And you can see from this map, there's this incredible geographical signature of a series of islands that were out in the harbor and a matrix of salt marshes and beaches that served as natural wave attenuation for the upland settlement.
这是1770年的地图 大自然的鬼斧神工 在图上清晰可见 既有港外的一连串岛屿 又有纵横交错的盐沼滩涂 对于陆上居民来说 盐沼滩涂是天然防波堤