Deprale, Italy

[healey2000]

Can anyone direct me to the location of a town in northern Italy that is very likely spelled "DEPRALE"? I have a copy of a handwritten passport for my Great Grandmother signed by the Mayor of Gallarate, Italy in 1910 with an official stamp. The writing is very easy to read and, when comparing each letter of the town to other letters in the passport, it looks exactly like DEPRALE. However, I cannot locate that town on any map, even when I try variations of this spelling. The only other information is that the passport says the town is in the "province of Milan" which I don't think was an actual province but at least the location is clear. Thanks very much.

[PippoM]

In that area, place names ending in "-ate" are more common than "-ale".
However, can you post an image of how it is written?

[healey2000]

Hi Pippo,
I have been trying to figure out how to post an image to this forum but so far I haven't been successful. The document is not on a public webserver.

I scanned the area of the document that contains the town name and took a screenshot of the scan. That's as far as I have been able to proceed. I was hoping to copy and paste it into this space either from the scan or from the screenshot.

Please advise. Thanks.

[PippoM]

I see when you start a topic, you can upload an attachment. When you reply to a previous post, it doesn't seem to be possible, or, at least, I can't find a way to do it.
So, you should upload the file to a file sharing site, like Dropbox, or PostImage, and post the link.

[healey2000]

Hi Pippo,
It looks like I was successful in sending you a private message with an attached document that includes 4 lines of the passport with the town name where my relative resided. Please let me know if the private message option worked.
Thanks very much.

[PippoM]

No, I've not received any PM till now. It's so weird!
Well, I suggest you to close this thread, and start a new one, attaching the image.