Myko ClellandA 1797 temperance thermometer, drawn to warn the world of the evils of alcohol, and show the virtues of drinking in moderation...
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Hannah Doherty Hudson@dapperhistorian I love this chart! Where is this version of it from? The one I've seen was in an issue of the European Magazine but I can't tell if this one is from there or a different source.
@dapperhistorian Looking more carefully it definitely appears to be a larger format, also more nicely detailed in the thermometer (which makes sense given magazine budgets)
@h_d_hudson I'd never thought about printing budgets of the period that way, what a revelation!
I can't exactly remember which publication I found it in, but I'll take a dig and see if I can work it out.