Relief shown by hachures and spot heights; depths shown by soundings. Inset: Aleutian Islands. "The Yukon River, ranges of mountains, shores of Norton Sound and many features of the interior from a reconnaissance by W.H. Dall, Director of the...
Relief shown by hachures and spot heights; depths shown by soundings. Inset: Aleutian Islands. "The Yukon River, ranges of mountains, shores of Norton Sound and many features of the interior from a reconnaissance by W. H. Dall, Director of the...
Full title: A journey into Siberia, made by order of the king of France. Containing an account of the manners and customs of the Russians, the present state of their empire; with the natural history, and geographical description of their country,...
vi, [2], 293 p. front, XVIII pl., 2 fold. maps. 28 cm.
"This work is plagiarized from the prof. Sir C. L. M. von Giesecke's Lectures and from Generla Vallancey."--Allibone, Crit. dictionary of English literature, v. 2.
With an appendix containing an historical account of the Dutch, English, and American whale fisheries; some important observations on the variation of the compass, &c.; and some extracts from Mr. Scoresby's paper on "Polar...
Title from verso Lachapelle stands in the doorway of a Jamesway hut, which serves as headquarters for the glaciologists who are exploring Lemon Creek Glacier, near Juneau. The boxes on the foreground are supplies paradropped by the 558th...
Title taken from verso. A sampling device is suspended over the water. A person attends the device. Verso: Coastal and Marine Biology program - CTD fish and sample bottle.
Accession Number: 81-3-3 Descriptive Narrative: Bronze medal. Octagonal shape (oblong with corners cut). Bust of man in military uniform on one side, sailing vessel and Russian inscription on reverse. Notes: Bronze medal issued by...
Students in biology laboratory seated at table examining clams, taking notes and recording data. Microscopes, textbooks in use and a bare light bulb hangs above them.
Title taken from caption. National Geographic Society expedition member collecting gas sample at what was later designated as Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. 1917. Photographer: J.W. Shipley.
Expedition journal, 50 pages. Dates March 20-June 13, 1885. 4 inches wide by 6.75 inches high. Discusses the Allen Expedition up the Copper River and describes their activities and hardships; it also contains weather and other scientific...
Title taken from caption: "A small opening of Fumarole XIV which registers 310 degrees C at the surface." View of National Geographic expedition equipment taking the temperature of Fumarole XIV. Photo taken at what was later designated as Katmai...
Title taken from caption: "Fumarole XXXIII which registered 440 degrees C., showing thermocouple in the narrow crack. The ground here was too hot for the instruments which were rested on the spade and pack as seen in the picture." View National...
Title by cataloguer. "Pinniped" is the scientific name for the seal family. The fur seal belongs to a particular group called "otariidae", which are pinnipeds with external ears, also called "eared seals". There are thirteen species of...