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.
20th November 1832
Montevideo Went out collecting on the Mount. In the course of my walk I came quite close to two of the great lizards of this country. From the nose to end of tail the length must have been at least 3 feet.
Montevideo
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