Smithsonian African expedition under the direction of Col. Theodore Roosevelt (1909-1910), book 1, numbers 1-1858

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Contained In: Edgar Alexander Mearns field books, 1892-1910, from the Department of Botany

Series: SIA Acc. 11-097

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

By

Mearns, Edgar Alexander, 1856-1916

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1909-1910

Notes

English

These field notes were created as part of the ‘Smithsonian African Expedition, Under the Direction of Col. Theodore Roosevelt (1909-10).' This volume contains a list of initial identifications for specimens numbered 1 – 1858. Pasted throughout are typed notes documenting landmarks and geographic features (e.g., West Forest Kenia Station, Katheroni River) and altitudes. The geographic coverage spans what was then known as British East Africa, including frequent references to the West Kenya Forest Station and the "giant heath" zone. Also found in this volume is a typewritten page entitled ‘Documents on the plaque of Dr. E. A. Mearns on Plummer’s Island’ which cites documents from the Washington Biologists’ Field Club Archives (compiled by Dan H. Nicolson, 2000).

Subjects

Botany , Field notes , Kenya , Kirinyaga , Naivasha, Lake , Smithsonian African Expedition (1909)

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.96934