Notebook kept by Rafinesque on a trip from Philadelphia to Kentucky, 1818
date: label: Date Range
content: 1818
label: Start Date
content: 18181024
label: End Date
content: 1818
name: label: Alternate Title
content: Book 17th of notes
notes: label: Abstract
content: Rafinesque's descriptive specimen list of fish, shells, turtles, mammals, insects, plants, and fungi collected during a field trip in 1818. This item includes numerous detailed drawings of specimen collected, especially fish. Rafinesque often uses the abbreviation "NG," probably indicating what he thinks is a "new genus." Most of the text is in French, but identifications use the English common name and a taxonomic name, and some specimen entries are in English. Some illustrations of specimen include measurements. Also included are many hand drawn maps with location names and some topographical information. Although the original archival description suggests Rafinesque began the trip in Philadelphia, earlier entries in this notebook find him in New York, and perhaps farther north. Locations Rafinesque visited various locations in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, New York, and the District of Columbia. Some locations in Pennsylvania include but are not limited to Gettysburg, Bedford, Chambersburg, and Todd. This book is also referred to as "Notes N. 17."
place: label: Place
content: United States
label: Place
content: Pennsylvania
label: Place
content: District of Columbia
label: Place
content: Kentucky
label: Place
content: New York
topic: label: Topic
content: Ichthyology
label: Topic
content: Mollusks
label: Topic
content: Botany
label: Topic
content: Entomology
label: Topic
content: Herpetology
label: Topic
content: Mycology
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content: C. S. (Constantine Samuel) Rafinesque papers, 1815-1834 and undated
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content: Rafinesque, C. S. (Constantine Samuel), 1783-1840
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA RU007250
objectType: label: Record type
content: Fieldbook record
label: Object Type
content: Field notes
label: Object Type
content: Sketches
label: Object Type
content: Maps
label: Object Type
content: Itineraries
objectRights: label: Access Information
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physicalDescription: label: Collection name
content: C. S. (Constantine Samuel) Rafinesque papers, 1815-1834 and undated
label: Physical Description
content: 1 notebook
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 1 Folder 3