Scientific Survey of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands, Vol. 1: Part 1

N. L. Britton, C. P. Berkey

ISBN 10: 0260673617 / ISBN 13: 9780260673619

Published by Forgotten Books, 2022

About this Item

Print on Demand. This book chronicles the history of a scientific survey undertaken in Puerto Rico from 1913 to 1917, initiated by the New York Academy of Sciences. The six-chapter book presents the diverse findings of a team of researchers assembled to comprehensively study the island's geology, paleontology, zoology, anthropology, and botany. The survey's multifaceted approach to the study of Puerto Rico provides a historical record of the island's distinct flora, fauna, and geological formations as they were in the early 20th century, forming a scientific baseline against which modern ecological observations can be compared. It also informs current scientific understanding of the evolutionary and historical relationships between the organisms and landforms found in Puerto Rico and the rest of the Antilles. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Scientific Survey of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands, Vol. 1: Part 1
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0260673617
• ISBN 13: 9780260673619
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Book Type: print-on-demand item
• Seller catalogs:
  • Geology

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Synopsis

A comprehensive early 20th‑century view of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands, focusing on how a national science initiative began and what it found.

This volume introduces the survey’s history, its geology, and the Geology of the San Juan District, setting the stage for later reports.

This edition traces how a cooperative effort among universities, museums, and local government started in 1913 and what kinds of fieldwork and collections followed. It highlights the diverse teams who studied forests, plants, insects, coral fossils, and rocks, and it documents the planning, funding, and institutional partnerships behind the project.

• Learn the origins and scope of the scientific survey and how it organized fieldwork across the islands.
• Get an overview of early 20th‑century geological mapping, stratigraphy, and volcanic activity in the San Juan region.
• See how botanists, zoologists, and paleontologists contributed to a broad natural history record.
• Understand the collaborative approach that connected multiple institutions and local authorities.

Ideal for readers of historical science, Caribbean geology, and natural history, this volume offers a clear entry into the survey’s beginnings and its foundational observations.