Map of London Poverty 1898-9, South Eastern District, by Charles Booth - New Cross, Blackheath, Nunhead, Deptford - SE8, SE10, SE14, SE4, SE13

This is a print of sheet 12 of the Map of London Poverty, created by Charles Booth in 1898-9.

These 12 maps of London were an epic undertaking to map out the various levels of poverty and affluence of everyone in London. These are some of the most detailed historic maps of London ever made.

This map shows the historic South Eastern District of London, which today is mostly the London borough of Lewisham, with bits of Southwark and Greenwich.

This map looks great at all sizes: 12x16 inches (31x41cm), 18x24 inches (45.5x61cm) and 24x36 inches (61x91.5cm), but it looks even better when printed large.e.

I can create beautiful, large prints of this map up to 52x70 inches (130x180cm). Please get in touch if you're looking for larger, customised or different framing options.

The model in the listing images is holding the 16x20 inch (40x50cm) version of this map.

The fifth listing image shows an example of my map personalisation service.

Here are some other towns and landmarks that you can clearly see on this map: Blackheath, Hither Green, Ladywell, Brockley, Honor Oak, Nunhead (and Nunhead Cemetery), New Cross, Deptford, Crofton Park, Lewisham Park, the London Brighton & South Coast Railway, Deptford Lewisham Cemetery, Millwall, Isle of Dogs, and Greenwich Hospital and Royal Naval School.

The level of detail in these maps is breathtaking, with individual houses coloured to show whether they are "vicious semi-criminal" (black); "very poor" (dark blue); "poor" (light blue); "mixed" (red); "fairly comfortable" (light red); "middle class" (bright red); "upper-middle and upper class" (yellow).

This would make a wonderful birthday, Christmas, Father's Day, work leaving or housewarming gift for someone from London or someone who has a keen interest in the history of London.

This map is available as a giclée print on acid free archival matte paper, or you can buy it framed. The frame is a nice, simple black frame that suits most aesthetics. Please get in touch if you'd like a different frame colour or material. My frames are glazed with super-clear museum-grade acrylic (perspex/acrylite), which is significantly less reflective than glass, safer, and will always arrive in perfect condition.