The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700

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Foundling Hospital

Blackheath (Settlement), Kent (County [UK]), England


View Larger MapDescription of institution: The Foundling Hospital in London, England, was founded in 1739 by the philanthropic sea captain Thomas Coram. It was a children's home established for the "education and maintenance of exposed and deserted young children."

In 1739, John Mordaunt became a founding governor of the Foundling Hospital (From Mordaunt's Wiki) URL:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundling_Hospital