Fifty Photographs: selections from SCUA collections

William Smith Munroe and Benjamin Smith Lyman

Title

William Smith Munroe and Benjamin Smith Lyman

Creator

Unidentified

Date

1879

Extent

1 photograph

Description

The geologist Benjamin Smith Lyman and his mapping assistant, William Smith Munroe, spent years working in Japan during the Meiji era. Enrapt by Japan, Lyman collected hundreds of books on Japanese geography, natural science, art, and culture that have become a valued part of SCUA's holdings.

Identifier

mums190-b038-i011

Cite As:

William Smith Muroe and Benjamin Smith Lyman. Unidentified photogrpher, ca.1879. Benjamin Smith Lyman Papers