The story of the infamous sailing vessel the Beagle and the voyage that led to Charles Darwin’s groundbreaking work On the Origin of Species.
Dr James Taylor, FRSA studied at the Universities of St Andrews, Manchester and Sussex. He is an accredited lecturer for the National Association of Fine and Decorative Arts; a former curator of paintings, drawings and prints, organiser of exhibitions and galleries and corporate membership manager at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich; and Victorian paintings specialist with Phillips Fine Art Auctioneers. He is an avid collector of artist-drawn picture postcards. Publications include: Marine Painting (1995), Yachts on Canvas (1998), Rule Britannia! Art, Power and Royalty (2007); Careless Talk Costs Lives: Fougasse and the Art of Public Information (2010) and Your Country Needs You: The Secret History of the Propaganda Poster (2013).
The book brings together a wonderful mixture of old and new
illustrations and information about the voyage from widely
scattered sources creating a work that will fascinate old Beaglers
and landlubbers alike. No Darwin bookshelf would be complete
without this book.
*BBC History Magazine*
The sumptuous illustrations and watercolours produced by the
numerous artists that accompanied Darwin on his historic journey
makes this a standout.
*BBC Focus*
James Taylor has adopted a unique way of telling the story in an
extremely thorough way, weaving together the various strands of the
voyage in a manner not previously adopted, which is much more
informative as you see the characters ‘in the round.’
*South West Soundings, South West Maritime History Society*
It really is a gorgeously produced book, which no Darwin groupie's
library should be without. In an earlier review, the Beagle
Project's Peter McGrath, FCD, described the book as essential and
suggested that some philanthropist should endow every state school
biology lab in the country with a copy. I concur
wholeheartedly.
*The Friends of Charles Darwin*
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