The bicentennial of the birth of Charles Darwin and the 150th anniversary of his ground-breaking publication On the Origin of Species will be celebrated throughout the world in 2009 with major exhibitions and a major motion picture about his life. Author James Taylor commemorates the anniversaries with a book that takes the title of one of Darwin's great works to present an updated and comprehensively illustrated version of the travels of the Beagle. He includes a full history of the storied vessel and the complete plans and designs of the ship; along with biographies of Darwin and Capt. Robert Fitzroy; paintings; portraits; caricatures; photographs; artifacts; and journal extracts. In compiling this extraordinary wealth of materials; Taylor has woven together all strands of the Beagle story to produce a thoroughly engaging and highly informative book that will appeal to everyone; from scientists to art lovers and students of history.
#1486273 in Books 2014-05-15Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.40 x .60 x 7.40l; 1.35 #File Name: 1591141656224 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Essential Naval Warfare ReadingBy Simon VDSIn depth and well written; the clear 'go to' resource for info on the Kriegsmarine and her ships. Well worth having.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy KylerA great concise addition to any military naval book collection.22 of 23 people found the following review helpful. Good pictures and text; mediocre drawings....By D. J. MoteThis is a must have if you are building a Lutzow/Deutschland Class model and need good picture references. Fairly good text and statistics. The only drawback are the line drawings which are far too small in scale (you need a magnifying glass) to be of any use and the camouflage drawings which are done in black and white and are also of limited use. Otherwise; tons of very useful black and white photos...
