Diary of H. M. Van Deusen January 29 to November 17, 1953 / Hobart M. Van Deusen.

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dc.contributor.authorVan Deusen, Hobart M.
dc.contributor.authorAmerican Museum of Natural History.
dc.contributor.authorArchbold Expedition to New Guinea (4th : 1953)
dc.contributor.authorAmerican Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Field Book Collection.
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-09T19:03:06Z
dc.date.available2017-11-09T19:03:06Z
dc.date.issued1953
dc.description138, 60, [3] pages ; 21-28 cm. Handwritten on loose lined sheets of two dimensions. Department also holds typed transcription.en_US
dc.description.abstractDiary kept by Van Deusen during the 4th Archbold Expedition to New Guinea in 1953. Dates encompass January 29 to November 17, 1953 and include the journey by ship from New York to Australia via the Panama Canal, the expedition, and then a brief itinerary of the return air journey. Information includes daily nautical updates, descriptions of acquaintances, environs, animals sighted and customs at various locales. Primarily documents the exploration and collecting activities of Van Deusen and other members of the expedition party, including Geoffrey Tate, Leonard Brass and Kenneth Wynn. Some collection tallies are also noted. Locations and camps mentioned include Baiawa, Samarai, Menapi, the Maneau peak of Mt. Dayman, Peria River, Gwariu River, Goodenough Island, Bolu Bolu, Wakonai, Garuwata, Waterfall camp, Cairns and Sydney. Hobart M. Van Deusen was a mammalogist and Assistant Curator of the Archbold Collections in the American Museum of Natural History Department of Mammalogy. He participated in the Cape York Expedition as well as three of the Archbold New Guinea Expeditions, leading the seventh in 1964.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipCLIRen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/6809
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisher[1953]en_US
dc.subjectPapua New Guinea -- Description and travel.en_US
dc.subjectPlants -- Papua New Guinea.en_US
dc.subjectMammals -- Papua New Guinea.en_US
dc.subjectScientific expeditions -- Papua New Guinea.en_US
dc.subjectArchbold Expedition to New Guinea (4th : 1953)en_US
dc.subjectVan Deusen, Hobart M. -- Travel -- Papua New Guinea.en_US
dc.titleDiary of H. M. Van Deusen January 29 to November 17, 1953 / Hobart M. Van Deusen.en_US
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