Cholera Collection

Deaths Dispensary. An 1866 cartoon indicating water pollution as a source of disease
POLLUTION CARTOON, 1866. Deaths Dispensary. An 1866 cartoon indicating water pollution as a source of disease

A map from On the Mode of Communication of Cholera, 1855 (litho)
1195411 A map from On the Mode of Communication of Cholera, 1855 (litho) by Snow, John (1813-58) (after); 22, 5x14, 2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Snow)

POLLUTION CARTOON, 1866. Deaths Dispensary. An 1866 cartoon indicating water pollution as a source of disease

Soviet cholera vaccination poster, 1967
Soviet cholera vaccination poster. Poster which appeared in the USSR in 1967, urging citizens to get themselves vaccinated against cholera

Court for King Cholera
A Court for King Cholera

Death, the grim reaper. Turkish army defeated by Cholera, not by enemy, approaching Luleburgaz in disorder: 100 deaths per day. Illustration from Le Petit Journal, Paris, 1 December 1912

Deacon Giless Distillery temperance cartoon, 1830s
" Bringing back the rum, " temperance cartoon showing liquor barrels labeled with forms of death, Salem, Massachusetts. Hand-colored woodcut from an 1830s temperance pamphlet

Allegory of the Plague in Manchuria, cover illustration of Le Petit Journal
CHT219325 Allegory of the Plague in Manchuria, cover illustration of Le Petit Journal, 19th February 1911 (colour litho) by French School

Water! Water! Everywhere; and not a Drop to Drink, 1849. Comment on the London water supply during the reappearance of cholera in 1848 and 1849

Father Thames Diseases
Father Thames introducing his offspring to the fair city of London; diphtheria, scrofula and cholera

Cholera bacteria, artwork
Cholera bacteria. Artwork of Vibrio cholerae bacteria in the small intestine. These Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria have a single polar flagellum (tail-like structure)

John Bull / 2 Humbugs / 1830
John Bull between two humbugs John Bull with the Reform Bill on one side, and Indian cholera on the other

Dr. Lankester, the coroner for Central Middlesex, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Dr. Lankester, the coroner for Central Middlesex, 1862. Engraving from a photograph by M. Claudet. Dr. Lankester has been many years before the public

Father Thames introducing his offspring to the fair city of London. 1858. (A design for a Fresco in the New Houses of Parliament.) Father Thames introduces his children, Diptheria

Portrait of the German doctor Robert Koch (1843 - 1910). He discovered the bacillus of tuberculosis
GIA4815933 Portrait of the German doctor Robert Koch (1843 - 1910). He discovered the bacillus of tuberculosis and studied cholera, malaria and sleep sickness. Nobel Prize in 1905

Glenarm, Co. Antrim, mid-late 19th century. Creator: James Howard Burgess
Glenarm, Co. Antrim, mid-late 19th century. View of the village of Glenarm in County Antrim, situated on the north west coast of (Northern) Ireland. A cholera epidemic afflicted the town in 1854

Satire on polluted water supply in London
Fun makes a comment on diseased water supply. 18 August 1866

London First Sewage System Fleet Streets Street
london, first, sewage, system, fleet, streets, street, sew, 1845, cholera, epidemics, great, stink, miasmas, combined, create, death, rate, higher, forcing, reformers, face, urban, planning, policy

CHOLERA/USA/1893
"A Prophetic Picture": the World's Fair will be closed by the Cholera Date: 1893

Colony of Vibrio cholerae, 1906 (litho)
3501918 Colony of Vibrio cholerae, 1906 (litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bacteria constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms)

Advertisement for Eau des Jacobins de Rouen, mid nineteenth century (colour litho)
CHT237152 Advertisement for Eau des Jacobins de Rouen, mid nineteenth century (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; © Archives Charmet

Death, the grim reaper. Turkish army defeated by Cholera, not by enemy, 1912 (print)
536529 Death, the grim reaper. Turkish army defeated by Cholera, not by enemy, 1912 (print) by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: Death, the grim reaper)

A patient of cholera in the period of asphyxia Engraving from " La nature et l'homme" by Rengade 1881
ELD4948162 A patient of cholera in the period of asphyxia Engraving from " La nature et l'homme" by Rengade 1881 Private collection by Demarle

Rabbit corpses killed by chickens cholera microbe. Experience of Mme widow Pommery in Champagne
XEE4134466 Rabbit corpses killed by chickens cholera microbe. Experience of Mme widow Pommery in Champagne. (From a phtograph of Mr. Trumpet and information communicated by Mr. L. Pommery)

Troubles in Astrakhan (colour litho)
2818313 Troubles in Astrakhan (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Troubles in Astrakhan. Riots during an outbreal of cholera in Russia)

Barricade in the Rue de la Mortellerie, June 1848 (Memory of Civil War) 1849 (oil on canvas)
XIR157789 Barricade in the Rue de la Mortellerie, June 1848 (Memory of Civil War) 1849 (oil on canvas) by Meissonier, Jean-Louis Ernest (1815-91); 29x22 cm; Louvre, Paris, France

The cholera in Europe (engraving)
728688 The cholera in Europe (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: The cholera in Europe: fumigating passengers from Marseilles at Avignon)

Tsar Alexander III and Tsarina Maria Feodorovna visiting patients in hospital during a cholera epidemic in Russia
6014152 Tsar Alexander III and Tsarina Maria Feodorovna visiting patients in hospital during a cholera epidemic in Russia, 1892 (litho) by Beer

Ambitious (litho)
7149608 Ambitious (litho) by Dyson, Will (1880-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ambitious. Illustration from Kultur Cartoons (Stanley Paul & Co, London, 1915).); © Look and Learn

Portrait of William Beans Magruder (1810-1869), Before 1869. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of William Beans Magruder (1810-1869), Before 1869

Cover of "The Butter Plate", number 393, Satirical in Colors
ICA4909329 Cover of " The Butter Plate", number 393, Satirical in Colors, 1908_10_10: Medical, Russia, Cholera, Tsarism - Illustration by George of Ostoya-Sochinsky (D Ostoya) (1878-1937)

Cholera epidemic in Paris - Epidemia de Cholera in Paris - rue sainte Marguerite
XEE4160692 Cholera epidemic in Paris - Epidemia de Cholera in Paris - rue sainte Marguerite - engraving in " Le journal illustrious" of 1884 by Unknown Artist

Edwin Lankester, English surgeon and naturalist and Coroner for Central Middlesex (engraving)
3638189 Edwin Lankester, English surgeon and naturalist and Coroner for Central Middlesex (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edwin Lankester (1814-1874)

The Black Kitchen of Death (colour litho)
6000143 The Black Kitchen of Death (colour litho) by Seitz, Otto (1846-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Black Kitchen of Death)

Physionomie du malade a la periode asphyxique du cholera (colour litho)
5210414 Physionomie du malade a la periode asphyxique du cholera (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Cholera at Toulon, French Naval Establishment in the Port (engraving)
1622671 The Cholera at Toulon, French Naval Establishment in the Port (engraving) by Brun, Alexandre (1853-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cholera at Toulon)

The Cholera in St Petersburg, a Procession of Priests going to the Spasski Church to pray for the Cessation of
1047615 The Cholera in St Petersburg, a Procession of Priests going to the Spasski Church to pray for the Cessation of the Plague (engraving) by English School

The night patrol of the London streets, 1853
The night patrol of the London streets. The figure of Death on horseback rides out of an overcrowded cemetery full of cholera victims

Trop tard. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1905 (colour litho)
3101394 Trop tard. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1905 (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trop tard)

The Cholera at Malta, the 100th Regiment encamped on the Glacis of Fort Manoel (engraving)
1610614 The Cholera at Malta, the 100th Regiment encamped on the Glacis of Fort Manoel (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cholera at Malta)

The Advance towards Dongola, Cholera in the Camp (engraving)
1605716 The Advance towards Dongola, Cholera in the Camp (engraving) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Advance towards Dongola, Cholera in the Camp)

The Cholera at Hamburg (litho)
1603598 The Cholera at Hamburg (litho) by Schonberg, Johann Nepomuk (1780-1863) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cholera at Hamburg)

The Cholera Germ (engraving)
1603556 The Cholera Germ (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cholera Germ. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 17 September 1892)

The Cholera in Manchuria, propitiating the God of the Sickness (litho)
1601269 The Cholera in Manchuria, propitiating the God of the Sickness (litho) by Scott, Georges Bertin (1873-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cholera in Manchuria)

The Cholera in Egypt, Inhabitants of Boulak, Cairo, crowding into Barges on the Nile (engraving)
1107448 The Cholera in Egypt, Inhabitants of Boulak, Cairo, crowding into Barges on the Nile (engraving) by Loye, Charles Auguste (Montbard) (1841-1905) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Cholera in Cairo, the People leaving Boulak (engraving)
1107124 The Cholera in Cairo, the People leaving Boulak (engraving) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cholera in Cairo)

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"Unmasking the Silent Killer: Cholera's Deadly Grip on Society" In the 19th century, a sinister force plagued communities worldwide, leaving devastation in its wake. This force was cholera, an infectious disease that struck fear into the hearts of many. As depicted in an 1866 cartoon titled "Deaths Dispensary, " water pollution emerged as a significant source of this deadly illness. The pollution cartoon from the same year further emphasized how contaminated water acted as a breeding ground for cholera. It served as a chilling reminder of the urgent need to address this issue and protect public health. To combat cholera's relentless onslaught, societies established unique measures such as creating courts specifically dedicated to dealing with King Cholera himself. These courts aimed to hold accountable those responsible for spreading this dreaded disease and sought justice for its victims. Fast forward to 1967 when Soviet Union released a vaccination poster against cholera. This powerful image highlighted their commitment to eradicating this menace through preventive measures like immunization campaigns. However, not all sources were external; some internal factors contributed too. A temperance cartoon from the 1830s by Deacon Giles Distillery shed light on alcohol consumption exacerbating vulnerability to diseases like cholera. It urged individuals to reconsider their habits and prioritize their well-being. Cholera's impact extended beyond borders, reaching even distant lands like Manchuria - illustrated vividly on the cover of Le Petit Journal in an allegory of plague artwork. The haunting imagery reminded readers that no one was safe from its grip unless collective action was taken. Water scarcity compounded these challenges during outbreaks, echoing Samuel Taylor Coleridge's famous line: "Water. Water. Everywhere; and not a Drop to Drink. " In 1849, access to clean drinking water remained elusive for many affected communities struggling against cholera's wrath. Understanding how it spread became crucial in combating cholera effectively.