Jonathan Fisher's Notebooks and Journals
Throughout his life, Fisher kept a daily journal, and copies of all his letters, providing an almost unparalleled glimpse into a life in Federal era New England. His notebooks and sketchbooks record his observations and interests in scientific matters, surveying, engineering, mathematics, geometry, agriculture, and natural history.
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Mariner's Compass, 1791 -
Garden Pea
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