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Baird-Michaux Volume, 1840s

Object Details

Notes
Electronic List in accession file.
Volume List in accession file.
Organization
Unarranged
Summary
This accession consists of one volume, F. Andrew Michaux, "The North American Sylva" (1817), which was most likely transcribed by Spencer Fullerton Baird and was one of the first serious surveys of American trees.
Repository Loc.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
Data Source
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Date
1840
1840-1849
1840s
Local number
SIA Acc. 84-179
Creator
Baird, Spencer Fullerton 1823-1887
Subject
Baird, Spencer Fullerton 1823-1887
Michaux, François André 1770-1855
Type
Books
Collection descriptions
Physical description
0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
Place
North America
Topic
Trees
Record ID
siris_arc_255809
Usage
CC0
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