For general background on Booth's maps of London poverty, see Notes for ID # 1138.01.
This map, the only large, separate map included in Booth's massive study, was produced "to give to the ordinary reader, at a glance, an impression of the ubiquitous and manifold character of the three most important social influences." Two categories of elementary school are shown, along with the six categories of places of worship and five different types of "Houses Licensed to Sell Intoxicating Drinks," depending on the nature of the license. What one case see "at a glance" is that the black circles of public houses overwhelm the red badges of religion and the grey elementary schools. See generally See generally Vaughan 2018, 180-85.
Booth, Charles. 1903. Life and Labour of the People in London, Final Volume: Notes on Social Influences and Conclusion. The City of London and the West End. London: MacMillan and Co.
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P.J. Mode collection of persuasive cartography, #8548. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
