Circa 1838 page removed from the ledger of a lending library, 12.5 x 8.25, which indicates that Charles Darwin borrowed a “Chart” of the “Bay of Aramo” on March 3, 1838. In the column labeled ‘To whom delivered,’ Darwin acknowledges receipt by signing his name and the date in fountain pen, “Charles Darwin, June 3/40.” Another (unsigned) entry on the reverse indicates that Darwin also borrowed five charts of the Cape de Verd on March 4, 1838; all items were returned on June 3. Matted and framed to an overall size of 18 x 13.5; window to the frame backing reveals the reverse. In fine condition.
Provenance: from the estate of Senator Carl Levin. A lifelong Democrat, ardent advocate for civil rights, and staple of the United States Senate from 1979 to 2015, Senator Levin was also a longtime client of RR Auction. As a collector, he favored his political heroes—Harry S. Truman, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, and Martin Luther King, Jr.—as well as those figures emblematic of the American spirit, like Robert Frost, Joe Louis, and Helen Keller.
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