Hydrographic sheet no. 1296, 1875

Creator

U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey

Abstract

The hydrographic sheet no. 1296 documents collecting of sea bottom specimens from Rocky Point to Cape Fortunatus, California, May 1 - June 30, 1875. G. Bradford was commanding the party. The table of data includes date, section number, locality (including latitude and longitude with minutes and seconds), fathoms, and appearance. At the bottom of the sheet is a note stating to see hydro. sheets nos. 1294, 1295, and 1299.

Date Range

1875

Start Date

May 01, 1875

End Date

Jun 30, 1875

Access Information

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Topic

Marine Invertebrates

Place

• California
• United States

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 55