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Title Variants

Alternative: Botany Journal

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Contained In: Carl Andreas Geyer Journal, 1838

Series: SIA RU007290

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

By

Geyer, Karl Andreas, 1809-1853

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1838

Notes

English

The journal documents the botanical work of Karl Andreas Geyer during the Nicollet Expedition, 1838. Pages have been numbered. Entries are headed with the date; additionally, they often state what portion of the expedition is described by listing a range of locations covered (i.e. from St. Louis up the Mississippi). Most entries follow a consistent format: they begin weather, detail locations traveled to (including town names and sometimes times of day), specimens collected (listing specimen number and scientific name), specimens collected (scientific names included) per day; followed by observations of terrain (characteristics of rivers, islands, hills) as well as types and nature of vegetation seen. He often lists commonly seen plants, using their common or scientific names, as comments about. Sometimes will include descriptions of collected specimens and observations of geography (types of stone seen, characteristics of the soil). Includes detailed sketches of observed terrain. Locations include the region of southern Minnesota bordering Iowa and South Dakota (may include locations along state borders) include the vicinity of St. Peter River [Minnesota River], Traverse des Sioux, Coteau des Prairies, Kinihampi, Lac Qui Parle, Lake Titanka, Des Moines River.

Subjects

Botany , Coteau des Prairies , Field notes , Minnesota River , Mississippi , Nicollet Expedition (1838, 1839) , Traverse des Sioux , United States , Unorganized Territory of Fort Snelling

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.105676
Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q51380653