Records of the United States Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842 (inclusive)
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"Brief Account of the Discoveries and Results of the United States Exploring Expedition" by [James D. Dana], New Haven, 1843; 5 copies of world map showing route of expedition; map of Hawaii. WE 1.1-1.3.
"Map of the Oregon Territory by the U.S. Ex. Ex. Charles Wilkes ... 1841." WE 2.
Ms. lists of plants collected in Philippines, Mangsi Islands, Singapore, Cape of Good Hope, St. Helena by Pickering, Brackenridge, and Rich. WE 3.
Blue covered notebook titled "7 New Zealand." WE 4.
Blue covered notebook titled "8 New Zealand / Lord Aucklands Island." WE 5.
Blue covered notebook titled "Compositae." List of Compositae in Rio Negro, Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego, Chile, Peru, Sandwich Islands [Hawaii], Tahiti, Samoa, New South Wales, New Zealand: Lord Auckland Island. WE 6.
Letter from Brackenridge to Asa Gray, Washington City, Oct. 26, 1849, enclosing a "Catalogue of phanogamous plants, collected at the Sandwich Islands, by the U. States Ex. Expedition." WE 7.
List of plants found in Fiji Islands, Coral Islands, Tahiti, Bellinghausen Islands, Samoa Islands, Tongataboo, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Negro, Orange Harbour, Chile, Peru, with notes. WE 8.
Letter from Francis Boott to Asa Gray, London, Oct. 10, 1851. WE 9.1-9.2.
"Florula Sandivencis -- Compositae": rough notes by Asa Gray. WE 10.
"1838-40 / Pl. General": rough notes by Asa Gray: check list of the published volume, Phanerogamia I. WE 11.1-11.4
"Pl. Oceanicae": rough notes by Asa Gray. WE 12.1-12.3.
Phanerogamia, pt. II: Caprifoliaceae, Rubiaceae, Valerianeae, Calycereae, Compositae, Suborder I Tubuliflorae. WE 13.1-13.6.
Phanerogamia, pt. II: Compositae, Suborder I Tubuliflorae (149-244); section of about 200 pages, seems to be Helenioideae, Inuloideae, Anthemidaea, Senecionideae; Suborders II & III Bilabiataflorae & Liguliflorae & misc. comp. WE 14.
Phanerogamia, pt. II: Stylideae, Goodenovieae, Campanulaceae, Lobeliaceae, Ericaceae, Ebenaceae, Loganiaceae, Myrsinaceae, Apocynaceae, Asclepiadaceae, Boraginaceae, Covolvulaceae, and 7 smaller orders. WE 15.1-15.11.
Phanerogamia, pt. II: Solanaceae, Scrophulariaceae, Gesneriaceae, Acanthaceae, Verbenaceae, Labiatae, Plantaginaceae, Thymeleaceae, Urticaceae, and some 15 smaller orders. WE 16.1-16.11.
Letter from Charles Wilkes to Asa Gray, Washington City, March 6, 1858, enclosing a small drawings, also a receipt for payment to Isaac Sprague for Wilkes Expedition illustration work. WE 17.
Folder containing drawings, about 9" x 15"; all signed drawings are by Agate. WE 18.
Folder containing drawings signed by Agate. WE 19.
Folder containing 20 drawings signed by Agate and 6 signed by Drayton. WE 20.
Folder containing 8 drawings signed by Agate and some signed by Drayton. WE 21.
Folder containing drawings about 13" x 19"; most signed by Agate. WE 22.
Folder containing drawings about 13" x 19"; most signed by W.R. Hutton. WE 23.
Folder containing two series of drawings. WE 24
Folder containing drawings of Isaac Sprague. WE 25.
Bundle of proofs of plates, some corrected. WE 26.
Oversize Drayton drawings from WE 21. WE 27.