United States Navy Galapagos Expedition, 1941: miscellaneous notes (2 of 3)

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

1941

Notes

The notes document Waldo Scmitt's work during the United States Navy Galapagos Expedition, 1941. Materials include 1 bound notebook, 1 black and white photograph, and loose notes. Some notes are dated and follow a journal style structure. Bound notebook is mostly filled with short notes that appear to have been copied into another volume. Notes include lists of supplies, discussion of daily activities, meals, types and quantities of fish specimens collected (referred to by common name). Loose notes include observations of tides, daily activities, interactions with participants and local inhabitants, destinations and their terrain; collecting palm seeds from Coco Island [Isla de Coco]; observations prevalence of insects in the area; expenses; and data about samples taken. Locations include the vicinity of the Galapagos Islands[Archipi_lago de ColÑn], islands of Melpalo, Coco, and Indefatiable [Santa Cruz].

Subjects

Black-and-white photographs , Coco, Isla de , Col—n, ArchipiŽlago de , Ecuador , Field notes , Ichthyology , Mallard (AM-44) , Malpelo, Isla de , Santa Cruz, Isla , United States Navy Galapagos Expedition (1941-1942 , Zoology

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.134422