Title
Field notes, 1871-1872
Related Titles
Contained In:
William H. Dall Papers, circa 1839-1858, 1862-1927
Series:
SIA RU007073
Series:
Smithsonian field book project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history
By
Dall, William Healey, 1845-1927
Type
Book
Material
Archival material
Publication info
1871-1872
Notes
English
The field book includes discussion of placement of survey equipment and calculations for work completed at Ulakhta Harbor [Dutch Harbor] and Amaknak Island. Journal entries document weather, barometer readings, temperature, wind; sketches of terrain; details about survey travel and daily activities (occasionally in entries); tides and currents; and number of men and women in different communities. Back of notebook has a list of tasks to be completed
Subjects
Alaska
,
Aleutian Islands
,
Amaknak Island
,
Field notes
,
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.88037
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