Monday, May 12, 2014

[A plan and view of the Town of Hull by W. Hollar.]

I just want to make quick notes about the text that's illegible in EEBO scans, from top-to-bottom, left-to-right.

Next to the title, "Kyngeston vupon HVLL," and above the text "The River Hvmber" the text says, This Humbre is broad against this | Towne, 2 miles or better."

In the key, the text says:

A. the olde ferye place
B. Salters ſtaires
C Hornesy ſtaires
D Chapell ſtaires
E Biſhops ſtaires.
F Scalelane ſtaires
G Kings ſtaires
H herringe ſtaires
I Horſe ſtaires
K Bruer lane
L the bockerie
M Finkell ſtreete
N Ogger lane

The text around the city reads,

  • the high Streete
  • Black frier gate
  • The Roperie
  • the Bridge over Hull
  • North gate
  • Chapell lane
  • the loe gate
  •  Fruite market
  • Witmeat Market
  • Corne marketDenton lane
  • White frier gate
  • The Balltowrs Nitongale ſtreete
  • Blanket roo
  • Whitfrier lane
  • Scole lane
  • Whitefrier gate
  • Pesterne gate ſtreete
  • Hutchinſons lane
  • Beverly gate
And under the compass, the text says, "Scale of 600 foote"

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