The origins of the Darwin voyage, and an overview
Darwin's island in context
The mystique and myth of the Galapagos
The islands that never were
St Jago, Cape Verde: source of inspiration
The smallest rocks in the tropical seas: St Paul's rocks and Fernando Noronha
Brief interlude in the Abrolhos
The end of the earth: Tierra del Fuego
Changing environments, changing ideas: the desolate Falklands
The Chonos Archipelago: a multitude of islets
Across the wide Pacific: to Tahiti and beyond
New Zealand: maoris and missionaries
Australia: the great princess of the south
Tasmania: a geological laboratory
'I am glad that we have visited these islands': the Cocos (Keeling) atoll
A rock and a cinder: St Helena and ascension
The last island: Terceira, Azores
Islands, inspirations and ideas.
