. Boston journal of natural history. Natural history. Not having landed here, but only seen these ledges through a glass while coasting the island at a mile's distance, I cannot of course speak positively on this question, or as to their exact size ; but as regards the latter, any person who has made the experiment, will admit that in viewing objects on a beach in this manner, their magnitude is more apt to be under than over-estimated. In most cases, however, there is no doubt but that these blocks are erratic, and originally constituted. Please note that these images are extracted from scann
. Boston journal of natural history. Natural history. Not having landed here, but only seen these ledges through a glass while coasting the island at a mile's distance, I cannot of course speak positively on this question, or as to their exact size ; but as regards the latter, any person who has made the experiment, will admit that in viewing objects on a beach in this manner, their magnitude is more apt to be under than over-estimated. In most cases, however, there is no doubt but that these blocks are erratic, and originally constituted. 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 Boston Society of Natural History. [Boston, Boston Society of Natural History]
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