73. MOUNTAINS AND GLACIERS IN MAGELLAN STRAIT 74. CUSTOMS GUARD-HOUSE, VALPARAISO, CHILE 75. PLAZA DE LA CONSTITUCION, SANTA CRUZ. 76. PEAK OF TENERIFFE To face 145 146 148 152 82. CAPE TOWN, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE (FROM A PHOTOGRAPH) 83. EUCALYPTUS-TREE, OR BLUE-GUM (FROM A PHOTOGRAPH). 84. MANGO FRUIT 88. CAPE FROWARD (PATAGONIA), STRAIT OF MAGELLAN 89. ISLAND OF JUAN FERNANDEZ 90. ROBINSON CRUSOE. 91. ALBATROSS . 163 164 . 165 92. VIEW OF AN ATOLL 199 97. GROWTH OF CORAL ON A MOUNTAIN SLOWLY SUBSIDING . 101. KARAKAKOOA BAY, THE SCENE OF CAPTAIN COOK'S DEATH. 22, 1836. The object of the expedition was principally "to complete the survey of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego, commenced under Captain King in 1826 to 1830, and to survey the shores of Chili, Peru, and of some islands in the Pacific," besides sailing round the world. The first Christmas-day spent away from England (1832) was at St. Martin's Cove, near Cape Horn; the second (1833), at Port Desire, in Patagonia; the third (1834), in a wild harbor in the peninsula of Tres Montes, also in Patagonia; the fourth and last (1835), at the Bay of Islands, New Zealand. The map facing page 17 will show you the course of the expedition. Before beginning to read "What Mr. Darwin Saw," try how good a seer you are by counting the various animals shown in the wood-engraving on the opposite page, by the great Thomas Bewick. |