Title
Smithsonian-Bredin Society Islands Expedition, 1957 : Journal of Yacht Mareva
Related Titles
Contained In:
Waldo L. Schmitt Papers, 1907-1978
Series:
SIA RU007231
Series:
Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history
By
Schmitt, Waldo L. (Waldo Lasalle), 1887-1977
Type
Book
Material
Archival material
Publication info
1957
Notes
The Journal includes to copies, one in French and the other in English (annotated) of the Yacht Mareva, recorded during the Smithsonian-Bredin Society Islands Expedition, 1957. The journal details weather, locations visited including islands and town names, conditions at sea, breakdowns and repairs, latitude and longitude positions, specimen collecting locations and types gathered (listed by common name), events during voyage, and specimen preparations. Locations are through out French Polynesia Society Islands [Îles de la Société] and Tikehau Atoll including Bora-bora and Moorea.
Subjects
Bora-Bora
,
Field notes
,
French Polynesia
,
Marine biology
,
Moorea
,
Smithsonian-Bredin Society Islands Expedition, 195
,
Société, Îles de la
,
Tikehau, Atoll
,
Zoology
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.131769
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