George Frederick Cruchley (1796 - 1880) George Frederick Cruchley (1796 - 1880) was a London based book and map seller active in the middle part of the 19th century. Cruchley began his cartographic career as an apprentice at the venerable Arrowsmith firm. Many of Cruchley's earliest maps bear the words "From Arrowsmith's" on the imprint. In 1844 Cruchley acquired the massive stock of the important early 19th century firm of John Cary. Cruchley published his own maps as well as reissues of Cary's stock well into the 1870s. Cruchely's is best known for his detailed plans of London, which in recent years have become increasingly scarce and desirable. Cruchley was based in London on 38 Ludgate Street until 1834 when he moved his offices to 81 Fleet Street. Shortly before his death in 1880 Cruchely auctioned his entire stock. Many of his places were thusly acquired by Gall and Inglis who continued the Cruchley tradition into the early 20th century. Click here for a list of rare maps by G. F. Cruchley. Rare maps by George Frederick Cruchley currently for sale. Rare maps by George Frederick Cruchley in the Geographicus Antique Map Archive.