"Diario de Tamaulipas No. 1, Nota de F.A.Q. sobre Geografia de Tamaulipas [scratched out], Diario de Tarnava y Berlandier en Tamaulipas," additional note in pencil in Sereno Watson's hand, "1830 Oct 14 - Nov. 14", 1830 October 14-November 14 Digital
Scope and Contents
Manuscript in Spanish, 28 pages, folded into signature and sewn together; 14 Oct 1830 to 14 Nov 1830, plant numbers in margins. Loose leaf with "Itineraria" and "Camino" from Santillana. Accompanying loose materials in French, 9 pages, starts mid-sentence, dated 29 Oct. Both may be drafts. “Tarnava” likely refers to don Constatino Tarnava, of the Corps of Engineers on the Commission, according to C.H. Muller.
Dates
- Creation: 1830 October 14-November 14
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
0.5 linear feet (1 flat box, 1 half-width manuscript box [item 13 is missing])Creator
- From the Collection: Berlandier, Jean Louis, -1851 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Botany Libraries, Gray Herbarium Library, Harvard University Repository
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