References
Chart showing the number of references in each month of the diary’s entries.
1663
- Feb
Daily entries from the 17th century London diary
The overlays that highlight 17th century London features are approximate and derived from Wenceslaus Hollar’s maps:
Open location in Google Maps: 51.504094, -0.033230
Chart showing the number of references in each month of the diary’s entries.
Cuckold’s Point, View by Samuel Scott 1750/60… http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ViewWork?cgroupid=999999961&workid=13204&searchid=11228&tabview=image
Cuckold’s Point. A spot on the riverside near Deptford. So called from a tradition that King John made there successful love to a labourer’s wife. http://www.bartleby.com/81/4444.html Cuckolds Point (today Nelson Dock, the only dry dock left in London) is in the NE corner of this section of the 1802 FAIRBURN MAP OF LONDON, WESTMINSTER AND THE NEW DOCKS, showing Redriffe to the west http://www.motco.com/map/81004/SeriesSearchPlatesFulla.asp?mode=query&title=Cuckolds+Point+&artist=386&other=256&x=11&y=11
Cuckolds Point is where I lost my virginity in 1964.A good name, didnt know what it meant at the time.
Cuckold's Point on the Rocque 1746 map http://www.motco.com/Map/81002/SeriesSearchPlatesFullb.asp?mode=query&artist=384&other=377&x=11&y=11