Logbook of HMS BEAGLE, Woolwich, Swan River, New South Wales, Cape of Good Hope, Australian Coast and Woolwich, 1 August 1839-6 June 1840
Logbook of HMS BEAGLE, Woolwich, Swan River, New South Wales, Cape of Good Hope, Australian Coast and Woolwich, 1 August 1839-6 June 1840. On 9 October 1839 Wickham named Port Darwin, which was first sighted by Stokes, in honour of their former shipmate Charles Darwin. Wickham and Stokes named a river 'Fitzmaurice' on 21 October 1839, after its discoverer Lewis Roper Fitzmaurice.
Record Details
| Item reference: | STK/3; MS1960-049 NMM8/1658 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Personal collections |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Date made: | 1839-01-01 - 1840-12-31; 1839-1840 |
| Creator: | Stokes, John Lort |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
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