Read selections from the writings of early visitors to the Galapagos Islands: British Naturalist Charles Darwin, Captain Robert FitzRoy of HMS Beagle, and American author Herman Melville.
Charles Darwin on Chatham Island
Frozen lava bubbles, odd-looking cactus, and two large tortoises
Charles Darwin on James island
Salt lakes and a week of camping sustained on tortoise meat
Captain FitzRoy, HMS Beagle on Albemarle Island
Six volcanic peaks, craters, “a place where Vulcan might have worked”
Captain FitzRoy, HMS Beagle on Charles Island
Post Office Bay and settlers growing bananas, sugarcane, corn, and sweet potatoes
Herman Melville on Charles Island
Sketch Seven, The Dog King
Herman Melville on Albemarle Island
Sketch Five: Captain Porter of the USS Essex
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