SEA CHART OF THE SOUTH-EASTERN PART OF TIERRA DEL FUEGO WITH STATEN ISLAND, CAPE HORN AND DIEGO RAMIREZ ISLANDS. Surveyed by Captain Robert Fitzroy R.N. and the Officers of H.M.S. Beagle, 1830-1834. Engraved by J & C Walker. Published by the Admiralty, March 16, 1847. From "Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited during the Voyages of H.M.S. Beagle", by Charles Darwin and Robert Fitzroy, describing the famed voyage that inspired Darwin's development of the theory of natural selection. - Framed, sight: 24 in. x 37 in. Estimate $750-1,000
Not examined out of frame, examined under glass. Scattered foxing throughout; soft horizontal creases at center right, partial paper label "D. Eggert...Chronometer...strument, Boo...Warehou...Pearl Street.." above title; occasional pencil notations.
