Hassler Expedition pencil drawings, chiefly of Indians, buildings, landscapes, seascapes, and boats, 1871-1872.

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Hassler Expedition pencil drawings, chiefly of Indians, buildings, landscapes, seascapes, and boats, 1871-1872.

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Pencil drawings. Places identified in the drawings include Acapulco, the Strait of Magellan, Panama, and Tom Bay.

8 drawings ; 9 x 15 cm. - 13 x 6 cm.

Harvard University, Ernst Mayr Library of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

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Harvard University, Ernst Mayr Library of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

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