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...

Map

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8336hc331
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map
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stage
normalized
year
year
1866
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reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
language
English
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identifierLocal
06_01_016344
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institution
Boston Public Library
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country
United States
state
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Massachusetts
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Suffolk
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Boston
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1
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[Boston]
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[J.H. Eastburn, city printer]
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