Records of the United States Exploring Expedition
"Brief Account of the Discoveries and Results of the United States Exploring Expedition" by [James D. Dana], New Haven, 1843 Digital
Article published in Am Jour Sci I 44: 393-408. 5 copies of world map showing route of expedition published in Am Jour Sci I 45: 132. Map of Hawaii.
"Map of the Oregon Territory by the U.S. Ex. Ex. Charles Wilkes", 1841 Digital
Printed map, roughly 26" x 76".
Manuscript lists of plants collected in Philippines, Mangsi Islands, Singapore, Cape of Good Hope, St. Helena by Pickering, Brackenridge, and Rich, undated Digital
Blue covered notebook titled "7 New Zealand", undated Digital
List of plants with notes.
Blue covered notebook titled "8 New Zealand / Lord Aucklands Island", undated Digital
List of plants.
Blue covered notebook titled "Compositae", undated Digital
List of Compositae in Rio Negro, Patagonia; Tierra del Fuego; Chile; Peru; Sandwich Islands [Hawaii]; Tahiti; Samoa; New South Wales; New Zeland: Lord Aukland Island. "East Indias No. 13" is crossed out.
Letter from Brackenridge to Asa Gray, 1849 October 26 Digital
Letter written in Washington City enclosing a "Catalogue of phanogamous plants, collected at the Sandwich Islands, by the U. States Ex. Expedition." 4 pages.
List of plants found in Fiji Islands, Coral Islands, Tahiti, Bellinghausen Islands, Samoa Islands, Tongataboo, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Negro, Orange Harbour, Chile, Peru, undated Digital
With notes. Expedition map pasted on cover.
Letter from Francis Boott to Asa Gray, 1851 October 10 Digital
Letter written in London containing descriptions of Wilkes Expedition Carices and Unciniae.
"Florula Sandivencis -- Compositae" rough notes by Asa Gray, undated Digital
"1838-40 / Pl. General" rough notes by Asa Gray, 1838-1840 Digital
Lists of species grouped by order, starting with Ranunculaceae and continuing through Cyperaceae, with brief notes on where specimens were collected and where other specimens are located. Note by Harold St. John describes this as a checklist of the published volume, Phanerogamia I; species listed, however, do not exactly correspond to the published version and go beyond those of Volume I.
"Pl. Oceanicae" rough notes by Asa Gray, undated Digital
First section consists of lists of species grouped by order, Ranunculaceae -- Cyperaceae, with notes on locations and descriptions of Timonius and Bobea. Second section consists of notes on specimens from Sandwich Islands collected by Menzies, Macrae, Siemann and in Herb. Hooker. Third section consists of notes on specimens from Sandwich Islands in the British Museum.
Section 1: Caprifoliaceae (2 pages); Rubiaceae (about 326 pages); Valerianeae (8 pages); Calycereae (7 pages); Compositae, Suborder I Tubuliflorae (1-147), Between 1848 and 1888 Digital
Section 2: Compositae, Suborder I Tubuliflorae (149-244); section of about 200 pages, seems to be Helenioideae, Inuloideae, Anthemidaea, Senecionideae; Suborders II and III Bilabiataflorae and Liguliflorae and miscellaneous Comp. (85 pages), Between 1848 and 1888 Digital
Section 3: Stylideae, Goodenovieae, Campanulaceae, Lobeliaceae (1-77); Ericaceae, Ebenaceae; Loganiaceae; Myrsinaceae; Apocynaceae; Asclepiadaceae; Boraginaceae; Covolvulaceae and 7 smaller orders, Between 1848 and 1888 Digital
Section 4: Solanaceae, Scrophulariaceae, Gesneriaceae, Acanthaceae, Verbenaceae, Labiatae, Plantaginaceae, Thymeleaceae, Urticaceae, and some 15 smaller orders, Between 1848 and 1888 Digital
Letter from Charles Wilkes to Asa Gray, 1858 March 6 Digital
Letter sent from Washington City enclosing a small drawing; receipt for payment to Isaac Sprague for Wilkes Expedition illustration work.
Drawings, about 9 x 15 inches Digital
All signed drawings are by Agate.
Drawings, about 9 x 15 inches Digital
All signed drawings are by Agate.
Drawings of varying sizes, mostly 9 x 12 inches and smaller Digital
20 drawings are signed by Agate and 6 are signed by Drayton. Note: An Agate drawing of an orchid type is located in Orchid Herbarium.
Drawings of varying sizes, mostly around 12 x 18 inches Digital
8 drawings are signed by Agate, some are signed by Drayton.
Drawings about 13 x 19 inches Digital
Mostly signed by Agate. Numbers 2, 11-22, 24-26, 29, 30, 32, 33, 35-44, 46, 48 and unnumbered.
Drawings about 13 x 19 inches Digital
Mostly signed by W.R. Hutton. Numbers 49-52, 54, 55, 58, 59, 60, 62-64, 66-68, 70-72, 74, 76-78, 80-95.
Two series of drawings Digital
One series consists of drawings numbered 1-10, about 14 x 24 inches, apparently by Joseph Drayton as all are labeled "Paid (amount) J.D." on back. Also includes 2 proofs of Drayton plates and a tracing of a Drayton plate with a note from Drayton.
The second series consists of miscellaneous drawings, 12 x 18 inches and smaller. None are signed, some may be by Agate. Also includes a tracing and a mock-up of a plate.
Isaac Sprague drawings Digital
Drawings are mostly about 14 x 20 inches.