Victorian London poverty map - from "semi-criminal" to "wealthy"
Leo sends us this "map of the location of the poor people in London in 1889, along with a contemporary map of poverty in London. The most interesting thing is the defintion of the poor classes. The lowest is called: 'Vicious, semi-criminal'."
Link
(Thanks, Leo!)
Update: Andrew sez, "The Economist ran an article on the map Leo sent you this week. Basically, not a lot has changed in the 108 years since it was drawn."
Share this post
Cory Doctorow
Upcoming appearances
* Feb 9, 2012, DeKalb, IL: Day of Doctorow, NIU
* Feb 10-12, 2012, Chicago, IL: Capricon 32
* Feb 13, 2012, Arlington, TX: UT Arlington College of Engineering Distinguished Speaker Series
* Feb 16, 2012, Victoria, BC: 13th Annual Privacy and Security Conference
Recent books:
* Context (essays)
* With a Little Help (short stories)
* For the Win (YA novel)
* Makers (adult novel)
Where not otherwise specified, this work is licensed under a Creative Commons License permitting non-commercial sharing with attribution. Boing Boing is a trademark of Happy Mutants LLC in the United States and other countries.