Hms Beagle Collection

H. M.s Beagle
Frontispiece from A Naturalists Voyage Round the World (1912) by Charles Darwin

HMS Beagle in straits of Magellan. Mt. Sarmiento in the distance

Specimens collected by Darwin on the voyage of the Beagle 18
A case displaying various beetle specimens collected by Charles Darwin during the Beagle voyage, as well as a map of the ships route

Pyrocephalus rubinus nanus, vermilion flycatcher
Plate 7, hand coloured lithograph by John and Elizabeth Gould from Charles Robert Darwins Zoology of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle, Part 3 Birds, (1838-41). This is not one of Darwins finches

Diagrams of H. M. S. Beagle
Facing page 1 from A Naturalists Voyage Round the World (1912) by Charles Darwin

Lagenorhynchus obscurus, dusky dolphin
Delphinus fitzRoyi. Plate from The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, Vol. 1 Part 2 Mammalia, 1838-1839, by Charles Darwin

Fuegian (Yapoo Takeenica)

Ceroglossus Beetle
One of the specimens collected from the Andes of Chile by Charles Darwin during his five year voyage on the HMS Beagle (1831 - 1836)

Ceroglossus Beetle
One of the specimens collected from the Andes of Chile by Charles Darwin during his five year voyage on the HMS Beagle (1831 - 1836)

Fox
An illustration (Plate 7, Mammals) from the Zoology of the Beagle

Rodent
An illustration (Plate 21, Mammals) from the Zoology of the Beagle

Bat
An illustration (Plate 1, Mammals) from the Zoology of the Beagle

The zoology of the voyage of HMS Beagle
A first edition of Charles Darwins The zoology of the voyage of HMS Beagle, in three volumes

Crepidula, slipper limpets
Slipper limpets collected by Charles Darwin in Chile on the Beagle voyage (1831-1836)

Mocking bird
An illustration (Plate 17, Birds) from the Zoology of the Beagle

Carollia perspicillata, Sebas short-tailed bat
Short-tailed fruit bat

Pyrocephalus rubinus, vermilion flycatcher
Plate 6, hand coloured lithograph by John and Elizabeth Gould from Charles Robert Darwins Zoology of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle, Part 3 Birds, (1838-41). This is not one of Darwins finches

Geospiza fuliginosa, small ground finch
A specimen of a small ground finch (Geospiza fuliginosa) collected by Robert FitzRoy in the Galapagos Islands during the Voyage of the Beagle

Oliver Crimmen with Pseudoscarus lepidus specimen
Oliver Crimmen, curator at the Natural History Museum, London. Specimen featured is a parrotfish, holotype, Tahiti, collected by Charles Darwin on the Beagle voyage

Drawing of H. M. S. Beagle
Facing page 98 from A Naturalists Voyage Round the World (1912) by Charles Darwin

Passer jagoensis
Illustration of the Passer jagoensis from St. Jago, Cape Verde Islands. Plate 31 from Zoology of the Beagle 1832-1836, Part 3 Birds by John Gould

Camarhynchus crassirostris, vegetarian finch
Plate 41, hand coloured lithograph by John and Elizabeth Gould from Charles Robert Darwins Zoology of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle, Part 3 Birds, (1838-41). Finch from the Galapagos Islands

Darwins beetles
Display box of beetles collected by Charles Darwin with a map of the voyage of his ship, The Beagle

Syngnathus crinitus, banded pipefish
Specimen jar containing a banded pipefish (Syngnathus crinitus) collected by Charles Darwin in Patagonia during the voyage of the Beagle

Engraulis ringens, Peruvian anchoveta
Peruvian anchoveta (Engraulis ringens) specimens brought back by Charles Darwin on his voyage on HMS Beagle

Syngnathus crinitus, insular pipefish
Insular pipefish (Syngnathus crinitus) specimens brought back by Charles Darwin on his voyage on HMS Beagle

Clinus crinitus
Fish specimens (Clinus crinitus) brought back by Charles Darwin on his voyage on HMS Beagle

Pseudoscarus lepidus, parrot fish
Parrot fish (Pseudoscarus lepidus) specimens brought back by Charles Darwin on his voyage on HMS Beagle

Galapagos finches
Finches collected in the Galapagos Islands during the voyage of the Beagle

Eleginops maclovinus, rock cod
Rock cod (Eleginops maclovinus) specimens brought back by Charles Darwin on his voyage on HMS Beagle

Syngnathus acicularis, deep-bodied pipefish

Scorpaena histrio, player scorpionfish
Player scorpion (Scorpaena histrio) specimens brought back by Charles Darwin on his voyage on HMS Beagle

Prionotus miles, Galapagos gurnard
Fish collected by Charles Darwin in the Galapagos Islands. From his Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle

Selar crumenophthalmus, bigeye scad
Fish labelled Caranx torvus collected by Charles Darwin in the Galapagos Islands. From his Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle

South American frogs and toads
Including Phryniscus nigricans, found by Charles Darwin. From Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle Vol 1-3

Calamus taurinus, Galapagos porgy
Fish labelled Chrysophrys taurina collected by Charles Darwin in the Galapagos Islands. From his Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle

Plate from Charles Darwins Zoology of the Voyage of the Bea
Fish from South American and Tahitian waters including Agonopsis chiloens, found by Charles Darwin in the Chiloe archipelago, off the west coast of South America

Carollia brevicauda, silky short-tailed bat
Phyllostoma Grayi. Illustration by John Gould (1804-1881) from The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, Vol 1, Part 2 Mammalia, 1838-1839, by Charles Darwin

Sphoeroides angusticeps, narrow headed puffer
Fish from the Galapagos Islands collected by Charles Darwin from his Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle

Paralichthys adspersus, fine flounder
Fish labelled Hippoglossus kingii collected by Charles Darwin in the Galapagos Isalnds. From his Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle

Homonota darwini and Naultinuselegans, two species of lizar

The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Beagle
A first edition of Charles Darwins The zoology of the voyage of HMS Beagle, in three volumes

Finch
An illustration from the Zoology of the Beagle

Ophioblennius atlanticus
Fish found by Charles Darwin in the Cape Verde Islands from his Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle

Gobiesox marmoratus
Fish collected by Charles Darwin in South American and Tahitian waters from his Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle

Macrauchenia patachonica and Auchenia llama

Mollusc specimen drawer
The shells in this specimen drawer were collected by Charles Darwin from various localities during the voyage of the HMS Beagle between 1831 and 1836

Specimens from the Cocos-Keeling Atol
Coral specimens collected by Charles Darwin (1809-1882) during the Voyage of the Beagle in the Indian Ocean

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