Map of John Snow’s London 1859

John Snow surgeon and epidimeologist who using mapping as a means to solving the mystery of the cause of cholera has been thoroughly analyzed himself in this awesome website.
One of the maps of London available for interrogation is the Reynolds map of 1859. There are two indices that you can use to explore the map, first the John Snow index, which you can use to search for references to areas relevant to John Snow and the other is the London Index showing historical sites in London.

There is so much more besides, an absolute must see site for social historians.

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