Title
United States Navy Galapagos Expedition, 1941, diary, April 2-28, 1941, typed copy
Related Titles
Contained In:
Waldo L. Schmitt Papers, 1907-1978
Series:
SIA RU007231
Series:
Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history
By
Schmitt, Waldo L. (Waldo Lasalle), 1887-1977
Type
Book
Material
Archival material
Publication info
1941
Notes
The diary documents Waldo Shmitt's participation in the United States Navy Expedition to the Galapagos Islands, 1941. Entries are dated. Subject matter includes descriptions of islands (Malpelo), types and sizes of fish caught, air and water temperatures, daily activities with expedition participants, sometimes times day long data (winds, temp, time anchoring, underway, sometimes destinations, etc), collecting trips ashore, observed wildlife, supplies used,quantities of specimens, Locations include the vicinity of Panama, Isla de Malpelo, Villamil and the Galapagos Islands [Archipiélago de Colón].
Subjects
Colon, Archipielago de
,
Diary
,
Ecuador
,
Field notes
,
Ichthyology
,
Malpelo, Isla de
,
Panama
,
United States Navy
,
United States Navy Galapagos Expedition (1941-1942
,
Villamil
,
Zoology
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.128487
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