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A group of London physicians sniffing about a courtyard for signs of cholera.
Interior view: two nurses attach an intravenous drip containing rehydration fluids to a female patient lying on the floor; two other female patients are present.
A hand drawn illustration of a girl lying in a bed with a gown on. Her head is covered by a cap and a blanket covers most of her body. In the background a kettle is resting on a fire.

Maps

Map of Tennessee cholera outbreaks.

Maps

Cholera epidemic Map of Nashville Cholera Map of Lancaster, KY City of Louisville, Kentucky Cholera Route, Epidemic of 1832 Map of Routes of Asiatic Cholera Cholera - Medical Maps: India Cholera

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Cholera Epidemic Map of Nashville, Tennessee
1873

Cholera epidemic map of Nashville, Tennessee showing the location of each case of cholera in 1873 by Ely McClellan.

NLM Unique ID: 101416836
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Image A024226 from Images from the History of Medicine (IHM) 

Cholera Map of Lancaster, KY
1873

Map of Lancaster, Kentucky, showing the location of each case of cholera in 1873.

NLM Unique ID: 101416830
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City of Louisville, Kentucky...
1873

Map dated Jan. 1873 of Louisville, Kentucky, showing sewers constructed. Cholera outbreaks are marked in manuscript.

City of Louisville, Kentucky Showing Sewers Constructed and Being Constructed, 1873
NLM Unique ID: 101393973
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Cholera Route, Epidemic of 1832

A map of the eastern United States showing the routes of cholera infection.

Illustrated in: Pictures of Life and Character in New York.
New York, 1875?
NLM Unique ID: 101425214
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Image A028419 from Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)

Map of Routes of Asiatic Cholera
1885

Routes of Asiatic cholera, shown on a map of the world.

By John C. Peters.
Illustrated In: Harper's Weekly
New York, April 25, 1885
NLM Unique ID: 101435614
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Image A012770 from Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)

Cholera - Medical Maps: India
1890

Map of India showing prevalence of cholera in 1880 - spidemic and endemic areas.

Illustrated In: Shakespeare, E.O. Report on cholera in Europe and India 
Washington, 1890
NLM Unique ID: 64750620r
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Image A012126 from Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)

Cholera
1943

Map showing endemic areas of cholera in the world.

By Elon Clark
NLM Unique ID: 101393948
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Image A027629 from Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)

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Last Reviewed: May 31, 2024