1948 Archbold Cape York Expedition : Daily Journal G. M. Tate

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dc.contributor.authorTate, Geoffrey M., 1898-1964.
dc.contributor.authorAmerican Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Archbold Expeditions Collection.
dc.contributor.authorCape York Expedition (1948)
dc.contributor.authorAmerican Museum of Natural History.
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-30T18:32:15Z
dc.date.available2018-01-30T18:32:15Z
dc.date.issued1948
dc.description154 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm; Unbound typescript.en_US
dc.description.abstractDaily journal kept by Tate between January 28 and October 6, 1948 while voyaging to and during the Cape York Expedition. Includes observations about the various methods of transportation and accommodations, people and social activities, cuisine and localities, expedition preparations and itineraries. Description of travel, collecting activities and challenges reference both his own collection of reptiles as well as the work of other members of the party such as Leonard Brass, Hobart Van Deusen and George H. H. Tate. Locations throughout the Cape York Peninsula include Mossman, Speewah, Thursday Island, Portland Roads, Coen, Cooktown, and Cairns. Geoffrey M. Tate, a zoologist and younger brother of American Museum of Natural History curator G. H. H. Tate, acted as business manager for Archbold Expeditions at the American Museum of Natural History. He accompanied as collector for both the 4th Archbold Expedition to New Guinea and the 1948 Cape York Expedition.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipCLIRen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/6833
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectTate, Geoffrey M., 1898-1964 -- Travel -- Australia -- Cape York Peninsula (Qld.)en_US
dc.subjectCape York Expedition (1948)en_US
dc.subjectScientific expeditions -- Australia -- Cape York Peninsula (Qld.)en_US
dc.subjectReptiles -- Australia -- Cape York Peninsula (Qld.)en_US
dc.subjectMammals -- Australia -- Cape York Peninsula (Qld.)en_US
dc.subjectBirds -- Australia -- Cape York Peninsula (Qld.)en_US
dc.subjectUnited States -- Description and travel.en_US
dc.subjectAustralia -- Description and travel.en_US
dc.subjectCape York Peninsula (Qld.) -- Description and travel.en_US
dc.title1948 Archbold Cape York Expedition : Daily Journal G. M. Tateen_US
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