Ankographia [sic], sive convallium descriptio. In which are briefly but fully expounded the origine, course and insertion; extent, elevation and congruity of all the valleys and hills, brooks and rivers, (as an explanation of a new philosophico-chorographical chart) of East-Kent. Occasionally are interspers'd some transient remarks that relate to the natural history of the country, and to the military marks and signs of Cæsar's rout thro it, to his decisive battle in Kent ... / by Christopher Packe, M.D.

  • Packe, Christopher, 1686-1749.
Date:
1743
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Credit: Ankographia [sic], sive convallium descriptio. In which are briefly but fully expounded the origine, course and insertion; extent, elevation and congruity of all the valleys and hills, brooks and rivers, (as an explanation of a new philosophico-chorographical chart) of East-Kent. Occasionally are interspers'd some transient remarks that relate to the natural history of the country, and to the military marks and signs of Cæsar's rout thro it, to his decisive battle in Kent ... / by Christopher Packe, M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    II. The Southern Region. f. Da&ftreet. ‘II. 'The Biy. Me [ r8 ] . 0 • * ♦ • ♦**,•» f between Fairnefs and F^afinefs at the Foreland, which is the moft Eaflern Promontory, Of thofe on the S, of the Fore¬ land Two are more Conhderable than the Reft, viz. at Broad- (low and Dumpton : Thefe parcel out the Space between the Foreland and the Large Ramfgate Valley, into two In¬ termediate Little Corners ,• which are fill’d up, each of them with three or four very flight Vallies. Thefe are all of them in themfelves lo Infignificant, that were it not pro¬ per to fliow you, that Nature leaves no part of her Defiga Urifimfhed, they would not deferve our notice. As for the Southern Region there is but little Occafion now for my being fo particular as to trace it’s Vallies Sepa¬ rately. They all obferve the fame courfe of direction with one another from the Hill top down to the Marfhes ad- joyning to Sandwich Bay. The Firft Three between the Turn of the Point at Sarr and the Grove at Rooks are of no Note, and ferve only to fill up the Space, and make the ridge of the under-hill be¬ tween the Mai flies and the Eaflern Vallies; but the other Twelve that poflefs all the Space of four miles between Monk- ton Church and the great Chalk Pit above,- and from Rooks to the point of Land at Ebbs-Fleet below : Thefe are of Equal extent, and come down from Dunftreet. They are fo regularly difpofed in Collateral courfes, that one Glance f-of the Eye diftinguifhes them all. As for the Bay whofe Vallies on this fide between Ebbs- Fleet and Ramfgate Peer, going by thefe hills, extend them¬ felves for the Space of three miles; it has Four, pretty much of the fame direction with the 1 aft Sect, but of a fomewhat Larger extent. The Firft defeends by many Capillaries from the Hill at Manjlon-Gvcen into the Marihes between Ebbs-Fleet and -.Cliffs-end.