Hi David Hale, Thank you for your work and provision of maps I never even dreamed existed. If only I had had access to them 65 years ago, I would have been far more interested in history than I was then. Of course, the problem was that there were no computers in those days. Your contribution to my family history has already been a very pleasant surprise. Very gratefully, Bill Jones. Rye, NH., USA. On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 5:57 AM, David Hale (Home) <dwhale@internode.on.net> wrote: > Hello All. > > I have just uploaded a third London fire map, entitled: > > A New & Correct Plan Of All The Houses Destroyed And Damaged By The > Fire Which Began In Exchange-Alley, Cornhill, On Friday, March 25th, 1748. > http://archivemaps.com/mapco/cornhill/fire.htm > > I have also revised and improved the 1765 fire map of Bishopsgate, > and linked the two: > > A Plan Of The Great Fire In Bishopsgate Street Leadenhall Street & > Cornhill &c. On Thursday Novr 7th 1765. > http://archivemaps.com/mapco/bishopsgate/fire.htm > > Both of these maps include extensive notes taken from the London > Magazine and Gentleman's Magazine of the time, including the names of > occupants in the area, and notes on some of those killed during the fires. > > The 1748 fire plan article recalls the great fire of 1666, and links > back to this map: > > A Plan of the City and Liberties of London, Shewing the Extent of the > Dreadful Conflagration in the Year 1666. > http://archivemaps.com/mapco/london/1666liberties.htm > > There is a compelling link between these three maps. It is > fascinating to contemplate just how close London may have come to > repeated total catastrophe in 1748 and 1765. > > I hope that you find these items of great historical, and hopefully > for some, genealogical, interest. > > Kind regards, > > David Hale, > Adelaide, > South Australia. > > MAPCO : Map And Plan Collection Online > http://archivemaps.com > > Map of London 1851 > http://london1851.com > > Map of London 1868 > http://london1868.com > > Map Of Dublin 1798 > http://dublin1798.com > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > ************************************** > Send your List messages using **PLAIN TEXT** and always **TRIM AWAY** superfluous old messages in replies. > > List Admin can be contacted at: Middlesex_County_UK-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MIDDLESEX_COUNTY_UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >