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Original – Map by John Snow showing the cholera cases of the 1854 Broad Street cholera outbreak.
Reason
The image significantly improves the article on the 1854 Broad Street cholera outbreak and is a prototypical example of human geography. It is of a high technical standard and resolution. It illustrates the outbreak and human geography in a compelling way, is free, has a good file description, and helps Wikipedians to understand the subject better. It comes from an authoritative source and is an important part of the history of disease mapping and epidemiology, adding to its encyclopedic value. It meets all FP criteria and is among the best examples of disease mapping that the encyclopedia has to offer.
Articles in which this image appears
1854 Broad Street cholera outbreak & Human geography,
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator
John Snow & University of California, Los Angeles
  • "General interest" has nothing to do with it. We have a 15+ year archive of featured content [1], [2], [3], just look at the archives, it doesn't take a genius to figure it out. FA, FL, FP criteria [4], [5], [6] and instructions [7], [8], [9] all emphasize "article" enhancement, there is no mention of "general interest" nor "main-page". That's not an oversight or a mistake. Bammesk (talk) 03:44, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment @all — If no one likes this nomination, is it bad form to take it down early? It appears clear to me that this one is not well received given the current feedback. My apologies if I have overlooked the spirit of Featured Pictures in this case. Thank you all for taking the time to respond. Best, Tyrone Madera (talk) 16:34, 15 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Excellent quality rendition of an iconic map. At least one book has been published about the map, and its creation formed part of an important development in modern public health. The map doesn't have 'wow' factor visually, but that's not the point: it was a key tool in disease management. Nick-D (talk) 03:23, 17 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Has its iconic status been certified by the International Iconography Commission? – Sca (talk) 12:28, 17 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Googling 'John snow map iconic' returns lots of sources that go to this, so yes. See this story for instance. This book has a strong focus on the map. Nick-D (talk) 07:31, 18 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
As well as the linked book Ghost Map there's also at least one more book The Strange Case of the Broad Street Pump: John Snow and the Mystery of Cholera. —David Eppstein (talk) 00:57, 19 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Cholera, Chloroform, and the Science of Medicine: A Life of John Snow also includes heavy discussion of the map in "Chapter 12: Snow and the Mapping of Cholera Epidemics". Tyrone Madera (talk) 17:02, 22 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Absolutely not personal, not in the least. They are a) Main Page standards, and b) general principles of graphics and publishing (with which I have long experience). Your gratuitous accusation is a violation of WP:AGF and WP:NPA.
Sca (talk) 12:10, 21 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • FPC standards are FP criteria and instructions. A) and B) are your personally chosen standards. You have been rejecting noms based on your own chosen standards for a long time [10], which manifests itself in slow and persistent disruption: frustrates participants including newbies, weighs on participation, sinks nominations in certain categories. Your technical reviews aren't sound either [11]. I agree with Rhododendrites [12] on a topic ban for you. Bammesk (talk) 03:19, 22 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, of course there are. So what? That doesn't change the internal dynamics of TFPs, nor the MP standards for them. – Sca (talk) 19:06, 21 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Snow-cholera-map-1.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 21:21, 23 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]