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Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle between the years 1826 and 1836 describing their examination of the southern shores of South America and the Beagle's circumnavigation of the globe

Title
Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle between the years 1826 and 1836 [electronic resource] : describing their examination of the southern shores of South America and the Beagle's circumnavigation of the globe / [by Robert Fitzroy].
Author
Fitzroy, Robert, 1805-1865.
Publication
London : H. Colburn, 1839

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Additional Authors
King, Philip Parker, 1793-1856.
Description
3 v. : ill., maps; 25 cm.
Alternative Title
Voyages of the Adventure and Beagle
Subject
  • Adventure and Beagle Expedition (1826-1830)
  • Beagle Expedition (1831-1836)
  • Natural history > South America
  • Indians of South America > Patagonia (Argentina and Chile)
  • Fuegians
  • Geology > South America
  • South America > Description and travel
  • Patagonia (Argentina and Chile) > Description and travel
Note
  • Attributed to Robert Fitzroy.
  • Fitzroy indicates King as joint author in pref. of v. 1.
  • "Errata, &c., in the appendix.": V. 3, p. viii.
  • Reproduction of original from The American Antiquarian Society.
  • Sabin no. 37826.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
Contents
v. 1. Proceedings of the first expedition, 1826-1830 under the command of Captain P. Parker King, R.N., F.R.S. -- V. 2. Proceedings of the second expedition, 1831-1836, under the command of Captain Robert Fitz-Roy, R.N. -- V. 3. Appendix to volume II.
OCLC
  • 733090709
  • TGPSM11-B690
Author
Fitzroy, Robert, 1805-1865.
Title
Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle between the years 1826 and 1836 [electronic resource] : describing their examination of the southern shores of South America and the Beagle's circumnavigation of the globe / [by Robert Fitzroy].
Imprint
London : H. Colburn, 1839 (J.L. Cox and Sons)
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2011. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Local Note
Travel; Maritime; Science; Race.
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Full text online available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL
Added Author
King, Philip Parker, 1793-1856.
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