Maxwell Woodhull Algae specimen scrapbook, circa 1853-1857.

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Maxwell Woodhull Algae specimen scrapbook, circa 1853-1857.

Scrapbook (88 pgs) featuring cards that hold pressed, dried specimens of algae, two to six specimens per page, some with color ink added. There are presentation notes written on the first page of the scrapbook.

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Woodhull, Maxwell, 1813-1863.

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Woodhull was a U.S. Naval officer. James Cochran Dobbins, to whom Woodhull presented this scrapbook, was a North Carolinian who was U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1853-1857. From the description of Maxwell Woodhull Algae specimen scrapbook, circa 1853-1857. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 100263362 From the guide to the Maxwell Woodhull Algae Specimen Scrapbook, circa 1853-1857, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University) ...