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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    1 Intermediate Valley?. [ 66 ] The little Space of about two miles that is left between Lydden and Ewell at the bottom of thefe two Grand Yallies is regularly fill’d up with two or three fmall Intermediate valfies, that are terminated at the hill made by the lateralis of both, about a mile and a half to the South, about Chalkfole. 3 • ? Auckland, Between this Great Valley and the Cliffs are two other Principal ones, of a Confiderable, tho’ of a much left Ex¬ tent. The former, which is the Third of this Divifion, comes 4* Jyjajon Dun, in at Buckland by Comb and Polton from the Exterior Branch of the Great Valley above mentioned, juft above Standon. The other, which is the Fourth, enters the Great Valley at the Mafon Dieu from Farthingloe, near which it’s two Branches joyn : the Former comes from Elms, Weft Hough- am, and the fame hills with the laft valley: the Latter from SpOHtu Hougham, Caldam and the Butts upon the Cliffs, beyond Lydden Spouts; which are three Holes towards the bottom of the Cliffs that continually fpout fubterraneous Waters into the Baich of the Shore. Extreme Vaiiies. There is yet one Single valley of much lefs extent, that \ comes from under the Exterior branch of the laft, clofe along by the Top of the Cliffs, under Hacliff or Archcliff, quite to the middle of Dovor town • where it is a little de- preffed, and makes the two remarkable Chalk hills in the Cliffs that look down upon the Street. Thus have I reduced all the Vallies of JV. E. Kent into their feveral both General and Particular Collections. I come now to the Only Part of S. E. Kent that is within the DiftriCt of my Chart, that is THE ASHFORD VALE.- . JE III. SCV T H-E A £ T Kent. This in General is all that Southern Country that is Bounded above on the N. by the Down-H\\\s all along from Charing by Wye to the Cliffs at Caldham above Folkftonj and