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Hydrographic sheet no. 965, 1868

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Abstract

The hydrographic sheet no. 965 documents collecting of sea bottom specimens from Virginia and North Carolina: offshore from Sheephouse Hill to Killdevil Hill, during August 3 to September 2, 1868. Notes were recorded by Robert Platt, U.S.N. The table of data includes dates, station number, locality (e.g. longitude and latitude with minutes and seconds), fathoms, and appearance. Contains a note stating, "see also hydrographic sheets nos. 1053, 1056, and 1079."

Date Range

1868

Start Date

Aug 03, 1868

End Date

Sep 02, 1868

Access Information

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Topic

Marine Invertebrates

Place

  • North Carolina
  • United States
  • Virginia

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes

Accession #

SIA Acc. 16-122

Collection name

National Museum of Natural History, Department of Paleobiology Research Records, 1856-1891, 1913, 1963, 1975, 1993-1944, 1999

Physical Description

1 field book

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 1 Folder 16