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.

Burying the victims of the plague in 1665. Engraving by Page after S. Wale.

Men burying the bodies of plague victims in a pit. Engraving by S. Davenport, 1835, after G. Cruikshank.

A death cart in a street in London during the great plague. Engraving by S. Davenport, 1835, after G. Cruikshank.

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Great Plague, London, England, 1664-1666

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Images referencing Great Plague, London, England, 1664-1666

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People strolling and buying plague antidotes in old St Paul's Cathedral, London. Etching by J. Franklin.

Burying the victims of the plague in 1665. Engraving by Page after S. Wale.

The plague in London, 1665. Etching by A. Smith, 1810, after R. Smirke.

Men burying the bodies of plague victims in a pit. Engraving by S. Davenport, 1835, after G. Cruikshank.

A death cart in a street in London during the great plague. Engraving by S. Davenport, 1835, after G. Cruikshank.

Great Plague, London, England, 1664-1666

Images from the collections

Images referencing Great Plague, London, England, 1664-1666

Works from the collections

People strolling and buying plague antidotes in old St Paul's Cathedral, London. Etching by J. Franklin.

Burying the victims of the plague in 1665. Engraving by Page after S. Wale.

The plague in London, 1665. Etching by A. Smith, 1810, after R. Smirke.

Men burying the bodies of plague victims in a pit. Engraving by S. Davenport, 1835, after G. Cruikshank.

A death cart in a street in London during the great plague. Engraving by S. Davenport, 1835, after G. Cruikshank.

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