Chatham (Outline) - OS One-Inch Revised New Series

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Chatham (Hills) - OS One-Inch Revised New Series

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TQ77 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

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TQ76 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

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TQ87 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

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TQ86 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

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Rainham (Kent)

1 : 10560 This map of the Rainham Marshes in Kent is drawn on rectangular sheet lines, enclosed by a black border. Fields are coloured brown where cultivated, and green or blank if untilled. Stonework buildings or structures are drawn in red ink at the major settlement of Rainham, at the bottom right of the plan. Infilled or blocked areas of black or sepia ink indicate structures or buildings made from impermanent materials such as wood. Corrections have been made on this plan and the altitudes from sites of eminenece ('spot heights') are noted in red ink figures. Field boundaries are measured rather than estimated or sketched.

Kent XII - OS Six-Inch Map

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Kent XX - OS Six-Inch Map

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A Rough Plan of the Mouth of the River Medway

This is a rough sketch of the Mouth of the Medway. It is not dated. The fortification of Sheppy and the entrance to the river Medway was not part of the 1539 defence program, prompted by the fear of an invasion from the combined forces of France and Spain after Francis I of France, and Charles V Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain signed a peace treaty in 1538. However, it was during Henry VIII’s reign the Medway was first used as a naval anchorage. By 1547 the approaches to the area were defended by block houses’ in addition to the medieval castle of Queenborough. Since the accession of the Protestant Elizabeth I in 1558 England’s relationship with Spain had deteriorated to the extent that Philip II wished to depose Elizabeth in favour of the Catholic Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland, who had agreed to disinherit her protestant son (later James VI of Scotland and I of England) in favour of Philip. The fear that Spanish warships might raid from the Flemish ports in an attempt to destroy ships anchored in the river meant that the defence of the Medway was again under consideration in 1574.

Kent XIX - OS Six-Inch Map

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Kent XI - OS Six-Inch Map

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Lyding [Lidsing], Kent

1 : 10560 These rough pencil and ink field sketches of the North Downs in Kent were,produced on about 7 pieces of irregularly cut paper, which were then joined together and,laid down on thick card. The relief of the chalk hills is depicted by heavy,brushwork, giving the map a three-dimensional quality.

Boxley, Kent

1 : 10560 .This map, showing the area around Boxley in Kent, is drawn on rectangular sheet lines, enclosed by a black border. Fields are coloured brown where cultivated, and green or blank if untilled. Stonework buildings and structures are drawn in red ink at major settlements. Infilled or blocked areas of black or sepia ink depict structures or buildings made from less permanent materials, such as wood. Corrections have been made to this plan, and spot heights (altitudes) are clearly plotted in red-ink figures.