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" As we entered Lymington River, we found a fresh proof of the probability of the ancient union between Vectis and the main. The tide was gone, and had left vast stretches of ooze along the deserted shores. Here we saw lying on the right, a huge stump of... "
A New Picture of the Isle of Wight: Illustrated with Twenty-six Plates of ... - Page 3
by William Bernard Cooke - 1813 - 158 pages
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The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical ..., Volume 6

John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - Architecture - 1805 - 686 pages
...Lymington River, we found a fresh proof of the probability of the ancient union between Vectis and the main. The tide was gone, and had left vast stretches...lying on the right, a huge stump of a tree, which our boatmen informed us bad been dragged out of the water. He assured us also, that the roots of oaks,...
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The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical ..., Volume 6

John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - Architecture - 1805 - 698 pages
...right, a huge stump of a tree, which our boatmen informed us had been dragged out of the water. Pie assured us also, that the roots of oaks, and other...which seems still to strengthen the opinion, that all this part of the coast now covered with the tide, had once been forest-land ."t It has also been...
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Antiquarian and Topographical Sketches of Hampshire

Henry Moody (curator of the Winchester mus.) - Hampshire (England) - 1846 - 444 pages
...Lyn.iington river, we found a fresh proof of the probability of the ancient union between Victis and the main. The tide was gone, and had left vast stretches...deserted shores. Here we saw lying on the right a hugh stump of a tree, which our boatman informed us had been dragged out of the water ; he assured...
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A Guide to the Healthiest and Most Beautiful Watering Places in the British ...

Summer resorts - 1864 - 352 pages
...fresh proof of the probability of the ancient union between Vectis (the Roman name of the island) and the main. The tide was gone, and had left vast stretches...the roots of oaks and other trees were often found in these banks of mud, which seems still more to strengthen the opinion that all this part of the coast,...
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The Western Antiquary; Or, Devon and Cornwall Notebook, Volume 7

William Henry Kearley Wright - Cornwall (England : County) - 1888 - 412 pages
...Lymington River, we found a fresh proof of the probability of the ancient union between Vectis and the main. The tide was gone, and had left vast stretches...us had been dragged out of the water. He assured us that the roots of oaks and other trees, were often found on these banks of mud ; which seems still...
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The Western Antiquary, Volume 7

Cornwall (England : County) - 1888 - 414 pages
...the probability of the ancient union between Vectis and the main. The ti'le was gone, and had lett vast stretches of ooze along the deserted shores....us had been dragged out of the water. He assured us that the roots of oaks and other trees, were often found on these banks of mud ; which seems still...
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