References
Chart showing the number of references in each month of the diary’s entries.
1667
- Jan
1669
- Feb
Brest, France
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The overlays that highlight 17th century London features are approximate and derived from Wenceslaus Hollar’s maps:
- Built-up London – London before the Fire
- City of London wall and Great Fire damage – London after the Fire
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First Reading
Terry Foreman • Link
Brest is a city in the in Brittany in northwestern France. Located in a sheltered position not far from the western tip of the Breton peninsula.
The advantages of Brest's situation as a seaport town were first recognized by Cardinal Richelieu, who in 1631 constructed a harbor with wooden wharves. This soon became a base for the French Navy. Jean-Baptiste Colbert – the finance minister under Louis XIV – rebuilt the wharves in masonry and otherwise improved the base. Fortifications by Vauban (1633–1707) followed in 1680–1688. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bres…
Second Reading
San Diego Sarah • Link
The fishing port of Le Conquet is about 13 miles (27 km, according to which map you see) down the coast from Brest. A large French embarkation could easily use both ports.
https://www.rome2rio.com/s/Le-Con…
San Diego Sarah • Link
From 1673, the three great French ports of war — Brest and Rochefort on the Atlantic, and Toulon on the Mediterranean — had a doctor and a navy surgeon who were “provided for,” meaning paid a wage. This number soon increased to two doctors and six surgeons, who took turns to embark.
https://www.medicographia.com/201…