Smithsonian African expedition under the direction of Col. Theodore Roosevelt (1909-1910), book 2, numbers 1859-3094

Related Titles

Contained In: Edgar Alexander Mearns field books, 1892-1910, from the Department of Botany

Series: SIA Acc. 11-097

Series: Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history

By

Mearns, Edgar Alexander, 1856-1916

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1909-1910

Notes

English

These field notes were created as part of the ‘Smithsonian African Expedition, Under the Direction of Col. Theodore Roosevelt (1909-10)’. This volume is comprised largely of specimen lists and location information. The specimen list includes collection numbers 1859-3094. Location information is generally inserted on a daily to weekly basis and includes references to landmarks, geographic features, and altitude. The geographic coverage spans what was then known as British East Africa, Uganda, Congo Free State, and Sudan. Following the specimen lists, there are twelve numbered pages that include pasted-in itineraries, maps, and a caricature of Theodore Roosevelt that was taken from a newspaper. A map insert can be found in a back pocket of the volume.

Subjects

Albert Nyanza , Botany , Changamwe , Field notes , Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 , Smithsonian African Expedition (1909) , Uganda , Victoria Nyanza

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.96940