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Orundellico (Jemmy Button)
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Orundellico was one of the Yahgan, or canoe people of the southern part of Tierra del Fuego. He was the fourth hostage taken by Robert FitzRoy, captain of HMS Beagle, in 1830 following the theft of the small surveying boat. This fourteen-year old boy was…
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- … as a member of a seafaring people, he could not understand Darwin’s seasickness, he would often …
- … contain his feelings at seeing the alteration in Jemmy, and Darwin lamented ‘so complete and …
- … joined the captain’s table for dinner, and, according to Darwin, was ‘ very happy, did not wish to …
- … with the Yamana people of Cape Horn, before and after Darwin. Cambridge: Cambridge University …
- … Button. London: Hodder and Stoughton. Darwin, C. R. 1845. Journal of researches into the …
- … Beagle round the world, under the Command of Capt. Fitz Roy, R.N. 2d edition. London: John Murray. …
Yokcushlu (Fuegia Basket)
Summary
Yokcushlu was one of the Alakaluf, or canoe people from the western part of Tierra del Fuego. She was one of the hostages seized by Robert FitzRoy, captain of HMS Beagle, after the small boat used for surveying the narrow inlets of the coast of Tierra del…
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- … even though she appeared to like Orundellico better. Darwin thought Yokcushlu a modest girl of quick …
- … Orundellico had received in England may have heightened Darwin’s shocked reaction to his first …
- … hearing a report of one such encounter with a sealing ship, Darwin expressed his concern. ‘Without a …
- … bears a double interpretation) some days on board’ (Darwin 1845, p. 228 n.). Joseph Dalton Hooker …
- … with the Yamana people of Cape Horn, before and after Darwin. Cambridge: Cambridge University …
- … Button. London: Hodder and Stoughton. Darwin, C. R. 1845. Journal of researches into the …
- … Beagle round the world, under the Command of Capt. Fitz Roy, R.N. 2d edition. London: John Murray. …
