Title
Drawings of Tetradons and Diodons
Related Titles
Contained In:
United States Exploring Expedition Collection, 1838-1885
Series:
Biodiversity Heritage Library Field Notes Project
Series:
SIA RU007186
By
Drayton, Joseph
United States Exploring Expedition 1838-1842
Type
Book
Material
Archival material
Publication info
1838-1885
Notes
The 23 black-and-white and color drawings were created by Joseph Drayton, Alfred Agate, and John Richard are of fish collected or observed during the United States Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842. They were created during and after the expedition. Illustrations include preparatory sketches with extensive notes and highly details drawings. Images are hand drawn, some are hand colored. Images are from a vantage points of the fish. Information recorded includes scientific name, sometimes location (either latitude and longitude or geographic name), date, and notes about appearance and color. Locations recorded include Charlesorff Island, Fiji, and Honolulu, Hawaii.
Subjects
Field notes
,
Fiji
,
Honolulu
,
Ichthyology
,
Illustrations
,
United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842)
BHL Collections
BHL Field Notes Project
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.137692
Wikidata:
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q51410853
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