M0014657: Disposal of dead bodies during the cholera epidemic of 1835 in Palermo

Previous title, replaced October 2021: Cholera in Palermo, 1835.

Lithograph by Gabriele Castagnola showing men in uniform picking up a corpse in the street and putting it on a wagon, said to be a depiction of cholera in Palermo in 1835. Related images: V0010486

1956

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the item depicted in the glass plate negative: 1989i

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2021.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.