diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
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--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ Collate:
     'lifeTable.R'
     'makeQxDataFrame.R'
     'periodDeathProbabilities.R'
+    'plot.valuationTable.R'
     'plotValuationTableComparisons.R'
     'plotValuationTables.R'
     'setLoading.R'
diff --git a/NAMESPACE b/NAMESPACE
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--- a/NAMESPACE
+++ b/NAMESPACE
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
 
+S3method(plot,valuationTable)
 export(makeQxDataFrame)
 export(plotValuationTableComparisons)
 export(plotValuationTables)
diff --git a/R/plot.valuationTable.R b/R/plot.valuationTable.R
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..50d87d91ea0fd6fe2bd2a69433e6c89f6081bcf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/R/plot.valuationTable.R
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#' Plot multiple valuation tables (life tables) in one plot
+#'
+#' \code{plot.valuationTable} displays multiple life tables (objects of child
+#' classes of \code{valuationTable}) in one plot, with a legend showing the
+#' names of the tables. If the argument \code{reference} not given, all
+#' mortality rates are plotted on a log-linear scale for comparison. If the
+#' argument \code{reference} is given and is a valid life table, then all
+#' death probabilities are scaled by the given reference table and the y-axis
+#' shows the death rates as percentage of the reference table.
+#'
+#' @param data First life table to be plotted. Must be a \code{valuationTable} object for the dispatcher to call this function
+#' @param ... Additional life tables to be plotted (\code{valuationTable} objects)
+#' @param xlim X-axis limitatation (as a two-element vector)
+#' @param ylim Y-axis limitatation (as a two-element vector)
+#' @param xlab X-axis label (default: "Alter")
+#' @param ylab Y-axis label (default: "Sterbewahrscheinlichkeit q_x")
+#' @param title The plot title
+#' @param legend.position The position of the legend (default is \code{c(0.9,0.1)})
+#' @param legend.key.width The keywith of the lines in the  legend (default is \code{unit(25,"mm")})
+#'
+#' @examples
+#' # Load the Austrian census data
+#' valuationTables.load("Austria_Census")
+#'
+#' # Plot some select census tables in a log-linear plot
+#' plot(mort.AT.census.1869.male, mort.AT.census.1869.female,
+#'      mort.AT.census.1971.male, mort.AT.census.1971.female,
+#'      mort.AT.census.2011.male, mort.AT.census.2011.female,
+#'      title="Austrian census tables",
+#'      ylab=expression(q[x]), xlab="Age",
+#'      xlim=c(0,90),
+#'      legend.position=c(0.95,0.05))
+#'
+#' # Compare some census tables with the mortality of 2011 Austrian males
+#' plot(mort.AT.census.1869.male, mort.AT.census.1869.female,
+#'      mort.AT.census.1971.male, mort.AT.census.1971.female,
+#'      mort.AT.census.2011.male, mort.AT.census.2011.female,
+#'      title="Austrian Census tables, relative to 2011 males",
+#'      reference=mort.AT.census.2011.male)
+#'
+#' @seealso \code{\link{plotValuationTables}} and \code{\link{plotValuationTableComparisons}}
+#'
+#' @import scales
+#' @export
+plot.valuationTable = function(data, ..., reference=NULL) {
+    if (!missing(reference) && !is.null(reference)) {
+        plotValuationTableComparisons(data, ..., reference=reference)
+    } else {
+        plotValuationTables(data, ...)
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/man/plot.valuationTable.Rd b/man/plot.valuationTable.Rd
new file mode 100644
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@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/plot.valuationTable.R
+\name{plot.valuationTable}
+\alias{plot.valuationTable}
+\title{Plot multiple valuation tables (life tables) in one plot}
+\usage{
+\method{plot}{valuationTable}(data, ..., reference = NULL)
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{data}{First life table to be plotted. Must be a \code{valuationTable} object for the dispatcher to call this function}
+
+\item{...}{Additional life tables to be plotted (\code{valuationTable} objects)}
+
+\item{xlim}{X-axis limitatation (as a two-element vector)}
+
+\item{ylim}{Y-axis limitatation (as a two-element vector)}
+
+\item{xlab}{X-axis label (default: "Alter")}
+
+\item{ylab}{Y-axis label (default: "Sterbewahrscheinlichkeit q_x")}
+
+\item{title}{The plot title}
+
+\item{legend.position}{The position of the legend (default is \code{c(0.9,0.1)})}
+
+\item{legend.key.width}{The keywith of the lines in the  legend (default is \code{unit(25,"mm")})}
+}
+\description{
+\code{plot.valuationTable} displays multiple life tables (objects of child
+classes of \code{valuationTable}) in one plot, with a legend showing the
+names of the tables. If the argument \code{reference} not given, all
+mortality rates are plotted on a log-linear scale for comparison. If the
+argument \code{reference} is given and is a valid life table, then all
+death probabilities are scaled by the given reference table and the y-axis
+shows the death rates as percentage of the reference table.
+}
+\examples{
+# Load the Austrian census data
+valuationTables.load("Austria_Census")
+
+# Plot some select census tables in a log-linear plot
+plot(mort.AT.census.1869.male, mort.AT.census.1869.female,
+     mort.AT.census.1971.male, mort.AT.census.1971.female,
+     mort.AT.census.2011.male, mort.AT.census.2011.female,
+     title="Austrian census tables",
+     ylab=expression(q[x]), xlab="Age",
+     xlim=c(0,90),
+     legend.position=c(0.95,0.05))
+
+# Compare some census tables with the mortality of 2011 Austrian males
+plot(mort.AT.census.1869.male, mort.AT.census.1869.female,
+     mort.AT.census.1971.male, mort.AT.census.1971.female,
+     mort.AT.census.2011.male, mort.AT.census.2011.female,
+     title="Austrian Census tables, relative to 2011 males",
+     reference=mort.AT.census.2011.male)
+
+}
+\seealso{
+\code{\link{plotValuationTables}} and \code{\link{plotValuationTableComparisons}}
+}
+