Captain Fitzroy made sure the voyage of the Beagle were well documented. This illustration drawn by draftsman, Augustus Earle, the boisterous ceremonies of crossing the line (equator) on February 7, 1832. In the traditional initiation, seamen, including Charles Darwin, crossing the line for the firt time are led blindfolded to Neptune, then tarred and dunked in water. It is said that this custom had its origin in offerings to pacify the deities of the sea by mariners who thought that gods and goddesses controlled the elements.
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