norH] TRAVEL, OVERLAND 605 
River Maroni, Cayenne, near the Ile Portal (Cr, 143): On the 
Montagne d’Argent, on the coast between Cayenne and the River 
Oyapock, the rock carvings were claimed to represent the arms of 
Charles V by the Portuguese when they had a dispute with the 
French over their boundary line (Cr, 145). 
River Oyapock: Illustrations are furnished (Cr, 210). 
River Essequibo, Waraputa Falls: The rocks which bear inscrip- 
tions are very numerous. These rude figures resemble those which 
I had seen in St. John’s, one of the Virgin Isles, which doubtless are 
the work of Carib who formerly inhabited that island. We had 
looked in vain for inscriptions which, according to Humboldt, Horts- 
man had discovered on the banks of the Rupununi, and I was there- 
fore happy to see those just alluded to (SceG, 275). Illustrations 
(SR, 1, 320; IT, 394). 
On the Yapore, upper Essequibo, we stopped at one of the rapids, 
where the men showed me a head roughly notched out (dessinée a 
Ventaille) on the rock. It is Schomburgk who made his portrait here, 
say the Atorai. The old traveler is legendary from the Essequibo 
to the Orinoco (Cou, m, 345). 
Camuti or Taquiari Rocks, upper Essequibo: A Carib pointed 
out some Indian picture writing which was more regular than usual. 
Figured (ScKE, 159). 
Cuyuwini Creek, upper Essequibo: We passed numerous erratic 
blocks of greenstone, on two of which we saw some Indian picture 
writing. On asking the Taruma who had done it, they replied that. 
women had made them long ago (ScE, 168). 
At Babumana Cataract, upper Essequibo, there is a lot of Indian 
picture writing cut on a large granite rock, being chiefly representa- 
tions of monkeys and froglike individuals (BB, 244). 
On Quitaro River, beyond Ataraipu Rock, on a group of granite 
rocks near by we saw some old Indian sculpture, like the image of a 
sort of rising sun with a human visage (BB, 152). 
Berbice River: A ledge of granite rocks, on which we observed a 
great number of picture writings ... neither so regular nor on 
such a large scale as those we had seen in the Rivers Calabala and 
Corentyn (ScA). 
Corentyn River: We passed next morning a remarkable rock called 
by the Carib Timehri (probably a corruption of Tepu or Tipu 
mereme, i. e., Rock painted). It is not only distinguished for its size, 
but there are a number of gigantic figures engraved on it, one of which 
measures more than 10 feet. Illustrations (Br, 314). 
Rio Branco: About 12 miles distant from Marua,... the In- 
dians told us of some very remarkable boulders of granite which they 
call tamurumu (cf. Timehri, Tepu mereme). The highest, which they 
