Gerard Troost manuscript and related notes, papers and drawings, 1849-1904 : notes and drawings

Related Titles

Contained In: Allan W. H. Bé papers, circa 1953-196905

Series: SIA RU007301

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

By

Troost, Gerard, 1776-1850

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1849-1904

Notes

Gerard Troost (1776-1850) was a Dutch paleontologist and geologist who came to America in 1810. In 1831 he became State Geologist of Tennessee. His special interest was the crinoid class of the echinoderms. ?The present folder contains diagrams, sketches, and notes on crinoids. Along with handwritten notes are print materials, including a photocopy of a text in French, "Description d'un nouveau genre de fossiles" by G. Troost. A drawing is inscribed "Drawn partly from nature by A. Heiman".

Subjects

Crinoidea , Crinoidea, Fossil--Tennessee , EACP951 , Echinoderms , Field notes , Sketchbooks , Tennessee

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English