Catalogue of specimens collected by the US Exploring Expedition and received by the Philadelphia Museum, 1838 - 1842
date: label: Date Range
content: 1838-1842
label: Start Date
content: 1838
label: End Date
content: 1842
notes: label: Abstract
content: The catalogue lists specimens collected by the US Exploring Expedition and received by the Philadelphia Museum, 1838 - 1842. The specimen descriptions vary, but some contain specimen information including number, specimen name, location (latitude and longitude positions or geographical location), description, quantity, and whether common where found. Includes copies of correspondence relating to shipments.
place: label: Place
content: Rio de Janeiro
label: Place
content: South America
topic: label: Topic
content: Botany
label: Topic
content: Zoology
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 8