La Raya, Matcchu Picchu, no 6

Title Variants

Alternative: Heller, Edmund, Yale University and National Geographic Society Peruvian Expedition Mammal catalog, 1915 (2 of 2)

Related Titles

Contained In: Division of Mammals collection, Edmund Heller Field Books, 1898-1915

Series: SIA Acc. 12-212

Series: Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history

By

Heller, Edmund, 1875-1939

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1914-1916

Notes

The journal documents Edmund Heller's field work, c. October 28 - November 8 (year unknown), for the National Geographic Society Yale University Peruvian Expedition, 1915. Information is entered from the front and back of the notebook. Entries are dated, and include details about weather, local inhabitants and individuals who live in Peru, travel details (destinations, campsites, staffing), flora and fauna observed, Machupicchu [Incan] ruins, recordings of other observations of the area flora (including flowers) and fauna (birds, rodents and other mammals), specimens collected, collecting methods, and daily work with time of day. Entered from the back of the note book are lists of flora and fauna observed and collected, organized by type and location. These include birds, mammals, reptiles, and plants in Machupicchu city and La Raya. There are a significant number of notations / edits in red through out the journal. Crossed out sections may have been copied.

Subjects

Botany , Cuzco , Field notes , Herpetology , Machupicchu , Mammalogy , National Geographic Society Yale University Peruvi , Ornithology , Peru , Yale University }} lcsh?National Geographic Societ

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English