Field notes, New Jersey, 1891

Title Variants

Alternative: Notebook no. 4

Related Titles

Contained In: August F. Foerste Papers, 1887-1933 and undated

Series: Biodiversity Heritage Library Field Notes Project

Series: SIA RU007242

By

Foerste, Aug. F. (August Frederic), 1862-1936

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1891

Notes

The notebook documents geological survey field work of August Foerste in New Jersey, September - November 1891. On the cover he notes that the field book accompanies a map with localities and "examination of Cambrian along to border of Archean Highlands from Hamburg to S. of Andover, NY." There are notes on the inside of the front cover listing page numbers of fossil discoveries. Pages are numbered. Entries describe terrain characteristics including type of stone and geological time, whether fossils are found, location information including geological landmarks and latitude and longitude (magnetic). There are sometimes sketches or hand drawn maps on pages' verso.

Subjects

Field notes , Geology , Maps , New Jersey , Paleontology , Sketches , United States

BHL Collections

BHL Field Notes Project

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.134008