Venice in Danger: The Plague & the Sea

(Burying the dead in the London epidemic of 1665-6)

Italy Map (plus flood levels)

(Photo taken of Venice from the International Space Station, March 15, 2007)

• Saint Mark's Basilica
• Rialto Bridge
• Gondolas

(Outbreak of the Black Death, 1347-1352)

Patron Saint against the plague, Saint Roch (also called Saint Rocco)

Iconography of Patron Saint against Plague, St. Sebastian

Additional Links for More Information on the Black Death:

• World & US Distribution of Plague
• Onset of the Black Death in Florence, described by Giovanni Boccaccio
• CDC Plague Home Page
• PBS' Secrets of the Dead: Mystery of the Black Death
• Diabolical Black Death Quiz
• Original 1665 newspaper article with instructions for the control & disinfection of the bubonic plague

Venice's (and the World's) New Danger:

• Venice in Peril
• "Acqua Alta"
• The Sinking City of Venice
• ScienceDaily: Report: Future is grim for Venice
• Portland Flood Maps
• Global warming increases prevalence of plague