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1. Excursions in the county of Kent : comprising brief historical and topographical delineations : together with descriptions of the residences of the nobility and gentry, remains of antiquity, and other interesting objects of curiosity : forming a complete guide for the traveller and tourist : illustrated with fifty engravings, including a map of the county.

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Creator:
Cromwell, Thomas, 1792–1870
Date:
1822
Physical Description:
[2], [ii]-v, 192 p., [47] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill., plan ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. Historical epitome of the several counties and islands in the United Kingdom : the county of Southampton forming the second volume of this work, is now in immediate preparation, and will be published within six calendar months of this date ... / the work will be illustrated ... by C. Greenwood, author of the large atlas of the counties of England and Wales, &c., under whose superintendence and management this work is conducted.

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Creator:
Greenwood, C. (Christopher), 1786–1855
Date:
1838?]
Physical Description:
[4] p. ; 38 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. The history and topography of the county of Kent, : with biographical sketches, &c. &c., and a neat map of the county.

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Date:
[1821]
Physical Description:
90 p., [1] leaf of folded plates : map ; 15 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. The monuments and painted glass of upwards of one hundred churches, chiefly in the eastern part of Kent ... : With an appendix containing three churches in other counties. To which are added, a small collection of detached epitaphs, with a few notes on the whole. / By Philip Parsons ...

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Creator:
Parsons, Philip, 1729–1812
Date:
MDCCXCIV [1794]
Physical Description:
viii, 549 p. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. [Pigot's directory of Sussex, 1826-1827]

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Creator:
J. Pigot & Co
Date:
1826
Physical Description:
pages 685-728, [1] leaf of plates : map ; 25 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. Kent : with 58 engravings on wood : and an illuminated map of the county.

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Creator:
Knight, Charles, 1791–1873
Date:
1842
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. Four views of Ramsgate, Margate, and Broadstairs / drawn by Laport, &c. and engraved by Stadler.

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Creator:
Laporte, John, 1761–1839
Date:
[1809]
Physical Description:
[4] leaves : chiefly ill. ; 23 x 39 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. The antiquities of Richborough, Reculver, and Lymne, in Kent / by Charles Roach Smith ; illustrated by F. W. Fairholt.

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Creator:
Smith, Charles Roach, 1807–1890
Date:
1850
Physical Description:
xv, [1], 272, 7, [1] p., [11] leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. A dissertation upon the surface of the earth as delineated in a specimen of a philosophico-chorographical chart of East-Kent : herewith humbly presented to, and read before the Royal Society, Nov. 25, 1736 : in a letter to Cromwel Mortimer ... / by Christopher Packe ...

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Creator:
Packe, Christopher, 1686–1749
Date:
1737
Physical Description:
18 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill. ; 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

10. Illustrations of the Cinque ports and watering places in Kent and Sussex / drawn from nature and on stone by G. Rowe.

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Creator:
Rowe, George, 1796–1864
Date:
[1831]
Physical Description:
[31] leaves : chiefly ill. ; 26 x 35 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

11. Six views of ancient buildings in Kent / sketch'd and drawn on stone by Chas. Burton.

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Creator:
Burton, Charles, active 1823–1839
Date:
1823
Physical Description:
[6] leaves : chiefly ill. ; 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

12. Rambles in Kent. Illustrated with sixty-two engravings on wood and six elegant steel plates.

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Date:
[ca. 1845]
Physical Description:
xii, 191, [1] p. ill., front., 5 plates. 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

13. [Views in Kent].

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Creator:
Noel, Amelia, 1759–1818
Date:
1797]
Physical Description:
4 pt. : chiefly ill. ; 22 x 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

14. Ankographia, sive, Convallium descriptio : in which are briefly but fully expounded the origin, 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 interspersed 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.

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Creator:
Packe, Christopher, 1686–1749
Date:
1743
Physical Description:
[2], 110, [2] p. ; 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

15. The history and description of Leeds Castle, Kent / by Charles Wykeham Martin.

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Creator:
Wykeham-Martin, Charles, 1801–1870
Date:
MDCCCLXIX [1869]
Physical Description:
x, 210, [2], xxxvi p., [12] leaves of plates : ill., genealogical tables, plan ; 39 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

16. A description of the ancient vessel recently found under an old branch of the river Rother, in Kent : with various conjectures respecting her antiquity : accompanied by a lithographic sketch of the vessel, and the articles found in her.

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Date:
1823
Physical Description:
15 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill. ; 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

17. Now exhibiting at the large exhibition room near the foot of Waterloo Bridge, a small distance from the Coburg theatre, the ancient vessel : this celebrated remains of antiquity is caulked with moss : and is supposed to have been on of the vessels used by the Danes when they invaded England in the time of Alfred the Great.

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Date:
[18--]
Physical Description:
1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. ; 27 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

18. The picturesque beauties of Great Britain: a series of views, from original drawings, with historical, topographical, critical, and biographical notices, By Thomas Allen ... Kent.

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Creator:
Allen, Thomas, 1803–1833
Date:
1835
Physical Description:
116 p. plates, fold. map. 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

19. [Collection of four articles about castles and manors in Kent, England]

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Date:
18--]
Physical Description:
12, 29, 31, 12 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

20. Etchings from original drawings of antiquities in the county of Kent, by Fredk. Wilton Litchfield Stockdale.

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Creator:
Stockdale, Frederick Wilton Litchfield
Date:
1810
Physical Description:
[54] p. 40 [i. e. 39] plates. 31 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

21. England's topographer, or, A new and complete history of the county of Kent : from the earliest records to the present time : including every modern improvement / embellished with a series of views from original drawings by Geo. Shepherd, H. Gastineau, &c. ; with historical topographical, critical & biographical delineations ; by W. H. Ireland ...

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Creator:
Ireland, W. H. (William Henry), 1777–1835
Date:
1828-30
Physical Description:
4 v., [124] leaves of plates : ill., map ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

22. Five views illustrative of the admired scenery of Hythe, Sandgate, Folkstone, and the vicinity : being the first delivery of a series of views, publishing by subscription, by W. Tiffen, Library, Hythe.

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Creator:
Jeakes, Joseph
Date:
Dec. 9, 1816
Physical Description:
[5] leaves of plates : all ill. ; 24 x 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

23. Picturesque views on the river Medway : from the Nore to the vicinity of its source in Sussex : with observations on the public buildings and other works of art in its neighbourhood / by Samuel Ireland, author of "A picturesque tour through Holland, Brabant, and part of France", and of "Picturesque views on the river Thames.".

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Creator:
Ireland, Samuel, -1800
Date:
MDCCXCIII [1793]
Physical Description:
[5], p. viii, [1], viii-xii, 206, [2] p., [29] leaves of plates : ill., map ; 34 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

24. An epitome of county history : wherein the most remarkable objects, persons, and events are briefly treated of : the seats, residences, etc. of the nobility, clergy, and gentry, their architecture, interior decorations, surrounding scenery, etc. described ... : with notices of the principal churches and the monuments and memorials of distinguished families : each county illustrated by a map : vol. 1 County of Kent / by C. Greenwood.

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Creator:
Greenwood, C. (Christopher), 1786–1855
Date:
1838
Physical Description:
xx, 470, [8] p., [79] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill. ; 33 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

25. Bibliotheca cantiana : a bibliographical account of what has been published on the history, topography, antiques, customs, and family history of the county of Kent.

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Creator:
Smith, John Russell, 1810–1894
Date:
1837
Physical Description:
viii, [6], 360 p. ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

26. Six views near Margate : viz. Daundelyon, the parade, the cliffs, Reculver, Westbrook, Newgate.

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Creator:
Sanders, John, 1750–1825
Date:
1790
Physical Description:
6 leaves : illustrations ; 43 x 56 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

27. History, gazetteer, and directory of the county of Kent, comprising a general survey of the county, and of the sees of Canterbury and Rochester; with a variety of historical, statistical, topographical, commercial, and agricultural information ... By Samuel Bagshaw.

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Creator:
Bagshaw, Samuel
Date:
[pref. 1847]
Physical Description:
2 v. fold. map. 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

28. Topography of Maidstone and its environs : and directory of the clergy, gentry, tradesman, &c. of Maidstone : and also a correct address of the nobility, clergy, gentry &c. residing in the vicinity.

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Date:
1839
Physical Description:
iii, 108, 38 p, [3] leaves of plates (some fold.) : ill. ; 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

29. The picturesque beauties of Great Britain: illustrated by topographical, historical, and critical notices; combining every interesting object, ancient and modern. From an elaborate survey, and original designs taken upon the spot ... Kent.

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Creator:
Allen, Thomas, 1803–1833
Date:
[1832]
Physical Description:
130 p. front., plates, fold. map. 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

30. An account of what seemed most remarkable in the five days peregrination of the five following persons, viz. Messieurs Tothall, Scott, Hogarth, Thornhill, and Forrest : begun on Saturday, May 27th, 1732, and finished on the 31st of the same month.

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Creator:
Forrest, Ebenezer, active 1774
Date:
MDCCLXXXII [1782]
Physical Description:
9, [1] p., [9] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 30 x 45 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

31. Six views in Kent, coloured.

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Date:
[1855]
Physical Description:
[6] leaves : all ill. ; 11 x 19 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

32. Topographical and statistical description of the county of Kent. Containing an account of its situation, extent, towns ... To which is prefixed, a copious travelling guide, exhibiting the direct and principal cross roads, inns and distances of stages, and noblemen's and gentlemen's seats, which form a complete county itinerary ... / By G. A. Cooke, Esq. Illustrated with a map of the county.

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Creator:
Cooke, George Alexander
Date:
[ca. 1817]
Physical Description:
324 p., [5] leaves of plates : ill., map. ; 15 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts