Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836. Volume I. Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830King, Philip Parker
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Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836. Volume I. Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830
King, Philip Parker
Adventure and Beagle expedition (1826-1830); Beagle Expedition (1831-1836); Fuegians; Indians of South America -- Patagonia (Argentina and Chile); Natural history -- South America; Patagonia (Argentina and Chile) -- Description and travel; South America -- Description and travel
Map of South America Loose.
Strait of Magalhaens Loose.
Patagonian Frontispiece.
Monte Video to face page 1
Distant View of Mount Sarmiento (with two other views) 26
Curious Peak--Admiralty Sound (with other views) 52
Patagonian 'toldo' and tomb 94
Monte Video Mole 105
Rio de Janeiro 106
Fuegian Wigwams at Hope Harbour, in the Magdalen Channel 126
Monte Video--Custom-House 187
Corcovado Mountain 188
Mount Sarmiento 252
San Carlos de Chilóe 275
Breast Ploughing in Chilóe 287
Point Arena--Chilóe (with other views) 300
South West opening of Cockburn Channel (with views of Headlands) 407
Wollaston Island, near Cape Horn 433
Chart of a part of South America, by Captain P. P. King 463
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NOTE.--The loose Plates are to be folded into pockets in the covers of the
volumes.
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ERRATA ET CORRIGENDA.
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Page 76, line 4 from bottom, _for_ lying, _read_ being.
118, Heading, line 4, _for_ Beagle sailed, _read_ Beagle sails.
123, line 17, _insert_ narrow, _before_ and shoal.
164, line 23, _instead of_ the, _read_ our.
174, line 6, _for_ cuts, _read_ cut.
193, line 5, _for_ have, _read_ had.
223, (Note) line 2 from bottom, _for_ they, _read_ he.
229, line 9, _for _was, _read_ were.
265, line 8, _after_ day, _insert a_ colon _instead of a_ comma.
273, line 21, _after_ as well, _insert_ as.
301, line 23, _for_ Lieutenants Skyring and Graves again took with them,
_read_ Lieutenant Skyring again took with him.
411, line 2, _dele_ the.
437, line 16, _for_ contiue, _read_ continue.
443, line 19, _for_ wit, _read_ with.
462, line 21, _for_ Santa Catalina, _read_ Santa Catharina.
473, line 17, _after_ which is, _insert_ a.
481, bottom line, _for_ 53. 32. 30, _read_ 53. 52. 30.
485, line 7, (of positions) _for_ 53. 31, _read_ 53. 51.
---- bottom line, _for_ 11. 51, _read_ 3. 26.
488, line 9, _for_ Northern, _read_ Southern.
489, line 4 from bottom, _for_ 46. 03, _read_ 46. 30; and _for_ 40. 50,
_read_ 40. 05.
490, line 6, _for_ 50°, _read_ 49°.
491, line 6, _for_ 36. 56, _read_ 36. 16.
493, line 9, _for_ 54. 30. 00, _read_ 54. 05. 20; and _for_ 73. 1. 30,
_read_ 73. 25. 30.
526, _for_ Variation, _read_ Dip.
MAMMALIA.
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