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Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 10:45:43 -0600
From: Ronald Whistance-Smith <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re:      City plan <fwd>
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Hello Judith

The best source is probably Tindal's History of England with maps by Rapin.
Loaded with plans of forts and fortified cities.

Ron Whistance-Smith

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Subject: City plan <fwd>


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> Apologies for cross-posting, but someone from either list may be able to
> help.
>
> A few weeks ago I asked if anyone knew of sources for helping to identify
> 18th and 19th century city plans, especially those with star-shaped forts,
> and I had some helpful suggestions.
>
> I'm now attaching, as a jpeg file, an enlarged image of the map in
question
> (from a portrait in which the subject is holding the map) - I'm afraid it
> is not at all clear, but there appears to be coastline or a very large
> river at the bottom of the map, and another river to the left of the
> star-shaped fort, together with more buildings further left of the river.
> My inquirer knows that her ancestors were in India and North America in
the
> mid- to late- 18th century, which is when this portrait would have been
> painted.
>
> Thanks for any help,
> Judith.
>
> Judith Scurfield
> Map Librarian,
> State Library of Victoria,
> 328 Swanston Street,
> Melbourne, Victoria 3000,
> Australia.
>
> Phone 61 3 8664 7010
> Fax      61 3 9639 6829
> E-mail  [log in to unmask]
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>
> (See attached file: map.jpg)
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