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The Journal of Syms Covington

Assistant to Charles Darwin Esq.
on the Second Voyage of the HMS Beagle
December 1831 - September 1836

Postmaster of Pambula, New South Wales

Edited and Annotated by Vern Weitzel (vern@coombs.anu.edu.au)

Contents

Chapter One: Expanding Worlds - An Introduction to the Journal
Chapter Two: Plymouth, at the Brink
Chapter Three: From Brazil to the Land of Fire
Chapter Four: Second Year at the End of the World
Chapter Five: Fog, Mist and Shoals
Chapter Six: Abroad the Pacific
Chapter Seven: From the Antipodes to England
Chapter Eight: Epilogue
Suggested Readings
Appendix A: Crew List
Appendix B: Covington's Travels

Portrait of Syms Covington, reproduced courtesy of the Merimbula-Imlay Historical Society Inc.
Sketch by Syms Covington: 'The Beagle at the entrance to the Santa Cruz River', reproduced courtesy of the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales [Mitchell Library reference PXD 41 f 5d.].

Published by the Australian Science Archives Project on ASAPWeb, 23 August 1995
Comments or corrections to: Bright Sparcs (bsparcs@asap.unimelb.edu.au)
Prepared by: Victoria Young
Updated by: Elissa Tenkate
Date modified: 17 March 1998

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