All three 1895/1896 maps are dealt with on this page, as they are essentially identical. Below is the 1896 dun cover version (the third of the 3
covers) as this is the clearest copy.
Cruchley's County Maps of England, for Cyclists, Tourists, &c. Essex
All three maps have covers where two men in front of a fence consult a map whilst a cyclist approaches; the differences are:
1. Blue, short cover - Cruchley's map - no code - paper on cloth
2. Red, short cover - Gall & Inglis' map - Code A3x - paper on cloth - panel regarding elevation
3. Dun, tall cover - Cruchley's map - Code A3x - paper - panel regarding elevation.
The 2nd & 3rd copies have a panel in the lower left that states "For Elevation Plans and Descriptions of the roads, see the "Contour" Road Book." The North Sea is still labelled the "German Ocean", as that was on the original Cary maps; this is the last time we will see it.
Displayed scale of 10 miles = 94.5mm, or 2.7 miles/inch; actual scale = 2.8 miles/inch, or 1:175,000.
Gall & Inglis evidently felt the name of "Cruchley" was a major aid to sales - as the 1st & 3rd maps use his name on these 1895/96 covers (& on the face on all 3 maps), despite him selling his business to G&I in 1877 and dying in 1881.
The title on the map is as on the 1893 map. The engraving of the scale bar has now also been changed, but not much else, apart from the railways.
On the railways there is Forest Gate to Tottenham (opened 1894), but not the Corringham light (opened 1901) - although later Cruchley/Gall & Inglis maps don't show this either. This leaves the dating very approximate.