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