The Voyage of the Beagle

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book non-fiction book travel narrative

The Voyage of the Beagle is Charles Darwin’s travel narrative detailing his observations during the HMS Beagle expedition, which significantly influenced the development of his theory of evolution.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book → non-fiction book → travel narrative →
alternativeTitle	Journal of Researches into the Geology and Natural History of the Various Countries Visited by H.M.S. Beagle → Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited during the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle Round the World →
author	Charles Darwin →
basedOn	second voyage of HMS Beagle →
containsObservationOf	Andes geology → Galápagos finches → South American fossils → coral reefs →
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom →
describesEvent	HMS Beagle second survey expedition →
firstEditionYear	1839 →
followedBy	On the Origin of Species →
genre	scientific literature → travel literature →
hasIllustrationType	engravings → maps →
hasPart	ethnographic descriptions → geological observations → zoological observations →
influenced	On the Origin of Species → development of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection →
language	English →
mediaType	print →
notableFor	detailed field observations → early evidence supporting evolutionary ideas → popularizing Darwin’s scientific work →
originalTitle	Journal of Researches →
publicationYear	1839 →
publisher	Henry Colburn →
setting	Atlantic Ocean → Australia → Galápagos Islands → New Zealand → Pacific Ocean → South America →
shipDescribed	HMS Beagle →
structure	first-person narrative →
subject	evolution → geography → geology → natural history →
timePeriodDescribed	1830s →
voyageEndYearDescribed	1836 →
voyageStartYearDescribed	1831 →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
The Voyage of the Beagle ("Journal of Researches into the Geology and Natural History of the Various Countries Visited by H.M.S. Beagle") → The Voyage of the Beagle ("Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited during the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle Round the World") →	alternativeTitle
Charles Darwin → Nora Barlow ("Charles Darwin and the Voyage of the Beagle") →	notableWork
Darwin manuscripts ("Voyage of the Beagle") →	associatedWith
The Voyage of the Beagle ("second voyage of HMS Beagle") →	basedOn
HMS Beagle second survey expedition →	documentedIn
Charles Darwin ("voyage of HMS Beagle") →	notableEvent
Galápagos finches ("Voyage of the Beagle") →	observedDuring
The Voyage of the Beagle ("Journal of Researches") →	originalTitle
Robert FitzRoy ("Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty’s Ships Adventure and Beagle") →	publication
John Murray (""The Voyage of the Beagle" by Charles Darwin") →	publishedWork