A watercolor depicting Charles Darwin and the crew of the HMS Beagle is set to be sold at Sotheby's in London on Dec. 15, and it will likely garner a bid upwards of £50,000 (roughly $100,000). It will be sold in the English Literature, History, Children's Books and Illustrations sale at the auction house, according to Sotheby's.
Darwin's famous voyage on the HMS Beagle took place from 1831-1836, and it has come to be known as one of the most important scientific voyages in human history, spanning five years. On this voyage, Darwin was exposed to species and phenomena that eventually led to his publishing of "On The Origin Of Species" in 1859, according to About 19th Century History. The painting is the only existing depiction of Darwin aboard this legendary ship.
