Title
Original Invoices and other official papers of the US Exploring Expedition
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
1839-1840
Notes
These includes the various original invoices and other official papers of the U. S. Exploring Expedition. Included are correspondence, specimen lists, and invoices. There are varying amounts of information given in the correspondence relating to the shipments of specimens. They generally describe contents, main type of element collected, sometimes information about the collector. Lists sometimes give collecting location and description. Correspondence also relates lists of sketches that were sent back, including descriptions. Materials include official letters to Capt. Wilkes, 1839 - 1840, mostly transmitting shipping lists of specimens, and some loose sheets from the purser's account book, 1838; original invoices of shells, 1839 - 1840; original invoices of miscellaneous specimens, 1839 - 1841; original invoices and catalogue of geological and mineralogical specimens, 1839 - 1840. There are several references to Orange Harbour.
Subjects
Botany
,
Chile
,
Crustacea
,
Field notes
,
Fiji
,
Geology
,
Mineralogy
,
New Zealand
,
Patagonia
,
Peru
,
Rio de Janeiro
,
Tahiti
,
Tierra del Fuego
,
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.133558
Wikidata:
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q51407984
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