The Beagle Record: Selections from the Original Pictiorial Records and Written Accounts of the Voyage H.M.S. Beagle
- Publisher : Cambridge University Press
- Illustrations : col + b/w illus
Description:
An account of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle round the world in 1831-36, taken from the letters of Darwin and FitzRoy, Darwin's diary, and the books about the voyage published by Darwin and FitzRoy in 1839. It is illustrated chiefly by the pencil drawings and water-colours made by the Beagle's official artist, Conrad Martens, but pictures of made on board by other members of the crew are also included. The book tells the story of the voyage of the Beagle in the words of the participants as recorded at the time.
Condition
Vg in d/w.
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