The Beagle Diary was later used to write Darwin's famous book 'Voyage of the Beagle' (1839). The narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle between the years 1826 and 1836. Darwin describes each day of the voyage, some in intimate detail, during the Beagle's circumnavigation of the globe.
3rd Jan 1832
Devonport to Canary Islands We looked for the eight stones and passed over the spot where they are laid down in the charts. Perhaps their origin might have been Volcanic and have since disappeared.
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