Puerto Rico, Maps

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Abstract

Maps were used during Alexander Wetmore's collecting in Porto Rico [Puerto Rico] for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Bureau of Biological Survey. One maps is dated 1911; the others are undated. Several maps include hand-drawn routes; on some work sites are are specifically indicated. Marked maps have differing locations. Among other locations include vicinit of Fajardo, Cabo Rojo, Maricao, Quebradillas, El Yunque, and Culebra and Veiques Islands.

Date Range

1911-1912

Start Date

1911

End Date

1912

Access Information

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Topic

  • Animals
  • Birds
  • Ornithology

Place

  • Puerto Rico
  • Vieques, Isla de
  • El Yunque
  • Fajardo
  • Cabo Rojo
  • Culebra, Isla de
  • Maricao
  • Quebradillas

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes
  • Maps

Accession #

SIA RU007006

Collection name

Alexander Wetmore Papers, circa 1848-1979 and undated

Physical Description

20 maps

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 245 Folder 6