Title
HMS 'Beagle' laid ashore, Rio Santa Cruz, Patagonia, South America, 1834 (1839). Artist: Unknown.
Caption
HMS 'Beagle' laid ashore, Rio Santa Cruz, Patagonia, South America, 1834 (1839). The 'Beagle', commanded by Robert Fitzroy, set sail on a 5-year voyage around the world in December 1831, with the naturalist Charles Darwin (1809-1882) aboard. It was during this voyage that Darwin made observations that helped form his theory of evolution. From Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle by Robert Fitzroy. (London, 1839). (Colorised black and white print).
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Date
1839
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Reference
HRM19D08_089
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
34,4Mb (5,4Mb) / 15,1in x 8,9in / 4522 x 2656 (300dpi)