Title
Field notes, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, undated
Title Variants
Alternative:
U.S. Geological Survey Traverse Book 9-904
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
1887-1933
Notes
The notebook documents geological fieldwork completed by August Foerste in Massachusetts and Rhode Island (undated). Pages are numbered. Begins with notes of times of high tides. Entries are headed with location information indicated with a combination of geological and other landmarks, towns, and distance from. These are followed by details about terrain and geological formations (age of layer, type of stone, characteristics and color). Includes geological sections and some hand drawn maps of surveyed sites. Entries are written from the front and the back of the notebook.
Subjects
Field notes
,
Geology
,
Maps
,
Massachusetts
,
Rhode Island
,
United States
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.146987
Wikidata:
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q51419952
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