INDEX OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 25. View of the Cliff known as 'La Corbiére,' on the south coast of Guernsey, exhibiting remarkable veins of intrusive rock 26. The Salerie Battery-a sketch in Belgrave Bay, near the town of St. Peter's Port . 27. Castle Cornet in the time of Charles the Second. A view taken from an old print 28. View of the interior of a Cromlech, at the back of the island 29. A Menhir or Druidical Monolith, situated in a field near Rocquaine Bay, the new Hanois Light-house 30. The Chapel dedicated to St. Apolline—the oldest ecclesiastical building in Guernsey P. J. NAFTEL. - 430 P. J. NAFTEL. 4.57 31. Cow Lane,' a specimen of the old street architecture in the town of St. Peter's Port 32. The Barbican-a part of Castle Cornet as it appears at the present time 33. View looking down on Moulin Huet Bay, the Doyle column, near Jerbourg, in the distance 34. An American Aloe in flower, and a group of trees on the lawn at Valnor, the residence of H. O. Carré, Esq. From a Photograph by Dr. Mansell 35. Quarry near St. Sampson's, with the draining mill and machinery P. LE LIEVRE. 479 P. J. NAFTEL. 483 P. J. NAFTEL. 491 36. A decorated Niche in the Parish Church of St. Peter's Port 37. The Porch of the Vale Church, a remarkable specimen of island architecture P. LE LIEVRE. 559 Sark. 38. View of the 'Boutiques' Caverns, looking outwards towards Guernsey, from the mouth of the prin cipal cave- -FRONTISPIECE 39. View of the Creux Harbour and Breakwater, looking outward from the Tunnel. From a Photograph by Dr. Mansell 40. View of the Gouliot Rock, the Gouliot Passage, and part of the Island of Brechou, including a part of the Gouliot Caverns, taken from the Havre Gosselin. From a Photograph by Dr. Mansell. P. J. NAFTEL. 81 xxvi 41. P. LE LIEVRE. 197 42. Sketch of the soft Vein through which the road is cut, communicating from the interior of the island to the Creux Harbour. From a Photograph by Dr. Mansell 43. View of a remarkable Group of detached rocks called the 'Autelets,' near the Port du Moulin. From 44. 66 Burons," a Photograph by Dr. Mansell P. J. NAFTEL. 298 P. J. NAFTEL. . Alderney. 45. View of the Casquets' Rocks and Light-house, the sketch taken from the deck of a steamer pass ing outside the Rocks and looking towards Alder- 47. View of La Roche Pendante,' a remarkable semi- 48. The Island of Ortach, or the Haystack,' the sketch taken from the deck of a steamer approaching Alderney from Guernsey, at a distance of about three miles 49. Geological illustration of the contact of the sandstone and granite on the cliffs of the south east coast of Alderney Miscellanea. 50. Two Chasse Marées,' or French merchant craft, 51. Wreck of the Salem, as she was seen, towed into Guernsey Harbour in the winter of 1861-2: the Douvres Rocks in the distance 52. Group of Wild Flowers characteristic of the field botany of the islands, chiefly of Guernsey P. LE LIEVRE. 131 P. LE LIEVRE. 163 INDEX OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 53. A Group of the common Hart's Tongue fern (Scolo 55. A common Zoophyte (Plumularia pennatula) attached to a Barnacle (Scalpellum vulgare). 56. A rare Cray Fish (Scyllarus arctus) found in Guern 57. A common Sponge (Grantia compressa) found on the shores of the Channel Islands 58. A group of Ancient Implements, found in the Channel Islands, drawn from specimens in the Museum of Mr. Lukis 59. A group of Ancient Pottery, found in the Channel Islands, drawn from specimens in the Museum of Mr. Lukis P. LE LIEVRE. 231 P. LE LIEVRE. 234 P. LE LIEVRE. 243 P. J. NAFTEL. 827 II. MAP, PLANS, AND DIAGRAMS. 1. North and South Section across the British Channel from Portland to St. Malo, showing the relative position of the Channel Islands and Rocks 2. East and West Section across the islands and passages, from the' Casquets' Rocks to Cape La Hague, on the French Coast 3. Plan of Braye Harbour, Alderney, in its present state, and with the proposed additions to complete it 4. North and South Section across Guernsey, showing the form of the island in that direction 5. Plan of Guernsey Harbour in its present state, and with the proposed 6. East and West Section across the Russel Channel from the south coast of Guernsey through Sark to the Burons 7. North and South Section across Jersey and the adjacent channel as far as the Dirouilles Rocks . 8. Plan of the Harbour of St. Helier's, Jersey, with an outline of the proposed enlargement 9. East and West Section from outside the Minquiers' Rocks, through the Chaussey Archipelago to the French coast at Granville 10. Diagram illustrating the range of the mean annual temperature at Guernsey from 1843 to 1858 inclusive. 11. Diagram representing the highest and lowest readings of the maximum and minimum Thermometers, throughout the year, at Guernsey, Jersey, and Greenwich respectively 12. Diagram showing the mean temperature of six years at Guernsey, Jersey, and Greenwich, during each month of the year Page 122 . 135 140 13. Geological section from West to East across the island of Jersey 148 270 281 15. Geological diagram.—A Section illustrating the conditions of submerged Peat Deposits 283 16. MAP of a portion of the English Channel and French Coast, enclosing the Channel Islands and Rocks, shaded to mark the depth of water and lines of soundings . TO FACE THE END. NOTE. Of these illustrations, the map was adapted from the latest Admiralty surveys, and the sections (both physical and geological) across various parts of the Channel and Islands were designed and drawn on wood, by Professor Ansted. The plans of harbours were reduced from the working plans by W. H. Le Mesurier, Esq., resident engineer of the harbour works at Guernsey. The diagrams of climate were prepared by Dr. Hoskins, and reduced and drawn on wood by Professor Ansted. |