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 River Stour, the Soil, which is a deep ftifF Clay, is fo exactly the fame with that of the Weald, that one would be apt, whatever the Local are, to lay the Philofophicai bounds on the other fide of the River at the Stone-hills, did not the manifeft Diftribution of the Waters all thro5 Kingsnoth, ■ two contrary-ways, precifely Diftinguifh thefe two Regions from one another. Not far from the Middle of this great Chaftn there is a Remarkable Hill that ftands fingle ^ and I take this partial- Hill, lar Notice of it that I may obferve it's Make and Conftrudtion, as it may well pafs for a Sample not only for others of the Lame lore, but of the Hills in general. It is an high round Mafs, left by the falling off of the Capillary Extremities of feveral Vallies that defeend from Three of the branches of the Stour, and perhaps from as many of the Weald, that gently Inofculate with one another all round the foot of the Hill j which going from thence into their feparate Collecti¬ ons, all equally contribute to it’s Formation. But what is worthy of note (tho3 it be no very uncommon thing in other places) is that at the very Top of this hill there is a large Pondj which does not give rife to any of the Springs below ^ Pond, -at the foot of the hill, nor Communicate with them, except in a very flufh time of Water,* when it runs over by a little trench or Artificial Cut made for that purpofe from the Lip of the pond down to the Rills below. Nor do I fuppofe that this pond is ever dry, for in the Month of Auguft laid, when I was there with my Barometer, after a very Dry Spring and Summer,* when all the Fountains below, and a 1 mo ft all the ponds of the country round about had been dry a con- •fiderable time, the Surface of this Water was of a Large extent, and it had a confiderable depth of Water in it. A certain Argument in my Opinion, that whatever quantities of Water may be generated by the Condenfation of Elevated Vapours