Cruchley (George Frederick)

, , 1851.
a significant edition of a frequently updated plan, first issued in 1827 showing as far east as Shadwell (Howgego 307 A). This variant (307 B) was extended further east to encompass the West India and East India Docks on the Isle of Dogs, as far as the River Lea. Hence the upper title panel appearing offset to the left. Early issued of the variant included a compass rose and little else in the new upper right corner. This particular issue, captioned ‘A New Edition Improved to Jan.y 1851’ in the lower left corner, replaces and fills that area with topographical detail consistent with the rest of the plan. It also includes the Crystal Palace in Kensington Gardens for the Great Exhibition of this year, and the first Hungerford Bridge, built by Brunel in 1845 as a footbridge, here called the Charing Cross Suspension Bridge. The plan has an extended reference table on three sides, and a ‘Useful Compendium to the London Visitor’ pasted inside the upper board, listing numerous attractions, their locations and entry costs..
420 by 820mm (16½ by 32¼ inches).