Captained by John Lort Stokes, the paddle steamer Acheron spent four years charting the New Zealand coastline.
Captained by John Lort Stokes, the paddle steamer Acheron spent four years charting the New Zealand coastline.
Darwin's visit to the Bay of Islands on HMS Beagle was brief and unspectacular from his point of view. The Beagle's captain, Robert FitzRoy, would later serve as the second governor of New Zealand.