William Harvey Brown Field Book, 1889-1890

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Summary

This collection is comprised of one volume of field notes compiled by William Harvey Brown and A. H. Brown from their botanical collecting efforts for the United States Eclipse Expedition from 1889-1890. The item contains no taxonomic data. Entries include specimen numbers and localities. Specimen numbers 1-284 are included. Localities include: Horta, Fayal, Azoris; Porto Grande, St. Vincent, Cape Verde Islands; Free Town, Sierra Leone; Elmina, Ashantee; Cunga, Angola; Cape Town [South Africa]; Saint Helena; and Ascension Island.

Subject

  • Brown, A. H
  • Brown, William Harvey 1862-1913
  • United States Eclipse Expedition (1889-1890)

Notes

  • Item List in accession file.
  • Electronic List in accession file.
  • For a description of the record series of which these materials form a part, refer to the "Forms part of" above.

Organization

Unarranged

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

  • 1889
  • 1889-1890

Topic

  • Botany
  • Plants

Form/Genre

  • Field notes
  • Collection descriptions

Local number

SIA Acc. 11-245

Physical description

0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)

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