HACKNEY: Charles Booth poverty map:Clapton Dalston Homerton Stoke Newington 1902

HACKNEY: Charles Booth poverty map:Clapton Dalston Homerton Stoke Newington 1902 (image 1/1)
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Charles Booth London Poverty Maps: Map C - Hackney (1900) Antique coloured linen-backed folding map, 1902 Title of map: 'Map C - Hackney (1900)' The image below shows an enlarged cross section from the centre of the map to show the level of printed detail. This map is folding hence the centrefold line may show on the image below: DATE PRINTED: 1902 IMAGE SIZE: Approx 33.0 x 38.0cm, 13 x 15 inches (Large); Please note that this is a folding map. ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Charles Booth assisted by Jesse Argyle, Ernest Aves, Geo E Arkell, Arthur L Baxter, George H Duckworth. Charles Booth (1840–1916) was an English philanthropist and social researcher. He is best known for his innovative survey documenting London working class life at the end of the 19th century (most famously through his colour-coded poverty maps of the city of which this is one suh map). This work influenced government intervention against poverty in the early 20th century and led to the founding of Old Age pensions. He popularised the concept of the "Poverty Line". PROVENANCE: "Life and Labour of the People in London" by Charles Booth, published by MacMillan & Co, London TYPE: Antique coloured linen-backed folding map VERSO: There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is plain CONDITION: Good; suitable for framing. The map is printed to the read more
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