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RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1838.10. Abstract of Kotzebue, A voyage of discovery. CUL-DAR205.4.17. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/).

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Kees Rookmaaker, edited by John van Wyhe 3.2014. RN1

NOTE: Kotzebue, O. von. 1821. A voyage of discovery into the South Sea and Beering's Straits, for the purpose of exploring a North-East Passage in 1815-1818. London.

Reproduced with the permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR205.4 contains notes on geographical distribution and species.

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p. 362. The appearance of nature in the Eastern Islands of the South Sea remind us

at once of Southern Asia & of New Holland & is wholly dissimilar to America." Many genera of plants are diffused over the Indian ~~Oceans~~ & the great ocean from the African coast to these islands, which are sought in vain on the opposite shores of America."

given examples of transmutation he mentions some exceptions. p. 363

great whole passage - p. 366.

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~~p. 367. [illeg] Isd. Flora. Fraumont.~~

~~case of lassoing compared to Rhea.~~

~~p. 368~~

~~p. 80~~

October 1838

Kotzebue first Voyage

+ means transmutation theory

vol. II p. 301.

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