Map of Grenada[,] Miss[issippi] illustrating [the] Yellow F[e]ver epidemic of 1878

Subject

Grenada, Mississippi, 1878 Yellow Fever epidemic

Date

1878 (historical)

Mapmaker

unidentified

Publisher

[National Yellow Fever Commission ?]

Place of Publication

unidentified

Accession Number

T0055.1997.0513

Condition

Fair. Surface dirt, some foxing, browning, stains. Tear along center (vertical) fold. Repaired w/archival tape.

Curatorial Notes

Should be deaccessioned. Other maps, of cities in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee (Vicksburg, Water Valley, Tuscumbia, Milan, Port Gibson, Greenville, Holly Springs, Canton, Decatur, Osyka, Memphis, Brownsville, McComb City, Chattanooga) relating to 1878 yellow fever epidemic found T0055.1997.0455-456, T0055.1997.492, T0055.1997.0494-096, T0055.1997.0505-0508, T0055.1997.0511-012, T0055.1997.0515-0517.

Notes

Indicates location of those who contracted the disease and recovered, and location of those who died; some names included.

Size

26 1/4 x 30 3/8

Storage

c04d05