Data Visualizations

The following exploratory data visualizations are built off of our transcription methodology and data API. Use the category filters below to explore different types of analysis, or view all visualizations at once. Each visualization is interactive and built from our transcribed historical data.

A screenshot showing the causes of death visualization.

Calendar of Causes

Graphing the causes of death over time

Oct 2024
Jason Heppler
A screenshot showing the causes of death visualization.

Causes Histograms

Graphing the causes of death per week

Oct 2024
Jason Heppler
A screenshot of multiple sparklines of causes of deaths

Causes of Death

Sparklines of Causes of Deaths

Apr 2025
Savannah Scott
A screenshot showing...

Causes of Death as a Cloud

Charting the causes of death

Jun 2023
Jason Heppler
A screenshot showing the causes of death seasonality visualization.

Causes Seasonality

Visualizing the seasonality of causes of death

Jul 2025
Jason Heppler
A screenshot showing the causes of death visualization.

Counting the Causes of Death

Charting the causes of death

Jun 2023
Jason Heppler
A screenshot showing a bar chart of transcribed bills counts.

Counting the Transcribed Bills

Charting the completeness of our transcriptions

Mar 2023
Jason Heppler
A calendar heatmap showing data quality patterns over time.

Data Quality Analysis

Visualizing data quality and illegibility patterns over time

Aug 2025
Jason Heppler
A screenshot showing the visualization of infant and maternal mortality within the monarchical bills.

Infant and Maternal Mortality in the London Monarchical Bills 1665-1669

Visualizing infant and maternal mortality in the monarchical bills.

Oct 2023
Jessica Otis & Katie Kania
A screenshot showing a choropleth map of London

Mapping Burials and Plague

Mapping plague and non-plague deaths

Feb 2025
Savannah Scott & Jason Heppler
A screenshot of a choropleth map of London parishes.

Mapping Suicides, Drownings, and Killings in the Bills of Mortality

Mapping text analysis on suicides, drownings, and killings in the Bills of Mortality.

Apr 2025
Savannah Scott, Hernan Adasme & Jason Heppler
A screenshot of multiple sparklines of parish deaths

Parish Deaths

Sparklines of plague and non-plague parish deaths

Mar 2025
Savannah Scott & Jason Heppler
A screenshot showing the circle graphics of parishes and causes of death within the monarchical bills.

The Monarchical Bills of Mortality, 1665-1669

Visualizing the causes of death by parish in the monarchical bills.

Nov 2023
Jessica Otis & Katie Kania