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The Great Plague of London, reported in a period newspaper...
The Great Plague of London, reported in a period newspaper...
Item # 679626
August 09, 1666
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, August 9, 1666 Not only is this a very early issue of the oldest continually published English language newspaper in the world (it started in 1665) but the bottom of the back page has an account of the week's death toll from the Great Plague which was ravaging much of Europe at that time. It reads: "The Account of this Weeks bill runs thus. The Total 336. Of the Plague 42. Decreased in all 5. Increased of the Plague 4."
A single sheet issue, 7 by 11 1/4 inches, nice condition.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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