Journal
date: label: Date Range
content: 1948
label: Start Date
content: 19480303
label: End Date
content: 19480816
name: label: Alternate Title
content: General log and notes on Persian Gulf and Jeddah (Jidda) on the Red Sea
notes: label: Abstract
content: Erdman's incredibly rich, daily, narrative log of collecting events and observations he and his assistant Hussein made in the Persian Gulf and Jeddah regions from 3 March to 16 August 1948. Erdman's collecting notes focus mostly on fish (approximately numbers U-48-1 to U-48-137 included). Erdman occasionally notes weather conditions, coordinates, and details about specimens. Erdman's notes also document collecting or observations of other specimens such as coral, shrimp, crab, mollusks, sea mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians. Sketches of a variety of sea life and birds are included throughout the journal. Some specific localities include Al Khobar, Tarut Bay, Zaal, and El Azzizia. Erdman also includes observations and sketches of activities of local inhabitants and reference notes on fish.
place: label: Place
content: Persian Gulf
label: Place
content: Saudi Arabia
label: Place
content: Jiddah
label: Place
content: Red Sea
topic: label: Topic
content: Ichthyology
label: Topic
content: Invertebrates
label: Topic
content: Herpetology
label: Topic
content: Ornithology
label: Topic
content: Fisheries
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: Donald S. Erdman Papers, 1948
label: See more records associated with this person
content: Erdman, Donald S.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA RU007428
objectType: label: Record type
content: Fieldbook record
label: Object Type
content: Field notes
label: Object Type
content: Sketches
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: Donald S. Erdman Papers, 1948
label: Physical Description
content: 1 field book
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 1 Folder 2