RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Schomburgck, Remarks on the heavy swell along some of the West-India Islands. CUL-DAR42.163. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 1.2022. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR42 contains notes for Darwin's book South America (1846).
Robert H. Schomburgck. 1835. Remarks on the heavy swell along some of the West-India Islands, commonly called "ground" or "North Sea;" etc. Journal of the Royal Geographical Society 5: 23-38.
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Geographical Journal vol V Part 1 p 25.
When the ground swell set on the northern shore of West Indian isld. (depth seldom more than 4 to 15 fathoms), water becomes discoloured to a great distance from the land; & "and even that even anchors being removed from their holding place & vessels being driven amongst the breakers"
Mr Schomberg? // Austin //
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Lyell Vol III allude to pebbles under sea covered with corallines p. 308.
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