The Beagle Record

Selections from the Original Pictorial Records and Written Accounts of the Voyage of HMS Beagle
Erscheinungsjahr 1979
ISBN: 978-0-521-21822-1
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 416 Seiten, Format (B × H): 219 mm x 276 mm, Gewicht: 2500 g

This 1979 volume gathers together an account of the voyage of HMS Beagle round the world in 1831–6, 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 by the pencil drawings and watercolours made by the Beagle's official artist, Conrad Martens, but pictures made on board by other members of the crew are also included. The bulk of the illustrations were previously unpublished, as were the letters written by Captain FitzRoy and Conrad Martens. Most of the other written sources were out of print. The book tells the story of the Beagle in the words of the participants as recorded at the time, and illustrates it with a selections from the original pictorial records.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Keynes, Richard Darwin

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Geographische Entdeckungen und Erkundung
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie Historische Geographie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Beagle Record: Selections from the original pictorial records and written accounts of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle.