Title
XVII. Lau Islands (Yangasa, Navutu Iloma, Yangasa levu, Oneata, Aiwa, Lakemba, Naiau, Vanua Vatu), July 25 - August 14, 1934
Related Titles
Contained In:
Chalmer L. Cooper papers, c. 1932 - 1944
Series:
SIA Acc. 16-046
Series:
Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history
By
Ladd, Harry S., (Harry Stephen) 1899-1982
Type
Book
Material
Archival material
Publication info
1934
Notes
The notebook documents the geological work of Harry S. Ladd in the Lau islands of Fiji, July 25 - August 14, 1934. The volume begins with a table of contents listing page and island name (Yangasa, Navutu Iloma, Yangasa levu, Oneata, Aiwa, Lakemba, Naiau, Vanua Vatu). Entries are dated and headed with island name, followed by narrative text per identifier (L428 - L508), and tables of data for traverses (sta., pace, dir., remarks). Text covers routes traveled, samples taken, descriptions of geological characteristics of terrain (color, composition, measurements). Entries includes drawings with notes.
Subjects
Field notes
,
Fiji
,
Geology
,
Lau
,
Paleontology
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.133719
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