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In the years leading up to Charles Darwin's famous voyage on the
Beagle, the ship and its captain Robert Fitzroy (1805-65) had
participated in an expedition to the desolate southern coast of
South America. Volume 1 of this three-volume work, published in
1839, describes that 1826-30 expedition, while Volumes 2 and 3
cover the second voyage. Compiled by Robert Fitzroy (1805-65),
captain of the Beagle from 1828, Volume 1 is based on the journals
of Phillip Parker King (1791-56), the expedition's commander, whose
account of his earlier survey of Australia is also reissued. Tasked
with surveying the coast from Montevideo to Cape Horn and north to
Chiloe, and 'collecting and preserving specimens of ... natural
history', the expedition spent its first two field seasons around
Tierra del Fuego, enduring hunger, scurvy and severe weather. It
reached Chiloe in 1829, and returned to England a year later.
In the years leading up to Charles Darwin's famous voyage on the
Beagle, the ship and its captain Robert Fitzroy (1805-65) had
participated in an expedition to the desolate southern coast of
South America. This three-volume work, published in 1839, describes
both voyages. Volume 2 is Fitzroy's account of his voyage with
Darwin. He describes how the Hydrographer of the Admiralty, Captain
Beaufort (founder of The Nautical Magazine, also reissued),
approved the proposal that 'some well educated and scientific
person' should join the expedition: Darwin was chosen. Fitzroy's
descriptions of the locations visited and their natural history
provide a fascinating counterpoint to Darwin's own account of the
voyage, the first published version of which makes up Volume 3.
Fitzroy refers regularly to the geographical and scientific books
that he and Darwin kept in the ship's library. The majority of
these are also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection.
In the years leading up to Charles Darwin's 1832-6 voyage on the
Beagle, the ship and its captain Robert Fitzroy (1805-65) had
participated in an expedition to the desolate southern coast of
South America. This three-volume work, published in 1839, describes
both voyages. Volumes 1 and 2, compiled by Fitzroy, contain
accounts by professional mariners. Volume 3 is the first published
version of the young Darwin's now famous journal. It later appeared
as a free-standing publication (1840) and in a more popular second
edition (1845), both reissued in this series. Darwin's preface
refers to the detailed scientific publications resulting from his
research: the geological studies of volcanic islands and coral
reefs (also available in the Cambridge Library Collection), and the
co-authored, multi-volume zoology. Darwin expresses thanks to
Fitzroy for his 'most cordial friendship', to the ship's officers
for their 'undeviating kindness', and particularly to his Cambridge
mentor John Stevens Henslow.
This two-volume work by Captain Phillip Parker King (1791-1856) was
published in 1827, and describes the Royal Navy's 1817-22 surveying
expedition to chart the coastal regions of Australia. King carried
out the surveys in two successive ships, the Mermaid, which was
declared unseaworthy in 1820, and the newly commissioned Bathurst.
He worked on the charts, which were published by the Hydrographic
Office, for two years after his return to England. He was made a
Fellow of the Royal Society, and later undertook a similar
surveying voyage, in which he was accompanied by Captain Fitzroy on
the Beagle, around the coast of South America. The book is derived
from the author's journal, and describes not only the voyages but
also the towns and settlements and the natural history of the
region, often making comparisons with Captain Cook's account.
Volume 1 covers the south, east and north coasts of Australia.
This two-volume work by Captain Phillip Parker King (1791-1856) was
published in 1827, and describes the Royal Navy's 1817-22 surveying
expedition to chart the coastal regions of Australia. King carried
out the surveys in two successive ships, the Mermaid, which was
declared unseaworthy in 1820, and the newly commissioned Bathurst.
He worked on the charts, which were published by the Hydrographic
Office, for two years after his return to England. He was made a
Fellow of the Royal Society, and later undertook a similar
surveying voyage, in which he was accompanied by Captain Fitzroy on
the Beagle, around the coast of South America. The book is derived
from the author's journal, and describes not only the voyages but
also the towns and settlements of the region. Volume 2 continues
the survey along the north and west coasts of Australia, and
contains an appendix describing winds, currents, ports and islands.
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Including Magellan Strait, The Falkland, And Galapagos Islands.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
Including Magellan Strait, The Falkland, And Galapagos Islands.
Including Magellan Strait, The Falkland, And Galapagos Islands.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
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