Carl Akeley's Africa: The Account of the Akeley Eastman-Pomeroy African Hall Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History

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AKELEY, Mary L. Jobe, F.R.G.S.

Foreword by Henry Fairfield Osborn

[321] pp.

Dodd, Mead & Company

1929

9 1/2" x … Read more AKELEY, Mary L. Jobe, F.R.G.S.

Foreword by Henry Fairfield Osborn

[321] pp.

Dodd, Mead & Company

1929

9 1/2" x 6 1/2"

w/ ex libris bookplate

Carl Akeley's Africa" is a book documenting the Akeley-Eastman-Pomeroy African Hall Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History led by Carl Akeley. This expedition, conducted in 1926, aimed to collect specimens and create dioramas for the Akeley Hall of African Mammals, a major exhibit at the museum. The book details the expedition's activities, including the collection of animals, the creation of dioramas, and the collaborative nature of the team's work. See less