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The overlays that highlight 17th century London features are approximate and derived from Wenceslaus Hollar’s maps:

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Cumgranissalis  •  Link

Reason for this, is that most of the tanning [of hydes] took place in Southwark area, rather than in the country aires of Walthamstow.
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David Quidnunc  •  Link

Daniel Defoe was born here in 1660.

His exact birthdate is unknown. He was born "Daniel Foe," the son of James Foe, a butcher.

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References

Chart showing the number of references in each month of the diary’s entries.

1662