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During the early and
mid-1800s, George Frederick Cruchley (1796-1880) produced some of the
clearest and most attractive maps of London. His 1846 map shows the many sites
that impacted the life of Dr. John Snow, the prominent epidemiologist and
anesthesiologist who moved to London in 1836. This paper map, now
in delicate condition, was of the type used by ordinary people to find
their way in the city. Cruchley's 1846 map presents London at a scale of
3 3/4th inches to the mile, measures 16 3/4th by 24 7/8th inches, and is
divided by lines into 25 panels comprised of five rows of five panels. It can be viewed in two forms: high resolution
(click on "high resolution" for definition and
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