The HMS Beagle landed at Port Desire, in Patagonia, on December 23, 1833, and anchored in front of an old Spanish settlement. Cambridge University Library Here Conrad Martens depicts Guanaco ...

The ship, launched in 1820, allowed Darwin to make observations that led to his theory of natural selection. The remains of a rare 19th Century dock built for Charles Darwin's ship HMS Beagle has ...