Course of cholera in Boston in 1849
Throughout much of the 19th century, it was widely believed that cholera and other diseases spread by way of miasma, or “bad air” emanating from decomposing organic waste. This map, first printed in a physicians’ report following the cholera outbreak of 1849, shows the origins...
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8336hc331
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map
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normalized
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year
1866
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No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
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no restrictions
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English
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06_01_016344
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Boston Public Library
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United States
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Massachusetts
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county
Suffolk
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| city |
city
Boston
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1
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import
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| pubPlace |
pubPlace
[Boston]
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| publisher |
publisher
[J.H. Eastburn, city printer]
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