Kuntze in Rio Paraguay, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Mar 25 2019

In July 1892, Kuntze traveled down the Rio Paraguay, into Mato Grosso,…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Kuntze in Atacama Desert, Chile

Mar 25 2019

Otto Kuntze collected this plant in 1892 in the Atacama Desert of…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Kuntze on Devil's Peak, South Africa

Mar 24 2019

See what Otto Kuntze would have seen from Devil's Peak, South Africa…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Newspaper time capsule: B. Maguire 23559

Mar 22 2019

Specimen Stories

A trip to the field isn't always necessary to describe a new…

By Amy Weiss

George Massee

Mar 21 2019

The fungal herbarium of George E. Massee was acquired by NY in…

By Laura Briscoe

Otto Kuntze 1874-1876 Trip Around the World

Mar 21 2019

Otto Kuntze spent two full years from February 1874 to February 1876 traveling around…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Ellen's Types

Mar 20 2019

Women in Science

Among many of the interesting things Ellen Hutchins collected were collections that…

By Laura Briscoe

Ellen's Illustrations

Mar 20 2019

Works of Art

We know Ellen Hutchins produced hundreds of detailed watercolors of marine algae. Some…

By Laura Briscoe

Kuntze in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

Mar 19 2019

Otto Kuntze collected this specimen in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam in March…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Kuntze in Garrison, New York

Mar 19 2019

Otto Kuntze took a boat trip up the Hudson River in 1874…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Kuntze in San Francisco, California

Mar 19 2019

Otto Kuntze collected this plant in San Francisco. He boarded a ship…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Kuntze in Matheran, India

Mar 19 2019

Otto Kuntze spent December 1875 in the Western Ghat mountains of India,…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Kuntze in Trinidad

Mar 19 2019

Otto Kuntze collected this plant in Trinidad in 1874. 360° view of…

By Nicole Tarnowsky

Journey of the US Exploring Expedition (1838-1842)

Mar 18 2019

Expeditions

One of the earliest and most impactful scientific expeditions led by the…

By Charles J. Zimmerman

Alice Eastwood Correspondence to Anna Vail (NYBG Librarian)…

Mar 8 2019

San Francisco, Cal., June 20, 1896My dear Miss Vail:    Will you…

By Alice Eastwood, Leanna M. Feder

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