Nice small map titled Douvres, from wood engraving with fine detail and clear impression, nice hand coloring. Overall size approx. 16.5 x 16.5 cm, image size approx. 10.5 x 7.5 cm. From La Nouvelle Géographie universelle, la terre et les hommes, 19 vol. (1875-94), great work of Elisee Reclus. Cartographer is Charles Perron.

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Dover

town and seaport on the Strait of Dover, Dover district, administrative and historic county of Kent, England. Situated at the mouth of a valley in the chalk uplands that form the famous white cliffs, Dover is the closest English port to the European mainland.

A pre-Roman settlement existed on the site, and, as Dubris, the place was important for Roman traffic with the European mainland. In the 4th century CE it was guarded by a fort as part of the defenses of the Saxon Shore. The castle, 375 ft (114 m) above sea level and from which on a clear day the coast of France can be seen, dominates the town below. Within its precincts are a Roman lighthouse, the ancient fortress Church of St. Mary in Castro, remains of the Saxon stronghold, and the massive Norman keep. During the 11th century it was made one of the Cinque Ports. Dover claims to be a Saxon borough by “prescription,” without a formal charter of incorporation.

During World War II the town was shelled from France and bombed from the air, but the shattered seafront was subsequently redeveloped after the war. Dover is the foremost passenger port in the United Kingdom, with a harbour of more than 600 ac (240 ha); it is the principal cross-Channel ferry port.

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