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Great Plague, London, England, 1664-1666

Pandemic lasting from 1665 to 1666, last major epidemic of the bubonic plague to occur in England

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  • 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 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.
  • Two women lying dead in a London street during the great plague, 1665, one with a child who is still alive. Etching after R. Pollard II.
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