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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    4- •l InofcftJation, [-JO.'] of the Marfa from Northbourn • and fo far it is a Water- Valley • but above it is all Dry. It descends from it’s Divi- fion at Little Mongeham : whither two branches arrive by the Eaftern fide of Walder {hare-Park and fromAfhly, which begin at the Hills above Meufall about Singlet. The Fourth branch, if it may be fo called, is the Tail of the Marfn itfclf extended to Mongeham; where receiying feme large Lateralis from Ripple, it is made up of two branches United below Sutton and Wingleton, which come down by Weft Langden and Langden-Abby, from the Hills, for the fpace of a mile and a halt about of Singlet, Temple and Archer-Court. Here is a remarkable Inofculation of this mo ft beautiful Down-Country, betwixt Wingleton and Hez- ling-wood readily enough perceived upon the fpot, tho’ not cafily deferibed; where the Country betwixt Walderfliare on one fide, and Martin on the other, and Whitfeld at the end of it, feems to the Eye to be fo gradually and Uniformly Concave, as befpeaks the Univerfal inlet of all thefe eafie and gentle Valli.es into one another by a General Inofculati- on all around. From Mongeham the Remainder of the Tail of this Pro- cefs proceeding ail dry, receives many pretty regular Shal¬ low Vallies from Ringwold and Walmer; but leaves a plea- fant narrow Tra£t of land extended length-ways from the Marfhes at Foulmet: It’s numerous little Vallies form it on each fide up into a ridge, that runs from.Foulmet to Walmer* and they defeend into the Sinus of the Procefs on one fide, and .the Marfhes on the other. ,But thefe are all too minute for any particular notice; except one, which is a double one, that infenfibly Aides down from a very gentle rife about Up¬ per Deal, and is Inferred into the very Extreme point of the bDcal Marfhes dole to the Shore under Walmer-Caftle; and This*