'Plague in 1665', c18th century(?). Artist: William Sherlock.

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'Plague in 1665', c18th century(?). View showing plague victims being loaded onto a 'dead cart' on Holywell Lane, Shoreditch, London, for burial. Illustration for Montague's History of England. From the Mayson Beeton Collection.

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Size: 2659px × 4961px
Location: World,Europe,United Kingdom,England,Greater London,London,Hackney,Hackney
Photo credit: © Historic England Archive/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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