 | Naval art and science - 1836 - 872 pages
...approaching. For some days after the ruin, the sea did not rise to the usual marks, by four or five feet vertically. Some thought the land had been elevated,...of April, there was a difference of only two feet between the existing and former high-water marks. The proof that the land had been raised, exists in... | |
 | Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) - Electronic journals - 1836 - 538 pages
...approaching. l'or some days after the ruin the sea did not rise to the usual marks, by four or five feet vertically. Some thought the land had been elevated,...diminished, till, in the middle of April, there was a différence of only two feet bctuceu the existing and former high-water marks. The proof that the land... | |
 | George Newenham Wright - Geography - 1838 - 660 pages
...temporary shelter. For some days after the ruin the sea did not rise to the usual marks, by four or five feet vertically. Some thought the land had been elevated,...diminished, till, in the middle of April, there was only two feet between the existing and former high-water marks. The proof that the land had been raised... | |
 | Geology - 1838 - 640 pages
...feet vertically. " Some thought that the land had been elevated, but the common and prevailing opinion was that the sea had retired. This difference gradually...diminished till, in the middle of April, there was only a difference of two feet between the existing and former high-water marks. The proof that the... | |
 | 1835 - 886 pages
...feet vertically. " Some thought that the land had been elevated, but the common and prevailing opinion was that the sea had retired. This difference gradually...diminished, till, in the middle of April, there was only a difference of two feet between the existing and former high-water marks. The proof that the... | |
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For some days after the ruin, the sea did not rise to the usual marks, by four or five feet vertically. Some thought the land had been elevated, but the common and prevailing idea was, that the sea had retired. This difference gradually diminished, till,... 