Hi Michelle Also be aware that it was known by Spanish and many English speakers as Río de la Plata : if you are going to be researching the region you might well find the Wiki page on the subject of interest : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Río_de_la_Plata Paul On Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:32:25 +0100, "Ted Finch" <mariners-l@efinch90.fsnet.co.uk> wrote: >Hi Michelle, > >This was probably an archaic spelling of the River Plate to Montevideo and >Buenos Aires. > >regards >Ted > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Michelle Wilson" <micpaint.wilson@gmail.com> >To: <Mariners-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 8:11 PM >Subject: [MAR] River Platte Route > > >> >> I just joined this list the day before yesterday and look forward to >> learning many things about sail8ing and sailors. I already have a >> question >> >> Could someone please tell me where the River Platte Route was? I have >> four >> generations of Sea Captains (all in the same family and all having the >> same >> name) that sailed out of Liverpool from 1780's to 1880's and several of >> the >> ships, when sailing to South America (Brazil and Argentina) also included >> the River Platte Route but when I googled it all I got was the Platte >> River >> in Middle USA. >> >> Michelle >> Vermont USA >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >Version: 8.5.449 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3585 - Release Date: 04/20/11 >06:34:00 > > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message 50° 33' N, 2° 26' W http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/Naval.html