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Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: Charles Darwin HMS Beagle
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: Charles Darwin HMS Beagle
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: Charles Darwin HMS Beagle
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: Charles Darwin HMS Beagle

Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: Charles Darwin HMS Beagle

Associated (Frogmore House, Windsor, England, 1900 - 1979)
Medallist
DateMay 2004
Object NameMedal
MediumSterling Silver
ClassificationsMedals
AcquisitionPresented in 2004 by Dr Joan M Burrell.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS072500.46
About MeThe scientific data amassed by Charles Darwin (1809-1882) on his world voyage in HMS Beagle between 1831 and 1836 became the basis for his famous work, the Origin of Species, which was published in 1859. Twenty years earlier, it had been preceded by his Journal of Researches into the Geology and Natural History of the various Countries visited by HMS Beagle. The ship herself, a sloop of 235 tons, had been launched in 1820. Earlier in her career her captain, Robert Fitzroy (1805-1865) had surveyed the southern coast of South America. He lived to reach flag rank and to be one of the leading meteorologists of his time.

South America was again extensively re-visited on the famous voyage, which included visits to Teneriffe, the Cape Verde Islands, the Falklands and to many islands in the Pacific, notably the Galapagos group, and Tahiti. After touching at Australia and New Zealand, the voyage home, by way of the Cape of Good Hope, enabled Darwin to see something of St Helena and Ascension. By the age of 27 he had enjoyed experiences which were to affect his thought and outlook for the rest of his life, and which in turn were to affect man's whole attitude towards the universe.

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