Darwin in Galápagos
Subtitle: footsteps to a new world
By: K. Thalia Grant and Gregory B. Estes
Contributors: Estes, Gregory B.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 362
ISBN-13: 9780691142104
Subjects: Description and travel; Travel; Beagle Expedition (1831-1836); Forschungsreise; Natural history; Beagle (Schiff)
Description: The first book to recreate Darwin's historic visit to the islands, following in his footsteps day by day and island by island as he records all that he observes around him. Features color and black-and-white photographs and line drawings, as well as detailed maps of Darwin's island itinerary and informative box features on the archipelago's natural history.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-336) and index.
Table of contents: title: Darwin's islands; title: Before Galápagos. Curious beginnings ; Voyage of the Beagle ; Gearing for Galapágos; title: Galapágos. Chatham Island (Isla San Cristóbal) ; Charles Island (Isla Floreana) ; Albemarle Island (Isla Isabela) ; James Island (Isla Santiago); title: After Galapágos. Homeward bound ; A new voyage; title: Appendixes. Island and site names in Galápagos ; Bearing Darwin's name in Galápagos ; HMS Beagle's complement; title: Vertebrate species collected in Galápagos.