Christ's/Stanbury/STAN/1 contains:
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15	"Patagonian Pampas"
16	"Forts and Fossils"
17	"Island of Storms"
18	"River Expedition"
19	"Port Louis Murders"
20	"Island of the West"
21	"South Revisited"
22	"Earthquake"
23	"Shipwreck"
24	"Enchanted Isles"
25	"Paradise Lost"
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Stanbury collection

Title	"Island of the West"
Reference	STAN/1/20
Creator	Various
Covering Dates	1968–1998
Extent and Medium	1 Folder; Paper

Content and context

Collection of typed-up letters, handwritten and photocopied notes. Letters from Robert Fitzroy at Valparaiso to Captain Beaufort dated 14 August, 26 and 28 September and 11 November all of 1834 concerning the Straits of Magellan charts, refitting the Beagle , surveying the coast of Chile, Conrad Marten's work ashore; the sale of the Schooner 'Adventure' and and Fitzroy's unhappiness with the subsequent overcrowding and pressure of work. Letter from Charles Darwin at St Iago to Robert Fitzroy dated Thursday 1834 detailing his trip inland to Quellopa and the copper mines beyond Aconcagua. Photocopied extracts on HM Beagle's Yawl dated San Carlos 6 January 1835.

Index Terms

Chile

Beaufort, Sir Francis (1774-1857) Knight, Rear Admiral and hydrographer

Darwin, Charles Robert (1809-1882) naturalist

FitzRoy, Robert (1805-1865) hydrographer and meteorologist

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