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Drink Map of Oxford (Sheet map, folded, 2nd ed.)
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Drink Map of Oxford (Sheet map, folded, 2nd ed.)
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Loot Price R325
Discovery Miles 3 250
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At first sight, this intriguing map appears to offer a guide to the
pubs of Victorian Oxford, designed in a similar way to tourist maps
today. Beerhouses, breweries and other licensed premises are all
shown, clustered around a specific part of the city centre. But an
explanation on the reverse shows this wasn't the original
intention. Published in 1883 by the Temperance Movement, the map
was designed to show how the poorer areas of Oxford were heavily
populated with drinking establishments and the text explains the
detrimental effect of alcohol on local inhabitants: 'the result is
idleness and ill-health, and very frequently poverty and crime.'
The map also reveals how few 'drink-shops' (shown in red) appear in
North Oxford, where the magistrates who granted the licences were
most likely to live. This unique map was therefore intended to
prevent alcohol consumption, while at the same time demonstrating
how easy it was to find somewhere to drink. Today, it offers a
fascinating insight into the drinking habits of the former citizens
of this world-renowned city. 'The Drink Map' is reproduced with the
original text and a commentary on the reverse.
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