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Sailing Directions For South America. Part II. La Plata, Patagonia, Magellan Strait, Tierra Del Fuego, Falkland Islands, Staten Island, Chile, Bolivia, And Peru... Third Edition. Author: King, Phillip Parker & Robert Fitz-Roy Place London Publisher: Printed for the Hydrographic Office, Admiralty Date: 1851 Description: xii, 410, [1] pp. 23x14.5 cm (9x5¾"), period flexible sailcloth covers, with inked title "Cape Horn 1851" on front. Rare publication of the official Admiralty guide to South American waters surveyed by King and Fitzroy, with three Darwin references from the Beagle voyage: pp. 102, 280 and 374. The first states: "In the N.W. corner of the Sound there is also a good harbour, called after Capt. Fitz-Roy's celebrated companion, Mr. Charles Darwin". On page 280 we find references to Darwin Bay and Darwin Channel, and on page 374 is Mount Darwin. The South America Pilot was to be composed of three parts, although this second part was the first to be published (first edition in 1848; second edition 1850); part I, East Coast, appeared in 1864, with part III, West Coast, only appearing much later in 1915. The binding of the present copy is quite compelling, being the period, somewhat stained and worn, sailcloth in which ii was protected during years at sea. Lot Amendments Condition: Some wear to covers and flyleaves, resewn at some time, somewhat crudely, likely when the sailcloth covers were put on; very good. Item number: 345437