Accession No

5470

Brief Description

botanical wall chart depicting the voyage of the Beagle and some of Charles Darwin's botanical collections, by Curtis

Origin

Maker

Curtis

Class

natural history; prints

Earliest Date

Latest Date

Inscription Date

Material

cloth; paper

Dimensions

breadth 2143mm; height 1018mm

Special Collection

Botanical teaching diagrams from Dept. of Plant Sciences

Provenance

Transferred from the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, in 06/2008. On loan from the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, from 01/1994.

Inscription

‘Voyage of the Beagle (27th. Dec. 1831 - 2nd. Oct. 1836)
SOME OF CHARLES DARWIN’S
BOTANICAL COLLECTIONS’ (across top)

Description Notes

Map depicting the voyage of the Beagle. Map is an out line of the world, in black. On it are marked a pink line and a green line. The key is on a separate piece of card, which was once attached but is not any more. This indicates that the pink line shows the outward journey, whilst the green line shows the inward journey. Along both routes there are a number of places labelled. These are indicated by printed labels on pieces of card, which are then attached to the chart. Some of these have now come free.
Inscription at the top of the chart.

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