The history of Barbados; comprising a geographical and statistical description of the island; a sketch of the historical events since the settlement; and an account of its geology and natural productions (1848)
Schomburgk, Robert H. (Robert Hermann), 1804-1865 · London, Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans · leaf 652
s of the cliff w'ere broken off by the batter¬ ing waves, and when in the progress of elevation these parts had been raised above the reach of the sea and the spray of the waves, soil gathered here and there and vegetation sprung up. Such an instance is exhibited in the terracc-like cliff near the… … At the period when this large terrace was raised, the island presented on a reduced scale an appearance in its outline similar to what it does at present ; Sweet Bottom resembled then the valley of St. George ; the heights of Golden Ridge and Ashford, the ridge of Christ Church, and the deep…
Natural history
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