HMS Beagle's return to Woolwich news report — Darwin mention — Nautical Mag 1836
SKU: P-6-111229
[The return of the Beagle to Woolwich. Darwin mention]
A contemporary report of the return of HMS Beagle to Woolwich in 1836 at the conclusion of her second (1831-1836) voyage "His Majesty’s Sloop Beagle, Captain Fitzroy, has arrived, and is now lying paid off at Woolwich. The Beagle sailed from England in 1831, for the purpose of surveying the coasts of South America; on which service she has been employed since that time, and on her way home has performed the circuit of the globe. She has successively visited the Galapagos, Tahiti, Tongataboo, New Zealand, Sydney, King George’s Sound, Keeling Island, Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and other points in the Atlantic, between which she has measured meridian distances. In the course of her voyage, observations of the most valuable and interesting kind have been made, and additions afforded to our knowledge of the natural history of the places she has visited, by Mr. Charles Darwin, which will ever reflect the greatest credit on him, and on Captain Fitzroy who conducted the voyage."
Size 13 x 21 cm | 5.0 x 8.5 inches
Date Published: 1836
Type: Antique engraved printed pages; a short article printed on one page, plus the 1836 volume title page
Author: The Nautical Magazine
Publication: The Nautical Magazine
Condition: Good |
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