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Hms Beagle
Survey Ship Extraordinary
by Karl-Heinz Marquardt
ISBN: 0851777031
ISBN-13: 9780851777030
Format: Hardcover
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Casemate Pub & Book Dist Llc
Published date: 1998
Size: 10.5 x 9.75 inches
Weight: 1.55 pounds
Pages: 128
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HMS "BEAGLE (Qty: 2)
MARQUARDT, KARL HEINZ
CHRYSALIS BOOKS, 1997. Brand new. This is a history of the 10-gun brig and survey ship, "HMS Beagle". It became famous for her survey voyages under Commander Robert Fitzroy, especially once Charles Darwin wrote the "On the Origin of Species", which was based on studies undertaken during t ( more information)
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