[Map of temperance].
| Format: | Map |
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| Language: | English |
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[New York] :
[New York State Temperance Society],
1835.
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| Item Description: | Relief shown pictorially. In upper right corner of map: "28." Map was included in the 1835 American Temperance Almanac of New York, published by the New York State Temperance Society. Map accompined by text "Remarks Respecting the Map." Includes text and chart listing sunrise and sets and moon rise and sets for the months of September and October, 1835. "The map centers on the "Ocean of Intemperance" and includes written remarks on the inevitable path that men will follow should they find themselves in Lake Animal Appetite. After traveling through one of the rivers of Wine, Cider, Beer, or No Confidence, a man will find himself at No Sabbath Islands, and then on to Gin Sound and Swearing Islands. This will naturally lead him to Poverty Bay and the town of Hardscrabble, where he will likely leave his wife and children due to nearby access to the Alms-House. Thereafter they are eventually bound for either the State Prison or the Gallows if they are not able to find their way to the Sea of Total Abstinance. The map and accompanying text serve as a warning to stay away from alcohol and for "parents to explain it to their children, during the long winter evenings."" --Vendors description. The Cushing Library/Science Fiction copy is part of the Maps of Imaginary Places Collection. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 map ; 19 x 14 cm, on sheet 17 x 25 cm, folded to 17 x13 cm + 1 text (1page ; 17 x 25 cm) |