The tooth depicts two different images of the HMS Beagle (BNPS)
A piece of scrimshaw decorated by a marine on board Charles Darwin‘s famous voyage to the Galapagos Islands is set to fetch nearly a hundred thousand dollars at auction.
The carved tooth contains two images of the HMS Beagle; one of the ship at sea, the other of the ship getting repairs in Argentina.
The scrimshander was a gentleman named James Adolphus Bute. The signed piece is a rare available item from one of the most influential voyages in history.
The piece goes on sale September 16.
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