[Annals N. Y. Acad, Sci., Vol. XIII, No. 5, pp. 387-418, Jan. 14, 1901.] 



A RECONNOISSANCE OF THE ELIZABETH 



ISLANDS 



Arthur Rollick 



(Read May 15, 1899) 



[Plates VIII-XV] 

 CONTENTS 



PAGE 



Introduction 387 



Location and Names 387 



General Information 388 



Itinerary of the Trip 389 



Description of the Islands 390 



Naushon , 390 



Pasque 395 



Nashaweena 396 



Penikese 398 



Cuttyhunk 398 



Conclusions 400 



INTRODUCTION 

 Location and Names 



The Elizabeth Islands, as understood by that name at the 

 present day, comprise the group which extends in a southwest- 

 erly direction, for a distance of about sixteen miles, from Wood's 

 Hole, Mass., forming the barrier between Buzzard's Bay on the 

 north and Vineyard Sound on the south ; although formerly 

 Martha's Vineyard and its adjoining islands of Chappaquidick 

 and No-Man' s Land, seem to have been included under the 

 same name. The principal islands of the group are five in num- 

 ber, besides which there are numerous smaller islands, some of 

 them but little more than isolated heaps of bowlders. Begin- 

 ning at the eastern end the five are known, in sequence, as Naus- 

 hon, including Nonamessett, Uncatina, Pine Island, Buck Island 



(387) 



