Original notebook of the botanist, volume 10, Samoa Islands group
date: label: Date Range
content: 1838-1842
label: Start Date
content: 1838
label: End Date
content: 1842
name: label: Alternate Title
content: Original notebook 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) (10)
notes: label: Abstract
content: The notebook documents William Dunlop Brackenridge's botanical collecting efforts in the Samoa Islands during United States Exploring Expedition Collection, 1838-1842. The notebook are a list of observed plants across the Samoa Islands. May include collected specimens. Details include name of the plant, physical description, location found, sometimes information about terrain (i.e. hills, ravine, mountains), and whether an introduced species. There are several mentions of plants present were the same as Tahiti. Locations mentioned included Tutuila.
place: label: Place
content: Samoa Islands
label: Place
content: Tutuila
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
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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 1 Folder 4