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Books : HMS BEAGLE: Survey Ship Extraordinary (Anatomy of the Ship)In association with Amazon.comby: Karl Marquardt  List Price: $36.95 Amazon.com's Price: $27.75 You Save: $9.20 (25%)Prices subject to change. Availability: In stock soon. Order now to get in line. First come, first served.
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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 623 EAN: 9780851777030 ISBN: 0851777031 Label: Conway Maritime Press Manufacturer: Conway Maritime Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 128 Publication Date: 2003-03 Publisher: Conway Maritime Press Studio: Conway Maritime Press Sales Rank: 311260 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: A 10-gun brig and survey ship, HMS Beagle became famous for its survey voyages under Commander Robert FitzRoy, especially once Charles Darwin, a passenger on the second expedition, wrote On the Origin of Species which was based on studies undertaken during the four-year voyage. Under the command of her dedicated officers, the ship sailed to some of the most desolate places on earth, mapping the coastlines and passages to make these areas much safer for all future shipping Despite her fame a three-dimensional model of the ship has been neglected by museums, as specific plans do not exist, but the author has researched the three different ages of Beagle to draw his own accurate plans and build a 1/64 scale model. His research, photographs and plans are now available in this volume to bring HMS Beagle nearer to the heart of model-makers and ship historians and hopefully to restore her to her rightfully-earned place in the parthenon of ships. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Another good Anatomy of the Ship bookWhile this is another great book in the series, I found it lacking in several departments when compared to other such books. Of course it must be understood that not a great deal of hard evidence is available on this ship as there is on the USS Constitution or the HMS Victory (which both still exist). In a couple of cases, the author seemed to place items on the ship to ease the making of the model rather than to conform to the facts available from other sources. Nevertheless, if a single point ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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