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Re: How to make sea-side villages?
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lugnet.pirates
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Sat, 28 Sep 2002 01:40:16 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Stephen Kane writes:
> Hi everyone,
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> Thanks all for offering so many useful suggestions. I have been very much
> influenced by places like Port Block and Port Brique. I'll be sure to post
> pictures as soon as I can.
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> Just a little background, I'm an Astronomer with great interest in the
> history of navigation so I'm planning a 18th century town with a commission
> from the Board of Longitude to establish an observatory for the purpose of
> measuring star positions to greater accuracy, thus helping to prevent ships
> from beaching themselves. I had the ideas for this about a year ago but was
> greatly inspired recently when I visited the Royal Observatory in Cape
> Town, South Africa which was built for just this purpose.
A very cool concept.
> Anyway, the only building I have thus far completed is the observatory
> itself with other buildings in various state of construction.
Sand-green domes perhaps?
> I look forward to sharing pictures soon.
Standing by...
Cheers
Richie Dulin
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| Hi everyone, Thanks all for offering so many useful suggestions. I have been very much influenced by places like Port Block and Port Brique. I'll be sure to post pictures as soon as I can. Just a little background, I'm an Astronomer with great (...) (22 years ago, 27-Sep-02, to lugnet.pirates)
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