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Map Showing Number of Public Houses in a District of Central London

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Title:
Map Showing Number of Public Houses in a District of Central London
Alternate Title:
Public Houses in Central London
Collection:
Persuasive Maps: PJ Mode Collection
Creator:
Rowntree, Joseph, 1836-1925
Sherwell, Arthur, 1863-
Other Creators:
Walker & Boutall
Date:
1899
Posted Date:
2015-08-25
ID Number:
1134.01
Collection Number:
8548
File Name:
PJM_1134_01.jpg
Style/Period:
1870 - 1899
Subject:
Alcohol
Measurement:
14.2 x 22 on sheet 19.5 x 22 (centimeters, height x width)
Notes:
This map follows the methodology of Henry William Blair's 1888 Saloon Map of New York City, ID # 1098. Unlike Blair's map, the authors here selected "a District" well-suited to the point: victorian Soho. They made it clear that the map was included to help the reader "understand how excessive the number of public-houses really is." (Rowntree and Sherwell 81).

Note that by making the red dots in a map such as this larger (in proportion to the scale), the mapmaker can artificially enhance the intended impression.

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Source:
Rowntree, Joseph & Arthur Sherwell. 1899. The Temperance Problem and Social Reform. London: Hodder and Stoughton.
Cite As:
P.J. Mode collection of persuasive cartography, #8548. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Archival Collection:
P.J. Mode collection of persuasive cartography
Format:
Image
Rights:
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