Hydrographic sheet, no. 1661-1664, 1885

Related Titles

Contained In: National Museum of Natural History, Department of Paleobiology Research Records, 1856-1891, 1913, 1963, 1975, 1993-1944, 1999

Series: SIA Acc. 16-122

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

By

U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1885

Notes

The hydrographic sheet no. 1661-1664 documents collecting of sea bottom specimens from New York's lower bay, west of the main channel; no. 1662 covering New York lower bay, Sandy Hook to Coney Island; no. 1663 covering New York Bar and entrance; and no. 1664 covering Gravesend Bay and Narrows for August 22 - October 10, 1885. Lieut. G. C. Hanus, U.S.N., was commanding the party. The table of data includes date, section no., locality with latitude longitude including minutes, fathoms, and appearance.

Subjects

Coney Island , Field notes , Gravesend Bay , Marine invertebrates , New Jersey , New York , Sandy Hook , United States

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.127699