Field journal of Heller December 1915 to February 1916
date: label: Date Range
content: 1915-1916
label: Start Date
content: 19151200
label: End Date
content: 19160400
name: label: Alternate Title
content: Field journal of Heller, March to April 1915 and December 1915 to February 1916 (2 of 2)
notes: label: Abstract
content: Field journal covers Edmund Heller's work from December 1915 to February 1916 relating to work completed during the National Geographic Society Yale University Peruvian Expedition, 1915. Entries are dated and cover his departure from New York; sea conditions during cruise; weather; arrival to Jamaica and trip to Hope Botanical Garden; description of vegetation and terrain; marine life, mammals, birds observed, including during sea voyage; daily activities with expedition; visits to zoos, national museums, and botanical gardens; and participants. Most travel is by sea or train. When travel is by train, elevation is indicated. Locations include the vicinity of Puná Island (Ecuador); Bay of Panama; Cachendo, Medanos, and Pampa de Islay [Pampa de La Joya], Peru. Many location references indicate stations.
place: label: Place
content: Peru
label: Place
content: Puná, Isla
label: Place
content: La Joya, Pampa de
label: Place
content: Panamá, Bahía de
label: Place
content: Jamaica
label: Place
content: Ecuador
topic: label: Topic
content: Zoology
label: Topic
content: Ornithology
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: Edmund Heller Papers, circa 1898-1918
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content: Heller, Edmund, 1875-1939
label: See more records associated with this expedition
content: National Geographic Society Yale University Peruvian Expedition, 1915
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA RU007179
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: Edmund Heller Papers, circa 1898-1918
label: Physical Description
content: 1 field book
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 7 Folder 7