Annotated lists of specimens received from the US Exploring Expedition, 1838 - 1842
date: label: Date Range
content: 1838-1842
label: Start Date
content: 1838
label: End Date
content: 1842
notes: label: Abstract
content: The annotated lists document specimens received from the US Exploring Expedition, 1838 - 1842. The specimens include birds, plants, shells, coral, and ethnological specimens. Information includes specimen number, species, location (latitude and longitude positions or geographical location), sex, sometimes measurements, collector, and date collected. The lists are sometimes arranged by ship. Remarks are included about condition of wrapping and specimen upon arrival. Locations include locations in South America and Pacific Ocean.
place: label: Place
content: South America
label: Place
content: Negro, Río
label: Place
content: Chile
label: Place
content: South America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ornithology
label: Topic
content: Botany
label: Topic
content: Ethnology
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: United States Exploring Expedition Collection, 1838-1885
label: See more records associated with this person
content: United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842)
label: See more records associated with this expedition
content: United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA RU007186
objectType: label: Record type
content: Fieldbook record
label: Object Type
content: Field notes
objectRights: label: Access Information
content: Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu.
physicalDescription: label: Collection name
content: United States Exploring Expedition Collection, 1838-1885
label: Physical Description
content: 1 field book
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 3 Folder 7