Chart Shewing the Value of the Quarter of Wheat in Shillings &amp; in Days Wages of a Good Mechanic from 1565 to 1821
William Playfair
1821
“Chart Shewing the Value of the Quarter of Wheat in Shillings &amp; in Days Wages of a Good Mechanic [i.e., smith, mason, carpenter] from 1565 to 1821.” Copperplate chart, with added color, 13.5 × 28.7 cm. From Playfair’s A Letter on Our Agricultural Distresses, Their Causes and Remedies: Accompanied with Tables and Copper-plate Charts, Shewing and Comparing the Prices of Wheat, Bread, and Labour, from 1565 to 1821. Addressed to the Lords and Commons (London: Printed for William Sams, 1821).   (found online at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://libweb5.princeton.edu/visual_materials/maps/websites/thematic-maps/quantitative/sociology-economics/sociology-economics.html/">libweb5.princeton.edu</a>)