Overview Andrew Garrett, 1823-1887, was an American explorer, self taught naturalist and artist specializing in malacology and ichthyology. Many of his works are considered classics, including his multi-volumed catalog Fische der Sundsee, and particularly his "Terrestrial Mollusca Inhabiting the Society Islands" (JANSP 9: 17-114), which formed the basis for the important work of Hartman and Crampton. This collection includes 20 watercolors of slugs, collected and drawn from life by Andrew Garrett....

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This collection contains various maps with annotations that were transferred from the ANSP Malacology Department to the ANSP Archives.

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The early daily records in book form, as 'Curator's books," the weekly sheets, 'Additions to the Museum," and the Wurtz' card file "Donations to the Museum" are preserved in this collection.

Scope and Contents The ANSP Publications Papers collection includes record books, subscription lists, prospectuses, financial documents and policies regarding the publications produced by the Academy of Natural Sciences. The collection is divided into four series. Series I. Subscription Record Books and Documents contains account books with the names and payments of subscribers. The books are arranged chronologically according to the earliest date of each book. Many of the account books overlap in terms of...

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The key in this collection is located inside of a file folder. The key is to an antique desk and has a note attached by string that reads: Lower Right Drawer of my desk, Philadelphia. The key was gifted to the Archives by Gary Rosenberg, a curator in the Malacology Department at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.

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This collection consists of antique viles from the Malacology Department at the Academy of Natural Sciences. The viles were used for invertebrate paleontology wet collection. The viles were transfered to the archives by John Sime. There are currently sixty-three glass vials and fifty-two glass lids.

Overview Charles Alexandre Lesueur, 1778-1846, artist and naturalist, participated in Napoleon's expedition to Australia (1800-1804), and joined William Maclure in his geologic survey of Europe, the West Indies and the Eastern United States (1815-1817). Upon returning to Philadelphia, Lesueur and Maclure wrote out the results of their travels, publishing many scientific papers in the Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, with Lesueur also publishing findings from his Australian...

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Printing block of wood with a copper plate etched with three shells

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Printing block of wood with a copper plate etched with three shells. On the reverse is written "reediana"

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Wooden printing block with copper plate etched with two shells. One shell is number 9 and the other 10. On the reverse in ink is written "Sonorella Gaboquivarien [sp?]" Pencil notations are also on the revers and on the side. Those are not clearly legible.