Annotated lists of specimens received from the US Exploring Expedition, 1838 - 1842

Related Titles

Contained In: United States Exploring Expedition Collection, 1838-1885

Series: Biodiversity Heritage Library Field Notes Project

Series: SIA RU007186

By

United States Exploring Expedition 1838-1842

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1838-1842

Notes

The annotated lists document specimens received from the US Exploring Expedition, 1838 - 1842. The specimens include birds, plants, shells, coral, and ethnological specimens. Information includes specimen number, species, location (latitude and longitude positions or geographical location), sex, sometimes measurements, collector, and date collected. The lists are sometimes arranged by ship. Remarks are included about condition of wrapping and specimen upon arrival. Locations include locations in South America and Pacific Ocean.

Subjects

Botany , Chile , Ethnology , Field notes , Negro, R’o , Ornithology , South America , United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842)

BHL Collections

BHL Field Notes Project

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.132231