of Marlinspike Hall as "Marlinshire, England" in The Secret of the Unicorn. However, details such as car number plates, traffic travelling on the right hand side of the road, and the appearance of the Marlinspike police (who wear the black and red uniforms of the Belgian Gendarmerie) confirm that Hergé's intention was to locate the Hall in his native Belgium. Moreover, it is explained in Red Rackham's Treasure that the Manor was built by an ancestor of Captain Haddock, the Chevalier François de Hadoque, a ship-of-the-line captain in the French Navy under King Louis XIV. In the Golden Press editions, the name Marlinspike Hall is Americanized to Hudson Manor'', suggesting a location along the Hudson River in the state of New York. Notes Citations Sources Fictional elements introduced in 1942 Tintin locations Fictional fortifications Fictional houses 1942 in comics Fictional buildings and structures originating in comic books