Title
Venezuela, 1954 : to take part in a ornithological expedition sponsored by William H. Phelps; Correspondence, travel notes, expense records, itineraries, provisions lists, maps, reports, and reference materials; Correspondents include James H. Kempton, William H. Phelps, Jr., and Helena M. Weiss
Related Titles
Contained In:
Alexander Wetmore Papers, circa 1848-1979 and undated
Series:
SIA RU007006
Series:
Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history
By
Wetmore, Alexander, 1886-1978
Type
Book
Material
Archival material
Publication info
1953-1954
Notes
Alexander Wetmore travels to the Amazonas territory of Venezuela in 1954 to take part in a ornithological expedition sponsored by William H. Phelps. Materials include correspondence, travel notes, expense records, itineraries, provisions lists, maps, reports, and reference materials. Correspondents include James H. Kempton, William H. Phelps, Jr., and Helena M. Weiss. A two page summary of the expedition (August 8, 1954) explains followed the major waterways of the region, Río Guainía and Río Yatua continuing on to Cerro de la Neblina, then on to Maroa and Victorino near the border of Colombia. The group included botanists, geologists and ornithologists. Wetmore's field notes are chronological and include bird lists, supply lists, and individuals and contact information. Maps include a Orinoco Mining Company Map includes markings indicating route, stopping points and corresponding dates; copy of a map with markings, Map of Cerro de la Neblina, and colored map of Route of the Phelps Expedition of Venezuela, 1954.
Subjects
Amazonas
,
Correspondence
,
Field notes
,
Guainía
,
Itineraries
,
Maps
,
Maroa
,
Neblina, Cerro de la
,
Ornithology
,
Phelps Expedition to Territory of Amazonas, Venezu
,
United States National Museum
,
Venezuela
,
Victorino
,
Yatua, Río
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.154466
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