Hydrographic sheet, no. 1523, 1882

Object Details

Abstract
The hydrographic sheet no. 1523 documents collecting of sea bottom specimens from the east coast south of Cape Canaveral in Florida, May 11 - June 21, 1882. Lt. Com'd'r E. B. Thomas, U.S.N., was commanding the party. The table of data includes date, fathoms, locality including latitude and longitude with minutes and seconds, and appearance. There is a note at the bottom that three specimens were sent to Dr. Febiger in Wilmington, Delaware.
Data Source
Smithsonian Field Book Project
Date Range
1882
Start Date
18820511
End Date
18820621
Accession #
SIA Acc. 16-122
Access Information
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Record type
Fieldbook record
Object Type
Field notes
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 108
Place
United States
Florida
Cape Canaveral
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National Museum of Natural History, Department of Paleobiology Research Records, 1856-1891, 1913, 1963, 1975, 1993-1944, 1999
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U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Topic
Marine Invertebrates
Record ID
fbr_item_MODSI8388
Usage
CC0
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