Diary, August 31-September 8, 1908 and itinerary from Bering Island

Title Variants

Alternative: 1908, Bering Id, V

Related Titles

Contained In: Leonhard Stejneger Papers, 1753, 1867-1943

Series: SIA RU007074

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

By

Stejneger, Leonhard, 1851-1943

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1908

Notes

English

This field book is a diary kept by Stejneger during his trip to Nikolski (NikolÕskoye) Bering Island (Ostrov Beringa) to study fur seals in 1908 (this year is questionable). The notebook is dated 31 August to 08 September. Stejneger's notes provide a daily account of his experiences, including observations of the seals and their environment, and of the processes of the killing of seals and collecting of seal skins. Many of Stejneger's notes are reflective, and he comments on the massive killing of fur seals he witnesses.

Subjects

Beringa, ostrov , Diary , Field notes , NikolÕskoye , Northern fur seal , Russia , Zoologists

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.105211