Kent XXIV.16 (includes: Sarre; St Nicholas At Wade)

Kent XXIV.16 (includes: Sarre; St Nicholas At Wade) - 25 Inch Map

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Kent XXIV.16 (includes: Sarre; St Nicholas At Wade) - 25 Inch Map

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Kent XXIV.SE - OS Six-Inch Map

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Kent XXIV.SE - OS Six-Inch Map

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Kent XXIV.SE - OS Six-Inch Map

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Kent XXIV.SE - OS Six-Inch Map

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Kent XXIV - OS Six-Inch Map

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Bishopsbourne, Kent

This field sketch provides an instructive contrast to the meticulous detail found in more finished drawings. Working roughly in black ink, the draughtsman has recorded field boundaries, relief and the details of the settlements.

TR26 & Parts of TR27 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

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Margate, Kent

Drawing showing the Isle of Thanet in Kent, including Reculver, Margate and Ramsgate. Pencil lines radiate from central points on this plan, indicating the locations from which the surveyor took angular measurements to plot the relative positions of prominent features in the landscape. The coastline is carefully observed. Rocky outcrops are noted pictorially and sand indicated by a dotted yellow tint. The pier at Ramsgate is recorded along with the harbour gate. Several corrections appear in black ink. Windmills are shown in elevation.

North East Corner of Kent

This is a map of the north east corner of Kent. It forms part of an atlas that belonged to William Cecil Lord Burghley, Elizabeth I’s Secretary of State. Burghley used this atlas to illustrate domestic matters. It is though to be by William Lambard. Lambard is known to have been working in Kent during the 1580s and 1590s, producing a map of the beacon network of Kent in 1585. Here the waterways are the dominant feature. These were the most effective mode of transport and knowledge of them was vital in order to protect the country as they made it possible to manoeuvre troops and weaponry in large quantities relatively fast. Given the fact that Lambard was engaged in producing a map of the beacon network of the area, it is likely that this map was also produced with the idea of defence in mind. The threat from Spain reached it climax in the 1580s with the events of the Sapnish Armada in 1588. The earlier years of the decade saw defensive preparations take place and the proximity of this area to London would have made a detailed understanding of its communication routes vital. Lord Burghley has written on the reverse of the map: "River of Stowre betwixt Sandwych and Fordwych" highlighting that the important feature of the map is indeed the waterways. [Lambard, William]

A topographical-map, of the county of Kent, 10

1 Blatt : 54 x 71 cm A. Dury, W. Herbert

A Chart of the Isle of Thanet and Sandwich Marsh

This is a plan of Sandwich Haven, the River Stour, the Isle of Thanet and the Wantsum Channel, Kent,possibly dating from around 1548. At this time the Sandwich harbour was in a state of decay. The course of the lower part of the River Stour, between Sandwich and the sea is a series of bends. This made it difficult to navigate, especially with the increasing lengths of 16th century ships, and also prone to becoming blocked with deposits of silt. The idea of making a new artificial channel directly east between Sandwich and the sea was proposed by the military engineer John Rogers, as a way to solve the problem. Although work started on the new channel during the reign of Edward VI it was abandoned with nothing more occurring until 1559 when a new report was submitted. This report suggested that the cut be made south of the line proposed by Rogers as here the marsh land was lower and a deep channel at high water would be easier to excavate. The author of this new report and the map which accompanies it are unknown. The only name on the map is Littlejoy which is written under the compass star. The map is drawn at a scale of 7 inches to 10 miles. Littlejoy

Nieuwe afteekening van het Margat en Noord Voorlandt met alle desselfs gelegenthede

England Gerard van Keulen

Carte réduite de la rade des dunes

1 Karte : Kupferdruck ; 56 x 40 cm Bellin s.n.

Partie de l'Angleterre

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East Kent - OS One-Inch Map

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To the Right Honorable the Master, Wardens, and Elder Brethren, of the Trinity House, this chart of the Downs and Margate Roads is ... dedicated

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Sheet 27. (Cary's England, Wales, and Scotland).

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Mouths of the Thames and Medway from Ipswich to Sandwich and Maldon and Rochester to the Sea

This is a map showing the mouths of the Thames and the Medway from Ipswich to Sandwich and Maldon and Rochester to the sea. It dates from around 1544 and is annotated Rycherd Cavendishe made this carde’. Richard Cavendish was a master gunner who had supervised new defence works at Berwick and Wark in 1522-3. The map seems to have been made with the purposes of defence and navigation in mind. Coastal forts and navigational channels are shown. The shoreline is exaggerated in order to illustrate clearly how an enemy might move ashore and how they might be stopped. In this case the enemy was England’s ancient adversary France, with whom hostilities had resumed in 1542. This map of the vulnerable south east coast, was made against this historical background. The fear of a French invasion was very real. In 1514 the French had invaded Brighton, and in 1545 French ships entered the Solent and landed on the Isle of Wight. The lines which cover the sea areas of the map are called rhumb lines. These are lines of constant bearing that radiate from compass roses and allow the sailor to plot a course from harbour to harbour using dividers and straight edge. Vignettes of several towns are included on this map, Sandwich, Rochester and Canterbury are shown. The view of Essex is possibly derived from a survey Cavendish made in 1520. Other settlements are formalized showing rows of red roofed houses with a church in the centre. A scale bar annotated by 3’ is included, however, as this occupies a green painted area it is likely that this was added later. Cavendish, Richard

Kent, Sheet 31 - Bartholomew's "Half Inch to the Mile Maps" of England & Wales

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Chart of the mouth of the River Thames, c1540

This map, showing parts of Kent and Sussex, comes from a 16th-century portfolio of coastal charts and drawings It incorporates miniature copies of town plans that are now lost including what are probably the earliest plans of Canterbury, Rochester and Sandwich The mapmaker was Sir Richard Cavendish With its emphasis on sandbanks and beaches, the map was evidently intended for navigation and defence purposes The decorative quality of the map suggests it was meant for the eyes of the king, Henry VIII North is to the left of the map and East to the top, making the map appear on its side to modern eyes Cavendish, Sir Richard