Notebook no. 2, March - April 1876

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Abstract

The field book documents the field work of Richard Rathbun along the Bahia railroad in Brazil while working as a geologist on the Geological Commission of Brazil, March 7 - April 5, 1876. Entries are dated and narrative in structure. They describe routes traveled, daily activities, geological characteristics of terrain, specimens collected, characteristics of invertebrates observed, and drawings of terrain.

Date Range

1876

Start Date

Mar 07, 1876

End Date

Apr 05, 1876

Access Information

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Topic

  • Marine Invertebrates
  • Limnology
  • Geology
  • Invertebrates

Place

  • Brazil
  • Bahia

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes

Accession #

SIA Acc. 16-211

Collection name

Richard Rathbun Papers, 1876-1877

Physical Description

1 notebook

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 1 Folder 2