The Voyage of the Beagle

The Voyage of the Beagle is a title commonly given to the book written by Charles Darwin published in 1839 as his Journal and Remarks, which brought him considerable fame and respect. The title refers to the second survey expedition of the ship HMS Beagle which set out on 27 December 1831 under the command of captain Robert FitzRoy.

Contents – where Darwin went

The book's list of contents outlines where Charles Darwin went (not in exact chronological sequence):

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• Preface
• St. Jago – Cape de Verd Islands
• Rio de Janeiro
• Maldonado
• Rio Negro to Bahia Blanca
• Bahia Blanca
• Bahia Blanca to Buenos Ayres
• Buenos Ayres and St. Fe
• Banda Oriental and Patagonia
• Santa Cruz, Patagonia, and The Falkland Islands
• Tierra del Fuego
• Strait of Magellan. – Climate of the Southern Coasts
• Central Chile
• Chiloe and Chonos Islands
• Chiloe and Concepcion: Great Earthquake
• Passage of the Cordillera
• Northern Chile and Peru
• Galapagos Archipelago
• Tahiti and New Zealand
• Australia
• Keeling Island: – Coral Formations
• Mauritius to England