Charles Darwin's Beagle Diary

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.

30th June 1835

Captain Fitzroy’s Journal: With the first dawn we drove the lazy boatmen to their barge, urging them alternately with money, entreaties, rep...

29th & 30th June 1835

We gladly travelled down the valley to our former nights lodging; from the thence to near the "Agua amarga", where there is a bitt...

28th June 1835

We continued gradually ascending as we followed the valley; this became more contracted & is called near to the Cordilleras Maricongo. W...

27th June 1835

Set out early in the morning, by midday reached the ravine of Paypote, where there is a tiny rill of water, a little vegetation on its borde...

26 June 1835

Copiapo to Agua-amarga I hired a Vaqueano & 8 mules to take me into the Cordilleras by a more direct line than last time. As the country...

25th June 1835

Captain Fitzroy’s Journal: His account and the chances of an attack being made by the Indians, increased our anxiety to proceed; it would, h...

24th June 1835

Captain Fitzroy’s Journal: Perched on a height overlooking the sea, and directly above a very snug little anchorage, is the hamlet called Co...

23rd to 25th June 1835

Copiapò It is however a miserable looking place; I never saw so few houses furnished with any comforts. Every soul appears to be endeavourin...

22nd June 1835

Copiapò The lower part of the valley is broarder & near to the town it is a fine plain resembling that of Aconcagua or Quillota. — I sta...

21st June 1835

Copiapò Returned to the Hacienda of Potrero Seco, & from there a long days ride to the town of Copiapò. Captain Fitzroy’s Journal: Ancho...

20th June 1835

Staid there the following day. I found an abundance of petrified shells & wood. It is amusing to find the same subject discussed here as...

19th June 1835

Returned down the ravine to las Amolanas.

18th June 1835

Pursued our course, the valley becoming more fertile; we passed only one house. At midday seeing the valley ran in a very Northerly directio...

17th June 1835

I hired mules & a guide to penetrate a little way in the Cordilleras. A few leagues beyond the Hacienda, the valley of Copiapò is divide...

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