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The Black Death Map

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The map has been published in History National Geographic Magazine Issue 4 .

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"IT STARTED WITH SWELLING AND ENDED WITH DEATH. IT KILLED

INDISCRIMINATELY BOTH PRINCES AND PEASANTS. IT TRAVELED
MORE THAN A MILE A DAY, LEAPFROGGING PORTS TO QUICKLY INFECT
ENTIRE COUNTRIES. IN JUST SIX YEARS IT TOOK ONE IN EVERY THREE
EUROPEANS. "IT WAS THE PLAGUE THAT CHANGED A CONTINENT."