George Frederick Cruchley

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Cruchley's Railway Map of the County of Cornwall &c., c. 1850. Cruchley's Railway Map of Cornwall.jpg
Cruchley's Railway Map of the County of Cornwall &c., c. 1850.

George Frederick Cruchley (1797-1880) was an English map-maker, engraver and publisher based in London. [1]

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References

  1. "138T". Victorian-maps-of-devon.eu. Retrieved 1 April 2017.