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James Hamilton's Map of Chelsea surveyed in 1664, redrawn in 1717.
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The Kensington section from the Environs of London by John Rocque, 1741-1745.
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Beaufort House, drawn by Kip with the hills of Kensington on the skyline, 1708
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Oil painting of Chelsea from across the river by Thomas Priest, 1742
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South front of Holland House; watercolour by John Buckler, 1812
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The schoolroom at Campden House, coloured lithograph by Charles Richardson
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Kensington Palace by Kip showing the alterations made by William and Mary and their Dutch garden
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Plan of Kensington Gardens and Kensington Town drawn by John Rocque, 1756
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Coloured print of the south front of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea by Thomas Bowles
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