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Period reference to the Great Plague in Europe...
Item #643350
September 27, 1666
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Sept. 27, 1666
* Earliest of newspapers to be had
* Rare "The Great Plague" report
This is the oldest continually published newspaper in the world, having begun in 1665 and is still printing today. Obviously this is a very early issue, being issue #90. This was the time of the Great Plague which was ravishing Europe at the time. The bkpg. has a r... See More
Victims of the Plague... Other Plague mentions...
Item #637508
August 20, 1666
THE LONDON GAZETTE, Aug. 20, 1666
* Earliest of newspapers to be had
* Report on the great plague (rare)
The ftpg. has a report from Dublin which includes: "The Totall of the Burialls in this City for this last year, from the 11 of August 1665 to the 11 of August 1666 amounts to 1400. Of the Plague none." A but further down the first column is a report datelined "... See More
Early and rare title... published for only a few months...
Item #633561
July 23, 1666
THE CURRENT INTELLIGENCE, London, July 23, 1666
* Very early title
* The Great Plague
This is a very rare title as it lasted for only 24 issues, ending publication when the Great Fire of London struck in September of 1666. It was founded by famed publisher Henry Muddiman who was involved in several early publications including the first 2 issues of the London Gazette, eventually found... See More
The Great Fire of London...
Item #623128
September 24, 1666
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, September 24, 1666
* The Great London Fire period coverage
* Earliest of newspapers to be had
One of the greatest calamities, and more notable events to strike London in its long history is the Great Fire which destroyed much of the city in September, 1666. Finding period references to it are exceedingly difficult, as the number of newspapers publish... See More
The Great Plague of London, reported in a period newspaper...
Item #619416
August 9, 1666
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, August 9, 1666
* Earliest of newspapers to be had
* Report on the great plague (rare)
Not only is this a very early issue of the oldest continually published newspaper in the world (it started in 1665) but the bottom of the back page of this single sheet issue has a brief account of the week's death toll from the Great Plague which was ravaging much of... See More
Front page report of Plague deaths... Rebuilding after the Great London Fire...
Item #617422
December 24, 1666
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Dec. 24, 1666 An extremely early issue of this title, the oldest continually published English language newspaper in the world, having begun just the previous year in 1665 and still printing today. This is issue #115.
Amongst the various reports from various cities in Europe is a front page item from Norwich, England, which lists the count of those who died from... See More
Rare reference to both the Great Fire & the Great Plague...
Item #617390
October 1, 1666
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Oct. 1, 1666 The back page contains a report: "The Plague continuing still very dangerous at Cambridge, Peterborough, and other places near the City of Ely, the Lord Bishop of Ely hath thought fit to prohibit the holding of the Fairs of St. Luke & St. Audrey at Ely this instant October." plus the back page also has a report about the arrest of a man... See More
Tenants can apply for relief from damage from the Great Fire of London...
Item #617313
March 7, 1666
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, March 7, 1666 (by today's calendar this would be 1667)
* re. the great Fire of London
* Earliest of newspapers to be had
Reports relating to the Great Fire of London are very rare, as this newspaper was essentially the only newspaper printing in London spanning the period of the Fire and afterwards. The bottom of the back page has mention of it with: &... See More
Period mention of the great London Fire...
Item #617309
January 28, 1666
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, January 28, 1666 (actually 1667 by today's calendar).
* The Great London Fire
It is very rare to find any period mention of the great London Fire of 1666 in newspapers of the day, certainly one reason being the dearth of publications in print at that time--very few beyond the London Gazette.
The back page of this single sheet newspaper includes: "... See More
First report of shipment of slaves? Details of the Plague...
Item #615130
July 16, 1666
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, July 16, 1666
* Early slaves
* The Great Plague
* Earliest of newspapers to be had
Although a number of issues of the Gazette carried reports concerning the Great Plague, typically death tolls of various cities, this issue has more extensive coverage. The front page does have the toll for the city of Norwich, noting; "The Account of our bill for this... See More
Extremely rare 1665 Oxford Gazette... Account of deaths from the Great Plague...
Item #615041
January 18, 1666
THE OXFORD GAZETTE, London, January 18, 1665 (1666 by today's calendar) - issue #19
* Earliest & Rarest of newspapers to be had
* The black plague
This is an extremely famous--and rare--title, being the predecessor of the famous "London Gazette", the oldest continually published English language newspaper in the world. Because of the Plague at this time, the Royal Co... See More
Extremely rare 1665 Oxford Gazette...
Item #615037
January 4, 1666
THE OXFORD GAZETTE, England, January 4, 1665 (1666 by today's calendar) - issue #15
* Earliest & Rarest of newspapers to be had
* The black plague
This is an extremely famous--and rare--title, being the predecessor of the famous "London Gazette", the oldest continually published English language newspaper in the world. Because of the Plague at this time, the Royal Co... See More
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