Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History. Letters and journal of Frederick P. Drowne, M.D.
| dc.contributor.author | Drowne, F. P. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1920-1941) | |
| dc.contributor.author | American Museum of Natural History. | |
| dc.contributor.author | American Museum of Natural History. Department of Ornithology. Whitney South Sea Expeditions Collection. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-10-18T18:03:50Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-10-18T18:03:50Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1926 | |
| dc.description | 2 volumes (298, 228 leaves) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Daily observations, field notes and letters written by Drowne during his time as a physician, researcher, and collector for the Whitney South Sea Expedition. Drowne and his team collected specimens from various islands, including the Solomon Islands, New Hebrides, and Papua New Guinea. Vol. 1 contains a letter from Drowne to Robert C. Murphy pasted on to front flyleaf and an untitled typescript poem by Drowne, dated November 24, 1927, pasted on page 298. Vol. 2 includes several hand-colored scientific illustrations (some folded) and newpaper clippings at rear. Drowne, a physician, joined the Whitney South Sea Expedition in 1927 as a field researcher and collector. He had previously traveled on an expedition to the Galapagos with Rollo Beck. Drowne left the expedition in 1928 after an illness. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | CLIR | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/6749 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.subject | Drowne, F. P. -- Travel -- Oceania. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1920-1941) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Scientific expeditions -- Oceania. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Birds -- Oceania. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Oceania -- Description and travel. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Choiseul (Solomon Islands) -- Description and travel. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Rabaul (Papua New Guinea) -- Description and travel. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Santa Cruz Islands (Solomon Islands) -- Description and travel. | en_US |
| dc.title | Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History. Letters and journal of Frederick P. Drowne, M.D. | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | Letters and journal of Frederick P. Drowne, M.D. | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | Drowne's letters and journal | en_US |
| dc.type | Other | en_US |