Sketch of the Surveying Voyages of his Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 1825-1836: The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London, Volume the Sixth, 1836. Part II.
by Fitzroy, Robert [Darwin, Charles]
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Volume VI, Part 1. Single issue. First edition. Original wraps. Complete with all maps and charts bound in at rear. Pages partially uncut. Cover and spine rubbed and moderately soiled, though still very well preserved for wraps from the period.
Contains Robert Fitzroy's preliminary account of the voyage of the Beagle, describing Charles Darwin as "a zealous volunteer... He will make known the results of his five years' voluntary seclusion and disinterested exertions in the cause of science." Encompassing pages 311-343, as communicated by John Barrow.
Also includes John Helder Wedge's "On the Country Around Port Philip, South Australia" and Thomas Mitchell's "Latest Accounts from Australia".
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- Title
- Sketch of the Surveying Voyages of his Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 1825-1836
- Author
- Fitzroy, Robert [Darwin, Charles]
- Book Condition
- Used
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- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1836
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Darwin, Beagle
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