1892 Charles Darwin Voyage HMS Beagle Round World Antiquarian Natural History
Item History & Price
Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited during the Voyage of HMS Beagle Round the World, under the Command of Capt. Fitz Roy by Charles Darwin (from the corrected and enlarged edition of 1845) with a biographical introduction. Eleventh Edition. Published in London by Ward, Lock, Bowden & Co in 1892. Contains 15 full page illustrations (Australian Natives and Weapons Page 345 missing.) Contents include Rio de Janeir...o, Estancias attacked by the Indians, Set out for Buenos Ayres, Strait of Magellan, Keeley Island, and Mauritius etc. 'During the last six months I have had an opportunity of seeing a little of the character of the inhabitants of these provinces. The Gauchos are very superior to thos who reside in the towns.' 392 pages plus publisher's list. 4.75 x 7.25 inches. Marking and wear to covers and spine with covering worn from edges. One illustration missing. Browning and marking to pages.
