. The Bermuda islands. An account of their scenery, climate, productions, physiography, natural history and geology, with sketches of their discovery and early history, and the changes in their flora and fauna due to man. Natural history. 537 A. E. Verrill—The Bermuda Inlands. 125 The drawing was very likely made by Mr. Richard Norwood for this purpose, for he was a man of good ability as a draughtsman, and was making his first survey in 1616. The scene evidently com- memorates the wreck of the French vessel, the " Bonaventura," on the 17th of Nov., 1593, on board of which was the En
. The Bermuda islands. An account of their scenery, climate, productions, physiography, natural history and geology, with sketches of their discovery and early history, and the changes in their flora and fauna due to man. Natural history. 537 A. E. Verrill—The Bermuda Inlands. 125 The drawing was very likely made by Mr. Richard Norwood for this purpose, for he was a man of good ability as a draughtsman, and was making his first survey in 1616. The scene evidently com- memorates the wreck of the French vessel, the " Bonaventura," on the 17th of Nov., 1593, on board of which was the English seaman, Henry May, who published after his escape to England, in 1594, an account of his experiences. A comparison of several photographs, taken at various times within the past thirty years, shows but little alteration in these North Rocks, but some severe storm may suddenly overthrow them. They are situated near the extreme edge of the outer reefs, about eight miles from the islands, and stand on an extensive patch of flat reef, part of which is laid bare by low tides. (Fig. 30.) They are 8 to \\\. Figure 30.—North Eocks, bearing N. 80° W. ; height of highest point 14^^ feet, above low-tide. From a photograph taken by Mr. J. B. Heyl, Dec. 27, 1875. feet high and evidently are the remains of an island of considerable height and extent that has been nearly worn away to the sea-level by erosion. The evidence from the ancient seal indicates that the erosion even in this exposed situation has not been rapid, though these rocks seem to have decreased somewhat in height. h.—SMpviTeclx of the Sea Yeyiture^ 1609. But another remarkable shipwreck, which occurred there in 1609, attracted far more attention, and led to the settlement of the islands in 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
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