| Christ's/Stanbury/STAN/1 contains: |
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| <-- See earlier |
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| 24 |
"Enchanted Isles" |
| 25 |
"Paradise Lost" |
| 26 |
"Bay of Islands" |
| 27 |
"Bay of Islands 2 (Convict Colonies)" |
| 28 |
"Coral Atoll" |
| 29 |
"Isle of France" |
| 30 |
"Cape Observations" |
| 31 |
"Atlantic Islands" |
| 32 |
"Safe Home" |
| 33 |
"Watch Vessels" |
| 34 |
"Other Beaglers" |
| See later --> |
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Stanbury collection
| Title |
"Isle of France" |
| Reference |
STAN/1/29 |
| Covering Dates |
1968–1998 |
| Extent and Medium |
1 Folder; Paper |
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| Content and context |
Document detailing the seventeen day passage to the island of Mauritius during which Darwin rewrote his geological notes and ideas and Captain Fitzroy wrote an account of the voyage. On arrival at Port Louis Syms Covington gives a detailed description of the town and Darwin visited various people. He and Covington explore inland climbing La Pouce - the rim of an ancient volcano. Darwin meets and stays with Captain Lloyd a Surveyor General and friend of Sir John Herschel. During a walk on the island Darwin rode Captain Lloyd's elephant and a calm sea boat trip enabled him to study the coral reefs. |
| Index Terms |
| Port Louis |
| Covington, Syms (1816-1861) |
| Darwin, Charles Robert (1809-1882) naturalist |
| No further on-line information. |
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