Title
United States Navy Galapagos Expedition, 1941: miscellaneous notes (2 of 3)
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 notes document Waldo Scmitt's work during the United States Navy Galapagos Expedition, 1941. Materials include 1 bound notebook, 1 black and white photograph, and loose notes. Some notes are dated and follow a journal style structure. Bound notebook is mostly filled with short notes that appear to have been copied into another volume. Notes include lists of supplies, discussion of daily activities, meals, types and quantities of fish specimens collected (referred to by common name). Loose notes include observations of tides, daily activities, interactions with participants and local inhabitants, destinations and their terrain; collecting palm seeds from Coco Island [Isla de Coco]; observations prevalence of insects in the area; expenses; and data about samples taken. Locations include the vicinity of the Galapagos Islands[Archipi_lago de ColÑn], islands of Melpalo, Coco, and Indefatiable [Santa Cruz].
Subjects
Black-and-white photographs
,
Coco, Isla de
,
Coln, Archipilago de
,
Ecuador
,
Field notes
,
Ichthyology
,
Mallard (AM-44)
,
Malpelo, Isla de
,
Santa Cruz, Isla
,
United States Navy Galapagos Expedition (1941-1942
,
Zoology
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.134422
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