{"product_id":"darwin-coral-fringing-reefs-atolls-chuuk-hao-bora-bora-gambier-cocos-1895-map-p-6-112335","title":"Darwin—Coral fringing reefs \u0026 atolls—Chuuk–Hao–Bora Bora–Gambier–Cocos 1895 map","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eShewing the Resemblance in Form Between Barrier Coral-Reefs Surrounding Mountainous Islands, and Atolls or Lagoon-Islands: Vanikoro; Hogoleu, or Roug [Chuuk Lagoon]; Raiatea; Bow, or Heyou Atoll [Hao Atoll]; Bolabola [Bora Bora]; Maurua [Maupiti]; Pouynipète, or Seniavine [Pohnpei]; Gambier Islands; Peros Banhos Atoll; Keeling, or Cocos Atoll [Cocos (Keeling) Islands]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCharles Darwin’s comparative plate sets ten island and atoll plans side by side: Vanikoro; Hogoleu (Chuuk); Raiatea; Bow or Heyou (Hao); Bolabola (Bora Bora); Maurua (Maupiti); Pouynipète (Pohnpei); the Gambier Islands; Peros Banhos; and Keeling or Cocos. Engraved by J. \u0026amp; C. Walker and outlined in original blue, it synthesises surveys by d’Urville, Duperrey, Beechey, Lütke, Moresby, Powell and FitzRoy. Their repeated ring forms make Darwin’s argument visible. He supplied the first comprehensive, testable explanation of how the principal reef types are related: as a volcanic island slowly subsides, coral continues growing upward in shallow water, transforming a fringing reef into a barrier reef and ultimately, after the central island disappears, an atoll. First published in 1842 in Darwin’s The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs—one of the foundational works of modern reef geology—this is a later 1895 printing retaining its delicate colour.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53896241447259,"sku":"P-6-112335","price":180.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0923\/9583\/1643\/files\/P-6-112335a.jpg?v=1787833516","url":"https:\/\/www.antiquemapsandprints.com\/products\/darwin-coral-fringing-reefs-atolls-chuuk-hao-bora-bora-gambier-cocos-1895-map-p-6-112335","provider":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}