LSE POVERTY OS PROOF MAP Hammersmith Ravenscourt Park Shepherds Bush 1928

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[Ordnance Survey] Edition of 1915 - London Sheet IV. 14. Middlesex Sheet XVI. 14. Hammersmith - Bedford Park - Ravenscourt Park - Stamford Brook - Shepherds Bush by Hubert Llewellyn Smith, Director of the “New Survey of London Life and Labour” (surveys undertaken 1928-1931). The "New Survey" was a comprehensive update of Charles Booth’s original “Inquiry into the Life and Labour of the People in London” (1886-1903). Smith had been an assistant on Charles Booth’s original Inquiry. (One of a series of map sheets which have collectively been manually updated to and coloured in 1928. Ordnance Survey Edition of 1915, boundaries revised in 1919. Reprint [undated]. Manual annotations to 1928). A linen-backed 1/2500 scale Ordnance Survey "Poverty map" working proof sheet preparatory to the "New Survey of London Life and Labour" (published 1931), manually hand-coloured, updated and annotated to show relative levels of poverty and wealth on a street-by-street basis. The colours used correspond with those deployed in the maps published with the "New Survey". A copy of the colour key that was originally published with the final "New Survey" itself will be provided with the map, 101.5 x 72.0cm, 40 x 28.25 inches

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CAPTION PRINTED BELOW PICTURE: [Ordnance Survey] Edition of 1915 - London Sheet IV. 14. Middlesex Sheet XVI. 14. Hammersmith - Bedford Park - Ravenscourt Park - Stamford Brook - Shepherds Bush

An original unpublished “poverty map” working proof sheet, apparently preparatory to the “New Survey of London Life and Labour” (1928-1931, directed by Hubert Llewellyn Smith, published by the London School of Economics and Political Science), which updated the earlier work of Charles Booth. This early 20th century 1/2500 scale Ordnance Survey map sheet has been manually overpainted in colours to indicate relative levels of wealth and poverty; the colours used correspond with those deployed in the final published “New Survey” maps. This sheet is one of a collection of similar maps hitherto in the collection of the London School of Economics Geography Department, which have been collectively updated and annotated by hand to reflect housing and street developments to 1928 and no later. As such, this is a unique map.

DATE PRINTED: One of a series of map sheets which have collectively been manually updated to and coloured in 1928. Ordnance Survey Edition of 1915, boundaries revised in 1919. Reprint [undated]. Manual annotations to 1928

IMAGE SIZE: Approx 101.5 x 72.0cm, 40 x 28.25 inches (Large)

TYPE: A linen-backed 1/2500 scale Ordnance Survey "Poverty map" working proof sheet preparatory to the "New Survey of London Life and Labour" (published 1931), manually hand-coloured, updated and annotated to show relative levels of poverty and wealth on a street-by-street basis. The colours used correspond with those deployed in the maps published with the "New Survey". A copy of the colour key that was originally published with the final "New Survey" itself will be provided with the map.

CONDITION: Good; suitable for framing. Well used. Light soiling. Manual annotations and colour. Pinholes. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Please contact us if you would like to arrange to view this map. Virtually all antiquarian maps and prints are subject to some normal aging due to use and time which is not obtrusive unless otherwise stated. We offer a no questions asked return policy.

AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic historic print, published at the date stated above. It is not a modern copy.

VERSO: There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is plain

ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Hubert Llewellyn Smith, Director of the “New Survey of London Life and Labour” (surveys undertaken 1928-1931). The "New Survey" was a comprehensive update of Charles Booth’s original “Inquiry into the Life and Labour of the People in London” (1886-1903). Smith had been an assistant on Charles Booth’s original Inquiry.

PROVENANCE: This map was hitherto in the collection of the London School of Economics Geography Department, and as such bears all the hallmarks of having been a preliminary working map utilised during the preparation of the “New Survey of London Life and Labour”, published in 1931 by that institution. A digital copy of the relevant final published map from the "New Survey" covering the area shown in the map for sale can be provided upon request to the buyer.

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