Notes on the Natural History of the Strait of Magellan and West Coast of Patagonia

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Originally published in 1871, this book is the engaging record of naturalist Robert O. Cunningham's three-year voyage to South America.

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Preface; 1. Departure from England; 2. Voyage to Rio; 3. Maldonado; 4. Commencement of surveying operations; 5. Excursion to seam of coal in neighbourhood of Sandy Point; 6. Excursion to Quartermaster Island; 7. Voyage to Rio; 8. Leave Rio for the Strait; 9. Excursion to Gallegos River; 10. Leave Sandy Point for the Westward; 11. Leave San Carlos; 12. Valparaiso; 13. Leave Valparaiso; 14. Borja Bay; 15. Rio de Janeiro.