United States North Pacific Exploring Expedition, (1853-1856) Records, 1852-1861 and undated
Physical Description:
1 folder
Physical Location:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Sublocation:
Box 1 Folder 10
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Correspondence
Place:
Hong Kong
Coral Sea
Date Range:
1854
Start Date:
1854
End Date:
1854
Abstract:
The reports and specimen lists by William Stimpson detail specimens requested and collected for the National Museum of Natural History during the United States North Pacific Exploring Expedition (1853-1856), during 1854 while aboard the Vincennes. Reports detail quantity of species collected, method of collection, and issues with some collecting methods. In cases of dredging, descriptions are given of the type of makeup, and flora and fauna on the floor of the body of water. Specimens include shells, birds, lizards, invertebrates, reptiles, and fish. collecting occurred near Hong Kong and the Coarl Sea.
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