Creator(s)	Murrell, William Meacham.
Contributor(s)	Bouvé, Ephraim W., 1817-1897, lithographer. Potter, R. W. (Printer), printer.
Title	Map on temperance
Additional Title(s)	designed by W.M. Murrell, the reformed cruiser, author of the Cruise of the Columbia, &c.
Variant title(s)	First line "Explanation": Life is an ocean, both extant and wide
Link to library catalog	http://catalog.bostonathenaeum.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=512389
Date created	[1846]
Publishing details	Pawtucket, R.I. : R.W. Potter, 12 Mill Street,
Physical Description	1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. ; 52 x 48 cm
Wall Label	A very rare broadside that employs a metaphor derived from the life of a seafarer, Murrell’s map presents the hazards of drink, as opposed to the saving grace of abstinence, while charting the Ocean of Life. The ocean lies between two continents representing opposing principles of inebriety, in the West, and sobriety, in the East. Murrell printed two editions of this map, one in Boston, the other in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
Summary	A broadside featuring an allegorical map of temperance, charting the "Ocean of Life", "Gin Island", "Drunkards Channel", etc., and an "Explanation" in verse.
Notes	Printed area, including decorative borders, 50.2 x 42.6 cm . "Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1846, by W.M. Murrell, in the clerk's office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts." Athenaeum copy with hand-coloring . Directly below map: Lith. of E.W. Bouve, Boston . Verse "Explanation" printed in three columns divided by single lines within an ornamental border.
Local notes	Purchase; Ayer Fund; March 9, 2015.
Subject	Temperance--Poetry. Temperance--Maps.
Genre terms	Broadsides--Rhode Island--Pawtucket--1846. Maps. Lithographs--United States--1840-1850. Allegorical prints--United States--1840-1850.
Location/Call number	Broadside (Appointment required) Bro. 10 .188
Source	8345.tif
Rights	Collection of the Boston Athenaeum. May not be reproduced or quoted without written permission. For more information, see http://www.bostonathenaeum.org/node/46