670 mm |
| Notes |
A large Victorian folding map of Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, number 26 of Cruchley's Reduced Ordnance Map. The map is effectively a reissue of Cary's 1823 survey 'The Improved Map of England', with the only major alteration being the insertion of the railways. The map is ornamented in fine original colour, with the county boundaries, roads, parks and estates, and the railways lined in, and the rest of the map presented in wash colour. Although the date of issue is unknown, the trunk line to Witney dates the map to after 1861, but before the extension to Fairford opened in 1873. George Frederick Cruchley (1797-1880) was a British surveyor, cartographer, engraver, and publisher. Originally working alongside the map-maker Aaron Arrowsmith, he eventually established his own premises at 38 Ludgate Street. After acquiring the map plates of John Cary, he issued revised and updated editions of Cary's New Atlas, though it is his large-scale folding maps of London that he is now best remembered for. John Cary (1755-1835) was an English cartographer, engraver, globe maker and publisher, often working with his brothers George and Francis. In 1770, he was apprenticed to William Palmer, and became surveyor of roads to the general post office around 1794. He is best known for his English county atlases, particularly Cary's New and Correct English Atlas, published in 1787-1789, and the miniature Traveller's Companion. He also engraved the plates for Robert Gough's edition of Camden's Britannia, which was published in 1806. Condition: Dissected and laid to linen as issued. Vertical and horizontal folds as issued. Minor time-toning, wearing, and splitting to folds. Remnants of card binding to panel at middle of left margin. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £225.00 |
| Stock ID | 49661 |