File:Cape Horn Beagle map 1828 small.jpg

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The south-eastern part of Tierra del Fuego with Cape Horn, as surveyed by the H.M.S. Beagle in 1830-34.
The original map is in tones of gray; the yellowish colors come from increasing the contrast prior to uploading the map and were left for better visibility

map reads in the lower right (among others):
"The South-Eastern Part of Tierra del Fuego
with Staten Island,Cape Horn and Diego Ramirez Islands.
Surveyed by Captain Robert Fitz Roy R.N.
and the Officers of H.M.S. Beagle.
1830-1834"

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Date 1830-1834 (Staten Island surveyed in 1828 by E. N. Kendal), corrections from Feb. 1869, additions Feb. 1877
Source National Maritime Museum, London. Collections Online, Repro-ID: F0014
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Captain Robert and the officers of the H.M.S. Beagle

(increasing contrast and, subsequently, dimming colors by Ibn Battuta)


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current00:44, 15 April 2007Thumbnail for version as of 00:44, 15 April 2007799 × 554 (159 KB)Ibn Battuta (talk | contribs)higher resolution
07:07, 30 March 2007Thumbnail for version as of 07:07, 30 March 2007560 × 390 (72 KB)Ibn Battuta (talk | contribs){{Information |Description=The south-eastern part of Tierra del Fuego with Cape Horn, as surveyed by the Beagle in 1828<br/> map reads in the lower right (among others):<br/> The South-Eastern Part of Tierra del Fuego<br/> with Staten Island, Cape Horn an

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