London at the end of the Georgian era

CRUCHLEY, George Frederick.

Cruchley's New Plan of London Shewing all the New and Intended Improvements to the Present Time.
London, 1830. Original colour. Dissected and laid on linen as issued, total 420 x 600mm, folded into original slipcase with title label dated 1830.

A few signs of age to map, slipcase worn.

A detailed folding map of London, published the year of the death of George IV and the accession of his brother William IV. Of interest are the parallel Old and New London Bridges, the 'New' being the one designed by John Rennie now in Arizona. The planned improvements at Charing Cross, in which the King's Mews was demolished to make way for the National Gallery and Trafalgar Square, are marked.

HOWGEGO: 307, 4.
Stock ID : 17650