Illustrator: Nolan Pelletier/Bloomberg CityLab
Economy
How Amsterdam Recovered From a Deadly Outbreak — in 1665
Following an epidemic of bubonic plague that wiped out 10% of the population, Amsterdam’s economy quickly rebounded, a new study shows.
(This is the first of three stories that look at how cities and their economies recovered from historic epidemics.)
For two years in the mid-1600s, Amsterdam experienced a shock that may now seem familiar.