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Author Title Author's Bibliography
Agassiz, Elizabeth Cary “A Cruise Through the Galapagos
Allan, Robert C. Remarks on Some of the Galapagos Islands
Beebe, Walter S. Recollections of the Crash of a B-24
Berlanga, Tomás de Letter to His Majesty . . .
Blomberg, Rolf Underliga Mäniskor och Underliga Djur (excerpts)
Bowman, Robert Report on a Biological Reconnaissance of the Galápagos Islands During 1957
Burney, James Chronological History of Voyages and Discoveries in the South Sea (Vols. 1 & 4)
[Byron, George Anson] Voyage of H.M.S. Blonde to the Sandwich Islands . . .
“Camillas” Notes of a Terrapin Hunt
Colnett, James A Voyage to the South Atlantic . . .
Cooke, Edward A Voyage to the South Sea . . .
Coulter, John Adventures in the Pacific
Cowley, William Ambrosia A Short Account of my Voyage…
The Voyage of Capt. Cowley. Papist.
Cowley's Voyage Round the World. (Sloane MS. 1050 excerpt)
Cowley's Voyage Round the Globe
Dampier, William Ms. letter: Letter to Colonel William Helyar
Adventures of William Dampier, New Voyage Round the World (Galápagos sections)
A New Voyage Round the World (complete text)
Darwin, Charles Charles Darwin's Diary
Journal of Researches …
Comparison of Chapter Titles in Various Journal Editions
Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands …
(Galápagos chapter only, with illustrations)
2007: “Darwin in Galápagos
Darwin Foundation et al News Releases pertaining to Jessica Oil Spill
Davis, William M. Nimrod of the Sea
Delano, Amasa Narrative of Voyages and Travels
Ecuador, Republic of Decrees pertaining to the Galápagos Islands
Emory, Jerry Oral Histories of Galapagueños
Ewing, Ray S. Letter to C. T. Munson
Finsen, Walter Debunking the Baroness
FitzRoy, Robert HMS Beagle Logs (Excerpts from Captain's, Master's, Ship's logs)
Narrative of the Surveying Voyages . . .
Fortescue, Granville “At the Crossroads
Geller, Dan & Dayna Goldfine The Galápagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden
(General info about film)
Gerlach, Fred 1941 Letter to his family
Grant, K. Thalia Writing On Walls
Hale, Edward Everett “The Man Without A Country
Hall, Basil Extracts from a Journal …
Hall, Dunwoodie “The Lust-Mad Empress of Galapagos
Harris, John Navigantium Itinerantium Bibliotheca
Harris, Paul “Galápagos 1946—Last Flight Out
Harrsch, Don Filiate Science Antrorse: Together with Science we Move Forward
Hervey, Jr., William Rhodes “Captured at Sea by a Murderous Crew
Hodges, G. Charles “The Pacific's Key to Panama
Hoff, Stein Drømmen om Galapagos (The Galápagos Dream)
Jäger, Heinke Observations of Theodor Wolf, August - November 1875 & May - July 1878
Kelly, James “…Discovery of the … Pyracies of Capt. James Kelly
Lange, Vernon The Wittmers of Floreana
Life Magazine Epitaph for the ‘Albatross’
Lundh, Jacob P. “Galápagos: A Brief History
“The Galápagos Islands Flag and Coat of Arms
“The Last Days of a Paradise
“The Last Cruise of the Schooner Chance
Macy, William. H. “King Pat, the Crusoe of the Galapagos
Malaspina, Alejandro The Malaspina Expedition: …
Mandel, Leon Leon Mandel—Field Museum Galapagos Expedition
Markham, Clements Discovery of the Galapagos Islands
Matthews, Ira V. Collection of 81 War Stories …
Maury, Richard The Saga of “Cimba”
Melville, Herman The Encantadas, or Enchanted Islands
Miami Daily News “Love, Jealousy Add to Mystery of Death on ‘Enchanted Isles’
Mielche, Hakon Let's See if the World is Round
Moll, Herman A View of the Coasts, Countries and Islands …
Morrell, Benjamin Narrative of Four Voyages
New York Times Capture of the George Howland
Doubts Identity of Galapagos Pair
Nickerson, Thomas Account of the Ship Essex Sinking
Nordlohne, Marcel The Seven-Year Search for Nicholas O. Lawson
Palmer, Edwin O. Third Galapagos Trip of the Velero III
Petit-Thouars, Abel du Voyage Around the World on the Frigate La Vénus
Pettersson, Hans “Isles of Eternal Spring
Picking, Sherwood Letter to Captain Dudley W. Knox
Porter, Captain David Journal of a Cruise Made to the Pacific Ocean
Reimer, Ernest G. A Social Visit Extraordinary
Reynolds, Jeremiah Voyage of the Potomac
Ritter, Friedrich Adam and Eve in the Galapagos
April 1934 Letter to Captain Hancock
24 August 1934 Letter to Captain Hancock
Rogers, Woodes A Cruising Voyage Round the World
Roosevelt, Eleanor My Day
Sarmiento de Gamboa, Pedro History of the Incas
Schimpff, J. F. … A Modern ‘Robinson Crusoe’
Scouler, John “Account of a Voyage to Madeira, Brazil,
Juan Fernandez, and the Gallapagos Islands …
Seymour, John “Notes on the Island of Cocos, and Two of the Galapagos.
Shillibeer, John A Narrative of the Briton's Voyage …
Slevin, Joseph R. Charting the “Enchanted Isles”
Snell, Heidi Gravesites of Galápagos Fishermen
Snell, Heidi, et al Sortable Table of Island Names & Locations, derived from data in
“Geographical Characteristics of the Galápagos Islands.”
Staples, M. M. Letter to Stephen A. Hurlbut, U. S. Minister in Lima
Stock, Ralph The Cruise of the Dream Ship
Strauch, Dore Satan Came to Eden
Townsend, Charles Haskins The Galapagos Tortoises in their Relation to the Whaling Industry
Appendix: Logbook Records of Tortoises Taken from the Galápagos Islands …
U. S. Army & Navy Report of Joint Army-Navy Air Mission … Galapagos Islands
U. S. Air Force John F. Mast Accident Report
Aircraft Accidents in Galápagos During WWII Occupation
Report of Searching Expedition on Pinzon Island, 30 October 1943
Galapagos Oasis
Study of the U. S. Air Forces' Galapagos Islands Base
U. S. Coast Guard Foundering of the Princess Pat.
U. S. Congress Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 78th Congress.
U. S. Navy Building the Navy's Bases in World War II.
Utley, Temple “Statement … regarding the death of Captain Paul Edvard Bruun.
A Modern Sea Beggar
Vancouver, George A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean …
von Hagen, Victor Wolfgang Ecuador the Unknown & The Galapagos Revisited (excerpts)
The Chronology of the Darwin Memorial Expedition, … .
Warriner, Francis Cruise of the Potomac
West, Barbara Human Introduction of Animals to the Galápagos Islands
West, Paul Ship's Log: Whaleship Cyrus
Wittmer, Margret What Happened on Galápagos?
Letter to Miriam Reif
Woram, John 1991: Who Killed the Iguanas?
1992: That First Iguana Transfer
2000: The Year of the Tortoise: Dating the Maps of the Galápagos Islands
2001: History and Discovery on the Web
2002: Virtual Collecting: The Virtues of Electronic Cartography
2002: The Galápagos Track of HMS Beagle
2003: Portraits in the Round: Busts of Charles Darwin
2004: The Legend of Irish Pat
2005: Charles Darwin Slept Here (Sample excerpts in PDF files)
2006: Chronology of the Seth Parker Voyage
2006: The Seven Manuscripts of William Ambrosia Cowley
2009: The Galápagos Post Office
2011: On the Origin of “Galápago”
2013: Why are there no Cormorants at Bahía Cormorant?
2013: Who Was Walter Finsen?
2014: Plagiarising Paradise (reviews)
2014: Putting Galápagos on the Map
2014: Dating a Lava Flow at Beagle Crater
2015: Take Me to Your Mirador
2015: The Great Inca at Floreana
2015: The Galápagos Charts of the 1783 Santa Gertrudis Survey
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Text Comparisons
Authors Comments
William Ambrosia Cowley Lambeth ms. appears to be an expanded version of Cowley's “Your Grace” letter.
There are significant content differences between the Sloane, Pepys & Morgan mss.
Herman Melville
& Edmund Spenser
Melville freely borrowed from Edmund Spenser for his introductory verses.
Herman Melville
& James Colnett
Melville used Colnett's Voyage as one of his sources.
Herman Melville
& David Porter
Melville also borrowed and enhanced much of Porter's original text.
Melville, Porter & Coulter Melville follows Porter's account of Patrick Watkins' fate.
Dore Strauch
& Margret Wittmer
Their accounts of Dr. Ritter's death don't always agree.