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.
14th November 1832
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Montevideo This morning we entered the harbor at noon; after having fairly conquered as foul a wind as ever blew. I received letters dated July 25, August 15th & 18th.
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