Expedition to South America, 1934-1935 vol. 1 and vol. 2 Search this
Collection name:
W. Andrew Archer field books, 1930-1951, from the Department of Botany
Physical Description:
1 field book
Physical Location:
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Main Library
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Place:
Virgin Islands of the United States
Guyana
Suriname
South America
West Indies
Venezuela
Date Range:
1934-1935
Start Date:
1934
End Date:
1935
Abstract:
This item consists of Archer's field notes from specimen no. 2224-3428 collected and observed in South America and the West Indies. The notebook also includes notes on fish poisons. Data within the field book include specimen no., scientific name if known, locality and date of collection, common name, general descriptive data, for example use of plants or physical description of plants. Localities include the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guyana (including the Georgetown Botanical Gardens), Suriname, Venezuela. The notebook also also includes an "abbreviation key to additional or supplementary collections" on the first page of the notebook.
