. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. AMSTERDAM AND ST. PAUL. 57 The discoverer of St. Paid is unknown, although the name already occurs in a geographical document of the sixteenth century. At the beginning of the following century both islands were well known to the Dutch navigators, and Van Vlaming was the first to land on them in the year 1696. Since that time they have been frequently visited, too often unwillingly, by shipwrecked crews, and since 1841 St. Paul has been permanently occupied by a community engaged in Fig. 20.—Amsterdam. Scale 1 : 90, 77°3 77°34-'East oP ureenw
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. AMSTERDAM AND ST. PAUL. 57 The discoverer of St. Paid is unknown, although the name already occurs in a geographical document of the sixteenth century. At the beginning of the following century both islands were well known to the Dutch navigators, and Van Vlaming was the first to land on them in the year 1696. Since that time they have been frequently visited, too often unwillingly, by shipwrecked crews, and since 1841 St. Paul has been permanently occupied by a community engaged in Fig. 20.—Amsterdam. Scale 1 : 90, 77°3 77°34-'East oP ureenwich Depths. 0 to 124 Feet. 124 Feet and upwards. 2 Miles fishing and otter-hunting. Recently, also, they have been the object of scientific expeditions, notably in 1874, when the French naturalists stationed at St. Paul to observe the transit of Venus utilised the occasion to study the geological structure and prepare charts of both volcanic masses. It has often been proposed to establish a port of call at St. Paul on the route to Australia. But under this latitude, although corresponding to that of Palermo. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905; Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913; Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912. New York, D. Appleton and company
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