11375. Gattie, George Byng. Memorials of the Goodwin Sands, and their Surroundings, Legendary and Historical. London. 1904.
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11375. Gattie, George Byng. Memorials of the Goodwin Sands, and their Surroundings, Legendary and Historical. London. 1904.
11375. Gattie, George Byng. Memorials of the Goodwin Sands, and their Surroundings, Legendary and Historical. London. J.J. Keliher & Co. 1904. 297p. The Goodwin Sands is a 10-mile-long sand bank in the English Channel, lying six miles east of Deal in Kent, England. As these shoals lie close to major shipping channels, more than 2,000 ships are believed to have been wrecked upon it, and as a result it is marked by light vessels and buoys. In this exceptionally scarce title, the author gives detailed account of the history of the area, the geology, great storms, the Hovellers, the establishment of a “Coastguard”, beacons and buoys, lightships, wrecks, the lifeboat and rescues, lighthouse schemes and building projects, and more. A very detailed account. Gilt embossed binding, moderate soil and wear, contents tight, light soiling. (G+). $38.