Field Notes, 1880

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

1880

Notes

English

The field book documents the survey work of William Dall in Alaska June to July, 1880. Entries describes terrain, travel progression, descriptions of rock observed, then includes survey data and calculations for Port Althorp and bearings from deck of the schooner, bearings from Glacier Spit. Additional locations include the vicinity of Hecate Strait and Baranof Island. Most of the notebook is blank.

Subjects

Alaska , Baranof Island , Field notes , Glacier Spit , Hecate Strait , Port Althorp , United States Coast and Geodetic Survey

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.88036