{"product_id":"kent-shopping-constellations-retail-catchment-hub-towns-villages-map-adams-1948-p-7-028580","title":"Kent shopping constellations—retail catchment hub towns\/villages map—Adams 1948","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e'County of Kent—County planning survey—Characteristics of urban communities and shopping centres used by villages'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eKent's villages are linked to their shopping towns by bursts of green rays on this wonderfully graphic map, which turns the county's everyday shopping trips into a constellation of starbursts. Concentric coloured rings classify each town of 10,000 people or more by character, with the most important characteristic on the outside: dormitory, residential, industrial, agricultural market, fishing, resort or military establishment. Canterbury, Maidstone and Ashford sit at the centre of the largest catchments. Drawn by James W. R. Adams, County Planning Officer, for the County Planning Survey, dated 1946 and published in Planning Basis for Kent (1948), it is a brilliant example of mid-century social geography presented as graphic design.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54371670524251,"sku":"P-7-028580","price":36.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0923\/9583\/1643\/files\/P-7-028580a_2d80976d-6ec7-4bc0-af44-487e21802cac.jpg?v=1792148905","url":"https:\/\/www.antiquemapsandprints.com\/products\/kent-shopping-constellations-retail-catchment-hub-towns-villages-map-adams-1948-p-7-028580","provider":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}