Field journal : Archbold 1936 New Guinea Exp. February 27, 1936 to July 8, 1937 / Tate, G.H.H.

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dc.contributor.authorTate, G. H. H. (George Henry Hamilton), 1894-1953.
dc.contributor.authorAmerican Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Archbold Expeditions Collection.
dc.contributor.authorAmerican Museum of Natural History.
dc.contributor.authorArchbold Expedition to New Guinea (2nd : 1936-1937)
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-09T15:33:08Z
dc.date.available2017-11-09T15:33:08Z
dc.date.issued1937
dc.description[310] loose leaves : maps ; 25-28 cm. In 2 folders (24 cm x 30 cm) Entries are paginated by letter number and page number; includes index. Journal entries both handwritten in ink and typescript; some entries include carbon copy. Hand-drawn maps in ink.en_US
dc.description.abstractJournal documents Tates activities during the 2nd Archbold Expedition to New Guinea, which focused primarily on the environs of the Fly River. Tate describes the journey to Papua New Guinea, the setting up and planning of the collecting trips and camps, the activities of his fellow participants, primarily Brass and Rand, the use of the amphibious craft Kona, including its sinking. The bulk of the journal describes his daily activities in collecting and preparation of specimens and detailed descriptions of the environment along with some sketched maps. Locations mentioned include Daru, Port Moresby, the Oriomo River and Fly River, Wuroi, Dogwa, Palmer Junction, the Black River, and the Astrolabe Range and area of Rona where Tate continued to collect at the end of the expedition. Also found with the journal are manuscript draft pages regarding the geography and topography of the Fly River area. Tate was a British-born zoologist who worked as curator in the Department of Mammalogy at the American Museum of Natural History. He participated in a number of expeditions, including Archbold Expeditions-funded trips to New Guinea and the Cape York Peninsula. He was the older brother of zoologist Geoffrey Tate.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipCLIRen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/6802
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisher[1936-1937]en_US
dc.subjectOriomo River.en_US
dc.subjectPort Moresby (Papua New Guinea) -- Description and travel.en_US
dc.subjectFly River (Papua New Guinea) -- Description and travel.en_US
dc.subjectPapua New Guinea -- Description and travel.en_US
dc.subjectMammals -- Papua New Guinea.en_US
dc.subjectScientific expeditions -- Papua New Guinea.en_US
dc.subjectArchbold Expedition to New Guinea (2nd : 1936-1937)en_US
dc.subjectTate, G. H. H. (George Henry Hamilton), 1894-1953 -- Travel -- Papua New Guinea.en_US
dc.titleField journal : Archbold 1936 New Guinea Exp. February 27, 1936 to July 8, 1937 / Tate, G.H.H.en_US
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