Excerpt from Report on the Result of Dredging, Vol. 1: Under the Supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78), In the Caribbean Sea (1878-79), And Along the Atlantic Coast of the United States (1880, by the U. S. Cost Survey Steamer "Blake" Lieut.-Com. C. D. Sigsbee, U. S. N., And CommandThe importance of the collection of the Echini brought together during the cruises of the Blake is well shown by a comparative statement of our knowledge of the Caribbean Echinid Fauna before and after the explorations undertaken under the auspices of the United States Coast Survey.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.