
Scene from the Taiping Rebellion (1850-1864), humanity's first true civilizational Malthusian crisis
Source: Wu Youru

Thomas Malthus (1766-1834), who warned against the dangers of population growth
Source: John Linnell

Blast furnaces light the iron making town of Coalbrookdale in this 1801 painting, a scene from the Industrial Revolution
Source: Philip James de Loutherbourg

This medieval painting titled "The Dance of Death" was inspired by the Black Death pandemic
Source: Michael Wolgemut (1434-1519)