Old Map of Kent in 1809 by William Faden - Canterbury, Maidstone, Tunbridge Wells 1940s inland waterway guide presenting opportunities for both education

presenting opportunities for both education and admiration

Each station stands for a neighborhood brimming with stories

and the looming upheaval of independence

and anchorage notes that once aided daring captains crossing the Atlantic

Lizard Point juts dramatically into the Atlantic

Old Map of Kent in 1809 by William Faden - Canterbury, Maidstone, Tunbridge Wells 1940s inland waterway guide presenting opportunities for both educationPublished by William Faden in 1801 and issued here in its updated 1809 state, this map of Kent holds a genuinely special place in British map history: it was the very first Ordnance Survey map ever published, the result of the new nationwide trigonometrical survey begun in the 1790s in direct response to fears of French invasion. Unlike the earlier county maps produced from estate records and older manuscript surveys, this map was built from precise