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Alternate Title:
Field journal of Heller, March to April 1915 and December 1915 to February 1916 (1 of 2)  Search this
Collection name:
Edmund Heller Papers, circa 1898-1918
Physical Description:
1 field book
Physical Location:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Sublocation:
Box 7 Folder 7
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Place:
Peru
Mollendo
Iquique
Arica
Chile
Santa LucĂ­a, Cerro
Date Range:
1915
Start Date:
19150300
End Date:
19150400
Abstract:
The field journal of Edmund Heller covers his field work in Peru and South America, March to April 1915. Entries are dated and include information relating to a visit to the Lima Zoo, photographing animals, a bull fight, cruise to Valparaiso, vegetation and terrain, elevation, weather, reference to discussion of Incan hunting methods, descriptions of breakwaters around commercial ports, impressions of Peruvians met, birds observed, travel by train, visit to a race track, interactions with colleagues. Locations include Mollendo, Arica (now Chile), Iquique, Santiago, Cerro Santa Lucia, Montevideo. Most are assumed to be in Chile and Peru, but some locations are not determined with certainty.
Topic:
Ornithology  Search this
Accession #:
SIA RU007179
Access Information:
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See more records from this collection:
Edmund Heller Papers, circa 1898-1918
See more records associated with this person:
Heller, Edmund, 1875-1939
See more records associated with this expedition:
National Geographic Society Yale University Peruvian Expedition, 1915
Data Source:
Smithsonian Field Book Project
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fbr_item_MODSI2724