Source 2: Order from Charles II, 10 September 1666
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We have appointed Wencelaus Hollar and Francis Sandford to take an exact plan and survey of our city of London with the suburbs adjoining as the same now stands after the sad calamity of the late fire with a particular depiction of the ruins thereof.
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Glossary
Suburbs adjoining |
areas where people live next to the city
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Sad calamity |
event that brings terrible loss and sadness; a disaster
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Depiction |
a picture (or a description in words)
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Simple transcript
The king has chosen Wencelaus Hollar and Francis Sandford to make a map of the city of London and the nearest suburbs to show the damage caused by the terrible fire. |
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