The earth and its inhabitants The earth and its inhabitants .. earthitsinhabita291recl Year: 1891 412 MEXICO, CENTRAL AMERICA, WEST INDIES. Saint-3Iarc, farther south on the same coast between the headlands of Pointe Diable and Cap Saint-Marc, commands the outlet of the great Artibouite valle}^, the richest in Haiti, comprising in its upper basin the magnificent pastures of Sainf- Maphael, Saint-Michel de VAtalaye, and Hinche; lower down, the mahogany forests of 'Las Caobas ; and on the plains the coffee and other plantations of Verrettes and Fetite-Riviere. An isolated bluff near the mouth o
The earth and its inhabitants The earth and its inhabitants .. earthitsinhabita291recl Year: 1891 412 MEXICO, CENTRAL AMERICA, WEST INDIES. Saint-3Iarc, farther south on the same coast between the headlands of Pointe Diable and Cap Saint-Marc, commands the outlet of the great Artibouite valle}^, the richest in Haiti, comprising in its upper basin the magnificent pastures of Sainf- Maphael, Saint-Michel de VAtalaye, and Hinche; lower down, the mahogany forests of 'Las Caobas ; and on the plains the coffee and other plantations of Verrettes and Fetite-Riviere. An isolated bluff near the mouth of the river is the famous Crête à Pierrot, which had been fortified by English engineers, and which the blacks defended so valiantly during the war of independence. South-east of Cap Saint-Marc, Mont-Roui, Arcahaye, and a few other coast villages follow as far as Port-au-Prince, capital of Haiti. This city, which owes its pre» Fig. 197. âGulf of Poet-au-Prixce. Scale 1 ; 575,000. Depths. 0 to 50 Fathoms. 50 to 100 Fathoms. 100 Fathoms and upwards. 12 Miles. eminence to its favourable commercial position, dates only from the year 1749, when it was founded under the name of VKôpHal; the 'prince' to whom its present name has reference has not been identified. All its old monuments have perished in the numerous fires by which it has so often been wasted, and it con- sists at present of low brick or wood houses, disposed in regular blocks between avenues lined with trees. The city, which is connected with its suburbs by a few lines of railway, was formerly defended by forts crowning the surrounding heights. North-east lies Croix-des-Bouquets, which so often changed hands during the revo- lutionary wars. The south-west peninsula, from Port-au-Prince to Cape Tiburon, is lined with
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