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The cap and bells is a type of fool's cap with bells worn by a court fool or jester. [1] The bells were also added to the dangling sleeves and announced the appearance of the jester. [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 01:41, 28 January 2008: 512 × 512 (138 KB): File Upload Bot (Omnedon) == Summary == {{Information |Description={{en|This is a map of Kane County, Illinois, USA which highlights the location of Elgin Township.}} |Source=My own work, using freely-available TIGER data and custom-written MapScript applications |Date=2008-01-27
The Fool's Cap Map of the World is an artistic presentation of a world map created by an unknown artist sometime between 1580 and 1590 CE. The engraving takes the form of a court jester with the face replaced by cordiform (heart-shaped or leaf-shaped) world map based on the designs of cartographers such as Oronce Finé , Gerardus Mercator , and ...
Elgin Township is located in Kane County, Illinois. It is divided by the Fox River . As of the 2010 census, its population was 100,922 and it contained 35,690 housing units.
The Elgin Historic District is a set of 697 buildings in Elgin, Illinois. Of these, 429 contribute to the district's historical integrity. The district is the oldest portion of the city, and contains mostly residences and churches. Other buildings in the district include an art museum, a masonic temple, and the Elgin Academy.
The Elgin Area Historical Society is a non-profit organization that preserves and presents the history of the Elgin, Illinois area. Located at 360 Park Street in Elgin, Illinois on the Elgin Academy campus. The historic "Old Main" building houses offices, research facilities, the Elgin History Museum, and a gift shop.
Elgin Area School District U46 is Elgin-based, and serves most of Elgin. U-46 is the second largest school district in Illinois , serves an area of 90 square miles (230 km 2 ) in Cook , DuPage and Kane Counties.
The Spring–Douglas Historic District is a set of 496 buildings in Elgin, Illinois.Of those, 455 buildings contribute to the district's historical value. It is a residential district following Spring Street and Douglas Avenue from Kimball Street in the south to River Bluff Road to the north.