HMS Beagle's Voyage

By Pamela.sorkin

  • Darwin embarks on the HMS Beagle

    Darwin embarks on the HMS Beagle
    Darwin embarks on the HMS Beagle as the Captain's assistant.

  • Cape Verde Islands

    Cape Verde Islands
    Darwin is thrilled with delight on his observations of the Cape Verde Islands.

  • Crossing the Equator

    Crossing the Equator
    "We have crossed the Equator, and I have undergone the disagreeable operation of being shaved..."

  • Salvador, Brazil

    Salvador, Brazil
    Darwin explores Brazilian rainforests for the first time.

  • Punta Alta, Argentina

    Punta Alta, Argentina
    Darwin is intrigued by the massive fossils he sees.

  • Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

    Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
    FitzRoy attempts to start a Christian Mission which fails.

  • Falkland Islands

    Falkland Islands
    Darwin finds fossils on the bare Falkland Islands.

  • Rio Negro, Argentina

    Rio Negro, Argentina
    Darwin explores the fertile lowland areas.

  • Chiloé Island, Chile

    Chiloé Island, Chile
    Darwin sees Mount Osorno erupt and experiences earth quake.

  • Galapagos Islands

    Galapagos Islands
    Darwin discovers his most famous work of how species have a common ancestor.

  • Sydney, Australia

    Sydney, Australia
    Darwin wonders why there is a completely different set of mammals in Australia.

  • Cocos Islands

    Cocos Islands
    Darwin tests his theory of atoll formation.

  • Mauritius

    Mauritius
    Darwin took a walk on the sea coast to the north of the town.

  • Cape Town, South Africa

    Cape Town, South Africa
    Darwin is shocked by the number of bullock wagons.

  • Bahia and Pernambuco, South America

    Bahia and Pernambuco, South America
    In the jungles of the South America, Darwin discovers many incredible creatures.

  • Falmouth, England

    Falmouth, England
    Darwin returns home.