Cartoon, The Silent Highway Man
Cartoon, The Silent Highway Man, Your money or your life! The Great Stink of 1858, during the months of July and August, hot weather exacerbated the smell in the centre of London, caused by industrial effluent and untreated human waste being emptied from the sewers directly into the River Thames for several years, miasma was thought to transmit contagious diseases
Picture No
10035653
Media ID
47189500
Size
3443px x 2952px
(3.8MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Cartoon by John Tenniel in Punch, 10 July 1858, page 279
Date
1858
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