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The voyage of the Beagle : Darwin's extraordinary adventure aboard FitzRoy's famous survey ship / James Taylor.

Title
The voyage of the Beagle : Darwin's extraordinary adventure aboard FitzRoy's famous survey ship / James Taylor.
Author
Taylor, James, 1963-
Publication
Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, c2008.

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Description
192 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.); 28 cm.
Subject
  • Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 > Travel
  • Fitzroy, Robert, 1805-1865
  • Beagle (Ship)
  • Beagle Expedition (1831-1836)
  • Voyages around the world
  • South America > Description and travel
Genre/Form
Biographies
Note
  • Originally published: London : Conway, 2008.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-188) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
The origin & design of HMS Beagle -- Robert FitzRoy : 'evolution's captain' -- FitzRoy's officers and crew -- Charles Darwin : naturalist & companion -- The art of surveying the sea -- Earle & Martens : FitzRoy's painting men -- The legacy of the Beagle.
ISBN
  • 9781591149200
  • 1591149207
OCLC
  • 216938666
  • SCSB-10368318
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library