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Great Plague, London, England, 1664-1666

Images

  • Burying the dead during the plague of 1665. Etching by C. Grignion after S. Wale.
  • Two men discovering a dead woman in the street during the great plague of London. Wood engraving by J. Jellicoe after H. Railton.
  • The plague in London, 1665. Etching by A. Smith, 1810, after R. Smirke.
  • A street during the plague in London with a death cart and mourners. Colour wood engraving by E. Evans.
  • The desiccated corpse of a boy, about twelve years old, found in a vault under Saint Botolph's Aldgate old Church in 1742. Coloured etching by H. Rogers, ca. 1779.
  • The pest house and plague pit, Moorfields, London. Wood engraving.
  • A man in rags announcing the forthcoming doom, during the great plague in London. Wood engraving by A.B. Frost.
  • A cart for transporting the dead in London during the great plague. Watercolour painting by or after G. Cruikshank.
  • A man consuming many antidotes to the plague during the Great Plague of London. Etching by J. Franklin, 1841.
  • People strolling and buying plague antidotes in old St Paul's Cathedral, London. Etching by J. Franklin.
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    People strolling and buying plague antidotes in old St Paul's Cathedral, London. Etching by J. Franklin.

    Franklin, John, active 1800-1861. | Reference: 6924i
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    Burying the victims of the plague in 1665. Engraving by Page after S. Wale.

    Wale, Samuel, -1786. | Reference: 10072i
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    The plague in London, 1665. Etching by A. Smith, 1810, after R. Smirke.

    Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845. | Date: 20 October 1810 | Reference: 10069i
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    Men burying the bodies of plague victims in a pit. Engraving by S. Davenport, 1835, after G. Cruikshank.

    Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878. | Date: 1 July 1835 | Reference: 6921i
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    A death cart in a street in London during the great plague. Engraving by S. Davenport, 1835, after G. Cruikshank.

    Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878. | Date: 1 July 1835 | Reference: 6920i
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