. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. MAETINIQUE. 477 The capital, Fort-de-France, formerly Fort-Royal, is admirably situated on the north side of the great bay on the west or sheltered coast. It is the military centre and arsenal of the French Antilles, the rendezvous of the navy, and the terminus of the transatlantic steam-service, as well as of the submarine cables to Tig. 225.—Maetiniqtte. Scale 1 : 430, West 0F breenwich 60° 50- ^ Depths. Oto 10 Fathoms. 10 Kathoms and upwards I^orth and South America and Europe. Fort-de-France was half ruined by an earthquake in 1839, and b
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. MAETINIQUE. 477 The capital, Fort-de-France, formerly Fort-Royal, is admirably situated on the north side of the great bay on the west or sheltered coast. It is the military centre and arsenal of the French Antilles, the rendezvous of the navy, and the terminus of the transatlantic steam-service, as well as of the submarine cables to Tig. 225.—Maetiniqtte. Scale 1 : 430, West 0F breenwich 60° 50- ^ Depths. Oto 10 Fathoms. 10 Kathoms and upwards I^orth and South America and Europe. Fort-de-France was half ruined by an earthquake in 1839, and by a disastrous fire in 1890, since when the new houses have been made fire-proof. Here is a fine marble statue of Josephine, Napoleon's first wife. Fort-de-France has been outstripped in population and trade by Saint-Pierre, one of the most picturesque cities in the West Indies, which was founded 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 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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