Original notebooks of the botanist, volumes 1 - 4, Peru
date: label: Date Range
content: 1838-1842
label: Start Date
content: 1838
label: End Date
content: 1842
name: label: Alternate Title
content: Original notebooks of the botanist, volumes 1 - 16, Peru, New South Wales (Australia), Samoa Islands group, Tonga Islands group, Fiji Islands group, and Hawaiian Islands group (William Dunlop Brackenridge) (1-4 notebooks)
notes: label: Abstract
content: The 4 notebooks document William Dunlop Brackenridge's botanical collecting efforts in Peru during United States Exploring Expedition Collection, 1838-1842. The notes are undated. The notebooks contain a list of plants observed (possibly collected). There are reference to specific plants not collected. Entries are listed by scientific or common name, and details include a description, and addition comments. Some of these comments refer to location, environment, length, whether common, whether a introduced species, if seeded, and how they might be used (whether planted or considered a weed). Locations in the notebooks are listed per book and are in the vicinity of the province, town, or river listed. The First notebook covers Rio Negro, Yanga, Callao, and Lima. Second notebook covers Amancas, Obrajillo, Yanga, Lima, Callao, Rimac River. Third notebook includes Obrajillo, Baños, and Alpamarca. Fourth notebook includes Obrajillo, Baños, and Alpamarca.
place: label: Place
content: Peru
label: Place
content: Rimac
label: Place
content: Yanga
label: Place
content: Callao
label: Place
content: Lima
label: Place
content: Alpamarca
label: Place
content: Canta
label: Place
content: Baños
label: Place
content: Negro, Río
topic: label: Topic
content: Botany
label: Topic
content: Botanists
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: United States Exploring Expedition Collection, 1838-1885
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content: Brackenridge, William D (William Dunlop), 1810-1893
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: 4 field books
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 1 Folder 4