XVII. Lau Islands (Yangasa, Navutu Iloma, Yangasa levu, Oneata, Aiwa, Lakemba, Naiau, Vanua Vatu), July 25 - August 14, 1934

Related Titles

Contained In: Chalmer L. Cooper papers, c. 1932 - 1944
Series: SIA Acc. 16-046
Series: Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history

By

Ladd, Harry S., (Harry Stephen) 1899-1982

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1934

Notes

The notebook documents the geological work of Harry S. Ladd in the Lau islands of Fiji, July 25 - August 14, 1934. The volume begins with a table of contents listing page and island name (Yangasa, Navutu Iloma, Yangasa levu, Oneata, Aiwa, Lakemba, Naiau, Vanua Vatu). Entries are dated and headed with island name, followed by narrative text per identifier (L428 - L508), and tables of data for traverses (sta., pace, dir., remarks). Text covers routes traveled, samples taken, descriptions of geological characteristics of terrain (color, composition, measurements). Entries includes drawings with notes.

Subjects

Field notes , Fiji , Geology , Lau , Paleontology

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.133719