Journal and notes of H. Hamlin : Whitney South Sea Expedition July 20, 1927 to August 8, 1930

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dc.contributor.authorHamlin, Hannibal, 1904-1982.
dc.contributor.authorAmerican Museum of Natural History. Department of Ornithology. Whitney South Sea Expeditions Collection.
dc.contributor.authorWhitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1920-1941)
dc.contributor.authorAmerican Museum of Natural History.
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-20T14:32:52Z
dc.date.available2017-10-20T14:32:52Z
dc.date.issued1927
dc.description292, [10] leaves : illustrations ; 26-28 cmen_US
dc.description.abstractOriginal journal notes kept by Hamlin during his tenure with the Whitney South Sea Expedition. Entries describe the collecting and specimen preparation activities of both him and his fellow participants, descriptions of the localities and the local residents. Entries also describe the maintenance and activities of the schooner France, expenditures and the health of the crew. Locations noted are Bougainville Island, Samarai, Gizo, Faisi, Fauro, Florida and Buena Vista islands. Hannibal Hamlin was an American neurosurgeon who traveled with the Whitney South Sea Expedition beginning in 1927. After original leader Rollo Beck retired, Hamlin was appointed leader of the expedition from March 1928 to January 1930. He left the expedition in August 1930.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipCLIRen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/6780
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectHamlin, Hannibal, 1904-1982 -- Travel -- Melanesia.en_US
dc.subjectFrance (Schooner)en_US
dc.subjectWhitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1920-1941)en_US
dc.subjectBirds -- Melanesia.en_US
dc.subjectSolomon Islands -- Description and travel.en_US
dc.subjectNew Guinea -- Description and travel.en_US
dc.subjectMelanesia -- Description and travel.en_US
dc.subjectScientific expeditions -- Melanesia.en_US
dc.titleJournal and notes of H. Hamlin : Whitney South Sea Expedition July 20, 1927 to August 8, 1930en_US
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