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“...LIST OF MAPS AND PLANS Maps The West Indies . . . . after PAGE xiv Bermuda . . . . • , .* 42 New Providence, the Bahamas * • it 60 "A TOPOGRAPHICALL DESCRIPTION AND AD- MEASUREMENT OF THE YLAND OF BARBADOS ” „ 72 Reproduced from Ligon’s Map, dated 1657 Barbados ....... 76 Trinidad and Tobago . • • , 116 Grenada, St. Vincent and the dines . Grena- 154 St. Lucia, Antigua, St. Kitts, Nevis, Dominica and Montserrat . 168 Jamaica .... 254 Guadeloupe, Martinique, Marie Galante AND THE SAINTES . . . . 300 The Virgin Islands 320 Cuba and Porto Rico . 340 Haiti and Santo Domingo 362 British Guiana 370 Dutch Guiana or Surinam 412 The Panama Canal . . facing 422 xi...”
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“...MORE GENERAL INFORMATION 3i The route usually followed from northern ports to Jamaica is past Watling’s Island and through the Crooked Island and Windward Passages (see map). Steamers for the Lesser Antilles keep well out in the Atlantic. If the steamer arrives at Jamaica, as she generally does, at dawn, it well repays one to be on deck very early to see the sun rise over the glorious Blue Mountains, putting to shame the blinking light of the lighthouse at Plum Point. The difference of a voyage under modem conditions from one made in the old days has often been emphasised, and tourists who are lucky enough to be able to obtain copies of “ Monk ” Lewis’s “ Journal ” or Jeaffreson’s " A Young Squire of the Seventeenth Century ” may sit in comfort in their deck chairs as the steamer forges her way along at a speed of from fifteen to nineteen knots and read of the discomforts with which their for- bears had to put up. Christopher Jeaffreson, having bid his friends farewell on February 16th...”
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“...which now hang in the Royal United Service Museum in Whitehall, London. The bell, which bears the date 1740, was cracked by a bullet. Below the niche is a tablet inscribed : Bell said to have belonged to H.M.S. Shannon AND DAMAGED DURING HER ENGAGEMENT with the U.S. Frigate Chesapeake ist June, 1813. This historic bell was exhibited in the Bermuda Pavilion at the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley in 1924 and 1925. The road for carriages or cyclists to Ireland Island is clearly shown on the map which faces page 42. Pedes- trians can take a short cut by crossing by ferry from Hamilton to Paget. The several islands traversed are connected by bridges, and some exquisite views can be obtained en route of the islands in the Great Sound, on which many Boer prisoners were confined during, and immediately after, the last South African War. Visitors wishing to get a good idea of the “ he of the land ” should make a detour at Gibbs Hill and ascend it (245 ft.) and the lighthouse (105 ft. 9 ins...”
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“...I Atopographicall Description anti j\.dme asurement of the YLAND of BARBADOS m theWeft INBVAESj Witk-lkeHL Hairier öf tke ScueraH piantacons-cr I 5 ^ A «.<* .«a S\ MÏ TF” k^dfL />/> «S($y • ■iUBi r>^0 „ a 40 % n«D - 4cy>»! <& \l JA <& ^ I MW a <2 •> tfwgglf '%£& & >w#; -O'- v Crv>riy „ V— \obb- ''^/ZjuZ lütsjfë** A-.Seo.le tf Juit Ttiles Richard Ligon’s Map of Barbados published in 1657...”
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“...till 9 p m‘ Subscription, 12s. ($2.88) or £1 ($4.80) per annum, for two or four volumes, payable yearly, quarterly, or monthly A Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Club is on the east side of the Savannah. SIGHTS. Vessels bound for Port of Spain enter the Gulf of Paria by one of the Bocas del Dragón (the Dragon’s mouths), the straits formed by the islands of Chacachacare (the name is an Indian one), Huevos (egg) and Monos (monkey), and known respectively as the Bocas Grande, Navios, Huevos, and Monos (see map, after page 116). Chacachacare, .on which a tall light- house is conspicuous, is a leper settlement. On the other islands there are pleasant villas which are much resorted to for bathing and fishing. At the north-east point of Huevos is Parasol Rock, where H.M.S. DtomcdciYy grounded on August 10th, 1800. Her bowsprit was lashed to the rock, and her crew of 500 men landed and spent fifteen uncomfortable hours upon this inhospitable crag. Then the weather having moderated they re- embarked and got...”
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“...136 POCKET GUIDE TO THE WEST INDIES town the road strikes north again, and, running in a north-easterly direction., passes through Matura Village and districts devoted to the cultivation of coco-nuts, to Salybia and Balandra Bays near the northern end of the East Coast or Bande de 1’Est. Here there are glorious expanses of white sand from which delightful surf- bathing can be enjoyed in the open Atlantic. The east coast (see map, after p. 116) has three great bays, namely those of Matura, Cocos, and Mayaro, each of which should be visited if time permits. For the greater part of its length the entire coast is fringed with coco-nut palms, and it is said that the Cocal, as the coco-nut grove between Manzanilla and Radix Points is called, owes its origin to a French vessel laden with coco-nuts having been wrecked there and to some of the nuts having been washed ashore and having taken root. The north-east trade-wind, fresh from across 3,900 miles of ocean, blows uninterruptedly straight upon...”
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“...for greater safety, and that next day she found her way ; back to her shrine as the Bambino of the Ara Cceli did in Rome. An opportunity of seeing something of the varied scenery of the coasts of Trinidad is afforded by Govern- ment steamer, which also maintains communication with Tobago. On one route the steamer goes through one of the Dragon’s mouths, and passing the exquisitely beautiful bays of Macqueripe, Maracas and Las Cuevas calls off Blanchisseuse, Matelot, Grand Rivière and Toco (see map, after page 116), crossing thence to Tobago. On the other route she leaves by the Serpent’s Mouth and proceeds along the south coast, affording views of the three mountains which reminded Columbus of the Trinity and so gave the island its name, and then round Cape Galeota up the east coast, calling off Mayaro before crossing to Scarborough. Off Erin a remarkable manifestation of submarine volcanic activity was witnessed on November 4th, 1911. Following heavy detonations, huge columns of smoke and...”
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“...of the then Governor, Mr. (afterwards Sir) Walter Sendall, whose name it bears. Lady Sendall ignited the first charge for its excavation by electricity, and the tunnel was completed in 1895. The western approach is called Bruce Street after the late Sir Charles Bruce, Governor from 1893 to 1897. The St. George’s Club, the Post Office, the Public Library (first opened in 1864) and the Government Buildings are situated on the wharf, adjacent to the landing-place. At the Library an interesting old map...”
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“...of the then Governor, Mr. (afterwards Sir) Walter Sendall, whose name it bears. Lady Sendall ignited the first charge for its excavation by electricity, and the tunnel was completed in 1895. The western approach is called Bruce Street after the late Sir Charles Bruce, Governor from 1893 to 1897. The St. George’s Club, the Post Office, the Public Library (first opened in 1864) and the Government Buildings are situated on the wharf, adjacent to the landing-place. At the Library an interesting old map...”
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“...Kingston). Here ponies can be obtained for a ride to Newcastle, a military camp 4,000 feet above the sea (19 miles from Kingston), which can also be reached from the capital by motor-car. The cantonments were established during the Governorship of Sir Charles Metcalfe (1839-1841), for the white troops in the days when yellow fever was rife in the plains. The barracks, mess-rooms,etc., are perched in tertaces on the mountain- side and command superb views of Kingston and its harbour lying like a relief-map far below. Away to the west on a slightly higher elevation are the cantonments of Greenwich. Since the disbandment of the West India Regiment in 1926, the white troops have been stationed at Up Park Camp to the north of Kingston. From Newcastle to Catherine’s Peak there is a fair riding road. The view of both sides of the island from the summit (5,036 feet) is very beautiful. The road from Newcastle is continued to Hardwar Gap and down the Buff River Valley to Buff Bay on the north side of the...”
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“...low Customs duties. The streets are clean and well cared for, and it used to be said that, during the Danish régime, visitors found by the police to have" dined not wisely but too well, were compelled to expiate their overnight offence by sweeping the streets in the morning. Good pedestrians can obtain a superb view by ascend- ing the mountain by the rough path behind “ 1829 ” to Mafolie. From this spot an extensive panorama unfolds itself. Far below are the town and harbour spread out like a map. Under the shelter of Cowell’s battery are the wharves formerly owned by the Hamburg- American line. Away to the west he the islands of Culebra and Vieques, and to the east St. John, Tortola, and several small islets of the Virgin group. To the south lies St. Croix. Out to sea is the historic Sail Bock which, during the American War, received severe punishment from the captain of a French frigate who mistook it for an enemy ship. He hailed it through his trumpet, and his shouts were returned by...”
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