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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    Divifion. [ to ] tnnities of doing, than I fliould have had in any other part of the Country at the fame Diftance from my Center. The Thus much for our Two Iflands. I {hall now pafs over Continent, into the Continent; whole General Divifion into it’s Regions I lhall firft give you, and then it’s Subdivilions into it’s Diftrids or Parts. The whole Country is Philofophically divided by a great Ledge of Hills into North and South Eafl-Kent. The Former is all that Trad:, that is contained between the Sea on the A7, and the Top of the Down-Hills on the and the Latter, between thofe Hills on the N. and the Oppofite Sea on the S, They are by their Proper Boundaries fubdi- vided as in the following Scheme. r Sittingbourn, TWeftern, I which contains the North*' Convalleys of belonging to Milton and Murjlon, Tong and Teynham, Ludenham and Oor. is Faverfham, Sea-Salter, Whitfiable. fHern-Vale, Eaftern, which contains the. East-Kent is Stour-Dale. E. Kent Proper, which is vSouth, which confifts of the [Afhford Tale, Folkfion Kale, I Weald of Kent, \Romney Marjh. ‘ Lower, ^Middle, [Up-hilL < F To begin then with North East Kent. This is all that North-Had Kent. Xrad that is included between the Sea on the N. and the Top of the Down-Hills on the S, I {hall now more parti¬ cularly fet out it’s Bounds, ' * * As