Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836: . describing their examination of the southern shores of South America, and the Beagle's circumnavigation of the globe. In three volumes. Vol. I.
Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882)
Category
Books
Date
1839
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 3092591
Summary
Bibliographic description
4v., plates . ill.. maps . 8vo.. Some pages of vol. 4 uncut. Provenance: Small armorial bookplate inside front cover: "Calke Abbey Library". Inscription written transversely across title page of vol. 1: Calke Abbey Library 1839 Geo. Crewe". Binding: Nineteenth-century blue publisher's cloth binding.
Provenance
Transferred to the National Trust by the Treasury in lieu of CTT in 1985 with an endowment provided by the NHMF.
Makers and roles
Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882) Vice Admiral Robert FitzRoy (1805 - 1865) Philip Parker King (1793-1856)