Title
Field journal of Heller December 1915 to February 1916
Title Variants
Alternative:
Field journal of Heller, March to April 1915 and December 1915 to February 1916 (2 of 2)
Related Titles
Contained In:
Edmund Heller Papers, circa 1898-1918
Series:
Biodiversity Heritage Library Field Notes Project
Series:
SIA RU007179
By
Heller, Edmund, 1875-1939
Type
Book
Material
Archival material
Publication info
1915-1916
Notes
Field journal covers Edmund Heller's work from December 1915 to February 1916 relating to work completed during the National Geographic Society Yale University Peruvian Expedition, 1915. Entries are dated and cover his departure from New York; sea conditions during cruise; weather; arrival to Jamaica and trip to Hope Botanical Garden; description of vegetation and terrain; marine life, mammals, birds observed, including during sea voyage; daily activities with expedition; visits to zoos, national museums, and botanical gardens; and participants. Most travel is by sea or train. When travel is by train, elevation is indicated. Locations include the vicinity of Puná Island (Ecuador); Bay of Panama; Cachendo, Medanos, and Pampa de Islay [Pampa de La Joya], Peru. Many location references indicate stations.
Subjects
Ecuador
,
Field notes
,
Jamaica
,
La Joya, Pampa de
,
National Geographic Society Yale University Peruvi
,
Ornithology
,
Panamá, Bahía de
,
Peru
,
Puná, Isla
,
Zoology
BHL Collections
BHL Field Notes Project
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.122983
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