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Title: Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836. Volume I. Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830
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Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Keith Edkins and
the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images
generously made available by the Posner Memorial Collection
(http://posner.library.cmu.edu/Posner/))
Summary: "Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle" by Robert Fitz-Roy is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century. This work documents the surveying expeditions of the ships Adventure and Beagle, focusing on their explorations of the southern coasts of South America and the Beagle's circumnavigation of the globe between 1826 and 1836. The narrative encompasses detailed accounts of geographical discoveries, observations of natural history, and depictions of the indigenous peoples encountered during the voyages. The opening of the narrative introduces the reader to the context of the voyages as commanded by Captain Phillip Parker King aboard the Adventure and Captain Robert Fitz-Roy aboard the Beagle. It discusses the preparations made for the expedition, the motivations behind the survey, and the officers involved in the missions. Fitz-Roy explains the decision to prioritize the southern coasts of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego due to their novelty and interest. As they set sail from Plymouth, the narrative hints at the challenges they anticipate facing even before the ships reach Rio de Janeiro, including difficult weather conditions and the complexities of navigating the various landscapes. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 64.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Author: Fitzroy, Robert, 1805-1865
Author: King, Philip Parker, 1793-1856
EBook No.: 38961
Published: Feb 23, 2012
Downloads: 227
Language: English
Subject: Beagle Expedition (1831-1836)
Subject: South America -- Description and travel
Subject: Natural history -- South America
Subject: Indians of South America -- Patagonia (Argentina and Chile)
Subject: Patagonia (Argentina and Chile) -- Description and travel
Subject: Adventure and Beagle expedition (1826-1830)
Subject: Fuegians
LoCC: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation
LoCC: Latin America local history: Argentina
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836. Volume I. Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830
Credits:
Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Keith Edkins and
the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images
generously made available by the Posner Memorial Collection
(http://posner.library.cmu.edu/Posner/))
Summary: "Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle" by Robert Fitz-Roy is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century. This work documents the surveying expeditions of the ships Adventure and Beagle, focusing on their explorations of the southern coasts of South America and the Beagle's circumnavigation of the globe between 1826 and 1836. The narrative encompasses detailed accounts of geographical discoveries, observations of natural history, and depictions of the indigenous peoples encountered during the voyages. The opening of the narrative introduces the reader to the context of the voyages as commanded by Captain Phillip Parker King aboard the Adventure and Captain Robert Fitz-Roy aboard the Beagle. It discusses the preparations made for the expedition, the motivations behind the survey, and the officers involved in the missions. Fitz-Roy explains the decision to prioritize the southern coasts of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego due to their novelty and interest. As they set sail from Plymouth, the narrative hints at the challenges they anticipate facing even before the ships reach Rio de Janeiro, including difficult weather conditions and the complexities of navigating the various landscapes. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 64.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Author: Fitzroy, Robert, 1805-1865
Author: King, Philip Parker, 1793-1856
EBook No.: 38961
Published: Feb 23, 2012
Downloads: 227
Language: English
Subject: Beagle Expedition (1831-1836)
Subject: South America -- Description and travel
Subject: Natural history -- South America
Subject: Indians of South America -- Patagonia (Argentina and Chile)
Subject: Patagonia (Argentina and Chile) -- Description and travel
Subject: Adventure and Beagle expedition (1826-1830)
Subject: Fuegians
LoCC: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation
LoCC: Latin America local history: Argentina
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.