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Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 10:27:03 +1000
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Subject: City plan
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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]


(See attached file: map.jpg)


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