Daily entries from the 17th century London diary
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In this usage, a Mole is defined by Answers.com as:
1. A massive, usually stone wall constructed in the sea, used as a breakwater and built to enclose or protect an anchorage or a harbor.
2. The anchorage or harbor enclosed by a mole.
The Mole of Argier was the main concern of the Diary, beginning 1 February 1661/62 http://www.pepysdiary.com/archive/1662/02/01/
Pedro. on Wed 2 Feb 2005, 9:20 am | Link
“mole of Argier”
The inner harbour was begun in 1518 by Khair-ad-Din Barbarossa (see History, below), who, to accommodate his pirate vessels, caused the island on which was Fort Penon to be connected with the mainland by a mole. The lighthouse which occupies the site of Fort Penon was built in 1544.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algiers
http://14.1911encyclopedia.org/A/AL/ALGIERS.htm
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Argier (Algier): http://www.pepysdiary.com/p/3088.php
“Mole” in the Glossary on this site