Rare Old Map of Kent, 1809 by Faden & Ordnance Survey - Canterbury, Maidstone, Bromley, Tunbridge, Margate, Lewisham tumc_poster This is one of the

This is one of the earliest and finest large world maps created and printed in England

If you've ever wondered why that venue on the South Bank of the Thames is called The Royal Festival Hall

Castletown

and a bunch of villages dotted around them

Take a look at the detailed images and try to spot your favourite landmark or the street where you grew up

Rare Old Map of Kent, 1809 by Faden & Ordnance Survey - Canterbury, Maidstone, Bromley, Tunbridge, Margate, Lewisham tumc_poster This is one of theBehold! The finest old map of Kent ever created and also, incidentally, the first ever Ordnance Survey map. First published in 1801, this map was actually created by William Faden, one of the finest mapmakers of the late 18th and early 19th century. The version here is from 1809, with a few updates. This map was originally 180cm (70 inches, 6ft) wide. It has a monumental amount of detail. Every town, village, hill, river, road, canal they're all here.