Manuscript of Henry Weed Fowler entitled The Fishes Obtained by the United States Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842, Under the Command of Captain Charles Wilkes, unpublished

Related Titles

Contained In: Henry Weed Fowler Papers, circa 1920, 1930-1941

Series: SIA RU007180

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

By

Fowler, Henry W., 1878-1965

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1920

Notes

This item refers to the unpublished manuscript of Henry Weed Fowler, entitled "The Fishes Obtained by the United States Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842, Under the Command of Captain Charles Wilkes". Fowler wrote the manuscript while at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, and sent it to the US National Museum in 1920. The manuscript consists of typewritten and handwritten materials and is divided into 6 folders: (1) Introduction, pp. 1-5; (2) Route of the Expedition, pp. 6-48; (3-6) Description of Species, pp. 49-760.

Subjects

Field notes , Ichthyology , Manuscripts , South Pacific Ocean , United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842)

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English