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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    I. Sittingbourn Conv alley. I. MU'ton Marfa and Valiies. Tmg. [ 24 ] button, (the Eafieft way, and what is mod Ufeful in defcrib- ing the Veflels of the animal (Economy) I then take a contrary Courfe, and attend them from their Sinus up to the hills. By this hint I intend to prevent any notion of Inac¬ curacy or Confufion that may otherwife perhaps arife in the promifcuous Application of thefe Terms. The Firft or Sittingbourn Convalley is all that Country that is (hut in between the Newington Hills above Bobbing and Keyftreet on the IV. and the hill that bounds the Great Newnham and Doddington Valiies on the E. The Firft bounds are a little beyond my fixteen-mile Circle,* but the line of Light that rifes from Oor, and goes on by Ruftiit, Doddington, and Madams-court to the Down-hills above Lenham, expreffes the Ridge of the Latter: It has Three Setts or Groups of Valiies defcending into three feveral Mar flies. The Firft is the Sittingbourn or Mil’ton Marfh. This is Inclofed between Kemfley Downs, Mil’ton, Sittingbourn, Murfton and Emly-Ferry; the Particular Valiies of all which are eafily traced from their Mouths at the bottom of the Uplands at the Edge of the Marfh, up to Bobbing, Borden, Tonftall, Bredgar and Piftock • Golden-Wood, Hyfted, and Broadoak Foreftall •> in their Afcent to the Down-Hills above Haretlliam and Hollingbourn. And thefe are all diftin- guifhed from one another by the Several lines of the Greater and Lejfer lights, which exprefs the Higher or Lower ridges of the Hills that divide them from one another: And this is the Method of my Delineation all over the Chart •> which, if you obferve, you will be at no lofs to underftand both the Comfe and the DtJlintTion of every Suit and every par¬ ticular Valley. The Second is the Tong Marfh, furrounded by Emly- Ferry, Tong, Teynham and Coniers-Key; whofe Valiies afcend 1