As the dynamics of colonial expansion led European powers to appropriate new territories during the 19th century, an intense production of images began to unfold as a political strategy aligned with the same objectives. This book explores how the incorporation of Patagonia into the Argentine Republic was carried out through the relationship between photographs and travel narratives.

Inés Yujnovsky's study, which focuses on the photographic image as a key element in the processes of conquest, exposes the importance of photography in the production and distribution of meanings that allowed for the territorial definition in the southern part of the continent. By analyzing the travelers, their documentation strategies, the ways bodies were exhibited, and the relationship with spaces and times, "Viajeros a la sombra de Darwin" (Travelers in Darwin's Shadow) facilitates a deeper understanding of the political role of the image in the territorial history of Patagonia.