neemt, beschrijft Brown alsvolgt "Taking Channels along the western side of the river amongst a confusing array of islands of all sizes I discovered a river hitherto unknown (New River). This we followed up for three weeks until we came to huge granite rocks, which lying close together, formed a barrier to our farther progress. We could of course have gone on with some little difficulties, but as we had traced the river up to the boundary of Brazil, to a part where it was only 24 Yards wide and very shallow, 1 considered it advisable not to follow it farther. We were at a distance of 470 miles from the mouth of the Coren- tyne, and 670 feet above the level of the sea". Het is enigszins bevreemdend, dat Barrington Brown steh "a river hitherto unknown", aan- gezien hij kon weten, althans vermoeden, dat dit de Corantijn moest zijn uit de gegevens van Schomburgk uit 1835-1839. Even bevreemdend is zijn naamgeving als hij 473 Georgetown New Amsterdam Fig. 4. Tekening naar de "Karte von Britisch Guiana", van R. Schomburgk. grens van Guiana. K.N.A.G. Geograßsch Tijdschrift VIII (1974) Nr. 5

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