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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    [ ] the Marflies under Grav’ny at Denham-hill to Nafti Park: from hence it proceeds under Lees-Court to Bowing-Gate, and throws off Three branches that fpread themfelves on the top of the Down-hill about Eaftwell Park and Kings- Wood above Wye. And on each fide of the Park it makes a Grand Inofculation of the whole Groups of both it’s Weft- i»o]c»tkm>* ern and Eaftern capillaries with the Extremities of the Stour Vale,* as (hall be more particularly hereafter defcribed. The Reft of the vallies of this Feverfham Divifion, coming from the N. of Moldafti, which are twelve or thirteen in. Number, tho’ they are very confiderable Productions, yet they are all but Lateralis; they lye in diftind fetts, and in a regular fucceflion defcend from the Ridge of the Houghton Ledge of hills. They fet off from the body of the main Valley; and Four or Five of them go out of the Marfii be¬ tween Denham-hill and the Eaftern Point of the Level. The Fourth and Laft is a very fhort Compound valley, 4. that proceeds from the [Vhitftable Marfii, which lies between \vhuft*h the point of Sea-Salter and the Copperas-houfes at Tanker- ton, to the lower part of the Ledge of Boughton-hill on the IV. and of Swakely Valley on the E, The Ridge at Tankerton above this Level is the Beginning of the Bough- ton ledge before defcribed, which is the middle Boundary of the Two General Regions of N. Eaft Kent. Thus have I finifhed the Citerior Divifion of Eaft Kent,, that is waflfd by the Swale. I come now to the Ulterior that looks to the Open Sea, and firft of THE HERN-VALE. This is all that Maritine TraCf of Land which regards on the N. the Open Sea,* from the Copperas-houfes above Whitftable to Reculver. It is a High (here about ten Miles in length. On it’s Weftern fide it is fix miles wide • but thence as it ex- I tends IT. Ulterior Rfgion. T. Hkkn Vale.