| Description |
xxx, 470 pages, 40 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cm |
| Note |
"Most of the drawings are taken from the sketchbooks of Conrad Martens, the Beagle's artist."--p. 405. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"Charles Darwin's voyage on HMS Beagle is a gripping adventure story, and a turning point in the making of the modern world. Brought together here in chronological order, the letters he wrote and received during his trip provide a first-hand account of a voyage of discovery that was as much personal as intellectual. We follow Darwin's adventures as he prepares for his travels, lands on his first tropical island, watches an earthquake level a city, and learns how to catch ostriches from a running horse. We witness slavery, political revolution, and epidemic disease, and share the otherworldly experience of landing on the Galapagos Islands and collecting specimens. His letters are counterpoised by replies from family and friends that record a comfortable, intimate world back in England. Original watercolours by the ship's artist, Conrad Martens, vividly bring to life Darwin's descriptions of his travels."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Janet Browne -- About this book -- Acknowledgments -- Symbols and abbreviations -- Timeline of the journey -- Beagle letters: Further reading -- Letter locations -- Notes on the illustrations -- Brief biographies and index to correspondents -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Subject |
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 -- Correspondence.
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Naturalists -- England -- Correspondence.
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Evolution (Biology)
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Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.
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Evolution -- England -- Collected Correspondence.
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Natural History -- England -- Collected Correspondence.
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| Added Author |
Burkhardt, Frederick, 1912-2007.
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Martens, Conrad, 1801-1878.
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| ISBN |
0521898382 cased |
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9780521898386 cased |
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