Plague cottages, Eyam, Derbyshire, 20th century. Artist: Unknown

Plague cottages, Eyam, Derbyshire, 20th century. Artist: Unknown

2-547-733 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Plague cottages, Eyam, Derbyshire, 20th century. Eyam is famous as the village that isolated itself from the outside world when a case of plague occurred in 1665 in order to try to stop the infection spreading further afield. After 16 months only 83 of the village's 350 inhabitants had survived.


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Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :

Medium
  1. Photograph

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe United Kingdom England Derbyshire Peak District National Park

  1. 53 21 00 N , 001 50 00 W

World Europe United Kingdom England Derbyshire Eyam

  1. 53 17 00 N , 001 40 00 W

Category Hierarchy

Locations & Buildings Other

Society & Culture Sickness & Disease


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5323x3278
File Size : 17,040kb


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  1. 0580026421
  1. 2-547-733
  1. 2547733

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