Old Map of Kent 1724, Herman Moll - Dartford, Maidstone, Bromley, Tunbridge, Gillingham, Chatham Size:A2 (420x594mm) where the parks are green

where the parks are green and the train stations red

with individual houses coloured to show whether they are "vicious semi-criminal" (black)

outlining the borders of each county

In many cases these towns and villages are accompanied by a beautiful little illustration of the town's high street or other notable landmark

with parts of City of London and Islington visible

Old Map of Kent 1724, Herman Moll - Dartford, Maidstone, Bromley, Tunbridge, Gillingham, Chatham Size:A2 (420x594mm) where the parks are greenThis is an old map of the county of Kent in 1724, put together by expert cartographer and engraver Herman Moll, perhaps the finest and most important mapmaker of the 18th century. The original description for his collection of county maps was rather interesting, so I'll include it here: "A set of fifty new and correct maps of the counties of England and Wales, &c. with the great roads and principal cross roads, &c. Shewing the computed miles from town