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Black Death, Medieval Bubonic Plague

Woodcut of the plague, printed above a "lamentable list of Death's triumphs in the weekly burials of the city of London". The Black Death (1340-1400) was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 75 to 200 million people and peaking in Europe in the years 1348-50. A pandemic is an epidemic of infectious disease that has spread through human populations across a large region (multiple continents, or even worldwide).

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Title: Black Death, Medieval Bubonic Plague

Caption: Woodcut of the plague, printed above a "lamentable list of Death's triumphs in the weekly burials of the city of London". The Black Death (1340-1400) was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 75 to 200 million people and peaking in Europe in the years 1348-50. A pandemic is an epidemic of infectious disease that has spread through human populations across a large region (multiple continents, or even worldwide).

Category: SCIENCE • Medical: History

Credit: Album / Science Source / New York Public Library

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Image size: 3653 × 2428 px | 25.4 MB

Print size: 30.9 × 20.6 cm | 1438.2 × 955.9 in (300 dpi)

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