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.

1st October 1836

[Tonight... in 1838 of course, Darwin's journey is complete. As you will see, he immediately leaves the Beagle and travels up to Shre...

30th September 1836

Azores to Falmouth Amongst the other most remarkable spectacles, which we have beheld, may be ranked, — the stars o...

29th September 1836

Azores to Falmouth Among the scenes which are deeply impressed on my mind, none exceed in sublimity the primeval forests, undefaced by the h...

28th September 1836

Azores to Falmouth Let us now look at the brighter side of the past time. The pleasure derived from beholding the scenery and general aspec...

27th September 1836

Azores to Falmouth If a person suffers much from sea sickness, let him weigh it heavily in the balance: I speak from experience, it is no t...

26th September 1836

Azores to Falmouth Our voyage having come to an end, I will take a short retrospect of the advantages and disadvantages the pain & plea...

25th September 1836

St. Michael's Island, Azores By the following morning, we were off the city, & a boat was sent on shore.— The Isld of St Michaels i...

24th September 1836

Terceira, Azores In the morning, we were off the Western end of St Michaels; to the capital of which we were bound in quest of letters. A ...

23rd September 1836

Terceira, Azores Another day I set out early in the morning to visit the town of Praya seated on the NE and of the island. — The distance ...

22nd September 1836

Terceira, Azores I staid the greater part of the day on board.

21st September 1836

Terceira, Azores The next day the Consul kindly lent me his horse & furnished me with guides to proceed to a spot, in the centre of the...

20th September 1836

Terceira, Azores In the morning we were off the East end of the Island of Terceira, and a little after noon reached the town of Angra. The...

9th September 1836

Atlantic Ocean Crossed the Tropic of Cancer. With the Beagle now virtually in sight of the completion of her voyage, why not join us for ...

4th September 1836

Cape Verde Islands We were all very glad in the evening of the 4th to wish farewell to the irregular mountains of St Jago, as they disappea...

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