In Darkest England and the Way Out
- Title:
- In Darkest England and the Way Out
- Alternate Title:
- In Darkest England and the Way Out
- Collection:
- Persuasive Maps: PJ Mode Collection
- Creator:
- Booth, William, 1829-1912
- Date:
- 1890
- Posted Date:
- 2015-08-25
- ID Number:
- 1104.01
- File Name:
- PJM_1104_01.jpg
- Style/Period:
- 1870 - 1899
- Subject:
- Poverty/Prostitution/Crime
Allegorical - Measurement:
- 35 x 26, on sheet 41 x 28 (centimeters, height x width)
- Notes:
- William Booth was an evangelical preacher who founded a mission for the poor in London in 1865; in 1878, he adopted the military model and renamed his organization the Salvation Army. As the organization spawned branches throughout England and in the United States, Booth published his famous work, "In Darkest England and the Way Out", in 1890 (Stade 2003, 34). Booth's plan for alleviating poverty in England was complex, and the book included this allegorical map, "intended to give a birdseye-view" of the Salvation Army's program, "and the results expected from its realization." (Key to the Chart.)
At the bottom, "In the raging Sea, . . . are to be seen the victims of vice and poverty who are sinking to ruin." Those rescued by the officers of the Army are helped along the path to the left toward "the various Refuges, Workshops, and other Establishments for Industrial Labor in the City Colony, many of which are already in existence." From there, another procession of those having "proved themselves worthy of further assistance, are on their way to the Farm Colony . . . far away from the neighborhood of the public-house." And steamers carry them further, "either to the existing Colonies of the British and other Empires, or to the Colony-over-Sea, yet to be established."
Although Booth was a religious man, this allegorical map is entirely secular. The keystone in the arch above the image (where one might envision a cross) bears the words "Work For All." The arch itself is labeled "Salvation Army Social Campaign," and the proposals are easily recognizable as modern social welfare.
William Booth was unrelated to his contemporary Charles Booth, who produced the famous Maps Descriptive of London Poverty. See ID # 1138.
Ocean voyages have often been used in allegorical mapping. See Subjects > Allegorical.
For further information on the Collector’s Notes and a Feedback/Contact Link, see https://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/content/about-collection-personal-statement and https://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/content/feedback-and-contact - Source:
- While copies of this map were bound into Booth's book, In Darkest England and the Way Out, this copy was issued as a supplement to The Review of Reviews, November 1890.
- Repository:
- Private Collection of PJ Mode
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
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