Smithsonian-Bredin Caribbean Expedition, 1959 : diary of Richard F. Darsie, Jr

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

1959

Notes

The diary was written by Richard F. Darsie, Jr. during the Smithsonian-Bredin Caribbean Expedition, 1959. Entries cover March 29 - May 4, 1959. Richard F. Darsie was an entomologist, specializing in the study of mosquitos, that participated in the expedition with Waldo Schmitt. Subject matter covers details about travel; daily activities; interactions and meetings with local inhabitants and colleagues working in the Caribbean and expedition participants; locations and observed mosquitos with scientific names included; outbreaks of malaria in the islands and transmission methods (includes hand drawn map); and visit to the Trinidad Virus Laboratory. For locations visited, he lists streets, rivers, bays, harbors, and beaches and includes descriptions of types of vegetation and terrain. Locations in the Caribbean include the vicinity of but not limited to Trinidad, Tobago, Martinique, Barbuda, Antigua, and Dominica.

Subjects

Antigua , Barbuda , Caribbean Sea , Diary , Dominica , Entomology , Field notes , Martinique , Mosquitos , Smithsonian-Bredin Caribbean Expeditions (1956-195 , Tobago , Trinidad

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.130861