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    Venice

    Impressions of Venice in the 19th Century as conveyed by various travellers' letters

  2. Calcutta

    Letters by early travellers and residents tell the story of Kolkata

  3. Cape Town

    Letters from Cape Town - provide a long view of the city's history

  4. Dublin

    Impressions of Dublin as conveyed through letters in the 1700 and 1800s

  5. Washington

    Impressions of Washington, DC, as conveyed through letters from the 1800s

  6. Moscow

    Letters from visitors to Moscow during the 1800s and the Soviet era

  7. Cairo

    Letters from Cairo by 13th Century traveller Ibn Battutah and nurse Florence Nightingale

  8. Rome

    Letters from notable early visitors show their romantic impressions of Rome