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.
11th March 1835
['Valparaiso 1834' by Conrad Marten, from the National Library of Australia]
Valparaiso After a succession of calms we reached Valparaiso in the evening. — On the next day I moved into Mr Corfields house in the Almendral.
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