Descriptive Map of London Poverty 1889 [WITH] Map Shewing Degrees of Poverty in London, in Areas with about 30,000 Inhabitants in each compiled from Information collected in 1889-1890.

by BOOTH, Charles.

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London: Stanford's Geographical Establishment, [1889].. Together two maps housed in later slipcase of pale blue paper with pink title label. 1) Original lithographed map of London (102 x 122 cm. when joined), printed in colours on four sheets (each sheet measuring 51 x 61 cm), key to plan below each sheet, mounted onto linen as issued. Extending from Notting Hill in the west to Poplar in the east to Camden Town in the north and Stockwell in the south. Each map bearing title to verso. 2) Original lithographed map printed in colours of London (overall 67 x 90 cm), mounted onto linen as issued. Extending from Hampstead in the North to Plumstead in the east, Beckenham in the south, and Mortlake in the west. Shows names of cities, ward and county boundaries, drainage, roads and railroads. Some light occasional spotting and soiling to verso only, maps with some faint toning along folds, the pair generally in excellent condition. A fascinating map of fundamental importance to British social reform. Based upon Stanford's 'Library Map of London'. The colouring of the map depicts, by street: "The Lowest Class. Vicious, semi-criminal" (black); "Very Poor, casual. Chronic Want" (blue); "Poor. 18s to 21s a week for a moderate family" (light blue); "Mixed. Some comfortable, others poor" (purple); "Fairly Comfortable. Good ordinary earnings" (pink); "Well-to-do. Middle class" (red); "Upper-middle and Upper classes. Wealthy" (yellow). Charles Booth (1840-1916), owner of the Booth Shipping Li

• Publisher: London: Stanford's Geographical Establishment, [1889].
• Binding: unknown

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